Paul Walker
Walker in 2009, Featureflash / Shutterstock.com
Birth Name: Paul William Walker IV
Date of Birth: September 12, 1973
Place of Birth: Glendale, Los Angeles, California, United States
Date of Death: November 30, 2013
Place of Death: Valencia, Santa Clarita, California, U.S.
Ethnicity: English (mostly), some German, distant Scots-Irish/Northern Irish, Scottish, and Swiss-German
Paul Walker was an American actor. He was known for starring as Brian O’Conner in The Fast and the Furious franchise, as well as for his roles in the films Monster in the Closet, Tammy and the T-Rex, Meet the Deedles, Pleasantville, Varsity Blues, She’s All That, Brokedown Palace, The Skulls, Joy Ride (2001), Timeline, Noel (2004), Into the Blue, Eight Below, Running Scared, Flags of Our Fathers (2006), The Death and Life of Bobby Z, Stories USA, The Lazarus Project, Takers (2010), Vehicle 19, Pawn Shop Chronicles, Hours (2013), and Brick Mansions, and on television’s Highway to Heaven, Throb, and The Young and the Restless. The song “See You Again” was commissioned as a tribute to him.
Paul was the son of Cheryl Ann (Crabtree), a model, and Paul W. Walker III, a contractor and boxer who was a Golden Gloves champion. Among his siblings is actor Cody Walker. Paul was of mostly English ancestry, with a smaller amount of German roots, along with distant Scots-Irish/Northern Irish, Scottish, and Swiss-German. His family tree included (relatively) recent emigrants from England and Germany, as well as English roots from ancestors who had long lived in New England, and elsewhere in the U.S.
Paul had a daughter, actress and model Meadow Walker, with his former partner Rebecca Soteros.
Paul’s paternal grandfather was Paul William Walker II (the son of Paul William Walker and Harriett/Harriet June Willey). Paul’s grandfather Paul was born in Los Angeles, Los Angeles Co., California. He was a boxer, known as “Irish” Billie Walker, but it is not clear if he had any Irish ancestry. Paul’s great-grandfather Paul was born in Monroe, Green, Wisconsin, the son of English-born parents, George Walker and Anna/Anne/Ann Augusta Tilley, who was born in Clerkenwell, London. Paul’s great-grandmother Harriett was born in Springfield, Sangamon, Illinois, the daughter of Charles Leon Willey, whose family had deep roots in Massachusetts, and of Ella Pearl Clark. Ella’s mother’s maiden name was also Walker.
Paul’s paternal grandmother was June Vivian Oefinger (the daughter of Elmer John Oefinger and Betsey/Betsy Idell Spooner). June was born in Meriden, New Haven, Connecticut. Elmer was born in Greenfield, Franklin, Massachusetts, the son of Johannes “John” Oefinger, a German emigrant, from Trossingen, Württemberg, and of Louisa/Louise Ann/C. Stark, who was born in Deerfield, Massachusetts, to German immigrants, Ludwig Frederick “Lewis” Stark and Mary/Marie Rechert/Richert. Paul’s great-grandmother Betsey was born in Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut, the daughter of William H. Spooner and Annie Woodruff Smith, who were from families long-resident in the United States, and of English descent.
Paul’s maternal grandfather was George Milton Crabtree (the son of Louis Franklin Crabtree and Nina Letha Price). George was born in St. Joseph, Buchanan, Missouri. Louis was born in Stillwater, Payne, Oklahoma, the son of George Ransom Crabtree and Dorcia/Dorothy/Doscia Griswald. Nina was the daughter of Clyde Delmar Price and Daisy Jane McGrew.
Paul’s maternal grandmother was Viola Annalee Smith (the daughter of Lester O. Smith and Hazel Clarinda Mitchell). Viola was born in Missouri. Lester was born in Elwood, Doniphan, Kansas, the son of George Wesley Smith and Frances Ellen Newman. Hazel was born in Colorado, the daughter of Henry S. Mitchell and Hattie Bell Hazelwood.
Walker in 2009, photo credit: Andre Luis
Sources: Genealogies of Paul Walker – https://www.geni.com
https://sites.google.com
https://famouskin.com
Paul’s paternal grandfather, Paul William Walker II, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Obituary of Paul’s paternal grandfather, Paul William Walker II – http://theworldlink.com
Birth record of Paul’s paternal great-grandfather, Paul William Walker – https://familysearch.org
Paul’s paternal great-grandmother, Harriett/Harriet June Willey, on the 1900 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Harriett/Harriet June Willey on the 1920 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Paul’s paternal great-great-grandfather, Charles Leon Willey, on the 1870 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Charles Leon Willey on the 1880 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Obituary of Paul’s paternal grandmother, June Vivian (Oefinger) Walker – http://theworldlink.com
Paul’s paternal great-grandmother, Betsey/Betsy Idell Spooner, on the 1910 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Death record of Paul’s paternal great-great-grandmother, Annie Woodruff (Smith) Spooner – https://www.familysearch.org
Paul looks more Irish than English to me, maybe even scotish. but the long blonde hair does remind me of Kevin Costner or Rudi Voller! also, apparently the -er syntax is very prominent in german like welker, voller, costner; he could easily have a lot of germanic ancestory.
You act like there’s some sort of difference between them. Scots, Irish, and English are virtually the same people all have celtic/germanic ancestry not just the English.
Anyway Paul looks mostly Germanic. Steinbeck (German American novelist) and Olof Mellberg (Swedish footballe) look EXACTLY like him. Which make me believe any Irish/English ancestry he has is probably of the part of Britain heavily of Germanic stock, because Paul looks nothing like most of the Brits who tend to look less Germanic than other Germanic regions such as Germany and Scandinavia.
What do you actually mean by Gemanic? Are you talking about colouring or facial structure?
Where would you guess this man is? A Celt or Germanic?
http://cdn2.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/migration_catalog/article25731178.ece/ALTERNATES/h342/pic981484
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he’s british
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What a terrible loss… he looks so German.
he doesn’t look german at all. i live in germany i can tell you that I’ve never seen a man like him here before. i would say that he looks british…
what a loss. rip
John Steinbeck, German American
http://www.biography.com/imported/images/Biography/Images/Profiles/S/John-Steinbeck-9493358-1-402.jpg
Looks exactly like Paul Walker. He looks far more German. Could pass in Scandinavia as well. Not many Brits look like Paul Walker at all. Brits aren’t that Germanic is most regions. Maybe in East England but ultimately someone like Gary Beadle aka Gaz from Geordie Shore is more representitive of what the average Brit looks like not Paul Walker. Most Brits are as Germanic looking a he is, maybe in the ancient times, noone do they look that way now have you been to Britain? most look more like the Beatles, dark hair and more dark looks.
As I have said, John Steinbeck was of 1/4 German descent. The rest of his ancestry was from the British Isles.
http://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=PED&db=haruspex&id=I020381
http://muse.jhu.edu/journals/stn/summary/v015/15.2robles.html
No they are not typical looking English ppl. Toby Stephens has a very English look and is by far the most common look youll see on the street for 30-45 year olds. If you notice British actors in British films typically have unique looks and not typical British, i guess directors like faces with personality for British roles. Whereas all the British actors who play Americans (and theres A LOT btw) actually do look British.
(heres a pic of Toby Stephens incase you’re wondering http://www.theplace2.ru/archive/toby_stephens/img/Toby_Stephens_02_05.jpg)
Google “Olof Mellberg”, you know what I mean
Why do they call the Swedish National Rugby team, “The Barbarians”?
he’s a soccer player. Anyhow the Barbaric tribes cames from Scandinavia
Well, you can easily tell from his looks that he, as he said himself, is mostly of Irish decent. Just look at those good rugged masculine looks and great blue eyes. They are so typical of Irishmen. His Irish blood definitely dominates. I can’t see any English blood in his looks, maybe a bit of German. When I visited Ireland a few years ago, I saw many good-looking men of similar looks.
His Irish ancestry isn’t even confirmed, so he isn’t mostly Irish. I’m not saying he doesn’t have Irish ancestry he likely does but Irish is falsely claimed more than Native American
I don’t see any English either, yes there’s some Irish but there seems to be a lot more German in his looks… it’s pretty hard to miss it.
Just because Germans were Nazi white supremacists doesn’t mean they look like what they think is superior, show me a pic of a German who looks like Paul Walker…. He’s 7/8 English and only 1/8 German so obviously he looks more English.
I think he looks Northern European (Swedish and Norwegian) more than anything and England was invaded by Vikings for centuries so there is Viking blood in England, but no Vikings invaded Germany which is why Germany has a similar amount of blue eyes as Southern Europe. I’ve been to both England and Germany and England has more Northern European looking people than Germany.
I do think he looks really British isles though, heres an example of a Northern European
http://i.imgur.com/1YyEvtu.jpg
They have almost asian eyes. Paul has the face structure, facial features and eye shape most often found in the British isles
Just because you don’t like Germans, and like to bring up their Nazi past, doesn’t mean he doesn’t look German… anyone without a bias can easily recognize his Germanic features.
I’ve been to England and Germany too, the blonde hair alone is a dead give away, how many blondes are on the english national team? zero.
Germans are not Germanic despite the name, Germanic tribes were situated in Denmark not Germany. Germany is in Central Europe and has had influence from all different kinds of ethnicities over the years, and are in no way, shape, or form “Germanic.” Most of the Germanic tribes went North to Scandinavia and west to the British Isles, which is why people of British Isles descent are more closely related to Scandinavians than Germans are
and is also why the vast majority of the Nordic looking Americans turn out to be British isles descent and NOT German. And I brought up Nazis because they have brain washed people into thinking Germans are nordic when they’re not.
Also the majority of the English football team arent ethnically English, the English rugby team would be a better example
edit, maybe you should learn the definition of Germanic, hopefully you don’t really believe the stuff that comes out of your mouth.
yeah Nazi’s brainwashed people to thinking their Nordic haha… that’s a first, time for some medical attention?
lol you’re mad because you know its true. Look up the definition of Germanic, they were tribes that resided in DENMARK and the majority either went north to Scandinavia or west to the British Isles. Some of the Germanic tribes that went west include the Anglos, Saxons, Jutes, and later Vikings. None of those settled in Germany, which is why blonde hair/blue eyes is more common in the British Isles than Germany.
Those were all North Germanic tribes btw and no North Germanics settled in Germany only in Scandinavia and the British Isles. The only Germanics tribes who settled in Germany were Southern Germanics
Oh I am the mad one? Looks like you’ve got it backwards again, your only making 3+ posts — to my one — vehemently trying to justify your false claims.
You’re so brainwashed, i don’t even know why i should have to be the one to correct you? how can one not know that the definition of Germanic includes > relating to Germany <.
"1.
of, relating to, or denoting the branch of the Indo-European language family that includes English, German, Dutch, Frisian, the Scandinavian languages, and Gothic.
2.
having characteristics of or attributed to Germans or Germany.
"she had an almost Germanic regard for order"
noun
1.
the Germanic languages collectively."
What a surprise, all of the definitions of Germanic include Germany, FACT. Like I said… show me a definition that does not include Germany, now take your meds and piss off.
well YOU’RE the one who says he doesn’t look English AND says he has Germanic features, and I proved that England is Germanic, and that he looks Scandinavian NOT German. English people are more closely to Scandinavians than Germans so he looks English not German.
Show me an example of a German who looks like Paul Walker, theres A LOT of British Isles and Scandinavians who look like him but I’ve never seen a German who does
the British Isles clusters closer to Scandinavia than Germany does
http://i.imgur.com/xtAEIvK.png
“Look up the definition of Germanic”
That is a direct quote from you, that’s what you told me to do — i did it, and it turns out i was right, and you were WRONG!
Now you want me to show you people that have blond hair and blue eyes that are German? hahahhaha jeez how about you show me some englishmen with blonde hair that are actually skinny and in shape lol
I could show you pics of 100 English men who look like Paul Walker and youd still say “They must have German ancestry” or “They look German not English though” how about YOU show me a German who looks like Paul Walker
Just look about this site, all decent looking men with blond hair are predominately English yet Germans in denial still say they “look more German” even though they know its not true, Chris Hemsworth is another example of this. It’s not a coincidence that theyre all English, just accept it. England is more North and has more blue eyes than Germany
Have you learned the definition of Germanic yet?