Hornswoggle

LOS ANGELES – AUG 11: Hornswoggle arriving at the “be A STAR” Summer Event at Andaz Hotel on August 11, 2011 in Los Angeles, CA, kathclick/Bigstock.com

Birth Name: Dylan Mark Postl

Place of Birth: Oshkosh, Wisconsin, U.S.

Date of Birth: May 29, 1986

Ethnicity: German, smaller amounts of Bohemian Czech, Austrian, one eighth Polish, English, Irish, Luxembourgish, Swiss-German

Hornswoggle is an American professional wrestler, YouTuber, and actor. He is signed to WWE legends. He starred in the film Leprechaun: Origins as Tuatha Dé Danann/Leprechaun. He is also known as Swoggle, Hornswoggle McMahon, Little Bastard, Mini Delirious, Mini-Gator, Shortstack, La Vaca, La Vaquita, The Big Deal, Hardcore Wonder, and Dylan “Hornswoggle” Postl. He is 4′5″.

Hornswoggle has a son.

Hornswoggle’s paternal grandfather was Forrest Glenn Postl (the son of Frank Clifford Postl and Esther Julia Barthels). Forrest was born in Wisconsin. Frank was born in Oshkosh, Winnebago, Wisconsin, the son of parents from the Austro-Hungarian Empire, Joseph Postl and Maria Mueller, who herself was from Bohemia. Hornswoggle’s great-grandmother Esther was born in Nekimi, Winnebago, the daughter of Reinhold R. Barthels, whose parents were German, with roots in Hoort, Ludwigslust, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern; and of Bertha A. Scheller, whose own father was from Zurich, Switzerland, and whose own mother was from Heddesheim, Prussia, Germany.

Hornswoggle’s paternal grandmother was Arlene Joyce Cholewinski (the daughter of Leo Anton Cholewinski and Hermina Andraschko). Arlene was born in Oshkosh, Winnebago, Wisconsin. Leo was born in the German Empire, to ethnic Polish parents, from Posen, Valentine Cholewinski and Clara Celichowski. Hornswoggle’s great-grandmother Hermina was born in Oshkosh, the daughter of Bohemian Czech parents, John Andrasko, who was from Nové Údoli, Prachatice; and Hermina Meisel, who was from South Bohemia.

Hornswoggle’s maternal grandfather was Russell James Birkholz (the son of William F. Birkholz and Dorothy A. Stadler). Russell was born in Oshkosh, Winnebago, Wisconsin. William was born in Oshkosh, the son of Frank Emil Birkholz, who was of German origin; and of Meta Kelm, whose parents were from Posen, Prussia, Germany. Hornswoggle’s great-grandmother Dorothy was born in Seymour, Outagamie, Wisconsin, the daughter of Joseph William Stadler, whose parents were from Bavaria, Germany; and of Frances Colling, whose father was from Eselborn, Diekirch, Luxembourg, and whose maternal grandparents were from Britten, Merzig, Rheinland, Germany.

Hornswoggle’s maternal grandmother was LaVerne O. Collins (the daughter of Charles Hiram Collins and Oral Flona Pierce). LaVerne was born in Oshkosh, Winnebago, Wisconsin. Charles was born in Edgar, Marathon, Wisconsin, the son of Abraham L. Collins and Elizabeth Besse. Oral was born in Black Creek, Outagamie, Wisconsin, the daughter of Allen Horace Pierce and Georgia McKee.

Sources: Genealogy of Hornswoggle’s father – https://www.familysearch.org

Obituary of Hornswoggle’s paternal grandfather, Forrest Glenn Postl – https://www.legacy.com

Genealogy of Hornswoggle’s mother – https://www.familysearch.org

Obituary of Hornswoggle’s maternal grandmother, LaVerne O. (Collins) Birkholz – https://www.legacy.com