Ariana Grande
Grande in 2011, s_bukley / Shutterstock.com
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.
Grande in 2013, photo by Prphotos.com
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
Ariana’s half-brother, Frankie Grande, 2008, photo by Prphotos.com
First of all not all latinos are mix. Some are pure european like argentines uruguay and some brazilans. Second Southern european are mix also. Like I said before they are mix with north africans they just don’t want to accept it. btw many argentines are more white then southern europens.
Oh please swallow a spoon and shut the fuck up :D
She is a beautiful white girl,
no matter what they. she is not white
why are you posting under different names now?
just admit you are racist
and hate that southern euros are considered white because you BELIEVE that only northern europeans should be called white
now you have made it your mission to somehow see southern euros as whatever it is you see them as
admit your racist
admit you hate us
and just MOVE ON WITH YOUR LIFE
im starting to feel violated with your obsession of my ethnicity
you also posting with a different name aren’t you. Roger the nutcase
She looks latina from latin america. In fact she looks like adrianne bailon.
don’t know what to tell you bud
she’s 100% italiano
Which means Italians don’t look white. Like it or not It’s the truth.
if looking white means having pale skin, blonde hair, and blue eyes
then most italians do not look white
because most of us have olive skin, dark hair, and dark eyes
A LOT of europeans and european descendants have this actually
but being white does NOT mean you have to be pale, blonde, and blue-eyed
it NEVER has
in the days of hitler, we were still white
its nothing to be proud of because he was a murderous psychopath but we were even his allies
when europeans were colonizing the world, we were white
portuguese and spaniards with what you call their ‘dark skin’ looked foreign to the natives and they even referred to them as the ‘white man’
when we first came to america, we were NOT white but neither were the irish, germans, russians, hungarians, jews, and everyone who was pretty much NOT anglo
your idea of white means you have to be pale and look northern european
that’s YOUR idea which most people, THANK GOD, do not share
you can continue to think that must be northern european in order to be white
it’s an OLD and RACIST way of thinking
but you are free to do so
im over it because i know im white and not insecure enough to let ignorant posters on the Internet change how i see myself
i dont need to have pale skin, blue eyes, and blonde hair to be white
that was an idea shared by ANGLOS back in the day
it no longer holds water
Then if your saying Southern europeans are white. Wouldn’ that make arabs,persians, and Latin American white as well. There is no difference between southern europeans and north Africans many have the same DNA same goes for latinos.
LOL at you pretending to not know that latin americans are usually a great melting pot of european, native, african, and even asian
they are a huge MIX of races unlike most americans who are predominantly white with sometimes a very small amount of native or african
yeah some are mostly euro, black, or native
but usually they are MIXED of many races
a southern euro is not the same as a mexican mestizo or mulatto brazilian or native peruvian or black or mixed dominican
you know this
so why even pretend?
There are many Persians, Arabs, and north Africans who are white. You’re not really proving a valid point. And regardless of their skin color, anyone who is European, Persian, middle eastern, or north African, is CAUCASIAN. White people are not the only Caucasians despite the popular belief. And Ariana is white and caucasian. Idk why she looks Hispanic in this photo, if you look at other photos of her she has pale white. Pale skin, brown eyes and brown hair is the most common look in the middle east, north Africa, and southern and Eastern Europe.
You are correct DA X…Sicilians in particular are mixed with northern Africans..
That being said, some Latinos are also full African and they just don’t want to accept it ;)
Many Argentines are full Italian, or at least part
For the most part though, the African blood line died ages ago in Sicily as it’s been a while since the Moors etc invaded. That being said there is some blood but not much left…They also mixed and continue to mix with Greeks/Sardinians/Swedes etc etc
Some Brazilians are part Italians and European but many are also full African or at least mixed. This is the story of South America…
Anyways
@ LA
She doesn’t look ‘Latina’ there isn’t a set look to Latin. It is a mixture of looks…
When you are exposed to the sun, many people tan
Italians tend to tan as they have olive in their skin. Some people choose not to go outside and some can’t ‘tan’ but for the most part…
I don’t know why it matters if she is white or black blah blah blah
She is Italian American. As if Miss Universe Olivia Culpo . As is Pia Toscano. Etc etc etc
Perhaps you are the one who is ignorant by saying she looks anything but what she is in this photo.
Omg I wish I could post my photos. There is some real ignorance on this site!
she’s cute