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Explore the heritage, family histories, and connections of 18,574 people.
Rotimi
Actor · Musician · Model
Father: Yoruba Nigerian · Mother: Igbo Nigerian
Maplewood, New Jersey, U.S.
Roxanne Emery
Musician
English, Welsh, one quarter Yugoslavian/Italian, distant Bengali Indian, remote French Huguenot
Southampton, Hampshire, England, U.K.
Roy Orbison
Musician
English, small amounts of German, Swiss-German, Scots-Irish/Northern Irish, and Irish, 1/1024 French Huguenot, likely remote Dutch
Vernon, Wilbarger, Texas, U.S.
Roy Rogers
Actor · Musician · Athlete
German, English, Scots-Irish/Northern Irish, Irish, Scottish, Welsh, Dutch, distant Swiss-German and French
Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.
Roy Wood, Jr.
Actor · Musician · TV Personality
African-American
Manhattan, New York City, New York, U.S.
Royal & the Serpent
Musician
*25% Portuguese *25% Irish *25% Ashkenazi Jewish *25% Italian
Somerset, New Jersey, U.S.
Rozonda Thomas
Actor · Musician · TV Personality
African-American, as well as 1/16th Bengali Indian, 1/16th African-Antiguan, possibly Native American
Columbus, Georgia, U.S.
Ruben Studdard
Actor · Musician · TV Personality
African-American
Frankfurt am Main, West Germany (now Germany)
Ruby Modine
Actor · Musician
Father: English, some Swedish, Scottish, German, Dutch, likely 1/16th Danish · Mother: Puerto Rican [Spanish, African, possibly other]
Los Angeles, California, United States
Ruby Rose
Actor · Musician · TV Personality
English, Scottish, German, Irish, possibly other
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Rudy Mancuso
Actor · Musician · TV Personality
Father: Italian · Mother: Brazilian
Glen Ridge, New Jersey, U.S.
Rumer Willis
Actor · Musician · TV Personality
German, English, Scottish, as well as some Dutch, French, Welsh, Irish, Scots-Irish/Northern Irish
Paducah, McCracken, Kentucky, United States
RuPaul
Actor · Musician · TV Personality
Father: African-American · Mother: Louisiana Creole [African, French, distant Swiss-German, possibly other]
San Diego, California, United States
Ruslana
Actor · Musician · Politician
Father: Ukrainian · Mother: Russian
Lviv, Ukrainian SSR (now Ukraine)
Russell Crowe
Actor · Musician
Welsh, English, Scottish, Irish, approx. one eighth Māori, 1/16th Norwegian, 1/16th Swedish, 1/32 German, 1/32 Italian
Wellington, New Zealand
Russell Means
Actor · Musician · Politician
Sioux Native American [Yankton, Oglala, Wahpekute], along with one eighth Crow Native American, English, French-Canadian, Swiss-German, Scottish, Dutch
Porcupine, Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, South Dakota, U.S.
Ruth Radelet
Musician
* paternal grandfather – Belgian Walloon, German * paternal grandmother – English, small amount of Scots-Irish/Northern Irish, distant Dutch
Portland, Oregon, U.S.