Billy Idol
Idol in 2003, image via PR Photos
Birth Name: William Michael Albert Broad
Place of Birth: Hendon, Middlesex, England, U.K.
Date of Birth: 30 November, 1955
Ethnicity: English, Irish
Billy Idol is a British musician, singer, songwriter, and actor. He has been a member of punk rock bands Generation X, of which he was lead singer, and Chelsea; rock supergroup Neurotic Outsiders, with Duff McKagan and Matt Sorum; and punk rock band Generation Sex.
Billy is the son of Johanna and William Alfred Broad. His father was English and his mother was Irish. In 1958, his family moved to New York, living in Patchogue and Rockville Centre, before returning to England, a few years later, where they lived in Dorking, Surrey, Bromley, London, and Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex. In 2018, Billy became a U.S. citizen.
Billy three children, including a son with his former partner, dancer, singer, and actress Perri Lister.
Billy’s paternal grandfather was named Albert Broad.
Billy’s paternal grandmother was named Naomi Heslop.
Billy’s maternal grandfather was named Michael O’Sullivan.
Source: Genealogy of Billy Idol – https://www.geni.com
http://factlookup.com/article/Irish_Briton#Notable_Britons_with_Irish_ancestry
Could someone add that Billy has Irish ancestry. He is also on this list of Notable Britons with Irish ancestry.
Thanks
Other future rock stars who would be English most of the year and Irish for a few weeks of the summer include John Lydon (Johnny Rotten) of the Sex Pistols, and Billy Idol. Speaking of his annual holidays with his Cork relations, Idol said: “They used to call me the British kid because I had an English accent. It seemed like everywhere I went I was the outcast. When my mother used to watch something about Ireland on TV she’d say ‘I hate the British’.”
Read more: http://www.independent.ie/lifestyle/independent-woman/celebrity-news-gossip/they-all-want-to-be-irish-1407992.html#ixzz2Cr7aRVWp
Billy Idol’s mother is Irish as verified by himself.
30 Jul 2012 … Billy IdolVerified @BillyIdol 30 Jul. Just to show u where my heart lies……My
mum’s Maiden name was O’Sullivan. Half English half Irish alright!
He said on his twitter his mother was Irish.