30 Celebs Whose Ethnicities Will Surprise You
Know Ya Roots! 30 Celebs Whose Ethnicities May Surprise You
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30 Celebs Whose Ethnicity You Didn’t Know
If you’ve ever wondered the background of your favorite celebs, we’ve solved the mystery for you. Here we’ve uncovered 30 celebrities whose ethnicity may surprise you. Flip the script to see our list.

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1. Mariah Carey
People have speculated over her ethnicity since she jumped on the scene in the 90s, but not everyone knows she’s Afro-Venezuelan and Irish.

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2. Rashida Jones
African American, Jewish

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3. Mack Wilds
African American, Dominican

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4. Selena Gomez
Mexican, Italian

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5. Fabolous
Dominican, African American

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6. Troian Bellisario
Italian, Serbian, African American, English, French

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7. Amber Rose
Cape Verdean, Irish, Italian

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8. Karrueche
Vietnamese, African American

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9. French Montana
Moroccan

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10. Princess Love
African American, Filipino

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11. DJ Khaled
Palestinian

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12. Cassie
Mexican, African American, West Indian, Filipino
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14. Logic
African American, Caucasian

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15. Eniko Parish
Jamaican

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16. Derek Jeter
African American, Caucasian

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17. Joakim Noah
Swedish, French, Cameroonian

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18. Wentworth Miller
African American, Jamaican, English, Jewish, Native American

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19. Lauren London
African American, Jewish

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20. Rosario Dawson
Ethnicity: Puerto Rican, Afro-Cuban

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21. Ariana Grande
Italian

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22. Vin Diesel
European, African American
23. Maya Rudolph
African American, Jewish

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24. Slash
African American, British

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25. Tyga
Jamaican, Vietnamese

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26. Chanel Iman
Korean, African American

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27. Yara Shahidi
African American, Iranian

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28. Zendaya
African American, German

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29. Pete Wentz
English, German, Jamaican

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30. Joanne The Scammer (Branden Miller)
African American, Puerto Rican
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