Talk:List of French Americans
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[edit] People who need a source that says they are "French American"
The following people should only be restored to the list with a source that actually says they are "French American" or "French" (if they are "American"), as per Wikipedia:No original research. So no French grannies, maids, ancestry, descent, etc. - the person themselves must be described as French.
- People with some kind of very, very distant or non-existant French ancestry who likely are not described as "French Americans" anywhere Bob Beauprez (Grandparents were Belgian, not French), Michelle Branch, George W. Bush, Claire Lee Chennault, Clea DuVall, Alice Heine - born in French Quarter, but not even of French descent it seems, Dorothy Lamour, Sabrina Le Beauf, Matt LeBlanc, Charlton Lyons, Hall M. Lyons, Michael Nesmith, Bob Ney, John M. Perzel, Ryan Phillippe - the Phillippes, who have been in the US and married Anglo-Americans for 300 years, were originally something like "Philipi"s from Switzerland, Don Prudhomme, Ron Rivest, Franklin D. Roosevelt - his last French Huguenot ancestors were in the early 1600s[1], Gary Sinise, Franchot Tone, James Agee, Stephen Colbert, Rosanna Arquette, Patricia Arquette, David Arquette, etc. - all 1/16th French. Lewis is 1/8th, Ian Somerhalder, Jesse Metcalfe, Tyrone Power, Tyrone Power, Sr., Sherilyn Fenn, Robert Duvall, Lon Chaney, Sr., Lon Chaney, Alec Baldwin, Bette Davis, Joan Crawford
- Americans with significant French ancestry (1/4 or more) who may or may not have been described as "French" or "French American" in a good source:
- Frank Abagnale
- Danny Ardoin - not sure
- Rene Auberjonois - mother was French [2]
- Kevyn Aucoin - make-up artist and photographer - no source - may be a Cajun
- Yasmine Bleeth - mother is described as part French and part Algerian[3]
- Charles Joseph Bonaparte - paternal grandfather was Corsican[4]
- Jules Brulatour - only paternal grandfather was French I think[5]
- JC Chasez - some French ancestry on his father's side, apparently
- Jefferson J. DeBlanc
- Ellen DeGeneres - her paternal grandfather was of French descent. Maybe a Cajun. Ellen herself has never been referred to as either French or Cajun
- Mike DeJean - not sure
- Summer DeLin - may be Cajun
- Catherine Dent - may be Cajun
- Caleb Deschanel - French father
- Zooey Deschanel - daughter of Caleb, "Black Irish and French ancestry"[6]
- E.J. Dionne
- Nicole duFresne
- Amy Dumas - no evidence
- Brett Favre
- Jeff Francoeur - not clear
- John C. Frémont - father was French, mother was not
- Chad Gaudin - not clear
- Joe Gauthreaux - may be a Cajun
- George Girard - probably a Cajun
- Barry Goudreau - not clear
- Adrian Grenier - not clear
- William J. Guste - probably Cajun
- Alexander Hamilton - mother was half French, maybe less
- Van Heflin - not clear
- Leigh Hennessy ?
- Lloyd Jacquet - not clear
- JoJo - some French ancestry
- Angelina Jolie
- Robert Jubelirer - not clear
- Emeril Lagasse
- Jack Lambert
- Nap Lajoie
- Papa Jack Laine ?
- Moon Landrieu
- Laura La Plante
- Rod La Rocque - French father
- Adam LaRoche
- Andy LaRoche
- Dave LaRoche - no info on any of the LaRoches
- Lyndon LaRouche - father might've been French Canadian?
- John Larroquette - French-Irish descent
- Jason LaRue
- Lash La Rue - Cajun
- Chad Lavalais - not clear
- John A. Lejeune
- Julia Louis-Dreyfus
- Madonna - mother was 100% French Canadian, easily verifiable 70.50.3.164 00:29, 29 September 2006 (UTC)
- Brian Maisonneuve
- Rose McGowan
- Adolphe Menjou
- Mike Michaud
- Vincente Minnelli - mother was 100% French Canadian[7]
- Xavier Nady
- Frank Oz
- Bert Patenaude
- Louis Pelletier
- Andy Pettitte
- Danny Seraphine
- Elmo Patrick Sonnier - Cajun
- Oliver Stone - mother French, father not
- Paul Theroux
- Garry Trudeau
- Ben Turpin
- David Vitter - not clear
- Jeffrey Vitter - not clear
- Robin Williams - mother described in one book as coming from a French Louisiana family
Mad Jack 01:08, 12 July 2006 (UTC)
