Ariana Grande
Birth Name: Ariana Grande-Butera
Place of Birth: Boca Raton, Florida, U.S.
Date of Birth: June 26, 1993
Ethnicity: Italian [including Sicilian]
Ariana Grande is an American singer and actress. She has starred on the shows Victorious, Sam & Cat, and Scream Queens, and appeared in the film Don’t Look Up. Her most popular songs include “The Way,” “Problem,” “Break Free,” “Bang Bang,” “Love Me Harder,” “Focus,” “Dangerous Woman,” “Side to Side,” “No Tears Left to Cry,” “God Is a Woman,” “Thank U, Next,” “7 Rings,” “Break Up with Your Girlfriend, I’m Bored,” “Boyfriend,” “Stuck with U,” “Rain on Me,” “Positions,” “Save Your Tears,” and “Die for You.”
Her mother, Joan Grande, has been CEO of the family firm, a manufacturer of communications and safety equipment. Her father, Edward Butera, owns a graphic design firm. Her parents are of Italian descent. She stated on her Twitter account that she is of half Sicilian and half Abruzzese Italian ancestry. Her maternal half-brother, Frankie Grande, is an actor, dancer, and musician. A picture of Ariana’s father can be seen here, and a picture of some of her father’s family can be seen here. A picture of Ariana’s mother can be seen here. A picture of Ariana’s paternal grandfather can be seen here, and a picture of Ariana with her maternal grandparents can be seen here.
Ariana’s paternal grandfather was Anthony Vincent Charles Butera (the son of Carlos/Charles Antonio Butera and Marie/Mary Passalaqua/Passalacqua). Anthony was born in New Jersey. Ariana’s great-grandfather Charles was born in New Jersey, to Italian parents, Antonino Butera and Magherita Azzara/Azzala, from Menfi, Provincia di Agrigento, Sicily. Marie was Italian. The surname Butera is Sicilian.
Ariana’s paternal grandmother was Florence P. Citrano (the daughter of Enrico “Henry” Cetrano and Lucia “Lucy” Ciarfella). Florence was born in Newark, New Jersey, to Italian emigrants, from Civitaquana, Abruzzo. Enrico was the son of Carmine Cetrano and Giulia/Julia Trabucco. Lucia was the daughter of Ascenzio Ciarfella and Margherita Taddeo.
Ariana’s maternal grandfather was Frank Anthony Grande (the son of Antonio “Anthony” Grande and Filomena/Felmino “Philomena”/”Phyllis” Lavenditti). Frank was born in New York, to Italian parents. Antonio was born, c. 1900, the son of Raffaela/Raffaele V. Grande (b. 1876) and Sabato/Rose Cardalisca (b. July 1877, in Lanciano, Province of Chieti, Abruzzo, Italy), and moved to the U.S. in May 1903. Ariana’s great-grandmother Filomena was the daughter of Francesco Lavenditti/La Venditti and Benedetta Perrotti. Ariana’s grandfather also had roots in Bojano and Gildone, in Campobasso.
Ariana’s maternal grandmother is Marjorie M. Damico (the daughter of John Viovanni Damico/D’Amico and Felomina F. “Minnie” Gigante). Marjorie was born in New York, to Italian parents, with roots in San Fele, Potenza, Basilicata.
Ariana also once twitted that she “just found out my grandparents are heavily greek and part north African,” and then specified “…the chart says Greece/Italy. I just thought it was funny. I’m assuming the North African bit is Moroccan or Tunisia?”
Ariana’s reference to “the chart” makes it likely that she took some sort of DNA test to map out her heritage. DNA tests for people of Sicilian descent sometimes indicate some kind of Greek or North African ancestry.
Sources: Genealogies of Ariana Grande – https://www.geni.com
https://2.bp.blogspot.com
Ariana’s paternal grandfather, Anthony Vincent Charles Butera, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Obituary of Ariana’s paternal grandmother, Florence P. (Citrano) Butera – https://www.obrienfuneralhome.com
History of Ariana’s maternal grandparents, Frank Anthony Grande and Marjorie M. Damico – https://www.youtube.com
Italians are just like Spaniards and Portuguese they look mediteranean
She has amazing eyes. She looks Indian to me.
If she wouldnt fake tan, dye her hair red(which looks terrible imo) and use so much make up she would definetly look more italian.The make up she wears changes her original eye shape.
Okay — “the punisher” is obviously a troll and I can quote him saying ‘only blonde haired people are white and should be called it’ and shit like that.
He’s been in this comment section nonstop and he’s not even white but a Mexican mestizo and clearly an unsophisticated fool also considering the fact he’s illiterate and can barely form a sentence with semi-coherence.
I find it funny he’s so obsessed with ‘whiteness’ yet he’s not even white himself and this site should bring back registration required to make comments so trolls like him go away.
That’s the dumbest thing i have ever heard my dad is from africa (morocco) and he has blonde hair blue eyes so does that make him white or african or what there are people from german who look more ‘non white’ than a mexican lol
Uhhh..her nationality would be American. ding bat.
Ethnicity white.
Cultural background Italian.
Nationality: American
Ethnicity: Italian
Race: White/Caucasian
Fixed.
According to US Census a mix european is consider white because they came from Europe.The genetic map of a person is not the same as the US Census. An arab may not be consider white in Europe but in the US Census it can be consider white.
She is not a mix European she is she looks pure Italian, many Italians from Italy get mad because they say she doesn’t look Italian she looks Mexican or mix but those the Italians that think Italians are in the same level as English and Germans and other northern Europeans poor Ignorant
Northern Europeans are the Scandinavian people.
See the map: how Germany, a Northern country, and Italy, a Southern one, are so close? Learn geography
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a8/Germany_Italy_Locator.png
They still look more white Than Italians they din’t mix their race they where smart
I don’t think italians look like german or english people.
But I don’t think they look like mexicans either. And Ariana looks mexican.
Benjamin Bratt being mestizo gets more starting role than ray romano anyways there are a lot of Mexicans that look like ray romano and the blonds white I the real deal I know south European feel inferior but you just have to deal with it
They are white italians. Part of my family are white italians. All of them blond with blue but they are also dark italians. In Europe that are many white, blond blue eyes with mongoloid features. The reason is because centuries ago many women were rape and had children(mongoloid invasions) and you can still found those features in some people.European have been mixing for a long time. Mostly between each others. From my mother side French and Portuguese. From my father side Italians and Spanish. My mother’s cousins are germans.I was born and raise in Spain. Right now I am working for an international company in South America.For Europeans I am consider from the country I am born. You guys really make very complicated.
Not all Italians are like your family look at Ariana Grande Ray Romano Danny DeVito I can go on, not all souther Europeans are Light skin Eigther, Many south European mix with north Africans but the southern Europeans denied it even thought is quite obviously
north africans like this one?
https://www.google.com/search?q=zinedine+zidane&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=RU2iUpf0LcTgygPMsoAY&sqi=2&ved=0CAcQ_AUoAQ&biw=1360&bih=705
Zidane is a barber north African They have European blood in them why don’t you show me a dark north African like emanulle chiqrui or whatever her name is
idiot the Berbers are the indigenous inhabitants of North Africa. Zidane is a Muslim and he’s not mixed with European. He has the same skull shape of any other North African, light or dark. People like Ray Romano or Danny De Vito has nothing to share with North African. Emmanuelle Chriqui is a Sepahrdi Jew that is another ethnic group
So even if Zidane is pure native norh African he looks more white/euroepan than ray romano and other sicilins se that’s proof than Italians are defenetly moors
I meant England not other countries in Europe.In 2066, England whites are going to be a minority. Not all europe. Just England. In US, is going to be in 2042. 29 years from now. Whites are going to be a minority.
It doesn’t matter what people look like. Italians are definitely Europeans. Europeans have the most varieity in colouring. If you are Italian you are European.
You’re European but not white, There is a difference get it, Some greeks look nothing like a swede and we all know who is the really white person and who is not
you’re Colombian, talk about your people and don’t touch the Greeks who made one the most important civilization ever. And who are white, for what it’s worth.
I’m Irish so that’s makes me European just like Italians are European.
Just because you are European does not mean you are white.In 2066, whites are going to be a minority. We all know that in Europe. Also look at the Romanov, they are Europeans but not white. Their DNA is different.Do you even know what the Roma gypsy are?
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2471521/Blonde-girl-Roma-gypsy-home-Ireland.html
They are European but not white.
Please your all the same retarted person who is obsess with this page and live in denial and for the last time I’m not colombian
I’ve only got the one account on here and if you see any of my other posts I don’t hide my background.