Jon Bon Jovi — musician with roots in the Russian Empire
Jon Bon Jovi. Singer, songwriter and founder of Bon Jovi, born in Perth Amboy, New Jersey. Born John Francis Bongiovi Jr. in Perth Amboy in 1962. His father was of Italian and Slovak descent; Wikipedia describes his mother, Carol Sharkey, as of German and Russian descent, but no Russian-born ancestor is named, and genealogies give her parents as of Polish and Swiss-German descent.
Tracing the roots — Mother of German and Russian descent per Wikipedia; genealogies show Polish and Swiss-German maternal grandparents (no Russian Empire ancestor named)
Born John Francis Bongiovi Jr. in Perth Amboy in 1962. His father was of Italian and Slovak descent; Wikipedia describes his mother, Carol Sharkey, as of German and Russian descent, but no Russian-born ancestor is named, and genealogies give her parents as of Polish and Swiss-German descent.
Mother's partial Russian roots.[web:17]
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Mother of German and Russian descent per Wikipedia; genealogies show Polish and Swiss-German maternal grandparents (no Russian Empire ancestor named). At the time, this region lay within the Russian Empire, which spanned from Poland to the Pacific.