Wayne LaPierre

LaPierre in 2014, photo by Christopher Halloran/Bigstock.com

Birth Name: Wayne Robert LaPierre, Jr.

Place of Birth: Schenectady, New York, U.S.

Date of Birth: November 8, 1949

Ethnicity: German (maternal grandmother), French-Canadian, English, Irish, Scottish, distant Breton

Wayne LaPierre is an American author. He is an advocate for guns. He has been the CEO and executive vice president of the National Rifle Association (NRA), both, from 1991 to 2024.

Wayne is the son of Hazel and Wayne Lapierre, an accountant. He was raised mostly in Roanoke, Virginia. He is married to Susan Znidorka.

Wayne’s paternal grandfather was Raymond Homer LaPierre (the son of William LaPierre and Agnes Harvey). Raymond was born in New York. William was the son of William Lapierre and Hannah/Anna Felio.

Wayne’s paternal grandmother was Edith Matthews (the daughter of Frederic/Fred B. Matthews and Agnes or Minnie Coburn). Edith was born in New York. Fred was the son of Robert Matthews and Jane Ann Bridge. Minnie was the daughter of James Monroe Colburn and Catherine McAuley.

Wayne’s maternal grandfather was Robert Gordon (the son of David Gorden and Alice Youngs). Robert was born in New York.

Wayne’s maternal grandmother was Minnie Wiesenfort/Weisenfort (the daughter of Florian W. Wiesenfarth/Wiesenfort/Weisenfort and Minnie Fetter). Wayne’s grandmother Minnie was born in New York. Florian was German. Wayne’s great-grandmother Minnie Fetter was born in New York, to German parents, Louis Fetter and Martha.

Sources: Genealogies of Wayne LaPierre (focusing on his father’s side) – http://www.nosorigines.qc.ca
https://www.geni.com

Wayne’s mother on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org

Wayne’s maternal great-grandparents, Florian W. Wiesenfarth/Wiesenfort/Weisenfort and Minnie Fetter, on the 1910 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org

Wayne’s maternal great-grandmother, Minnie Fetter, on the 1880 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org