List of Rusyn Americans
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This is a list of notable Rusyn Americans.
To be included in this list, the person must have a Wikipedia article showing they are Rusyn American or must have references showing they are Rusyn American and are notable.
List
- Nick Holonyak, creator of the LED (both parents Rusyn)[1][2]
- Sandra Dee, actress (Rusyn mother)
- Steve Ditko, comic book illustrator and co-creator of Spider-Man (Rusyn father)
- Harry Dorish, professional baseball player, St. Louis Browns (Rusyn father, "Slovakian" mother)
- Bill Evans, jazz musician (Rusyn mother)
- Thomas Hopko, Orthodox Christian theologian[3]
- John Kanzius, inventor (Rusyn American mother)
- Paul Robert Magocsi[4]
- Bret Michaels, singer-songwriter and musician (Rusyn paternal grandfather)
- Wentworth Miller, actor (mother's ancestry includes Rusyn ancestors)
- Stan Musial, professional baseball player, St. Louis Cardinals (Rusyn mother, Polish father)
- Benjamin Orr, musician (Rusyn mother from present day Kojšov, Slovakia and Ukrainian father)[5]
- Tom Ridge, politician (Rusyn mother)[6]
- George Sabo, book dealer (Rusyn immigrant)[7]
- Lizabeth Scott, actress (both parents Rusyn)
- Mark Singel, politician (Rusyn father)
- Andrew P. Skumanich, astro-physicist (Rusyn parents)[8][9][10]
- Laurus Škurla, First Hierarch of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia, metropolitan of Eastern America and New York
- John Spencer, actor (Rusyn mother)
- Robert Urich, actor (Rusyn father)
- Andy Warhol, artist (both parents Rusyn)
- James Warhola, illustrator
- Peter Wilhousky, composer (both parents Rusyn)
- Craig Wycinsky, professional football player for Cleveland Browns
- Gregory Zatkovich, lawyer and political activist (Rusyn immigrant)
- Paul Zatkovich, newspaper editor and cultural activist (Rusyn immigrant)
- Chris Zylka, actor, director, producer and model (maternal grandmother, Patricia Rosko, born into a family of Ruthenian/Rusyn/Slovakian heritage)
References
- ^ "NICK HOLONYAK JR. (1928-2022)". NAE Website. Retrieved January 7, 2025.
- ^ "Who was Nick Holonyak Jr.?". hmntl.illinois.edu. Retrieved January 7, 2025.
- ^ "Leadership". Saint John the Baptist Orthodox Church. Retrieved January 7, 2025.
- ^ Magocsi, Paul R., Pop, Ivan Ivanovich. Encyclopedia of Rusyn History and Culture, p. 313. University of Toronto Press, 2002. ISBN 0-8020-3566-3
- ^ Milliken, Joe (2019). Let's Go! Benjamin Orr and the Cars. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 1. ISBN 978-1-5381-4318-6.
- ^ "Rusyn-American Named to U.S. Cabinet" (PDF). The New Rusyn Times. 2003. Retrieved January 7, 2025.
- ^ Chroust, David (April 3, 2022). "A Rusyn-American Life in Books: George Sabo in New York and Florida". Slavic & East European Information Resources. 23 (1–2): 183. doi:10.1080/15228886.2021.1985708. ISSN 1522-8886.
- ^ Magocsi, Paul Robert. Our People: Carpatho-Rusyns and Their Descendants in North America, p.80. Bolchazy-Carducci Publishers, Inc. (2005). ISBN 0-86516-611-0
- ^ Skumanich, A. My Rewarding Life in Science. Sol Phys 298, 110 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11207-023-02199-2
- ^ For further reading on the scientific work of Dr. Skumanich and on the Skumanich Law, see: https://skumanich.wdrc.org and Stellar rotation.
Further reading
- Magocsi, Paul Robert and Ivan Pop (2005). Encyclopedia of Rusyn History and Culture. Toronto: University of Toronto Press. ISBN 0-8020-3566-3.