
EPISODE
SEASON
Finding Your Roots - Season 1
Before the popularity of AncestryDNA, journalist and cultural critic Henry Louis Gates, Jr. divulges the family trees of various celebrities, many times with stunning revelations.














29 December 1947, San Diego, California, USA

24 February 1961, St. Louis, Missouri, USA

26 December 1956, Johnson City, New York, USA

27 July 1972, Gainesville, Florida, USA

23 February 1983, Columbia, South Carolina, USA

16 November 1977, Lower East Side, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA


28 August 1969, Washington, District of Columbia, USA

16 August 1958, New York City, New York, USA

14 July 1960, Dolton, Illinois, USA

23 April 1977, Montclair, New Jersey, USA

22 November 1984, New York City, New York, USA

3 August 1941, Nutley, New Jersey, USA

28 October 1967, Smyrna, Georgia, USA

21 February 1940, Troy, Alabama, USA


February 27, 1942 in Due West, South Carolina, USA

18 September 1950, Baltimore, Maryland, USA

7 July 1968, Glen Ellyn, Illinois, USA

December 4, 1966 in Lansing, Michigan, USA

18 March 1970, Newark, New Jersey, USA

18 July 1950, Blackheath, London, England, UK



27 February 1976, Torrance, California, USA

10 July 1976, Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA

6 September 1972, Chicago, Illinois, USA


5 February 1964, New York City, New York, USA

5 December 1968, San Francisco, California, USA