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Olivier Vernon

September 26, 2017, 6:57 am
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Olivier Vernon (35) – 2010 NCAA Football – South Florida at Miami Hurricanes (23-20) – November 27, 2010 – Sun Life Stadium – Miami Gardens, FL, USA – Photo Credit: LUIS BLANCO / PR Photos

Birth Name: Olivier Alexander Vernon

Place of Birth: Miami, Florida, U.S.

Date of Birth: October 7, 1990

Ethnicity:
*Afro-Jamaican (father)
*Swiss (mother)

Olivier Vernon is an American football defensive end for the New York Giants of the National Football League.

Olivier is the son of Lascelles Anthony Vernon and Bernadette Silvia (Feldman) Vernon. Lascelles is from Jamaica and Bernadette is from Switzerland.

Source: https://www.si.com

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Jade Thompson

October 3, 2017, 10:47 pm
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Jade Thompson – Cosmopolitan Ultimate Women of the Year Awards 2011 – Outside – Banqueting House, Whitehall – London, UK – Photo Credit: Landmark / PR Photos

Birth Name: Jade Louise Thompson

Place of Birth: Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England, U.K.

Date of Birth: 22 January, 1991

Ethnicity:
*Afro-Jamaican (father)
*English (mother)

Jade Thompson is a British model. She is known for being the winner of Britain & Ireland’s Next Top Model.

Jade’s father is Afro-Jamaican. Jade’s mother, Dawn Evans, is English and white.

Jade has stated:

My dad’s black and his family are from Jamaica so I’m mixed race, but my ginger hair is from my nan. I have three older brothers, one is paler than me with a blond afro and the others have much darker skin than me, so we’re a real mix of genes.

Source: Birth record of Jade Thompson – http://www.familysearch.org

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Camille McDonald

October 11, 2017, 8:41 am
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Camille McDonald – Ludacris Hosts 2010 BET Awards Black Carpet Post Party – Boulevard 3 – Hollywood, CA, USA – Photo Credit: Keadrick D. Washington / PR Photos

Birth Name: Camille Sheree McDonald

Place of Birth: New York City, New York, U.S.

Date of Birth: November 26, 1977

Ethnicity: Afro-Jamaican

Camille McDonald is an American model and television personality.

Camille is the daughter of Lorna E. M. (Seaton) and Patrick Winston McDonald. Camille’s parents are Jamaican. Camille was raised in North East Bronx and Mamaroneck, New York.

Source: Marriage record of Camille’s parents – http://www.familysearch.org

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Kathryne Dora Brown

October 13, 2017, 5:50 am
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Place of Birth: Los Angeles, California, United States

Date of Birth: February 10, 1971

Ethnicity:
*Afro-Jamaican (father)
*Irish, English, Scottish, German (mother)

Kathryne Dora Brown is an American actress. She is the daughter of actors Tyne Daly and Georg Stanford Brown. Her uncle is actor Tim Daly.

Kathryne’s father was born in Havana, Cuba, to Jamaican parents, and moved to the U.S. with his family at age seven.

Kathryne’s maternal grandfather was James Daly (born James Firman Daly; the son of Percifer “Percey” Charles Daly and Dorothy Ethelbert Hogan), an actor. Percifer was the son of John Daly, whose parents were Irish, and Elizabeth Nancy Smith. Dorothy was the daughter of John Francis Hogan, whose parents were Irish, and Martha Ellen “Mattie” Jones.

Kathryne’s maternal grandmother was Hope Newell (born Mary Hope Newell; the daughter of John Pierce Newell and Maria Hope St. Clair), an actress. John was the son of Charles H. Newell and Ida Mae Pierce. Maria was the daughter of John Franklin St. Clair and Mary Jane Lemon.

Sources: Genealogy of Kathryne’s mother – https://www.geni.com

Mention of Kathryne’s father’s ancestry – http://people.com

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Annaliese Dayes

October 24, 2017, 7:27 am
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Annaliese Dayes – Vin + Omi Spring/Summer 2018 Collection Show VIP Afterparty at Andaz London Liverpool Street on September 11, 2017 – Andaz Liverpool Street Hotel, 40 Liverpool Street – London, UK – Photo Credit: Landmark / PR Photos

Place of Birth: Hackney, London, England, U.K.

Date of Birth: October, 1986

Ethnicity:
*Afro-Jamaican (father)
*Afro-Saint Lucian, Afro-Barbadian, Afro-Grenadian, Afro-Vincentian (mother)

Annaliese Dayes is a British model, television personality, and presenter. Annaliese is known for being a contestant on the fifth season of Britain’s Next Top Model and on the eighteenth season of America’s Next Top Model.

Annaliese is the daughter of Roslyn (Gurley) and Byron C. “Ron” Dayes. Annaliese’s parents have Afro-Caribbean ancestry; her father has Jamaican roots and her mother was born in Saint Lucia.

On her mother’s side, Annaliese is the niece of Saint Lucian-born writer Rudy Gurley. According to Rudy, his family also has roots in Barbados, Grenada, and Saint Vincent and Grenadines, all in the Caribbean.

Annaliese’s father is pictured here. Annaliese’s mother is pictured here.

Sources: http://myemail.constantcontact.com
http://www.huffingtonpost.com

Birth record of Annaliese Dayes – http://www.familysearch.org

Marriage record of Annaliese’s parents – http://www.familysearch.org

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Melina Matsoukas

November 13, 2017, 8:43 pm
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Birth Name: Melina E. Matsoukas

Place of Birth: The Bronx, New York City, New York, U.S.

Date of Birth: January 14, 1981

Ethnicity:
*Greek Jewish, Polish Jewish (father)
*Afro-Jamaican, Afro-Cuban (mother)

Melina Matsoukas is an American director of commercials, videos, and and television shows.

Melina is the daughter of Diana-Elena (Foster) and David D. Matsoukas. Melina’s father is of Greek Jewish and Polish Jewish ancestry. Melina’s mother was born in Cuba, and has been described as an “Afro-Cuban of Jamaican descent”. Melina was raised in New York and New Jersey.

Melina has stated:

I grew up in the Bronx until I was about ten, and then we moved to New Jersey. I grew up in a very multicultural family. My mother is Afro-Cuban and Jamaican, and my father is Greek and Jewish. I felt the influences from all the different cultures — the stories, the ideas. And my parents are both communists and activists, so they’ve always been all about equality and doing something important with your life. I always wanted to do something big, I just didn’t know how I would go about changing the world.

Melinda’s paternal grandparents were Greek Jews and Polish Jews.

Melina’s maternal grandfather was Carlos Abraham Foster. Carlos was born in Oriente Province, Cuba, to parents from Jamaica. Melina’s maternal grandmother was also from Cuba.

Sources: http://www.thenewyorker.com

Marriage record of Melina’s parents – http://www.familysearch.org

Obituary of Melina’s maternal grandfather, Carlos Abraham Foster – http://www.nytimes.com

Photo by Joe Seer/www.bigstockphoto.com/

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Erik Griffin

November 22, 2017, 9:23 pm
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Birth Name: Erik Graham Griffin

Place of Birth: Los Angeles, California, United States

Date of Birth: March 12, 1972

Ethnicity:
*Irish, possibly other (father)
*Belizean, Jamaican, and Honduran [African, Indian, Spanish, possibly other] (mother)

Erik Griffin is an American stand-up comedian, writer, and actor.

Erik is the son of Sandra M. (Beckford) Crough and David F. Griffin. Erik’s father is American and has European ancestry. Erik’s mother was born in Honduras and raised in Belize, and also has ancestry from Jamaica. She is said to be of Spanish, African, and Indian descent.

One of Erik’s maternal great-grandfathers was likely named Ivan Beckford. Ivan was Jamaican. Ivan married a woman from Belize.

Sources: http://www.ctpost.com

Birth record of Erik Griffin – http://www.familysearch.org

Photo by kathclick/www.bigstockphoto.com/

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King Bach

November 26, 2017, 7:53 pm
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Birth Name: Andrew B. Bachelor

Place of Birth: Rexdale, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Date of Birth: June 26, 1988

Ethnicity: Afro-Jamaican

King Bach is a Canadian and American actor, comedian, and Internet personality.

King is the son of Jamaican parents, Ingrid (Mourice) and Byron Bachelor. He has a sister, Christina. The family moved to West Palm Beach, Florida, U.S., when King was two years old.

Sources: http://www.thedailybeast.com

Photo by kathclick/www.bigstockphoto.com/

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Sheryl Lee Ralph

November 28, 2017, 6:34 pm
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Place of Birth: Waterbury, Connecticut, U.S.

Date of Birth: December 30, 1956

Ethnicity: African-American and Afro-Jamaican (including Cameroonian)

Sheryl Lee Ralph is an American actress, singer, and activist.

Sheryl is the daughter of Ivy (Lewis) and Stanley Ralph. Her father was African-American and her mother was Afro-Jamaican. Some of Sheryl’s roots can be traced back to the Tikar People from Cameroon.

Sources: http://www.jamaicaobserver.com

Marriage record of Sheryl’s parents – http://www.familysearch.org

Photo by Joe Seer/www.bigstockphoto.com/

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Alistair Overeem

December 9, 2017, 5:25 pm
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Birth Name: Alistair Cees Overeem

Place of Birth: Hounslow, Middlesex, England, U.K.

Date of Birth: 17 May, 1980

Ethnicity:
*Afro-Jamaican (father)
*Dutch (mother)

Alistair Overeem is a Dutch mixed martial artist and kickboxer. He is well known for his fights in he Japanese promotion, Pride and later in the UFC.

Overeem was born in Hounslow, London, England, to a Jamaican father and a Dutch mother. His parents divorced when he was six years old, and he and his mother relocated to the Netherlands.

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Courtney Lawes

February 17, 2018, 5:25 pm
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Courtney Lawes – “Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3” Launch Party at Old Billingsgate Market in London on November 7, 2011 – Old Billingsgate Market – London, UK – Photo Credit: Landmark / PR Photos

Birth name: Courtney Linford Lawes

Place of Birth: Hackney, London, England, U.K.

Date of Birth: 23 February, 1989

Ethnicity:
*Afro-Jamaican (father)
*English (mother)

Courtney Lawes is a British professional rugby player. He plays for the Northampton Saints and England national team.

Courtney is the son of Valery D. Linnell and Linford Lawes. His father moved to the U.K. from Jamaica when he was eleven. His mother is white.

Courtney is married and has four children.

Source: Family history of Courtney Lawes – http://www.dailymail.co.uk

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Georgina Campbell

February 27, 2018, 6:07 am
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Georgina Campbell – Jameson Empire Film Awards 2016 – Arrivals – Grosvenor House Hotel, Park Lane – London, UK – Photo Credit: Landmark / PR Photos

Birth Name: Georgina Alice Campbell

Place of Birth: Maidstone, Kent, England, U.K.

Date of Birth: 12 June, 1992

Ethnicity:
*Afro-Jamaican (father)
*English (mother)

Georgina Campbell is a British actress.

Her father, who is from a Jamaican background, is black. Her mother, who is English, is white.

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Stephan James

March 10, 2018, 5:20 am
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Stephan James – “Race” Los Angeles Photocall – Four Seasons Los Angeles at Beverly Hills – Los Angeles, CA, USA – Photo Credit: Izumi Hasegawa / PRPhotos.com

Place of Birth: Scarborough, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Date of Birth: December 16, 1993

Ethnicity: Afro-Jamaican

Stephan James is a Canadian actor. He starred as track and field athlete Jesse Owens in the film Race (2016). His brother is actor Shamier Anderson. His parents are Jamaican.

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Parisa Fitz-Henley

March 26, 2018, 7:42 am
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Parisa Fitz-Henley – 2017 Summer TCA Tour – Day 10 – NBC Press Tour – Arrivals – The Beverly Hilton Hotel, 9876 Wilshire Boulevard – Beverly Hills, CA, USA – Photo Credit: / PRPhotos.com

Birth Name: Parisa Suzanne Fitz-Henley

Place of Birth: Kingston, Jamaica

Date of Birth: July 22, 1977

Ethnicity:
*Jamaican [African, Scottish, possibly other] (father)
*German, English, Italian (mother)

Parisa Fitz-Henley is a Jamaican-American actress.

Parisa it the daughter of Sally Ann (Hansen) Bouwman and Hopeton Fitz-Henley. Parisa’s father was Jamaican. Parisa’s mother is American. Parisa’s brother is photographer and model Nasan Fitz-Henley.

Parisa has stated:

My mother is of English/German/Italian descent and my father’s ethnicity was African & Scottish.

Parisa’s paternal grandfather was Randolph Fitz-Henley. Randolph was born in Spanish Town, Saint Catherine Parish, Jamaica.

Parisa’s paternal grandmother was Doris May Campbell (the daughter of William S. Campbell and Emma Rosella Byfield). Doris was born in Kingston, Jamaica. William was possibly born in Punjab, India.

Parisa’s parents are pictured here and here.

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Sinqua Walls

March 26, 2018, 11:31 pm
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Sinqua Walls – 2012 MTV Movie Awards – Arrivals – Gibson Amphitheatre – Universal City, CA, USA – Keywords: Sinqua Walls Orientation: Portrait Face Count: 1 – False – Photo Credit: Tina Gill / PR Photos

Birth Name: Sinqua Mali Walls

Place of Birth: Los Angeles, California, United States

Date of Birth: April 6, 1985

Ethnicity: Afro-Jamaican, French, Native American, possibly other

Sinqua Walls is an American actor and college basketball player.

Sinqua is said to have Jamaican, French, and Native American ancestry. His mother’s maiden name is Lineberger, which is often German.

Source: http://www.kontrolmag.com

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Lyriq Bent

April 5, 2018, 2:23 am
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Lyriq Bent – 2016 ACTRA National Award of Excellence – Arrivals – The Beverly Hilton Hotel – Beverly Hills, CA, USA – Keywords: Vertical, Person, People, Arrival, Portrait, Photography, Achievement, Arts Culture and Entertainment, Celebrities, Celebrity, Topix, Bestof, California Orientation: Portrait Face Count: 1 – False – Photo Credit: Izumi Hasegawa / PRPhotos.com

Place of Birth: Kingston, Jamaica

Date of Birth: January 3, 1979

Ethnicity: Afro-Jamaican

Lyriq Bent is a Jamaican-Canadian actor. Born in Kingston, he moved to Toronto, Ontario, Canada, when he was six.

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Colin Charvis

April 11, 2018, 7:04 pm
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Colin Charvis – Sparks Winter Ball 2015 – Arrivals – Old Billingsgate Market – London, UK – Keywords: Vertical, Charity, Fundraiser, Fundraising, Charitable, Benefit, Portrait, Photography, Red Carpet Event, Arts Culture and Entertainment, Attending, Celebrity, Celebrities, Person, People, Topix, Bestof, Ref: LMK73-58717-041215 Orientation: Portrait Face Count: 1 – False – Photo Credit: Landmark / PR Photos

Birth Name: Colin Lloyd Charvis

Place of Birth: Sutton Coldfield, Warwickshire, England, U.K.

Date of Birth: 27 December, 1972

Ethnicity:
*Afro-Jamaican (father)
*English, Irish (mother)

Colin Charvis is a British rugby union player. He captained the Wales national rugby team.

Colin is the son of Lynne E. Brogan and Lloyd Charvis. His father is from Jamaica and his mother is British, from Birmingham.

Colin qualified to play for Wales since 1996 through a Welsh-born grandmother. Grannygate, a scandal over the eligibility of international players, which occurred in March 2000, revealed that Colin was ineligible to play for Wales, but by the time the scandal broke, he had completed the required three-year residency period and no further action was taken.

Colin’s paternal great-great-grandfather was Frederick Charvis. Frederick was born soon after the abolition of slavery in Jamaica. A study made by the Welsh-language television channel S4C on the show DNA Cymru stated that Colin’s ancestor’s Y-DNA haplogroup is R1b-A228, a genetic cluster which is found predominantly in Wales.

Colin’s maternal grandfather was Denis O. Brogan (the son of Harold O. Brogan and Florence B. Minton). Harold was born in Acocks Green, Worcestershire, England, the son of Owen Brogan, who was Irish, from Dunmore, County Galway, and of Eliza, who was from Henley In Arden, Warwickshire, England.

Colin’s maternal grandmother was named Ann E. Ireland.

Sources: Colin’s paternal great-grandfather, Harold O. Brogan, on the 1901 England and Wales Census – https://www.familysearch.org

Information about Colin’s Welsh DNA – https://www.walesonline.co.uk

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Stefflon Don

April 18, 2018, 8:48 pm
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Stefflon Don – The Global Awards 2018 – Arrivals – Eventim Apollo, 45 Queen Caroline Street, Hammersmith – London, UK – Photo Credit: Landmark / PR Photos

Birth Name: Stephanie Victoria Allen

Place of Birth: Birmingham, Warwickshire, England, U.K.

Date of Birth: 14 December, 1991

Ethnicity: Afro-Jamaican

Stefflon Don is a British rapper, singer, and songwriter.

Her stage name is derived from a play on mafia boss John Gotti’s Teflon Don nickname, plus “Steff London”.

Her mother’s maiden surname is Smith.

Sources: https://www.standard.co.uk

Birth record of Stefflon Don – https://www.familysearch.org

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Mark Smith

April 21, 2018, 6:55 pm
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Mark Rhino Smith – 2nd Annual International Fashion Film Awards – Arrivals and Inside – Saban Theatre – Beverly Hills, CA, USA – Keywords: actor, fashion, entertainment, film awards, celebrity, red carpet, arrivals, attending, Arts Culture and Entertainment, vertical Orientation: Portrait Face Count: 1 – False – Photo Credit: Sheri Determan / PRPhotos.com

Place of Birth: London, England

Date of Birth: September 30, 1969

Ethnicity: Jamaican, Native American, Ghanaian, European, Chinese

Mark Smith is a British actor and body builder. He is usually said to be of Jamaican, Cherokee Indian, Ghanaian, White, and Chinese descent.

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Daniel Caesar

April 21, 2018, 8:26 pm
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Birth Name: Ashton Simmonds

Place of Birth: Oshawa, Ontario, Canada

Date of Birth: April 5, 1995

Ethnicity:
*Afro-Jamaican (father)
*Afro-Barbadian (mother)

Daniel Caesar is a Canadian singer and songwriter.

Daniel is the son of parents from the Caribbean. His father is from Jamaica and his mother is from Barbados.

Sources: http://www.thestar.com
http://www.fender.com

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