Thomas Bangalter
Place of Birth: Paris, France
Date of Birth: 3 January, 1975
Ethnicity: French [including Breton], one quarter Ashkenazi Jewish, 1/128th Italian
Thomas Bangalter is a French musician, record producer, singer, songwriter, DJ, and composer. He was one half of house music duo Daft Punk, alongside Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo. He has also released music solo, as a member of house trio Stardust, and as part of house duo Together. He owned music label Roulé, and has scored several films, as well as served as director and cinematographer.
He is the son of music composer and artist Daniel Vangarde (Bangalter) and choreographer Thérèse Thoreux. Thomas is married to actress Élodie Bouchez, with whom he has two children.
Thomas’s paternal grandfather was Leon Bangalter/Bankhalter (the son of Moshe/Moïse Bankhalter/Bangalter and Charna/Tsharna/Tsarna Beinstock/Binschtok). Leon was born in Paris, to Polish Jewish parents. Moshe was born in Wlodawa, the son of Slomo/Salomon/Szlomo Bankhalter and Haia/Chemka. Charna was born in Bielce, the daughter of Aron Beinstock/Binschtok.
Thomas’s paternal grandmother was Louise Yvette Méritan (the daughter of Charles Albert Louis Méritan and Yvonne Léonie Guilloux). Louise was born in Goult, Vaucluse, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur. Yvonne was the daughter of Louis Guilloux, who was from Loudéac, Côtes d’Armor, Brittany, and of Marie Léonie Breuillé, from Chatillon sur Seine, Côte d’Or, Bourgogne-Franche Comté.
Thomas’s maternal grandfather was Maurice Thoreux (the son of Auguste Thoreux and Marie Ratinaud). Maurice was born in Saint Brieuc, Côtes d’Armor, Brittany. Auguste was born in Saint Brieuc, the son of Henri Charles François Mathurin André Thoreux and Maria Anne Coupard. Thomas’s great-grandmother Marie was born in Paris, the daughter of Henri Ratinaud and Anne Charlotte Savoie.
Thomas’s maternal grandmother was Thérèse Jeanne Besse (the daughter of Jacques Pierre Emile Besse and Léonie Lemaire). Thérèse was born in Gournay-en-Bray, Seine-Maritime, Normandy. Jacques was born in Brive-la-Gaillarde, Corrèze, Limousin, the son of Antoine Besse and Marie Thérèse Valaperta, whose own great-grandfather, Hypollite Cassien Valaperta, was Italian, from Bucini, St Cassien, Diocese of Milan. Thomas’s great-grandmother Léonie was born in Vry, Moselle, Lorraine, the daughter of Didier Lemaire and Pauline Pallez.
Sources: Genealogy of Thomas Bangalter (focusing on his father’s side) – https://www.geni.com
Genealogy of Thomas’s father – https://gw.geneanet.org
Genealogy of Thomas’s paternal grandmother, Louise Yvette Méritan – https://gw.geneanet.org
Genealogy of Thomas Bangalter (focusing on his mother’s side) – https://gw.geneanet.org
Found his tree on Geneanet focusing on his mother’s side
https://gw.geneanet.org/simonl99?n=bangalter&oc=0&p=thomas&type=tree
Thomas’s maternal grandfather was Maurice Thoreux, the son of Auguste Thoreux and Marie Ratinaud. Maurice was born in Saint Brieuc, Côtes d’Armor, Brittany. Auguste was born in Saint Brieuc, to Henri Charles Thoreux and Marie Ratinaud. Marie was born in Paris, to Henri Ratinaud and Anne Charlotte Savoie.
Thomas’s maternal grandmother was Thérèse Jeanne Besse, the daughter of Jacques Pierre Besse and Léonie Lemaire. Thérèse was born in Gournay-en-Bray, Seine-Maritime, Normandy. Jacques was born in Brive-la-Gaillarde, Corrèze, Limousin, to Antoine Besse and Marie Thérèse Valaperta, whose great-grandfather, Hypollite Cassien Valaperta, was Italian, from Bucini, St Cassien, Diocese of Milan, Italy. Léonie was born in Vry, Moselle, Lorraine, to Didier Lemaire and Pauline Pallez.
*Correction: Auguste was born in Saint Brieuc, to Henri Charles Thoreux and Maria Anne Coupard.
His mother is choreographer Thérèse Thoreux, according to Wikipedia in French. https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Bangalter
Also, i think i found the genealogy of Thomas’ paternal great-grandparents, but i’m not really sure, and i hope Joseph John Boyce didn’t do anything here
https://www.geni.com/people/Moshe-Bankhalter-Bangalter/6000000114070720850
https://www.geni.com/people/Charna-Beinstock/6000000114070720932
i see you added the genealogy here, but Leon Bankhalter Bangalter couldn’t be his paternal grandfather, since he died 4 years before his father Daniel was born, so he was probaby Thomas’s paternal uncle-grandfather unless his year of death is false
Actually, his paternal grandfather was another Leon Bangalter, but Geni.com mixed the birth and death dates with the one who died (his parents are apparently correct, though). I’ve also found the genealogy of his paternal grandmother, who was ethnically French with some Breton origins, and not Jewish.
So it goes like this:
Ethnicity: French (including Breton), one quarter Ashkenazi Jewish
Thomas’s paternal grandfather was Leon Bangalter, the son of Moshe/Moïse Bankhalter/Bangalter and Charna/Tsharna/Tsarna Beinstock/Binschtok. Leon was born in Paris, to Polish Jewish parents. Moshe was born in Wlodawa, the son of Slomo/Salomon/Szlomo Bankhalter and Haia/Chemka. Charna was born in Bielce, the daughter of Aron Beinstock/Binschtok.
Thomas’s paternal grandmother was Louise Yvette Méritan, the daughter of Charles Albert Louis Méritan and Yvonne Léonie Guilloux. Louise was born in Goult, Vaucluse, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur. Yvonne was the daughter of Louis Guilloux, who was from Loudéac, Côtes d’Armor, Brittany, and of Marie Léonie Breuillé, from Chatillon sur Seine, Côte d’Or, Bourgogne-Franche Comté.
Sources from Geneanet
https://gw.geneanet.org/hubertcottin?n=meritan&oc=&p=louise+yvette
https://gw.geneanet.org/biscuitashimai?iz=2&p=leon&n=bangalter
The group split up :(
Ethnic, is there a picture, please?
unfortunately he is wearing a mask in the all the pics available.