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Rossif Sutherland
Actor
Father: Scottish, some English, 1/16th German · Mother: French-Canadian
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Rowan Blanchard
Actor
English, German, one eighth Armenian, one eighth Arab [Lebanese-Moroccan-Syrian], one eighth Portuguese, smaller amounts of Swedish, Danish, and Norwegian
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Roy Halladay
Athlete
English, German, Danish, Scots-Irish/Northern Irish, some Welsh
Denver, Colorado, U.S.
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.
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 Pankow
Actor
Father: German * maternal grandfather – Danish, English * maternal grandmother – Ashkenazi Jewish
Ketchikan, Alaska, U.S.
Rue McClanahan
Actor
English, Scots-Irish/Northern Irish, Welsh, German, 1/64th Choctaw Native American, distant French-Canadian, Dutch, remote Portuguese
Healdton, Oklahoma, 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
Rupert Everett
Actor
Scottish, Irish, English, Cornish, distant German and Dutch
Fakenham, Norfolk, England, U.K.
Rush Limbaugh
TV Personality
German, English, some Scottish and Scots-Irish/Northern Irish, distant Swiss-German
Cape Girardeau, Missouri, U.S.
Russ Meyer
Actor
German (at least 87.5%), as well as English
San Leandro, Alameda, California, United States
Russell Brand
Actor · TV Personality
English, as well as 1/64th German
Grays, Thurrock, Essex, England, U.K.
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 Johnson
Actor
German, as well as English and Scots-Irish/Northern Irish
Ashley, Pennsylvania, U.S.
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 Chatterton
Actor
English, some German and Irish, distant French Huguenot
New York City, New York, U.S.
Ruth Gordon
Actor
English, small amounts of German and French, possibly 1/128th African and Welsh
Quincy, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States