Lou Amundson
Amundson in 2008, photo by PRN/PR Photos
Birth Name: Louis Gabriel Amundson
Place of Birth: Ventura, California, United States
Date of Birth: December 7, 1982
Ethnicity:
*50% Swedish
*25% German
*25% English
Lou Amundson is an American professional basketball player. He played for the Colorado 14ers, the Utah Jazz, the Philadelphia 76ers, the Phoenix Suns, the Golden State Warriors, the Indiana Pacers, the Minnesota Timberwolves, the Chicago Bulls, the New Orleans Hornets/Pelicans, the Cleveland Cavaliers, and the New York Knicks of the National Basketball Association (NBA), as well as the TNT KaTropa and the Kawasaki Brave Thunders, and college basketball for UNLV. He is 6′9″.
He was raised in Boulder, Colorado.
Lou’s paternal grandfather was named Hjalmar Gabrielsson Amundson. Hjalmar was born in Sweden.
Lou’s paternal grandmother was Viola Ingeborg Telander (the daughter of John Peter Telander/Thelander/Tilander and Ingeborg/Engeberg Christina Salmonson). Viola was born in Minnesota, to Swedish parents. John was born in Jämtland County, the son of Jöns Eriksson Tillander and Greta Kajsa Johansdotter. Ingeborg was the daughter of Nels/Nus Salmonson/Solmonson and Engeberg M.
Lou’s maternal grandfather was Waldemar Gustave Berg (the son of Louis Berg and Pauline Oertel). Waldemar was born in Wisconsin. Louis was born in Wisconsin, the son of German parents, Charles/Carl Berg and Wilhelmina/Minnie Streck. Pauline was born in Wisconsin, also to German parents, Christian Oertel and Wilhelmina Ehrhardt.
Lou’s maternal grandmother was Evelyn Purdy (the daughter of William Ward Purdy and Dorothy Coffin). Evely was born in Minnesota. William was the son of The Rev. Edward James Purdy and Charlotte Marie Shipman. Dorothy was the daughter of Wilbur Fisk Coffin and Ellen Brooks.
Sources: Lou’s paternal grandmother, Viola Ingeborg Telander, on the 1920 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Marriage record of Lou’s paternal great-grandparents, John Peter Telander/Thelander/Tilander and Ingeborg/Engeberg Christina Salmonson – https://familysearch.org
Death record of Lou’s paternal great-grandmother, Ingeborg/Engeberg Christina Salmonson – https://familysearch.org
Lou’s maternal grandfather, Waldemar Gustave Berg, on the 1920 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org
Waldemar Gustave Berg on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org
Lou’s maternal grandmother, Evelyn Purdy, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org
Lou’s paternal grandfather was Hjalmar Gabrielsson Amundson. Hjalmar was born in Sweden.
Lou’s paternal grandmother was Viola Ingeborg Telander (the daughter of John Peter Telander/Thelander/Tilander and Ingeborg/Engeberg Christina Salmonson). Viola was born in Minnesota, to Swedish parents. John was born in Jämtland County, Sweden, to Jöns Eriksson Tillander and Greta Kajsa Johansdotter. Ingeborg was the daughter of Nels/Nus Salmonson/Solmonson and Engeberg M.
Lou’s maternal grandfather was Waldemar Gustave Berg (the son of Louis Berg and Pauline Oertel). Waldemar was born in Wisconsin. Louis was the son of Charles/Carl Berg and Wilhelmina/Minnie Streck. Pauline was the daughter of Christian Oertel and Wilhelmina Ehrhardt.
Lou’s maternal grandmother was Evelyn Purdy (the daughter of William Ward Purdy and Dorothy Coffin). Evely was born in Minnesota. William was the son of Rev. Edward James Purdy and Charlotte Marie Shipman. Dorothy was the daughter of Wilbur Fisk Coffin and Ellen Brooks.
His mother is of German and English descent.