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'Top Gun: Maverick' Actor Glen Powell is Descended from the Warriors of Genghis Khan

Glen Powell, who plays air warrior 'Hangman' in the new Top Gun: Maverick, is descended from the ancient Tatar warriors of Genghis Khan....

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Sarah Jessica Parker Descended from Accused Witch

'Hocus Pocus' star Sarah Jessica Parker played a Salem witch—turns out she's descended from one of the real-life accused witches. | By...

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"Hidden Figures" Actress Taraji P. Henson's Ancestor was First to Reach the North Pole

The "Hidden Figures" actress has a relative in her family tree who made a great contribution to science by being the first to reach the...

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Ansel Elgort's Grandmother Saved Norway's Jewish Children from the Nazis

Ansel Elgort's grandmother was an amazing hero who saved many of Norway's Jewish children from being murdered by the Nazis. | BY MIKE...

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A Kitty Cat Saved the Life of Dylan Minnette's Ancestor

The 13 Reasons Why star and Wallows band frontman is here today in his present form, in part because a cat saved his ancestor's life. |...

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Mark-Paul Gosselaar's Great Grandparents Were Murdered at the Sobibór Nazi Death Camp

Mark-Paul Gosselaar⁠—the actor who played Zack Morris in Saved by the Bell⁠—has a family tree with a sad past tied to the Holocaust.

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'Game of Thrones' Actor Eugene Simon—Lancel of House Lannister—In Real Life Is of House Bruce

The actor who plays the role of Lancel Lannister in Game of Thrones is actually a descendant of Clan Bruce and the royal houses of...

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Josh Hutcherson Descends from Revolutionary War Soldiers

Josh Hutcherson starred as the revolutionary fighter 'Peeta' in The Hunger Games, and in fact the real-life actor is descended from...