Neil deGrasse Tyson
Tyson in 2015, photo by prphotos
Place of Birth: Manhattan, New York City, New York, U.S.
Date of Birth: October 5, 1958
Ethnicity: African-Caribbean [including Nevisian], Puerto Rican
Neil deGrasse Tyson is an American astrophysicist, cosmologist, author, and science communicator.
He is the son of Sunchita Maria (Feliciano), a gerontologist, and Cyril deGrasse Tyson, a sociologist. His father was from an African-Caribbean family. His mother was born in New York, to Puerto Rican parents. Neil is married to Alice Young, with whom he has two children.
Neil’s paternal grandfather was named Albert Tyson. Albert was from the Caribbean.
Neil’s paternal grandmother was named Altima deGrasse. Altima was born on Nevis.
Neil’s maternal grandfather was Pedro Feliciano (the son of Ramon Feliciano and Asuncion Cabrera). Ramon was the son of Antonio Feliciano.
Neil’s maternal grandmother was Juana Olmo (the daughter of Ramon Olmo and Maria Perez). Maria was the daughter of Hilario Perez and Mariana Abraham.
Sources: Genealogy of Neil deGrasse Tyson – http://www.wikitree.com
Neil’s father on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
https://www.familysearch.org/tree/pedigree/landscape/G789-SHK
*father – African-Nevisian, African-Dominican (from Dominica)
*mother – Puerto Rican
his mother’s great-grandmother was born in USVI too
PR isn’t an ethnicity, dudes…
I take it that he’s of subsaharan-African, native American & Spanish descent (Mestizo).
Quote(PR isn’t an ethnicity, dudes)
Well actually it is and Ethnicity. as well as a Nationality. They have their (cultural traditions , language, history etc.) . Also he’s not necessarily SSA . You guys have to get off that bottlenecking black people in one spot. Black people were all over Africa, and always have been. The fact is , the first black people to come to the new world(according to official history) , came from North Africa
Didn’t know he was PR.his show was boring