Wentworth Miller
Birth Name: Wentworth Earl Miller III
Place of Birth: Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire, England, U.K.
Date of Birth: June 2, 1972
Ethnicity:
*25% African-American
*25% Jamaican [African, as well as small amount of Scottish]
*25% Rusyn
*12.5% Lebanese
*12.5% Curaçaoan [mix of Dutch, French, Swedish, Hispanic, remote Polish]
Wentworth Miller is an American actor, model, screenwriter, and producer. He has starred on television’s Prison Break, playing Michael Scofield, as well as Dinotopia and The Flash/Legends of Tomorrow, and in the films The Human Stain, Underworld, Resident Evil: Afterlife, and The Loft. He also wrote Stoker and co-wrote The Disappointments Room, both horror-thriller films. He has used the pseudonym Ted Foulke.
Wentworth was born in Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire, England, to American parents, Roxann (Palm), a special education teacher, and Wentworth E. Miller II, a lawyer and teacher. His family moved to Park Slope, Brooklyn, New York, during his early years. He holds dual U.S. and U.K. citizenship.
Wentworth’s father is black, of Jamaican [African, and a small amount of Scottish] ancestry on one side and African-American ancestry on the other. Wentworth’s maternal grandfather’s father was from the Caribbean island of Curaçao, and was of Dutch, French, Swedish, Hispanic, and remote Polish, descent, and Wentworth’s maternal grandfather’s mother was of Lebanese ancestry. Wentworth’s maternal grandmother was the daughter of Rusyn parents.
Regarding his ancestry and his experience with racism, he has said:
My experience is that I find myself having to constantly define myself to others, day-in, day-out… My encounters with racism are sort of second-hand situations where I might be standing around with a group of white friends and someone makes a comment that they wouldn’t make, say, at my family reunion. It leaves a cut. Someone calls you “n______” and it’s like a knife to the gut. To be in that sort of situation it’s just a little nick, but you suffer enough nicks and you bleed to death just the same. So when that happens, you’re confronted with the quandary: do I stop the party, do I grind things to a halt?
Wentworth has mentioned that one of his paternal great-grandmothers was Jewish (which was also written in The New Yorker in 2003). However, Wentworth’s paternal grandfather’s mother was a Black Jamaican, while Wentworth’s paternal grandmother’s mother was an African-American from the Southern United States. Therefore, it is not clear if Wentworth has any documented Jewish ancestry. Similarly, Wentworth has also been described as having English, German, Cherokee Native American, and Russian roots. It is not clear if any of these lineages have been verified/documented.
Wentworth’s paternal grandfather was Wentworth Earl Miller (the son of Claudius/Claude Cephas Miller and Rhena Jane Newman). Wentworth’s grandfather was born in 1925 in New York, to parents who were emigrants from Jamaica. The family is listed as “Negro” (Black) on both the 1930 U.S. Census and the 1940 U.S. census. Claudius was the son of George Miller and Rebecca May. Rhena was the daughter of Richard Pearce/Pierce Newman and Georgiana McDonald Rose. Georgiana’s father, Wentworth’s great-great-great-grandfather, was Scottish.
Wentworth’s paternal grandmother was Pauline Pinkston (the daughter of Greene/Green Fort Pinkston and Penella/Pernella/Percilla Bertha Horne). Pauline was born, c. 1925, in Tennessee. Pauline and her parents are listed as “Negro” (Black) on the 1930 U.S. Census and the 1940 U.S. Census, and “Mulatto” on other censuses, as was common for most African-American families. Greene was a prominent doctor, and was born in Mississippi, the grandson of freed slaves; he was the son of Ritten Pinkston and Fannie Gresham. Wentworth’s great-grandmother Penella was born in Tennessee, the daughter of Jesse/Jessie Henry Horne and Alice Hill. Pauline Pinkston’s second husband was Chester Oden, Jr.
Wentworth’s maternal grandfather was Frederick William Palm (the son of Hendrik/Hendrick “Harry” Frederik Palm and Melekia/Malakia “Margaret” Sabah). Wentworth’s grandfather Frederick was born in New York. Hendrik was born, in 1894, in Willemstad, the capital city of the Caribbean island of Curaçao, the son of Frederick/Frederik Wilhelm Palm, a merchant, and of Maria Josefa Helena “Elene” Conquet, who was born in Santo Domingo. Hendrik’s family had lived on Curaçao for many generations. His ancestry was Dutch (like many people on this island), along with French, Swedish, Hispanic, and remote Polish, with a forebear who was born in Brazil, and who was likely ethnically Dutch. The Palm line originated in Sweden. Wentworth’s great-grandmother Melekia was born in New York. Her parents, Namaan/Naman/Nemen Sabah and Emiline/Emileen/Emily Saba, were emigrants from Beirut, Lebanon. Nemen was the son of Michael Sabah and Anesa Haddad. Emily was the daughter of Abraham Saba and Sada/Saadie Abositty/Abste. This makes Wentworth himself of one eighth Lebanese descent.
Wentworth’s maternal grandmother was Mildred Emiliya/Emilya “Millie” Hawaka (the daughter of Nicholas/Nicolas Hawaka and Florence Busczniewicz). Mildred was born in Pennsylvania. Nicholas was born in Austria, likely of Rusyn descent. Florence was Rusyn.
Sources: Genealogy of Wentworth Miller – https://www.geni.com
Wedding announcement of Wentworth’s parents (with a picture of Wentworth’s mother) – http://news.google.com
Wentworth’s paternal grandfather, Wentworth Earl Miller, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Genealogy of Wentworth’s paternal grandmother, Pauline Pinkston – http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com
Wentworth’s paternal grandmother, Pauline Pinkston, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Wentworth’s paternal great-grandparents, Greene/Green Fort Pinkston and Penella/Pernella/Percilla Bertha Horne, on the 1920 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org
Article, including picture, about Wentworth’s paternal great-grandfather, Greene/Green Fort Pinkston – http://www.commercialappeal.com
Picture of Greene Fort Pinkston – https://static.wixstatic.com
Wentworth’s paternal great-grandfather, Greene/Green Fort Pinkston, on the 1880 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org
Wentworth’s paternal great-great-grandparents, Ritten Pinkston and Fannie Gresham, on the 1910 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org
Wentworth’s paternal great-grandmother, Penella/Pernella/Percilla Bertha Horne, on the 1910 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org
Death record of Wentworth’s paternal great-great-grandfather, Jesse/Jessie Henry Horne – https://www.familysearch.org
Genealogies of Wentworth’s mother – http://www.myheritage.com
http://gw.geneanet.org
Death records of Wentworth’s maternal grandparents, Frederick William Palm and Mildred Emiliya/Emilya “Millie” (Hawaka) Palm – https://www.findagrave.com
Obituary of Wentworth’s maternal grandfather, Frederick William Palm (with picture) – http://news.google.com
Genealogy of Wentworth’s maternal great-grandfather, Hendrik/Hendrick “Harry” Frederik Palm (in the island of Curaçao) – http://www.henkbeers.nl
Information about Wentworth’s Palm ancestors – http://dominicaanserepubliek.nlambassade.org
http://www.oocities.org
Death record of Wentworth’s maternal great-great-grandfather, Namaan/Naman/Nemen Sabah – https://www.familysearch.org
Death record of Wentworth’s maternal great-great-grandmother, Emiline/Emileen/Emily (Saba) Sabah – https://www.familysearch.org
Death record of Wentworth’s maternal great-great-great-grandfather, Abraham Saba – https://www.familysearch.org
Death record of Wentworth’s maternal great-great-great-grandmother, Sada/Saadie (Abositty/Abste) Saba – https://www.familysearch.org
Wentworth’s maternal grandmother, Mildred Emiliya/Emilya “Millie” Hawaka, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Obituary of Wentworth’s maternal grandmother, Mildred Emiliya/Emilya “Millie” (Hawaka) Palm (with picture) – http://www.legacy.com
Wentworth is a strange specimen. Being half black and still possessing light skin and very light colored eyes….
He’s by no means unusual
That happens all the time
he’s not “half” black
dad on right
http://img4.imageshack.us/img4/5867/wentunclechrisdad.jpg
Exactly!!! This guy is def not half black. His dad isn’t even 100%.
His father is not mixed. His paternal grandparents were Black. His father is a fair-skinned, Black man. Can we let this die already, now? Jeebus. -_-
See below:
https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/X4NC-NL4
https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/SP7W-SDH
His dad is mixed, so he’s actually less than half.
he looks like channing tantum.
not at all
Many whites look like this man, most British and ,meds Arabs Indians all
have African DNA.
why would british have african dna? i agree with the others
nonsense comment
“Most British have African DNA”
Where did you come up with that nonsense?
I don’t know about most,but many do.There’s getting this information from family history like Stephen Graham and Martin Gore
from DNA test results like this:
http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn11018-genes-reveal-west-african-heritage-of-white-brits.html#.UtbI6vRDtIF
Black people have been in Europe since ancient times marrying whites,and producing children.During the time of 20’s,30’s and 40’s etc and during jazz time all those black men had white women:
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_JlyOA9at_H0/TBKC-2BD9sI/AAAAAAAAD_E/IG8_MoMmKUs/s400/newswk46.jpg
There’s a lot of information out there about this stuff
I know this from germany,but why not put it in:
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_JlyOA9at_H0/TBJ-4j2h2FI/AAAAAAAAD-s/kcpm39rsIHo/s400/ebony.black+soldiers+1.jpg
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_JlyOA9at_H0/TBJ-z9llW-I/AAAAAAAAD-k/cre5R4EMN9Q/s400/ebony.black+soldiers+2.jpg
Here’s a famous family who’s descendants are probably all white now:
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor and Jessie Walmisley
Married in 1899
http://i1.wp.com/listverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/family1lge.jpg?resize=550%2C397
There are actually 2,000 years of immigration to Europe. Europe is just as diverse as America. Great post.
dont read fuzzybear44, an Afrocentric living in a fantasy world
The average british is 50% North European, 33% Mediterranean and 17% SOuthwest Asian. The case you posted is an isolated one.
I’m actually surprised at how many people couldn’t tell that he was part black, for me it was obvious. Also, I heard some guy say it was easier to see the black in Rashida Jones than in Wentworth Miller, and I definitely disagree with that! Wentworth looks a lot more negroidal than Rashida, particularly around the nose/mouth area.
@Aaron Mcdonnell Zellenburg
Ok,I have a question for you.Since (Wentworth looks a lot more negroid,particularly around the nose/mouth area),What about someone like say(Babe Ruth):
http://www.biography.com/imported/images/Biography/Images/Profiles/R/Babe-Ruth-9468009-2-402.jpg
Or
wayne rooney:
http://i4.mirror.co.uk/incoming/article158582.ece/ALTERNATES/s615/image-11-for-wayne-rooney-hair-gallery-906907423-158582.jpg
or this girl here:
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y194/midgeski/960567009a5600463723l.jpg
Rooney??
Babe Ruth and the last girl have subsaharan noses. rooney not so much
that nose shape can be found in European people
Wentworth really reminds me of Anton Yelchin, including the nose.
http://netdna.celebritytoob.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/wentworth_miller_10.jpg
http://www.onlinefreecomputers.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/Anton-Yelchin-Pictures12.jpg
http://www.jewishjournal.com/images/bloggers_auto/anton_yelchin.jpeg
You sound delusional as hell. Lmfao!! Stop smoking.
hang on a minute he is from England an has an English surname and your trying to say he has no English heritage :s
He was born in England, but his parents are American. He might have English ancestry from his African-American or Afro-Jamaican sides.