Landon Donovan
03/20/2016 – Donovan – Luc Robitaille Celebrity Shootout 2016 – Arrivals – Toyota Sports Center – El Segundo, CA, USA – Photo Credit: Guillermo Proano / PR Photos
Birth Name: Landon Timothy Donovan
Place of Birth: Ontario, San Bernardino, California, United States
Date of Birth: March 4, 1982
Ethnicity: Irish, English, Scottish, Welsh, distant German, Dutch, and Swiss-German, possibly other
Landon Donovan is an American professional soccer player. A winger and forward, he played for IMG Academy in his youth career; and then for Bayer Leverkusen II, Bayer Leverkusen, San Jose Earthquakes, LA Galaxy, Bayern Munich, Everton of Major League Soccer (MLS), León, and San Diego Sockers of the Major Arena Soccer League (MASL), and the U.S. national team. He managed San Diego Loyal; and managed San Diego Wave of the National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL), in interim. He is widely considered among the greatest, or as the greatest U.S. soccer player ever. He won a record six MLS Cups, is MLS’s all-time assists leader with 136, and is tied for the all-time record of international goals scored by an American player. Major League Soccer renamed The Landon Donovan MVP Award in his honor.
Landon is the son of Donna, a special education teacher, and Tim Donovan, a semi-professional ice hockey player. His father is from Canada. He was raised partly in Redlands, California. Landon is married to Hannah Bartell, with whom he has two children. Landon speaks German and Spanish. He has distant ancestors who were Amish and Mennonite.
Landon’s maternal grandfather was Rex Allen Kenney (the son of Roy Alfred Kenney and Mary Velura Alexander). Rex was born in Nebraska. Roy was born in Colorado, the son of William Walter Kenney and Caroline Ida Roth. Mary was born in Iowa, the daughter of Alfred Cleo Alexander and Laura Luella Doan.
Landon’s maternal grandmother was Shirley Ann Gesner (the daughter of Orris Hubert Gesner and Donna Edith Ferguson). Shirley was born in Kansas. Orris was born in Kansas, the son of John Herbert Gesner and Carlotta Jane Oldson, whose mother was the daughter of English parents. Donna was born in West Virginia, the daughter of Coleman Bowman Ferguson and Louisa Belle Murphy.
Sources: Genealogy of Landon Donovan (focusing on his mother’s side) – http://www.geni.com
Genealogy of Landon’s maternal grandparents, Rex Allen Kenney and Shirley Ann Gesner – https://www.familysearch.org
Obituary of Landon’s maternal grandmother, Shirley Ann (Gesner) Kenney – https://findagrave.com
Can someone find his father’s background?
He also has Scottish, Welsh, and distant Dutch ancestry.
Landon’s maternal grandfather was Rex Allen Kenney (the son of Roy Alfred Kenney and Mary Velura Alexander). Landon’s grandfather Roy was born in Nebraska. Landon’s great-grandfather Roy was born in Colorado, the son of William Walter Kenney and Caroline Ida Roth. Mary was born in Iowa, the daughter of Alfred Cleo Alexander and Laura Luella Doan.
Landon’s maternal grandmother was Shirley Ann Gesner (the daughter of Orris Hubert Gesner and Donna Edith Ferguson). Shirley was born in Kansas. Orris was born in Kansas, the son of John Herbert Gesner and Carlotta Jane Oldson, whose mother was the daughter of English parents. Donna was born in West Virginia, the daughter of Coleman Bowman Ferguson and Louisa Belle Murphy.
Genealogy of Landon’s maternal grandparents, Rex Allen Kenney and Shirley Ann Gesner – https://www.familysearch.org/tree/pedigree/portrait/LDB2-338
Obituary of Landon’s maternal grandmother, Shirley Ann Gesner Kenney – https://findagrave.com/memorial/194559253/shirley-a.-gesner
THIS DUDES HAIRLINE LMFAO — —-
probably his parents’ marriage record: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VVYZ-FFY
his father has an interesting look: https://successstory.com/people/photos/family/landon-donovan
He looks quite Asian/Mongoloid influenced. He may be part Mexican, Chinese or whatever. He’s not fully white.
@andrew his father looks like a turkish guy. I know many turkish who have this look
look at this
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/0B4pIY0TCqVqhSi16a2ZjbVJNaUE?resourcekey=0-GBxf4lmRsJCZ8ZBJgl9vIQ
@andrew even some ashkenazi jewish could have this look also,because they have ancient turkic origin, (like jessica biel,Mikey Madison)
https://www.nature.com/articles/srep08377
passingtime85, yes, I know that the study suggests east asian admixtures,may be I was mistaken for saying (turkic origin), thanks for correcting me
@passingtime85, tbh, if I saw him in the street for first time, I would think he could be a turkish, he has very Eurasian look that found in many Turkish in turkey
@passingtime85 yes, many people don’t know the complex origin of Ashkenazi jewish, they have ancient east asian admixtures and I think that’s the reason that some of them could have some east asian influence like (Ezra miller, Mikey Madison) and I personally know some Ashkenazi jewish who also have this look (east asian influence)