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Parker with then-wife Eva Longoria in 2006, photo by s_bukley /Bigstock.com
Birth Name: William Anthony Parker, Jr.
Place of Birth: Bruges, Belgium
Date of Birth: 17 May, 1982
Ethnicity: * father – African-American * mother – Dutch (one half), German, English, Irish
Tony Parker is an American professional basketball player. A point guard, he played for Paris Basket Racing, the San Antonio Spurs, ASVEL, and the Charlotte Hornets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He is the majority owner of LDLC ASVEL of the LNB Élite and the EuroLeague.
He was born in Bruges, Belgium, and raised in France. His father, Tony Parker, is an American basketball player, who is African-American. His mother, Pamela (Firestone), is a model, who is white, and of German, English, and Irish descent on her own father’s side, and of Dutch descent on her own mother’s side.
Tony has two children with his former wife, French journalist Axelle Francine.
Tony has represented France by being a member of the French national team.
Tony’s paternal grandfather was named William Anthony Parker.
Tony’s maternal grandfather was William Firestone-Baars (the son of Theo Dunwody Baars and Mary Elizabeth Firestone). William was born in North Carolina, U.S. Theo was born in Florida, the son of Heinrich Gerhardt “Henry” Sophus Baars, who was from Oldenburg, Lower Saxony, Germany, and of Mary Ellison Dunwody. Tony’s great-grandmother Mary Elizabeth was born in Nebraska, the daughter of Elmer Sylvanias/Sylvanus Firestone and Mary Elizabeth Costello. Tony’s great-great-grandfather Elmer was the brother of Harvey Samuel Firestone, a famous businessperson, who founded the Firestone Tire and Rubber Company.
Tony’s maternal grandmother was Jetta Maria Wienese (the daughter of Peter Henri Wienese and Susanna de Jager). Jetta was Dutch, from Amsterdam. Peter was born in Rotterdam, the son of Jean Wienese and Adriana Walraven.
Tony’s great-uncle, his grandmother’s brother, Jan Wienese, is an Olympic rower.
Sources: Genealogy of Tony Parker – https://www.geni.com
Genealogy of Tony’s maternal grandfather, William Firestone-Baars – http://www.findagrave.com