Tyson Ballou
Model
German, English, some Irish, Cajun French/French and Scottish, distant Swiss-German and Cornish
Garland, Dallas, Texas, U.S.
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Ulysses S. Grant
Politician
Scots-Irish/Northern Irish/Scottish/Irish, English, Welsh, distant French Huguenot and Belgian Walloon
Point Pleasant, Ohio, U.S.
Uncle Kracker
Musician
German, as well as Breton, English, French-Canadian [including Acadian], Irish, 1/512 Ojibwe Native American, and distant Belgian [both Flemish and Walloon], Dutch, and Swedish
Mount Clemens, Michigan, U.S.
Upsahl
Musician
German, Norwegian, Northern Irish, Swiss-German, Dutch, English, Scottish, Welsh, as well as distant Belgian [Flemish], Channel Islander [Jersey], and French
Phoenix, Arizona, U.S.
Ursula von der Leyen
Politician
German [including Baltic German], one eighth British Isles [English, Scottish, Irish], as well as distant French, Italian, Swiss-French, and Swiss-German
Ixelles, Brussels, Belgium
Vaitiare Hirshon
Actor
Tahitian/Cook Islands [Royal Makea family], one quarter Ashkenazi Jewish, 3/16ths French [including Breton], 1/16th Māori, 1/16th English
Tahiti, French Polynesia
Val Kilmer
Actor
Father: German, English, Welsh, Scots-Irish/Northern Irish, French Huguenot · Mother: Swedish
Los Angeles, California, United States
Valerie Azlynn
Actor
Irish (at least 62.5%), one quarter French-Canadian, small amount of Scottish
New London, Connecticut, U.S.
Valerie Jarrett
Politician
African-American, smaller amounts of Creole [French and African], Scottish, and Native American/Algonquin First Nations, distant Ashkenazi Jewish
Shiraz, Iran
Valorie Curry
Actor
English, German, along with some Welsh and Scottish, more distant Irish, Dutch, and French
Los Angeles, California, United States
Valéry Giscard d’Estaing
Politician
French, as well as one sixteenth Italian, likely distant European Royal
Koblenz, French-occupied Germany (now Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany)
Vanessa Johnston
Actor · Model
Norwegian (5/16ths), English, German, 1/16th Swedish, some French
Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, United States
Vanessa Marcil
Actor
Father: Mexican · Mother: French-Canadian, French, German, and English
Indio, Riverside, California, United States
Vanessa Paradis
Actor · Musician · Model
French, as well as 1/64th Italian
Saint-Maur-des-Fossés, Val-de-Marne, France
Vanessa Veasley
Model
Father: Jamaican · Mother: African-American, Creole [French, African], Irish, Spanish
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Vera Miles
Actor
English, some German, Scottish, Scots-Irish/Northern Irish, Dutch, and Welsh, distant French Huguenot
Boise City, Oklahoma, U.S.
Vic Howe
Athlete
Father: English, as well Dutch, distant French and Welsh · Mother: German
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
Vic Seixas
Athlete
Father: Saint Thomas [Sephardi Jewish, French, Italian, Croatian] · Mother: Irish
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Vicente Fox
Politician
*25% Spanish *25% Basque *25% German *12.5% French *12.5% Mexican [Spanish, Indigenous]
Mexico City, Mexico
Vicki Peterson
Musician
Father: Swedish, German · Mother: English, German, Irish, French, Dutch
Northridge, Los Angeles, California, United States
Victor Wembanyama
NBA · Athlete
Father: Luba Congolese · Mother: French, likely Alsatian German
Le Chesnay, Ile-de-France, France
Victoria Justice
Actor · Musician
Father: Irish, English, German, French, Dutch, Scots-Irish/Northern Irish, Scottish, small amounts of Cornish and Welsh · Mother: Puerto Rican
Hollywood, Florida, U.S.