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Tyson in 2015, photo by prphotos
Place of Birth: Manhattan, New York City, New York, U.S.
Date of Birth: October 5, 1958
Ethnicity: * father – African-Nevisian, African-Dominican [from Dominica] * mother – Puerto Rican
Neil deGrasse Tyson is an American astrophysicist, cosmologist, author, and science communicator.
He is the son of Sunchita Maria (Feliciano), a gerontologist, and Cyril deGrasse Tyson, a sociologist. His father was from a Nevisian and Dominican (from Dominica) family. His mother was born in New York, to Puerto Rican parents. Neil is married to Alice Young, with whom he has two children.
Neil’s paternal grandfather was named Albert Romig Tyson (the son of Albert Tyson). Neil’s grandfather Albert was born on Nevis, Saint Kitts and Nevis. Neil’s great-grandfather Albert was born on Dominica.
Neil’s paternal grandmother was named Altima de Grasse/deGrasse. Altima was born on Nevis.
Neil’s maternal grandfather was Pedro Juan Feliciano Cabrera (the son of Ramón Feliciano y Quintero and Asunción Cabrera). Pedro was born in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Ramon was born in Vega Alta, the son of Antonio Feliciano and María de Jesús Quintero. Neil’s great-grandmother Asunción was born in San Juan, the daughter of Manuel Saldaña and Concepción Cabrera.
Neil’s maternal grandmother was Juana Olmo Perez (the daughter of Ramón Olmo and María Pérez y Abraham). Juana was born in Arecibo, Puerto Rico. Ramón was born in Arecibo, the son of Juana Olmo. María was born in Arecibo, the daughter of Hilario Pérez and Mariana Abraham, who was born on St. Thomas, Danish West Indies.
Sources: Genealogy of Neil deGrasse Tyson – http://www.wikitree.com
Neil’s father on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org