Basil Rathbone
Actor
English, smaller amounts of Irish and Scottish
Johannesburg, South African Republic
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Benedict Cumberbatch
Actor
English (mostly), as well as Welsh, some Scottish, Cornish, and Irish, distant French, Swiss-French, German, and Dutch
Hammersmith, London, England, U.K.
Billy Ray Cyrus
Actor · Musician
English, Scottish, Scots-Irish/Northern Irish, Irish, Welsh, distant Dutch, French, German, Swiss-German
Flatwoods, Greenup, Kentucky, United States
Blythe Danner
Actor
German, including Swiss-German, as well as one eighth English-Barbadian, 1/32 Irish
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Brad Pitt
Actor
English, smaller amounts of Scots-Irish/Northern Irish, German, Scottish, Welsh, and Irish, remote Swedish, Dutch, French, Cornish, and Channel Islander/Jersey
Shawnee, Oklahoma, U.S.
Britney Spears
Actor · Musician · TV Personality
English, as well as Scottish, Scots-Irish/Northern Irish, 1/16th Maltese, small amounts of Irish, French, and Welsh, remote Italian and Swiss
McComb, Mississippi, U.S.
Cameron Douglas
Actor
Ashkenazi Jewish, Swiss, French, English, Irish, Welsh, Dutch, Scottish, Belgian
Los Angeles, California, United States
Chet Hanks
Actor · Musician · Model
*25% Portuguese *25% Pomak Bulgarian *25% Greek *25% mix of English, some Cornish, more distant German, Scottish, and Welsh
Los Angeles, California, United States
Chino XL
Actor · Musician
Father: Puerto Rican [African, Spanish, distant Sephardi Jewish], small amount of Dominican · Mother: African-American, some Barbadian [African, English], distant Dutch and Swedish, possibly distant Lenape Native American
The Bronx, New York City, New York, U.S.
Christopher Abbott
Actor
Father: Vincentian [African, English, possibly Portuguese and Eastern European], some Barbadian · Mother: Italian, including Sicilian
Greenwich, Connecticut, U.S.
Cliff Richard
Actor · Musician
English (mostly), as well as 1/16th Dutch, 1/16th Welsh, either 1/16th or 1/32 Konkani Goan
Lucknow, British India (now India)
Colin Hanks
Actor
Portuguese (one quarter), Ashkenazi Jewish (one eighth), English, Cornish, Scottish, Irish, German, distant Welsh
Sacramento, California, United States
Corbin Bernsen
Actor
Father: Ashkenazi Jewish · Mother: English, Irish, Northern Irish/Scots-Irish, Scottish, distant Welsh
North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
Dan Aykroyd
Actor · Musician · TV Personality
Father: English, as well as Irish or Scottish, Dutch, and French · Mother: French-Canadian
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Dylan Minnette
Actor · Musician
English, German, Irish, Scottish, Swiss-German, Scots-Irish/Northern Irish, 1/64th Bohemian Czech, distant Welsh, Dutch, Belgian, French, and Swedish
Evansville, Indiana, U.S.
Gwyneth Paltrow
Actor · Musician
Father: Ashkenazi Jewish · Mother: German, including Swiss-German, as well as one eighth English-Barbadian, 1/32 Irish
Los Angeles, California, United States
James Norton
Actor
English, Irish, Scottish, Anglo-Irish, Cornish, 1/16th Ashkenazi Jewish [matrilineal], more distant Guernsey Channel Islander, remote Dutch and Welsh
Lambeth, London, England, U.K.
Jamie Lynn Spears
Actor · Musician
English, as well as Scottish, Scots-Irish/Northern Irish, 1/16th Maltese, small amounts of Irish, French, and Welsh, remote Italian and Swiss
McComb, Mississippi, U.S.
Jane Wyatt
Actor
English, some Dutch, Scottish, smaller amounts of Irish, Welsh, Scots-Irish/Northern Irish, French Huguenot, German, and Belgian Flemish, distant Cornish
Franklin Lakes, New Jersey, U.S.
Jerome Flynn
Actor · Musician
English, some Irish, small amount of Cornish, remote Dutch and French
Bromley, Kent, England, U.K.
Leslie Odom, Jr.
Actor · Musician
African-American, some South African, Barbadian, and English, remote Irish and Swiss-German
Queens, New York City, New York, U.S.
Matthew Fox
Actor
Italian (maternal grandfather), English, along with Irish, and more distant Scottish and Swedish
Abington, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Michael Douglas
Actor
Father: Ashkenazi Jewish · Mother: Bermudian [English, Dutch, Irish, Welsh, Scottish, Belgian, French]
New Brunswick, New Jersey, U.S.
Miley Cyrus
Actor · Musician · TV Personality
Father: English, Scottish, Scots-Irish/Northern Irish, Irish, Welsh, distant Dutch, French, German, Swiss-German
Franklin, Tennessee, U.S.
Noah Cyrus
Actor · Musician
Father: English, Scottish, Scots-Irish/Northern Irish, Irish, Welsh, distant Dutch, French, German, Swiss-German
Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.