Birth Name: Owen Cunningham Wilson
Place of Birth: Dallas, Texas, U.S.
Date of Birth: November 18, 1968
Ethnicity: Irish
Owen Wilson is an American actor, writer, and producer. Owen is the son of Laura Wilson (born Laura Cunningham), a photographer, and Robert Andrew Wilson, a public TV station operator and advertising executive. He is the brother of actors Andrew Wilson and Luke Wilson. He is of Irish descent.
Owen has two children, one each with his former partners, Jade Duell and Caroline Lindqvist.
Owen’s paternal grandfather was Joseph Murray Wilson (the son of Andrew Thomas Wilson and Julia Gertrude Murray). Joseph was born in Massachusetts. Andrew was born in Massachusetts, to a father from Louisiana, John S. Wilson, and a mother from Ireland, Mary Ann O’Connor. Julia was born in Massachusetts, to Irish parents, Owen Murray and Nora Morrissey.
Owen’s paternal grandmother was Elizabeth McGrail (the daughter of Michael Joseph McGrail and Mary Catherine Sherman). Elizabeth was born in Massachusetts. Michael was born in Massachusetts, to Irish parents, Michael McGrail and Catherine Mahoney. Owen’s great-grandmother Mary Catherine was the daughter of George W. Sherman and Mary O’Connor.
Owen’s maternal grandfather was Edward J. Cunningham (the son of John Francis Cunningham and Mary Elizabeth Ryan). Edward was born in Massachusetts. John was born in Massachusetts, the son of Lawrence Cunningham, who was Irish, and of Mary J. Whorley, who was born in Massachusetts, to Irish parents. Owen’s great-grandmother Mary Elizabeth was born in Massachusetts, the daughter of Irish parents, James/John E. Ryan and Dora.
Owen’s maternal grandmother was Rosemary White (the daughter of John L./E. White and Regina D. Donoghue). Rosemary was born in New York. John and Regina were born in New York, and all of their own parents were Irish.
Sources: Genealogies of Owen Wilson – https://www.geni.com
http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com
Owen’s paternal grandfather, Joseph Murray Wilson, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Owen’s maternal grandmother, Rosemary White, on the 1910 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
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he has the typical irish nose
like MATT BELLAMY, the guy who played SHINDLERS LIST and many other irish people
Wilson and Cunningham are both Scottish names.
I’ve been doing some research and found more ancestors of Owen lately, I’ve added them on geni.com and her is the link to his profile page on geni.com: https://www.geni.com/people/Owen-Wilson/6000000030510403855?from_flash=1&fsession_id=1465073946501&through=6000000030509787591.
Seems like all of his ancestors did come from Ireland.
Thank you,
Dustin Schrull
Thank you.
Nice!
Thank you, I also would like to include this link too http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=PED&db=owen_wilson&id=P1.
Anglo Saxon.
Well you know Owen Wilson, Colin Farrell, Conan O’Brien, Michel j fox, Gerrard Butler. Irish are not like the Swedes or the Norwegians for example. Easy to recognize.
Michael J. Fox is mostly English.
Irish are verry different looking from each other. I thought he was English when I first saw him.
Wondering what you mean?
correction “nose” not now.
his nose is like a corkscrew
He’s broken his now twice from playing football when he was younger.
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