Geoff Johns

Geoff Johns – PaleyFest 2013 Presents “Arrow” – Arrivals – Saban Theatre – Los Angeles, CA, USA – Photo Credit: Courtney Vaudreuil / PRPhotos.com

Birth Name: Geoffrey Marieb Johns

Place of Birth: Detroit, Michigan, U.S.

Date of Birth: January 25, 1973

Ethnicity:
*father – Lebanese
*mother – German, Swiss-German, English, Irish, distant French

Geoff Johns is an American comic book writer, screenwriter, and film and television producer.

Geoff is the son of Barbara and Fred Johns. Geoff was raised in Grosse Pointe and Clarkston, Michigan. Among Geoff’s siblings was Courtney Johns, who died in the TWA 800 plane crash in 1996.

Geoff has stated:

My dad is Lebanese. Detroit has the biggest Lebanese community outside of Lebanon. […] I’m half Lebanese, but a lot of my family, on my dad’s side, is full Arabic and they’ve had to deal with a lot of things, in the way of 9/11.

Geoff is married to colorist and inker Sonia Choi, with whom he has one child.

Geoff’s paternal grandfather was named Frederick Anthony Johns (the son of Michael Johns and Eunice/Unice). Frederick was born in Michigan. Michael was born Mikhail Hanna Marieb in Ottoman Syria (now Lebanon). Eunice was also born in Lebanon, under the name Aneesa Halal.

Geoff’s paternal grandmother was Rita Ann Nader (the daughter of John/Hanna Nader and Anna Karam). Rita was born in Canada, to parents from Hasroun, Ottoman Syria (now Lebanon). Geoff’s great-grandmother Hanna was the son of Nader Mikhail Nader and Mantura Awad.

Geoff’s maternal grandfather was Richard Norman Etter (the son of Paul Russell Etter and Lillian Irene Boggs). Richard was born in Ohio. Paul was born in Ohio, the son of Henry Davey Etter and Amanda Mohler. Lillian was born in Ohio, the daughter of William Edward Boggs and Dorothy Anna Johanna Hacker.

Geoff’s maternal grandmother was Laura Gaines Diltz (the daughter of Eugene Clarence Diltz and Thaddora Gaines). Laura was born in Ohio. Eugene was born in Ohio, the son of John H. Diltz and Susannah A. Minnich. Thaddora was born in Ohio, the daughter of Charles E. Gaines and Laura Frances Stevens.

Sources: Obituary of Geoff’s sister – http://www.findagrave.com

Information about Geoff’s paternal grandfather, Frederick Anthony Johns – http://www.wikitree.com

Geoff’s paternal grandfather, Frederick Anthony Johns, on the 1930 U.S. Census – http://www.familysearch.org

Geoff’s paternal grandmother, Rita Ann Nader, on the 1940 U.S. Census – http://www.familysearch.org