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Bud Abbott
Actor
Father: English, German, distant Swedish, possibly Welsh, and other · Mother: German [likely German Jewish]
Asbury Park, New Jersey, U.S.
Buddy Ebsen
Actor · Musician
Father: Danish and/or German · Mother: Latvian, likely Baltic German
Belleville, Illinois, U.S.
Buddy Handleson
Actor
Irish, Danish, German, English, Greek, Ashkenazi Jewish
Danville, California, U.S.
Buddy Holly
Musician
English, small amount of Cherokee Native American, distant Irish, Scottish, and Welsh
Lubbock, Texas, U.S.
Buffalo Bill
Actor
English, as well as distant French Huguenot, Welsh, and Guernsey/Jersey [Channel Islander]
Le Claire, Iowa Territory, U.S.
Buffy Sainte-Marie
Musician
Father: Italian · Mother: English, one quarter Irish
Stoneham, Massachusetts, U.S.
Burl Ives
Actor · Musician
English, small amounts of Dutch, Scottish, German, Irish, and French Huguenot, 1/64th Cherokee Native American
Hunt City, Illinois, U.S.
Burt Reynolds
Actor · Musician · Athlete
English, with some Scots-Irish/Northern Irish and Scottish, distant German and Dutch
Lansing, Michigan, U.S.
