Pharrell Williams
Williams in 2013, photo by Prphotos.com
Birth Name: Pharrell Lanscilo Williams
Place of Birth: Virginia Beach, Virginia, U.S.
Date of Birth: April 5, 1973
Ethnicity: African-American
Pharrell Williams is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, record producer, entrepreneur, and fashion designer. He is a member of the music duo The Neptunes, with Chad Hugo, and the rock band N.E.R.D, which also includes Chad. He is also known as Pharrell, Skateboard P, Sk8board, Auto Goon, Magnum, the Verb Lord; and Station Wagon P.
His parents, Carolyn L. (Hoggard) and Pharoah Williams, Jr., are both African-American. Pharrell is married to model Helen Lasichanh, with whom he has four children. He is said to be a cousin of musician, record producer, and DJ Timbaland.
Pharrell’s paternal grandfather was Pharoah/Pharaoh Williams, Sr. (the son of Cato Thomas Williams and Ora Cooper). Pharrell’s grandfather Pharoah was born in North Carolina. Cato was the son of Fenner Williams and Martha Alford. Fenner’s parents, Louis May and Louisa, were slaves, and Fenner likely also was born into slavery.
Pharrell’s paternal grandmother was Carol Lee “Carrie” Sills/Sears (the daughter of Mark Stamper Sills and Rebecca O’Niel/O’Neal). Carrie was born in North Carolina. Mark was the son of Ed Sills and Lucy Stamp. Rebecca was the daughter of Rufus O’Niel and Joanna Allen.
Pharrell’s maternal grandfather was Cleon Dorson Hoggard, Sr. (the son of James Edward Hoggard and Emma Edwards).
Pharrell’s maternal grandmother was Lucille Sarah Johnson (the daughter of Lee Edward Johnson and Sarah F. Lamb/Lambe).
Williams with wife Helen Lasichanh, 2014
An article published at “Diary of a Hollywood Street King” claimed that Pharrell’s mother is Filipino. This information is not accurate. Pharrell’s mother is African-American, and is pictured at the bottom right of this page. Also, for whatever reason, Ebony.com stated that Pharrell is of part Laotian descent. They may have confused Pharrell’s mother with Pharrell’s wife, Helen Lasichanh, who is of part Laotian descent.
Sources: Family history of Pharrell Williams, by Megan Smolenyak Smolenyak – https://www.megansmolenyak.com
Accompanying video – https://www.youtube.com
Diary of a Hollywood Street King article that makes the incorrect claim that Pharrell’s mother is Filipino – http://diaryofahollywoodstreetking.com
Genealogy of Pharrell Williams (focusing on his father’s side) – http://www.geni.com
He looks just like his mother.
Pharrell’s mother is Filipino. Why is it not listed on here? He looks very Filipino, even more than Black.
http://www.urbanpinas.com/pharrell-williams-half-filipino/
you must be talking about Bruno Mars, Pharell’s mom is black.
This is Pharrell’s mother http://www.nabfeme.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/Carolyn-Williams-150×150.jpg
God, you guys are all fucking stupid. African-Americans are a majority of the time, mixed. We are mixed because of slavery. I am mixed, but I am African-American and you will not tell me otherwise.
Another stupid thing I wanted to point out…high cheekbones means they’re mixed with Asian or native american? are you stupid? Have you not seen the black people from east Africa? the ones from Somali and Ethiopia? their fucking cheekbones are on their eyes they’re so goddamn high.
You guys need to stop generalizing people, especially black people. We’re one of the most genetically diverse group of people on this planet, we don’t all look the same and we don’t all have just one feature.
Pharrell’s parents are both AFRICAN-AMERICAN, get over it and shut the fuck up.
You all act like being just black is a bad thing, sorry, but we’re attractive too.
Ikr? We can never be just Black. They’ll fight tooth and nail to dilute the Blackness even with copious evidence to the contrary. It’s sickening.
i think he’s ugly as fk. never understood the hype surrounding this overrated and arrogant douche
The power of the internet, as you hide behind it to judge others as you have nothing else to do…sad.
He is ugly though. Not everyone is a groupie like you.
to “wowsergirl” not Alice
(sorry Alice lol)
you can feel good about those blonde tribe living in remote part of Africa but they are genetically distant then you. they are could be more genetically distinguish
as a Asian to an African.