Josh Hartnett

Josh Hartnett Ethnicity ancestry

Hartnett in 2006, photo by Prphotos

Birth Name: Joshua Daniel Hartnett

Place of Birth: St. Paul, Minnesota, U.S. [unconfirmed]

Date of Birth: July 21, 1978

Ethnicity:
*31.25% Swedish
*25% Irish
*25% German
*18.75% Norwegian

Josh Hartnett is an American actor and producer. He has starred in the films Halloween H20: 20 Years Later, The Faculty, Here on Earth, The Virgin Suicides, Blow Dry, Town & Country, Pearl Harbor, O, Black Hawk Down, 40 Days and 40 Nights, Hollywood Homicide, Wicker Park, Stories of Lost Souls, Frank Miller’s Sin City, Mozart and the Whale, Lucky Number Slevin, The Black Dahlia (2006), Resurrecting the Champ, 30 Days of Night, August (2008), I Come with the Rain, Bunraku, Girl Walks into a Bar, Stuck Between Stations, Stories USA, The Lovers (2013), Parts per Billion, Wild Horses, Oh Lucy!, The Ottoman Lieutenant, 6 Below: Miracle on the Mountain, She’s Missing, Inherit the Viper, Target Number One, Valley of the Gods, Wrath of Man, Ida Red, Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre, and Oppenheimer, and on the series Cracker and Penny Dreadful.

Josh is the son of Wendy and Daniel Hartnett. His father is of half Irish and half German ancestry. His mother is of five eighths Swedish and three eighths Norwegian descent. Josh has stated that he has visited a peninsula in Ireland where his Irish ancestors are from, and where he found a Hartnett Laundromat.

Josh is married to English actress and model Tamsin Egerton, with whom he has four children.

Josh’s paternal grandfather was Daniel Lawrence Hartnett (the son of Daniel Lawrence Hartnett and Anastatia “Statia” McGovern). Josh’s grandfather Daniel was born in Minnesota. Josh’s great-grandfather Daniel was born in Minnesota, to Irish parents, Maurice Hartnett and Ellen Savage, who was born in Kerry. Anastatia was born in Iowa, the daughter of Martin A. McGovern and Mary Ann McGarrity, who were of Irish descent.

Josh’s paternal grandmother was Irene Clare Huch (the daughter of William John Huch and Irene Caroline Scherer). Irene was born in Minnesota. William was the son of Ignastius/Ignaz Huch, who was German, and of Mary Barbara Weinard, who was born in Minnesota, to German parents. Josh’s great-grandmother Irene was the daughter of John Adam Scherer and Clara M. Weiss, who were also of German origin.

Josh’s maternal grandfather was Adolph Gustav “Jack” Kronstedt, Jr. (the son of Adolph Gustav Kronstedt, Sr. and Verna Dell Hovde). Josh’s grandfather Adolph was born in Minnesota. Josh’s great-grandfather Adolph was the son of Peter Gustaf Kronstedt, who was Swedish, and of Marie/Mary Randena Andriansen, who was Norwegian. Verna was the daughter of Norwegian parents, Mikkel Johanenson Hovde and Petra Amelia Anderson.

Josh’s maternal grandmother was Isabelle Maxine Anderson (the daughter of Leonard Oscar Anderson and Jennie Walstrom). Isabelle was born in Wisconsin. Leonard was born in Minnesota, to Swedish parents. Jennie was born in Wisconsin, to Swedish parents, Eli Walstrom and Annie.

Sources: Genealogy of Josh Hartnett – http://familypedia.wikia.com

Josh’s paternal grandfather, Daniel Lawrence Hartnett, on the 1920 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org

Josh’s paternal great-grandfather, Daniel Lawrence Hartnett, on the 1880 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org

Josh’s maternal grandmother, Isabelle Maxine Anderson, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org

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36 Responses

  1. THE SWEDISH GIRl says:

    omg omg omg omg, HES SWEDISH:D:D:D
    i really wonder why he is so hot, but now i know.. he swedish:D
    iim swdeish too:D

  2. Courtney says:

    He’s a cutie!

  3. Amala says:

    Candice – me too. In my opinion Irish isn’t appealing, too common… No offence.

    • Eric says:

      You will probably end up marrying an Irish man.

    • Tom says:

      Well deal with it, Josh Hartnett is American and you will see Irish and or German among most Caucasian Americans a lot as thet are the 2nd largest caucasian race in the states only second to Germans with English being 3rd and Italians being 4th.

      German Americans – 51 million
      Irish Americans – 36 million

      If its not that appealing to you then i suggest you leave America because you will not stop seeing these races pop up among the Caucasian actors, singers, directors etc as most of the whites in the states are full or part. I don’t know why you would be mad though :P The Irish along with possibly the Italians and some Germans made American men and women hot :)

    • Alice says:

      In world terms Irish would be very uncommon. Chinese and Indians on the other hand are the most numerous nationalities and amount to nearly half the population of the world at approx 3 billion people. The Irish approx 5 million. The US, Britain, Australia, Canada, New Zealand have a lot of people of Irish descent but if you go to other countries Irish would be quite exotic. It just depends on where you live.

  4. candice says:

    I’m starting to believe that these people are just making crap up because it sounds appealing . . .(I’d do the same..I think) lol

  5. hotishot says:

    i thought he was part asian because of his eyes. i love asian eyes :p

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