Tom Hanks
Birth Name: Thomas Jeffrey Hanks
Place of Birth: Concord, Contra Costa, California, United States
Date of Birth: July 9, 1956
Ethnicity:
*father – English, some Cornish, more distant German, Scottish, and Welsh
*mother – Portuguese
Tom Hanks is an American actor and filmmaker. He has twice won the Academy Award for Best Actor, for Philadelphia (1993) and Forrest Gump (1994).
Tom is the son of Janet Marylyn (Frager) and Amos Mefford Hanks. Tom is married to actress Rita Wilson. He has four children: two, including actor Colin Hanks, with his former wife, late actress Samantha Lewes (born Susan Jane Dillingham); and actor and musician Chet Hanks and actor Truman Hanks, with Rita. His siblings are Sandra Hanks Benoiton, a writer, Larry Hanks, an entomology professor, and Jim Hanks, an actor and filmmaker. Tom is a convert to the Greek Orthodox church.
Tom’s father was of mostly English, some Cornish, and more distant German, Scottish, and Welsh, ancestry. Some of his father’s antecedents lived on Barbados. Tom’s mother was of entirely Portuguese ancestry, from the Azores Islands. A picture of Tom’s father can be seen here. A picture of Tom’s mother can be seen here.
Tom’s patrilineal line can be traced to Thomas Hanks, who was born, c. 1625, in Stow-on-the-Wold, Gloucestershire, England.
Tom’s paternal grandfather was Ernest Buel/Beauel Hanks (the son of Daniel Boone Hanks and Mary Catherine/Katy/Kate “Molly” Mefford). Ernest was born in Paskenta, Tehama, California. Ernest’s family has lived in the United States for many generations; most of Ernest’s anestry was English, with more distant German roots, along with Scottish, Welsh, and Cornish. Some of his distant ancestors lived on Barbados. Tom’s great-grandfather Daniel was born in Kentucky, the son of Thomas Hanks, Jr. and Rachel J. Rayburn/Cull. Tom’s great-grandmother Mary Catherine was born in Missouri, the daughter of Jacob Mefford and Sarah F. Critchlow.
Tom’s paternal grandmother was Gladys Hilda Ball (the daughter of Amos Ball and Selina Scoble). Gladys was born in Toledo, Tama, Iowa. Amos and Selina were English emigrants. Amos was born in Launceston, Cornwall, the son of Isaac Ball and Mary Clinnick. Selina was born in Kingsbridge, Devon, the daughter of John Dench/Dinch Scoble and Mary Pinkham.
Tom’s maternal grandfather was Clarence Peter Frager (the son of William G. Frager and Frances/Mary Enos). Clarence was born in California. William’s name was originally Manuel Gonsalves Fraga. William’s parents, Francisco “Frank” Gonçalves/Gonsalves Fraga/Frager and Barbara Nancy Silveira/Silveria, were Portuguese emigrants, from the Azores. Tom’s great-grandmother Frances was born in California, to Portuguese parents, Sergio Soares Enos and Maria Perpetua. Her family’s surname was originally Ignacio.
Tom’s maternal grandmother was Elexio Norrine Rose (born under the surname Rosa, the daughter of Emmanuel/Emanuel Rose and Josephine Leonora “Nora” E. A. Borge). Elexio was born in California. Emmanuel was a Portuguese emigrant, from the Azores. His original name was Manuel L. Rosa, Jr. Josephine was born in California, to Portuguese parents.
Tom is a third cousin, four times removed, of U.S. President Abraham Lincoln, and a seventh cousin, once removed, of actor George Clooney. Tom’s paternal six times great-grandparents, John Hanks and Catherine, were also the maternal great-great-grandparents of President Lincoln and the maternal seven times great-grandparents of George Clooney.
Sources: Genealogies of Tom Hanks – http://www.wargs.com
http://www.geni.com
http://famouskin.com
Genealogies of Tom’s parents – http://www.findagrave.com
Tom’s maternal grandmother, Elexio Norrine Rose (“Elexis N Rosa”), on the 1910 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
follers, is he actually related to Abraham Lincoln?
Yes, they are actually related.
John Hanks and Catherine (maiden name unknown) were the great-great-great-great-great-great-grandparents of Tom Hanks. John Hanks and Catherine were also the great-great-grandparents of Abraham Lincoln.
That makes Tom Hanks and Abraham Lincoln 3rd cousins, four times removed.
http://www.wargs.com/other/hanks.html (look close to the bottom)
Not exactly the closest relation. It’s entirely possible Hanks and Lincoln share closer ancestors through a different line, since both have colonial American ancestry.
Portuguese people (from PORTUGAL, which is part of Western Europe) are White just like Italians, Spaniards, French, etc. In these countries, people speak Latin-based languages, but linguistics has nothing to do with race. This fact confuses dumb people pretty easily.
Summary of Racial Origins:
Northern Europe = Nordic Whites
Southern Europe = Mediterranean Whites
Central / Southern America = Latinos
Some Portuguese people are darker because their parents came from the former colonies of Portugal, such as Brazil, Mozambique, Agola, etc. (eg. Cristiano Ronaldo is 1/4 Cape Verdean, which is part of Africa). But in general, full-blooded Portuguese people are White/Mediterranean.
yes, Portuguese are mostly Mediterranean, but in the North at least 10 % of ppl have blond hair
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/67/PORTUGAL_REGI_ES.gif
Tom Hanks is the most famous Portuguese-American ever. At half, he definitely qualifies.
Joe Perry of Aerosmith
Hanks is much more famous.
yes
Phil Mickelson (the golfer) is partly Portuguese (and from both sides). Tom is richer, having a net worth of $350 ml vs $295 ml of Phil. Joe Perry’s net worth is “only” $120 ml.
Your racial summary is completely wrong.First,Latino is not a race.Second,not all countries in central and South América are latinos.Third,part of North america is also latino,México is in North América.Four,Portugal is a white country but they still being latino,if they are not,how Brazil is latino?.It is portuguese blood,culture,heritage that makes Brazil latino.Finally,Central and South América is a diverse region.There are countries there that are whiter than Usa,so,latino is not a race,and if it was it would be white.Because latino came from Europe,it is not relationed with Indigenous as many Americans believe.
I knew, smb will claim, “he isn’t jewish at all”. It’s well-known fact. And: why should smb. living in Portugal change a name
“fragos” to “frager”? Inverse would have more logic.
I think, “name change” is “invention” of his fan. Check Wiki,
and you will laugh, how fans remove information about
grandmothers Berger or mothers Weissbrot and Vogelsang.
I wouldn’t claim smth, if I didn’t hear it from HIMSELF
They changed the name from “Fraga” (that was the name) to “Frager” in the U.S., not in Portugal. Similar to how Katy Perry’s ancestors changed “Pereira” or some such thing to “Perry”.
Hanks’ great-grandparents were Manuel Gonsalves Frager/Fraga (the son of Francisco Gonçalves Fraga) and Mary Enos (Ignacio), who were born in California to Portuguese parents, and Emanuel Rose (born in Portugal; originally Rosa) and Nora E. A. Borge (born in California to Portuguese parents).
There is a post on his ancestry here from Portuguese researchers
http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/PORTUGAL/1999-09/0937447452
And another
http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/PORTUGAL/2002-04/1017813770
Actually, Tom Hanks’s son, Colin Hanks, had a “half Jewish” grandpa – but through his mother, not Tom.
What are you talking about with “Vogelsang”? Nicolas Cage’s mother? She was 50% German and 50% Polish, neither parent was Jewish. I doubt you would find any Jews named Vogelsang.
Here is Cage’s mother’s tree
http://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=PED&db=dowfam3&id=I357016
Who are Berger and Weissbrot? They sound like more Germans!
I just repeatet, what he told HIMSELF.
It’s not my bussiness, if smb. is partly jewish, or just
lies for his carriere
And I have no idea, if Fraga or Enos are portugal or
portugal-jewish names, cuz I’m not from Portugal.
Likewise, Wess-brot and Vogel-sang are german “for
you”, but every insider know, they are not.
BTW, Berger is “italian”, and Weissbrot is “english”.
I found at least 20 more “german” etc. names at this
site.
But I didn’t “unmask” them. Except of those shameless persons, who lie “my father isn’t my father” (without any evidences)
Inverse: how can his father-in-law be half-jewish,
if he was a “bulgarian muslim”. Half-jew, half-muslim,
and in “tolerant” country like Bulgaria? Inpossible.
Tom Hanks’ mom although born in the U.S. as were her parents, were ethnically fully Portuguese but culturally very American.
So yes, Tom would be 50% ethnic Portuguese and the rest would be mongrel American.
“Mongrel American?” Lol.
I do not think he looks part black, but jewish, this jewish man looks like him:
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/98/Dan_Stulbach.jpg
http://caras.uol.com.br/media/images/large/2012/06/28/img-407257-dan-stulbach.jpg
http://mdemulher.abril.com.br/blogs/ta-rolando/files/2010/11/dan-stulbach2486.jpg
http://imagensface.com.br/imagens/atores-dan-stulbach-ea3969.jpg
He not only looks like jewish, he told himself, his mother
is portugal jew (not judaist). Her name is Frager.