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Savalas in 2013, photo by cvanwagoner /Bigstock.com
Birth Name: Ariana Karin Savalas
Place of Birth: Los Angeles, California, United States
Date of Birth: January 9, 1987
Ethnicity: * father – Greek * mother – German, one quarter Norwegian, one quarter Swedish, one eighth Dutch, Austrian
Ariana Savalas is an American singer, songwriter, actress, burlesque performer, and theatre host. She is known for her participation in rotating musical collective Postmodern Jukebox.
She is the daughter of Julie and actor and singer Telly Savalas (born Aristotelis Savalas). She was raised in Minnesota, after her father’s death. Her brother is entrepreneur, singer, and songwriter Christian Savalas.
Ariana’s paternal grandfather was Nicholas/Nikolaos Constantine “Nick” Tsavalas/Savalas (the son of Constantine/Costantine/Constantinos Tsavalas/Tequalas and Katerina/Catherine Papageorgiou/Popugruge). Nicholas was born in Spárta, Attica, Greece, to parents from Lerakas.
Ariana’s paternal grandmother was Christina Sarantakos Kapsalis (the daughter of Kestar Kapsalis and Gioncule Koivelier). Christina was born in Spárta, Attica.
Ariana’s maternal grandfather was George Hovland (the son of George Hovland and Gertrude Margaret Richter). Ariana’s grandfather George was born in Duluth, St. Louis, Minnesota. Ariana’s great-grandfather George was born in Minnesota, the son of Peter Anton Olsen Hovland and Bolly Marie Gregersdatter/Torgessen, who were Norwegian emigrants, from Nøtterøy, Vestfold. Ariana’s great-grandmother Gertrude was born in Martin, Minnesota, to German parents, John T. Richter, from Brandenburg, Prussia; and Marie Hecht.
Ariana’s maternal grandmother was Gloria Ann Hammers (the daughter of Hubert Henry Hammers and Karen C. Johnson). Hubert was born in Maple Lake Township, Wright, Minnesota, the son of Hubert Johann Hammers, whose parents were Dutch, from Limburg; and of Agnes Gstach, whose father was from Frastanz, Austria, and whose mother was from Freihalden, Schwaben, Bavaria, Germany. Ariana’s great-grandmother Karen was a Swedish emigrant, from Göteborg, Västra Götaland, whose mother’s surname was Hendrickson.
Sources: Genealogy of Ariana Savalas (focusing on her father’s side) – https://www.geni.com
Genealogy of Ariana’s father – https://www.findagrave.com