Rihanna
02/24/2016 – Rihanna – BRIT Awards 2016 – Arrivals – O2 Arena – London, UK – Photo Credit: Landmark / PR Photos
Birth Name: Robyn Rihanna Fenty
Place of Birth: Saint Michael, Barbados
Date of Birth: February 20, 1988
Ethnicity:
*father – mix of African-Barbadian and European-Barbadian [Scottish, English, Irish]
*mother – African-Guyanese
Rihanna is a Barbadian singer, songwriter, businessperson, dancer, record producer, and actress. She has been Barbadian Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, since 20 September, 2018.
She is the daughter of Ronald Fenty, who is from Barbados, and Monica (Brathwaite), who is from Guyana. She has two children with her partner, American rapper, songwriter, and record producer ASAP Rocky.
Rihanna’s paternal grandfather was African-Barbadian. Rihanna’s paternal grandmother, who is white, has Scottish, English, and Irish ancestry. Rihanna’s mother is of African-Guyanese descent. In an interview with Allure magazine, Rihanna stated that she was bullied in school and called ‘white’ by the other kids while growing up in Barbados.
Rihanna’s paternal grandfather was named Reginald Leslie Forde (the son of Helen Forde). Helen was the daughter of Joseph Nathanael “Joe” Forde and Louisa Jane Bascom.
Rihanna’s paternal grandmother is Elizabeth “Betty” Fenty (the daughter of Stanley Fitzherbert Fenty and Hilda Olga Coppin). Elizabeth is white. Her parents were born in Barbados. The surname Fenty is usually Scottish and the surname Coppin is usually English. Rihanna’s grandmother is also cited as having Irish ancestry. Elizabeth is from a family of “Red Legs,” descendants of slaves from the British Isles who were sent to Barbados. Stanley likely was the grandson of John Fitzherbert Fenty and Mary Louisa Jane Fenty.
Rihanna’s maternal grandfather is named Lionel Brathwaite.
Rihanna’s maternal grandmother is named Clara “Dolly” Viola Venetta Johnson.
Rihanna in 2011
Sources: Genealogy of Rihanna – https://www.geni.com
Death record of Rihanna’s paternal great-grandparents, Stanley Fitzherbert Fenty and Hilda Olga Coppin – http://www.findagrave.com
Obituary of Rihanna’s maternal grandmother, Clara Viola Venetta (Johnson) Brathwaite – http://downesandwilson.com
i’ve always thought that rihanna was mixed with something like italian, white, black, hadean, or african. p.s but she’s very pretty.
kl she preeety!
spanish and italians can and do have blond hair and blue eyes and light skin. look at pau gasol from the lakers. hes from spain hes got blond hair and light skin and blue eyes. frank sinatra had blue eyes and light skin too. i have italian friends who are whiter than my irish friends.
she is not spanish or italian so why did you put this here, eventhouh what you said is true.
Yeah wht she said we didn’t ask for a speech about Spanish and Italians shyt u fenna change the subject like a bitch
she can’t be mixed because only her dad is.she is concered black.deal with it.look at nose,hair,etc…
Hey, where did her dad’s racial make in her go? Look at the skin, face and mouth. (She’s mixed alright) I justwant to be perfectly honest and say that there are very few mono raced people especially US Blacks. While it’s true that al,ost everyone of Black heritage is mixed not everyone has enough to show their other ethnicities. When I watched Snoop Dogg’s test results I wasn’t that surprized because even though he’s dark he has distinct features from other cultures. Chris Rock didn’t surprise me because h has some features that aren’t mono Black. George; however, suprised me because he looks Black Hispanic. Rihanna doesn’t surprise me but James Earl Jones does so it just goes to show you never can tell by looking.
You are right. I’m slightly mixed but it comes out in my hair and the undertones of my skin. My dad’s eyes are even light brown. But yes, most US blacks are mixed whether they want to believe it or not. Embrace your heritage is what I say. I embrace being a black person of mixed ancestry.
she is not a US black but she is west indian which is very mixed!!!
Uaooooo im going to show this discussion to my friends, it demonstrate how much dumb americans are, i just found out that my self and other 40 million spanish peoples are not white… guys really, u can continue this crazyness online, no problem, but if u head down in Madrid or everywhere else in Spain dont mix up south american indians, arab north africans or even gipsyes during a discussion/argument bcz u will get problems, there is an invasion and demographic replacement going on, racial tension are hig bcz of unemployement.. if u tell a spanish men that is the same as a dominican mulatto or a peruvian indian u will get in trouble… Good continuation with ur crazyness… Jorge
wtf does this have to do with rhianna?
The truth of the matter is the people of spain are inherintly racsist, this has grown out of the centruries of invasion, occupation and immagration of peoples including moors,arabs,north africans and gysps. However ironically another ‘consqence’ of these invasions means the people of spain are no longer ‘pure’.
ps. sorry this has nothing to do with rhi rhi just had to reply to jorge!
the spanish people are not racist, they’ve been mixed, and they can tell it, proudly.
and mostly they’re white, even knowing they we’re mixed before, they’re not the type of germanics, but if you look at italians, they’re just the same as spanish, also greek people, bulgarian, croatian… they’re not the germanic type of blonde & green/blue eyed type of european.
Hey, you’re equal and please show this to your friends and tell them Midnight says hello. You’re skin color and race are irrelevant. You can say Mulatos and Peruvian Indians all you want but you aren’t ever!!!! gonna be better than them so I’d take being equal. Your skin hair texture facial features or quick wit won’t get you anywhere that counts because all that garbage stays on the earth. You must of forgotten who made all of us and if the words “In his Image” are unfamiliar than you need to ask somebody. Now back to the subject at hand; I think Rhianna is a really neat mixture.