Paris Hilton

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Birth Name:

Paris Whitney Hilton

Birth Place:

New York City, New York, United States

Date of Birth:

February 17, 1981

Ethnicity:

Irish, Italian, Norwegian, German, French and possibly Swiss.

The American socialite was born to Karen Avanzino and Richard Hilton.

Her mother Karen is of Italian, Irish and French and possibly Swiss descent. Her father Richard is of Norwegian and German descent.

Hilton also has distant Scottish and English ancestry.

According to the second family tree listed below, Hilton has Welsh, Portuguese and Spanish heritage going back to the 1200s, though this source may not be reliable.

Source:

1. http://www.wargs.com/other/hilton.html
2. http://familypedia.wikia.com/wiki/Paris_Hilton_%281981%29

Celebrities sharing the same heritage:

1. Bam Margera
2. Brooke Shields
3. Nicky Hilton
4. Robert De Niro
5. Rebecca Gayheart
6. Don Ameche
7. Ahmet Zappa
8. Charisma Carpenter
9. Sarah Larson
10. Kevin Jonas
11. Joe Jonas
12. Nick Jonas
13. Anne Hathaway
14. Kenny Florian
15. Johnny Depp