Winthrop Rockefeller
Politician
English, with small amounts of Dutch, German, Welsh, and Irish/Northern Irish
New York City, New York, U.S.
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Wolfgang Van Halen
Musician
Dutch, Italian, English, Indonesian [Javanese], smaller amounts of Irish, Scots-Irish/Northern Irish, Scottish, Welsh, German, distant Swedish
Santa Monica, Los Angeles, California, United States
Woody Harrelson
Actor
English, Scottish, German, distant Dutch and Welsh, remote Danish and French
Midland, Texas, U.S.
Wrenn Schmidt
Actor
German, English, along with Scottish, Irish, Welsh, and Dutch, more distant French
Lexington, South Carolina, U.S.
Wyatt Russell
Actor · Athlete
Ashkenazi Jewish (maternal grandmother), English, German, Scottish, Irish, more distant Scots-Irish/Northern Irish, Swiss-German, Welsh, Cornish, and Belgian Flemish
Los Angeles, California, United States
Wynne
Musician
Swedish (three eighths), Scots-Irish/Northern Irish, Dutch, one eighth Danish, German, Irish, Welsh, Scottish, English, distant Belgian
Lake Oswego, Oregon, U.S.
XYLØ
Musician
Italian (maternal grandfather), Dutch, English, German, Irish, Italian, Scottish, Swiss-German, Welsh, remote Cornish
Los Angeles, California, United States
Yelawolf
Musician
English, Irish, Scots-Irish/Northern Irish, Scottish, Welsh, Native American [Cherokee, remote Powhatan]
Gadsden, Alabama, U.S.
Yoanna House
TV Personality · Model
Father: German, Irish, Scottish, Welsh · Mother: Mexican
Jacksonville, Florida, U.S.
Yung Gravy
Musician
Father: Swiss-German · Mother: English, Norwegian, Danish, some German, distant Scottish and Welsh
Rochester, Olmsted, Minnesota, United States
Zach Galifianakis
Actor
Father: Greek · Mother: Scottish, English, as well as small amounts of Welsh, French Huguenot, Irish
Wilkesboro, Wilkes, North Carolina, U.S.
Zach Hadel
Actor · TV Personality
English, Czech, Lithuanian, Irish, Belgian Flemish, German, Polish, Scottish, Scots-Irish/Northern Irish, Welsh, distant Dutch and French, possibly other
Lawrence, Kansas, U.S.
Zachary Levi
Actor · Musician
English, Irish, French, German, Welsh, Scottish, Northern Irish, Swiss, remote Dutch and French Huguenot
Lake Charles, Louisiana, U.S.
Zack de la Rocha
Musician
*75% Mexican [Spanish, some African and Sephardi Jewish] *25% mix of English, French, German, Irish, Scots-Irish, Scottish, Welsh, and remote Dutch and Swiss-German
Long Beach, Los Angeles, California, United States
Zayn Malik
Musician · TV Personality
Father: Punjabi Pakistani · Mother: English, some Irish, distant Welsh
Bradford, Yorkshire, England, U.K.
Zelda Williams
Actor
Father: English, Welsh, Irish, Scottish, German, French, remote Dutch · Mother: Filipino [Boholano], Finnish
New York City, New York, U.S.
Zoe Perry
Actor
English, German, Irish, Scottish, distant Dutch and Welsh, remote Swiss-German and Scots-Irish/Northern Irish, possibly other
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Zosia Mamet
Actor · Musician
Father: Ashkenazi Jewish · Mother: German, English, Scots-Irish/Northern Irish, Welsh
Randolph, Orange, Vermont, United States
“Stone Cold” Steve Austin
Actor · Athlete · TV Personality
English, some Scots-Irish/Northern Irish, Swiss-German, Irish, smaller amounts of German, Welsh, Scottish, remote French
Austin, Travis, Texas, United States
“Weird Al” Yankovic
Actor · Musician · TV Personality
Father: Slovenian, Croatian * maternal grandfather – Italian * maternal grandmother – English, small amounts of Irish, Scots-Irish/Northern Irish, and more distant Dutch, Welsh, and Scottish
Downey, Los Angeles, California, United States