Kris Humphries
Humphries in 2011
Birth Name: Kristopher Nathan Humphries
Place of Birth: Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, United States
Date of Birth: February 6, 1985
Ethnicity:
*father – African-American, small amount of Irish
*mother – German
Kris Humphries is an American professional basketball player. He played for the Utah Jazz, the Toronto Raptors, the Dallas Mavericks, the New Jersey/Brooklyn Nets, the Boston Celtics, the Washington Wizards, the Phoenix Suns, and the Atlanta Hawks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He is 6′9″.
Kris is the son of Debra Jean (Lemke) and William Duane Humphries. His father is African-American. Kris also stated on an episode of Keeping Up with the Kardashians that his father’s grandmother was of Irish descent. Kris’s mother, who is white, is of German descent.
Kris’s maternal grandfather was Donald John “Don” Lemke (the son of Herbert August Wilhelm Lemke and Wilhelmina A. “Minnie” Weise). Donald was born in Minnesota. Herbert was the son of August Ferdinand Franz Lemke and Minna Bertha Rosalina Radtke. Wilhelmina was the daughter of Paul George August Weise and Augusta Kuhlmann.
Kris’s maternal grandmother is Darlene A. “Donna” Willemsen (the daughter of Otto W. Willemsen and Magdalena A. “Lena” Feltmann). Darlene was born in Minnesota. Otto was born in Minnesota, the son of German parents, Jacob Hubert Willemsen/Willmsen/Wilmsen/Willmschen, from Vynen, Rhineland, and Hermina/Hermine “Minnie” Meinhart/Maynard. Magdalena was the daughter of Arnold Feltmann and Anna Heimkes.
Humphries in 2009, photo by Keith Allison
Source: Obituary of Kris’s maternal grandfather, Donald John “Don” Lemke – http://obit.millercarlin.com
I had NO Ideal!
I thought he was half ROBOT,
after that Good Mourning America interveiw!
lol
He dont look black at all, i don’t see it.it’s a shock.lol. but he has black in him, so he black then
One is led to believe that america is a progressive country but I beg to differ! I’m a south africa, black lady. In south africa, we recognise a person’s full genetic make-up; I truly believe that this 1 drop rule or whatever its called is unfair. We have coloureds (mixed race people- people who have been mixed for centuries), then we have our biracial people (I.e. Famous comedian trevor noah), then blacks of various tribes (my dad is Sotho and my mum is xhosa- I identify with my mum’s tribe).
look Kris’s father in America is African American and should be proud of his roots I found Kris no where in the Kardashian show saying his father is African American even though I don’t care but it’s OK
Hi – It is easy to see that Kris’ father is of mixed race (I read half-black and half-white), so that does not make him “black” and therefore Kris would be no more than 1/4th AF-AM, if I read the facts correctly.
What does that matter? Almost all so-called African-Americans have some European in them. If you want to know why a person like Kris Humphries is “black”, you need to look to European-Americans that set up the system. My grandmother on my father side is of some white ethnicity and my greatfather on my mother side is Irish, but I’m sure if you saw me you would say that I am “black”. This is how it works in the US especially.
seriously stop with that shit. If its from 200 years ago how can you count that as mixed? People are talking about the NOW and if you have two parents of DIFFERENT races then you are mixed. Why do people bring in the whole “all african americans are mixed with somthing” …its from 200 years ago wtf. do you honeslty count that? no.
@George You just proved Chris’s point.
His dad looks like he is somewhat mixed. Maybe with some Indian.
no not indian, it clearly states that his father has an irish grandmother. Chris’ mother is also irish hence meaning chris is more than 50% Irish