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

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May 22, 2022
5 min

'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. Actor Glen Powell's ancient ancestors fought on the backs of the fastest horses with Genghis Khan's army, and today Glen is fighting from the cockpit of some of the fastest jets in Top Gun: Maverick. DESCENDED FROM LIPKA TATARS On his father's side, Glen Powell is descended from Lipka Tatars who immigrated to the U.S. in the early 1900s. The

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Sarah Jessica Parker Descended from Accused Witch

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Oct 25, 2020
6 min

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 Mike Batie Disney's Hocus Pocus has become a favorite Halloween classic. For many, the holiday just isn't complete without an annual viewing of the Sanderson sisters wreaking havoc on Salem, Massachusetts with their witchy ways. Sarah Jessica Parker played one of these fictional witches—also named Sarah. In reality, Parker is descended from a

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

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Feb 7, 2020
4 min

"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 North Pole. Actress and author Taraji P. Henson starred in the historical drama movie Hidden Figures, portraying real-life African-American mathematician Katherine Johnson, whose work contributed to NASA, the space race, and the advancement of science. An interesting tie-in to Taraji's ancestry is that her great-great-grand uncle, Matthew Ale

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

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Sep 28, 2019
5 min

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 BATIE Ansel Elgort has already had great success as a young actor, starring in franchise films such as Divergent and blockbusters such as Baby Driver and the movie that put him on the radar of most people: The Fault in Our Stars. At the time of this writing, Ansel's newest movie The Goldfinch recently hit theaters, and he will star in Steven Sp

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

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Aug 28, 2019
4 min

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. | BY MIKE BATIE As Dylan Minnette's successful Netflix show 13 Reasons Why launches its third season this week, it's likely you know him as Clay Jensen in that show, the broody teen thrust into some dramatic and traumatic situations. Dylan is also a frontman in the band Wallows, which he formed together with friends Braeden Lemasters and Cole P

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

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Aug 23, 2019
7 min

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

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Jul 20, 2019
5 min

'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 Scotland and England. You likely know Eugene Simon as Lancel Lannister, the cousin and lover of Cersei Lannister in HBO's hit series Game of Thrones, based on the novels by George R.R. Martin. He's also starred as Jerome Clark in the series House of Anubis, as Eduard Einstein in the series Genius, as Young Ben Hur in the TV miniseries Ben Hur, as

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Josh Hutcherson Descends from Revolutionary War Soldiers

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Jul 2, 2019
8 min

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 countless American Revolutionary War soldiers. You most likely know Josh Hutcherson as 'Peeta' from The Hunger Games movie series, the fighting ally and love interest of Katniss Everdeen. Josh has been in the movie biz for quite some time, starring in roles such as Red Dawn (2012), Journey to the Center of the Earth (2008), Zathura, Bridge to Ter

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