02/18/2019 – Leomie Anderson – London Fashion Week Autumn/Winter 2019 – Naked Heart Foundation’s Fabulous Fund Fair – Arrivals – The Roundhouse, Chalk Farm Road – London, UK – Photo Credit: Landmark / PR Photos
Birth Name: Leomie Jasmin Francis Anderson
Place of Birth: Wandsworth, London, England, U.K.
Date of Birth: c. March 1993
Ethnicity: African-Jamaican
Leomie Anderson is a British model and designer.
Source http://www.vogue.it
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Place of Birth: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Date of Birth: July 18, 1994
Ethnicity: African-Barbadian
Lamar Johnson is a Canadian actor.
Birth Name: John Hassim Lundvik
Place of Birth: London, England, United Kingdom
Date of Birth: 27 January, 1983
Ethnicity: Black British
John Lundvik is a Swedish singer, songwriter, and sprinter.
He was adopted by a Swedish couple, Jane Maria (Lundqvist) and Bengt John Lundvik, living in the city when he was one week old. He continued to live in England until the age of six, when his family moved to Växjö in southern Sweden. It is not publicly known who his biological parents are.
He has two children with his partner, Panagiotta “Jotta” Martidou.
Cenac in 2018, photo by Prphotos.com
Birth Name: Wyatt John Foster Cenac, Jr.
Place of Birth: New York City, New York, U.S.
Date of Birth: April 19, 1976
Ethnicity:
*African-Grenadian, as well as 1/16th French (father)
*African-American (mother)
Wyatt Cenac is an American comedian, actor, producer, and writer.
Wyatt is the son of Patricia Hampton and Wyatt Cenac.
Wyatt’s father was born in Saint Mark Parish, Grenada. Wyatt was raised by his American mother and Trinidadian stepfather in Dallas, Texas.
A DNA test taken by Wyatt has stated that he shares maternal genetic ancestry with the Yoruba people from Nigeria.
Wyatt’s paternal grandfather is Francis Alphonso Cenac (the son of William Emanual/Emanuel Cenac and Isabella Fletcher). William was the son of Francis Cenac, who was born in Saint Lucia, to a French father and a black mother; and of Mary Emilia McVean.
Birth Name: Ronald José Acuña Blanco, Jr.
Place of Birth: La Guaira, Venezuela
Date of Birth: December 18, 1997
Ethnicity: African-Venezuelan
Ronald Acuna, Jr. is a Major League Baseball player (outfielder), playing for the Atlanta Braves.
Ronald Acuna jr. is the son of Ronald Acuna, Sr. and Leonelis Blanco. Acuna, Jr.’s maternal grandfather is named Romualdo Blanco.
Sources: https://www.mlb.com
https://baseballrelatives.wordpress.com
Birth Name: Wayne Martin Messam
Place of Birth: South Bay, Florida, U.S.
Date of Birth: June 7, 1974
Ethnicity: African-Jamaican
Wayne Messam is an American politician and businessperson. A member of the Democratic Party, he has been Mayor of Miramar, Florida, since April 1, 2015.
His parents were Jamaican.
Wayne is married to Angela, with whom he has three children.
Birth Name: Miguel Enrique Andújar
Place of Birth: San Cristóbal, Dominican Republic
Date of Birth: March 2, 1995
Ethnicity: African-Dominican Republic
Miguel Andújar is a Dominican professional baseball third baseman for the New York yankees of Major League Baseball (MLB).
Source: https://www.nj.com
Place of Birth: Brussels, Belgium
Date of Birth: 19 December, 1990
Ethnicity:
*25% Armenian
*25% Belgian
*25% Senegalese
*12.5% English
*12.5% French
Jenna Thiam is a French actress.
Her father, Sydney Thiam, is a percussionist, from Dakar, Senegal, and is of half Senegalese, one-quarter French, and one-quarter English descent. Her mother, Martine, is Belgian, and is of half Belgian and half Armenian descent.
Jenna is married to Portuguese singer Salvador Sobral.
Source: https://www.standard.co.uk
Birth Name: Phina Adannaya N. Oruche
Place of Birth: Liverpool South, Lancashire, England, U.K.
Date of Birth: 31 August, 1969
Ethnicity: Nigerian
Phina Oruche is a British actress, radio presenter, and model. Her parents are Nigerian. She is married and has one child.
Williams in 2017, pic by Prphotos
Birth Name: Jessica Renee Williams
Place of Birth: Los Angeles, California, United States
Date of Birth: July 31, 1989
Ethnicity: African-American
Jessica Williams is an American actress and comedian.
Her mother’s surname is Reynolds.
A DNA test traced some of her mother’s ancestry to the Bamileke people of Cameroon.
Bellew in 2018, photo by Prphotos.com
Birth Name: Anthony Lewis Bellew
Place of Birth: Liverpool, Lancashire, England, U.K.
Date of Birth: 30 November, 1982
Ethnicity:
*English (father)
*African (mother)
Tony Bellew is a British boxer and actor. He has won a numerous Commonwealth and ABA Championship titles. His father is white and his mother is black.
He played “Pretty” Ricky Conlan in the film Creed (2015).
Source: https://playerswiki.com
Birth Name: Chinsea Lee
Place of Birth: Kingston, Jamaica
Date of Birth: October 1, 1996
Ethnicity: African-Jamaican, Korean
Shenseea is a Jamaican dancehall artist. She is of Jamaican and Korean descent. She was featured on Christina Aguilera’s 2018 album Liberation, on the song “Right Moves.”
Birth Name: Jacqueline Mapei Cummings
Place of Birth: Providence, Rhode Island, U.S.
Date of Birth: December 20, 1983
Ethnicity: Liberian
Mapei is a Swedish-American recording artist.
Mapei is the daughter of Cora and Lasanah Richardson. Her parents are from Liberia. Mapei was raised between the U.S. and Sweden by her mother and stepfather.
Mapei’s paternal grandparents are named Samuel Richardson and Matilda Johnson.
Mapei’s maternal grandparents are named Daniel Togar and Martha.
Source: Marriage record of Mapei’s parents – http://www.familysearch.org
Kingi in 2017, pic by www.prphotos.com/
Birth Name: Masao Henry Kingi
Place of Birth: Los Angeles, California, United States
Date of Birth: June 3, 1970
Ethnicity:
*father – African-American, 1/4 Japanese, 1/8th Louisiana Creole [French, African]
*mother – British Isles, possibly other
Hank Kingi is an American stuntman and actor. He is the son of Eilene Frances (Davis) and stuntman and actor Henry Kingi (Masao Henry Kingi). His half-brother is stuntman Alex Kingi.
Hank’s paternal grandfather was Masao Kingi (the son of Inomata Kingi and Genevieve Beckham). Masao was born in Florida. Inomata was Japanese, from Niigata. Genevieve was black, and was the daughter of Ephraim Beckham, who was African-American, from Alabama, and Mary E. Farinas/Farines/Ferinas, who was born in Pensacola, Florida, likely of Spanish and African and/or Native American descent.
Hank’s paternal grandmother was Henriella D. Dunn (the daughter of Henry Maceo Dunn and Essie Lee Filhiol). Henriella was black, and was born in Illinois, to parents from Louisiana. Henry was the son of James Morrison Dunn and Zilla A. Morehead. Essie was the daughter of John Filhiol, who was a Louisiana Creole, of French and African descent, and of Ella Green, whose parents were African-American, from Georgia.
Hank’s maternal grandfather likely was named John L. Davis.
Hank’s maternal grandmother’s surname was Spencer.
Sources: Marriage record of Hank’s paternal grandparents, Masao Kingi and Henriella Dunn – https://www.familysearch.org
Genealogy of Hank’s paternal grandfather, Masao Kingi – https://www.findagrave.com
Hank’s paternal great-grandmother, Genevieve Beckham, on the 1910 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org
Death record of Hank’s paternal great-great-grandmother, Mary E. Farinas/Farines/Ferinas – https://www.familysearch.org
Hank’s paternal grandfather, Henriella D. Dunn, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org
Genealogy of Hank’s paternal grandmother, Henriella D. Dunn – https://www.findagrave.com
Genealogy of Henriella Dunn (through her sister) – https://wc.rootsweb.com
https://wc.rootsweb.com
https://www.ancestry.com
Birth Name: Alex Nathan Kingi
Place of Birth: Los Angeles, California, United States
Date of Birth: September 7, 1986
Ethnicity:
*father – African-American, 1/4 Japanese, 1/8th Louisiana Creole [French, African]
*mother – English, German, Scottish, distant Dutch and French
Alex Kingi is an American stuntman and actor. He is the son of actor, model, author, singer, acting coach, and adjunct professor Lindsay Wagner (Lindsay Jean Wagner) and stuntman and actor Henry Kingi (Masao Henry Kingi). His half-brother is stuntman Hank Kingi.
Alex’s paternal grandfather was Masao Kingi (the son of Inomata Kingi and Genevieve Beckham). Inomata was Japanese, from Niigata. Genevieve was black, and was the daughter of Ephraim Beckham, who was African-American, from Alabama, and Mary E. Farinas/Farines/Ferinas, who was born in Pensacola, Florida, likely of Spanish and African and/or Native American descent.
Alex’s paternal grandmother was Henriella D. Dunn (the daughter of Henry Maceo Dunn and Essie Lee Filhiol). Henriella was black, and was born in Illinois, to parents from Louisiana. Henry was the son of James Morrison Dunn and Zilla A. Morehead. Essie was the daughter of John Filhiol, who was a Louisiana Creole, of French and African descent, and of Ella Green, whose parents were African-American, from Georgia.
Alex’s maternal grandfather was William Nowels “Bill” Wagner (the son of Virgil Oscar “Bill” Wagner and Alice Ellen Nowels). Virgil was the son of Ralph Oscar Wagner and Vernie Cleveland. Alice was the daughter of George William Nowels and Matie Gray.
Alex’s maternal grandmother was Marilyn Louise Thrasher (the daughter of Edward Lee Thrasher and Louise Ann Edwards). Edward was the son of Schuyler E. Thrasher, whose parents were Canadian, and of Paulina Anna “Lena” Reiman, whose parents were German. Louise was the daughter of George Murray Edwards and Nellie Louisa Day.
Marriage record of Alex’s paternal grandparents, Masao Kingi and Henriella Dunn – https://www.familysearch.org
Genealogy of Alex’s paternal grandfather, Masao Kingi – https://www.findagrave.com
Alex’s great-grandmother, Genevieve Beckham, on the 1910 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org
Death record of Alex’s great-great-grandmother, Mary E. Farinas/Farines/Ferinas – https://www.familysearch.org
Alex’s paternal grandfather, Henriella D. Dunn, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org
Genealogy of Alex’s paternal grandmother, Henriella D. Dunn – https://www.findagrave.com
Genealogy of Henriella Dunn – https://wc.rootsweb.com
https://wc.rootsweb.com/
https://www.ancestry.com
Genealogy of Alex’s mother, Lindsay Wagner – https://www.geni.com
Birth Name: Ilhan Abdullahi Omar
Place of Birth: Mogadishu, Somalia
Date of Birth: October 4, 1981
Ethnicity: Somali, Bendari
Ilhan Omar is an American politician. A member of the Democratic Party, she has been a Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Minnesota, since January 3, 2019.
She was born in Mogadishu, the daughter of Fadhuma Abukar Haji Hussein and Nur Omar Mohamed. Her father is of Somali descent and her mother is of Bendari ancestry, a group of partially Yemenite ancestry. Ilhan is married to Ahmed Hirsi, with whom she has three children.
She is a Muslim and belongs to the Majeerteen clan.
Her family left Somalia during the Somali Civil War in the 1990s, first living in the Dadaab refugee camp in nearby Garissa County, Kenya, and then the U.S., eventually settling in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Ilhan became a U.S. citizen in 2000.
Ilhan’s grandfather was named Abukar. He was the director of Somalia’s National Marine Transport.
Birth Name: Kyle Andrew Walker
Place of Birth: Sheffield, Yorkshire, England, U.K.
Date of Birth: 28 May, 1990
Ethnicity:
*African-Jamaican (father)
*English (mother)
Kyle Walker is an English professional footballer. He plays as a right back for Premier League club Manchester City and the English national team.
Kyle is the son of Tracey and Michael Walker. His father is Jamaican and his mother is English. He has two children with his partner Annie Kilner.
Birth Name: Charles Olatokunbo D. O. Babalola
Place of Birth: Lambeth, London, England, U.K.
Date of Birth: c. August 1988
Ethnicity: Nigerian
Charles Babalola is a British actor. His surname is Yoruba for “father is wealth.”
Verdun in 2018, photo by Prphotos.com
Birth Name: Ian McShane Verdun
Place of Birth: Orange, California, United States
Date of Birth: August 22, 1985
Ethnicity:
*father – European
*mother – Louisiana Creole [African, French, possibly other]
Ian Verdun is an American actor.
Ian’s maternal grandfather is James Camille/Camillie Verdun (the son of Joseph Verdun and Elvina/Elvena/Elvira Gadney/Gradney). James was born in Texas. Joseph was born in Louisiana, the son of Camille/Camile Verdun and Mary Boutte. Elvina was born in Louisiana, the daughter of Louis “Mayo” Gradney and Rosa Fontenot.
Ian’s maternal grandmother is Barbara Joe Hebert (the daughter of Cojo Hebert and Genevieve Doll). Barbara was born in Louisiana.
Source: Obituary of Ian’s father – http://www.legacy.com
Birth Name: Olatunde Oladorun Fagbenle
Place of Birth: Westminster, London, England, U.K.
Date of Birth: 22 January, 1980
Ethnicity:
*Yoruba Nigerian (father)
*English, Irish (mother)
O. T. Fagbenle is a British actor, writer, and director. His father, Tunde Fagbenle, is a Nigerian journalist. His mother, Ally Bedford, is British, and has English, Irish, or Anglo-Irish, ancestry.
He is a brother of film producer and entrepreneur Luti Fagbenle, artist, director, and producer Daps, and WBNA player Temi Fagbenle.
His first name Olatunde means “wealth” in Yoruba.
