List of Biracial Celebrities, loosely ranked by fame and popularity. The term biracial or multiracial is applied to people who have a heritage comprised of different races. Many famous celebrities are biracial including actors/actresses, musicians and even a very prominent politician. Every year there are more and more multiracial individuals in the United States and around the world.
Who is the most famous biracial celebrity? Halle Berry tops our list. The “Catwoman” actress's mother is Caucasian of English and German descent, and her father is African American. Berry made history in 2002 when she be came the first woman of African American heritage to win the Oscar for Best Leading Actress for her performance in the film “Monster's Ball.” Other famous actresses who are biracial include Olivia Munn, Rosario Dawson, and Vanessa Williams.
The most powerful man in the world is also biracial. Barack Obama's mother is Caucasian and his father is from Nyang’oma Kogelo, Kenya. He became an inspiration to people all over the world when he became the first Black man to be elected President of the United States of America in 2008.
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Alicia Keys
Alicia Keys's mother Teresa Augello is Caucasian of half-Italian and half-English, Irish, and Scottish descent, and her father Craig Cook is African-American.
Barack Obama
Barack Obama's mother Ann is Caucasian of predominantly English ancestry, and his father Barack Sr. is African, born in Nyang’oma Kogelo, Kenya.
Bob Marley
Bob Marley's mother Cedella Booker was Afro Jamaican, and his father Norval Sinclair Marley was Caucasian-Jamaican of English, Jewish, and Syrian descent.
Halle Berry
Halle Berry's mother Judith Ann Hawkins is Caucasian of English and German descent, and her father Jerome Berry is African-American.
Louie
Louis C.K.'s mother Mary Louise Davis is Caucasian of Irish Catholic ancestry, and his father Luis Székely is part-Hungarian and part-Mexican. Louis grew up in Mexico until he was seven years old, and he is a Mexican citizen.
Mariah Carey
Mariah Carey's mother Patricia Hickey is Caucasian of Irish descent, and her father Alfred Roy is African-American and Venezuelan.
Olivia Munn
Olivia Munn's mother Kim Schmid is of Chinese descent and grew up in Vietnam, and her father Winston Munn is Caucasian of German and Irish descent.
Dwayne Johnson
Dwayne Johnson's mother is of Samoan heritage, and his father, wrestler Rocky Johnson (Wayde Douglas Bowles), is of Black Nova Scotian descent.
Tiger Woods
Tiger Woods's mother Kultida Tida is of Thai, Chinese, and Dutch ancestry, and his father Earl is mostly African-American, but he is also Caucasian, and possibly also Native American and Chinese.
Vanessa L. Williams
Both of Vanessa Williams's parents, Helen Tinch and Milton Williams, are black, but they each have a complex ancestry. Williams took a DNA test which revealed that her ancestry is 23% from Ghana, 17% from the British Isles, 15% from Cameroon, 12% Finland, 11% Southern Europe, 7% Togo, 6% Benin, 5% Senegal, and 4% Portugal.