Travis Kalanick
Kalanick in 2014, photo by Prphotos
Birth Name: Travis Cordell Kalanick
Place of Birth: Los Angeles, California, United States
Date of Birth: August 6, 1976
Ethnicity:
*father – Rusyn [likely]
*mother – Ashkenazi Jewish (three quarters), German, Irish
Travis Kalanick is an American computer programmer and businessperson. He co-founded, and was chief executive officer (CEO) of, ride-sharing multinational transportation company Uber. He also co-founded peer-to-peer file sharing company Red Swoosh, and started venture fund 10100.
He is the son of Bonnie, who worked in newspaper retail advertising, and Donald Kalanick, a civil engineer for Los Angeles. His father is the grandson of emigrants from the Czech lands, who were likely ethnic Rusyns. His mother, Bonnie, was of three quarters Ashkenazi Jewish background; her own maternal grandfather was of German and Irish descent.
His half-niece is actress Allisyn Ashley Arm. Allisyn’s mother is Travis’ half-sister, through Travis’ father.
Travis’ paternal grandfather was Michael Andrew “Mike” Kalanick (the son of Johannes/Jan Kulhánek/Kalyanin, later John Kalanick, and of Anna Polanská/Polansky). Michael was born in Montana, to Rusyn parents. John was born in Valaškovce, Slovakia, the son of Paulus Kalyanin and Maria Onufreva/Onufriov-Csornej.
Travis’ paternal grandmother was Mary Zeyock (the daughter of Jiří “George” Zeyock and Anna “Annie” Androsová). Mary was born in Montana, to Rusyn parents.
Travis’ maternal grandfather was Morris/Maurice Bloom (also known as Maurice Buddy Bloom, the son of Frank Bloom and Rose Winegart). Morris was born in California. Frank was a Polish Jewish immigrant, and was the son of Morris Bloom. Rose was a Russian Jewish immigrant.
Travis’ maternal grandmother was Shirley Anita Ehni (the daughter of Charles Joseph Ehni and Tillie Kohn). Shirley was born in Ohio. Charles was the son of Charles William Ehni, whose parents were of German descent, and of Anna Haver, whose parents were Irish. Travis’ maternal grandmother Tillie was the daughter of Samuel “Sam” Kohn, a German Jewish immigrant, and of Esther Eppstein, a Polish Jewish immigrant.
Sources: Genealogy of Travis Kalanick – https://www.geni.com
Marriage record of Travis’ parents – https://familysearch.org
Marriage record of Travis’ paternal grandparents, Michael Andrew “Mike” Kalanick and Mary Zeyack – https://familysearch.org
Baptismal record of Travis’ paternal great-grandfather, Johannes/Jan Kulhánek/Kalyanin – https://familysearch.org
Marriage record of Travis’ maternal grandparents, Maurice Buddy Bloom and Shirley Anita Ehni – https://familysearch.org
Birth record of Travis’ maternal grandfather, Morris/Maurice Bloom – https://familysearch.org
Death record of Travis’ maternal great-grandfather, Frank Bloom – https://familysearch.org
Travis’ maternal great-great-grandfather, Charles William Ehni, on the 1880 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
I suggest to add Allisyn under her married name Allisyn Ashley Snyder, as well as her own husband, actor Dylan Riley Snyder, to this site.
Bablah, what are Kalanick’s precise ethnicities, other than Jewish?
Kalyanin family was rather obviously East Slavic (likely Rusyn, but I don’t want to rule out Ukrainian).
I found a bunch of Ukrainian sources calling the village of Valaškovce (which doesn’t exist anymore) either a Rusyn or Lemko Ukrainian village (note that Ukrainians often claim Rusyns as their own so this is a bit tricky subject), while http://www.rusyn.sk has it on a list of Rusyn villages in Slovakia.
Here’s John on a baptism record:
https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V1NS-RR8
Charles William Ehni on a census:
https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M89L-MGP
His parent’s were John Ehni and Henrietta Haas