List of Rusyn Americans
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This is a list of notable Rusyn Americans.
List
- Sandra Dee, actress (Rusyn mother)
- Steve Ditko, comic book illustrator and co-creator of Spider-Man (Rusyn father)
- Harry Dorish, professional baseball player, St. Louis Browns (Rusyn father, "Slovakian" mother)
- Bill Evans, jazz musician (Rusyn mother)
- Nick Holonyak, electrical engineer (both parents Rusyn)
- Thomas Hopko, Orthodox Christian theologian
- John Kanzius, inventor, (Rusyn American – mother)
- Paul Robert Magocsi[1]
- Bret Michaels, singer-songwriter and musician (Rusyn paternal grandfather)
- Wentworth Miller, actor (mother's ancestry includes Rusyn ancestors)
- Stan Musial, professional baseball player, St. Louis Cardinals (Rusyn mother, Polish father)
- Tom Ridge, politician (Rusyn mother)
- Lizabeth Scott, actress (both parents Rusyn)
- Mark Singel, politician (Rusyn father)
- Laurus (Škurla), metropolitan
- John Spencer, actor (Rusyn mother)
- Robert Urich, actor (Rusyn father)
- Andy Warhol, artist (both parents Rusyn)
- James Warhola, illustrator
- Peter Wilhousky, composer (both parents Rusyn)
- Gregory Zatkovich, lawyer and political activist (Rusyn immigrant)
- Paul Zatkovich, newspaper editor and cultural activist (Rusyn immigrant)
- Chris Zylka, actor, director, producer and model. (Maternal Grandmother, Patricia Rosko, born into a family of Ruthenian/Rusyn/Slovakian heritage.)
- Tom Selleck, actor
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References
- Magocsi, Paul R., Pop, Ivan Ivanovich. Encyclopedia of Rusyn History and Culture, p. 313. University of Toronto Press, 2002. ISBN 0-8020-3566-3
Further reading
- Magocsi, Paul Robert and Ivan Pop (2005). Encyclopedia of Rusyn History and Culture. Toronto: University of Toronto Press. ISBN 0-8020-3566-3.
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