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Johannes de Klerk
Politician
Afrikaner (Belgian [both Flemish and Walloon], Dutch, French, German, Swiss-French, Swiss-German), remote African (including Khoikhoi), Danish, Indian, Indonesian, and Malagasy
Burgersdorp, Cape Colony (now South Africa)
John Carpenter
Musician
English, one eighth Swiss-German, some Scottish, distant Irish
Carthage, New York, U.S.
John de Lancie
Actor
*50% French *25% English *25% Italian/Swiss-Italian
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
John Denver
Actor · Musician
Father: German · Mother: German, Swiss-German, English, Irish
Roswell, New Mexico, U.S.
John Fetterman
Politician
German, as well as distant Swiss-German and French Huguenot
West Reading, Pennsylvania, U.S.
John Fogerty
Musician
Irish, English, German, Swiss-German, Scottish, 1/32 Spanish-Cuban, 1/32 French-Martiniquais, 1/512th Polish, likely Dutch
Berkeley, Alameda, California, United States
John Green
TV Personality
English, Irish, German, Scottish, Northern Irish/Scots-Irish, French, Dutch, Swiss-German
Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.
John McCain
Politician
English, Scottish, Scots-Irish/Northern Irish/Irish, distant Welsh and Swiss-French
Coco Solo Naval Air Station, Panama Canal Zone
John Rzeznik
Musician
Father: Polish · Mother: German, Irish, Scottish, some Swiss-German
Buffalo, New York, U.S.
John Stockton
NBA · Athlete
Father: Irish, as well as English, Welsh, German · Mother: Swiss-German and German
Spokane, Washington, U.S.
Johnny Carson
Actor · TV Personality
English, along with Scots-Irish/Northern Irish, German, Dutch, French, Scottish, and Swiss-German
Corning, Iowa, U.S.
Johnny Crawford
Actor · Musician
Ashkenazi Jewish (paternal grandfather), German, Swiss-German, Belgian Flemish, English, Scottish
Los Angeles, California, United States
Johnny Pacar
Actor · Musician
Father: Romanian · Mother: German, Scottish, English, Welsh, Dutch, French, Swiss-German
Dearborn, Michigan, U.S.
Jon Bon Jovi
Actor · Musician
*25% Italian-Sicilian *25% Slovak *25% Polish *25% Swiss-German
Perth Amboy, New Jersey, U.S.
Jon Pardi
Musician
* paternal grandfather – Italian, German, Cornish, English * paternal grandmother – Swiss-German · Mother: English, Irish, French-Canadian, at least 1/16 Mi’kmaq First Nations
Yolo, California, United States
Jon Prescott
Actor
English, along with German, Irish, Scottish, 1/16th Norwegian, small amounts of Dutch and French, distant Jewish [Ashkenazi, Sephardi]
Santa Clara, California, United States
Jonathan Banks
Actor
English, German, Scots-Irish/Northern Irish, Scottish, Irish, Dutch, French, Welsh, Swiss-German, Belgian
Washington D.C., U.S.
Jonathan Groff
Actor · Musician
German, some Swiss-German, and a smaller amount of English and Scottish
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Jonathan McDaniel
Actor · Musician
Father: likely African-American · Mother: English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh, German, distant French, Dutch, and Swiss-French
Orange, California, United States
Jonathan Taylor Thomas
Actor
German, Swiss-German, Portuguese, English, distant Irish, French, and Scottish, remote Dutch
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Jordan Bridges
Actor
Father: English, smaller amounts of Cornish, Scots-Irish/Northern Irish, Irish, Swiss-German, and German, remote Welsh · Mother: Ashkenazi Jewish, Austrian
Los Angeles, California, United States