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LOS ANGELES – SEP 24: White arrives to the Go90 Sneak Peek on September 24, 2015 in Hollywood, CA, DFree<\/a>\/Bigstock.com<\/p><\/div>\n

Birth Name: Shaun Roger White<\/p>\n

Place of Birth: San Diego, California, United States<\/p>\n

Date of Birth: September 3, 1986<\/p>\n

Ethnicity: English, one quarter Italian, Irish, German, distant Welsh<\/strong><\/p>\n

Shaun White is an American professional snowboarder and skateboarder. He is a five-time Olympian and a three-time Olympic gold medalist in half-pipe snowboarding. He holds the world record for the most X Games gold medals and most Olympic gold medals by a snowboarder. He has also won 10 ESPY Awards throughout his career in various categories. He is nicknamed “The Flying Tomato.”<\/p>\n

Shaun is the son of Cathy, a waitress, and Roger White, who worked for the San Clemente, California, water department.<\/p>\n

Shaun’s paternal grandfather was named Allen E. White.<\/p>\n

Shaun’s paternal grandmother was Janet Mitchell Rogers (the daughter of William J. Rogers and Bertha A. Mitchell). Janet was born in Minnesota. Berth was the daughter of Miles C. Mitchell and Agnes A., who was English.<\/p>\n

Shaun’s maternal grandfather was named Alphonso John Deleo.<\/p>\n

Shaun’s maternal grandmother was Jean Marilyn Brown (the daughter of Oscar Brown and Gladys Irene Nestell). Gladys was the daughter of George Anthony Nestell, whose mother was from Ontario, Canada; and of Sarah Melinda Cole.<\/p>\n

Sources:<\/strong> https:\/\/www.irishcentral.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Genealogy of Shaun White – https:\/\/www.geni.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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