List of Romani Americans
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This is a list of notable Romani Americans.
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- Fairuza Balk - actress of Romani descent (from father's side).
- Michael Costello - fashion designer who made dresses for various celebrities[1]
- Billy Drago - actor
- Karen Finley - performance artist, musician and poet[2]
- Caren Gussoff - author[3]
- Ian Hancock - University of Texas linguist, scholar, and activist
- Amber L. Hollibaugh - writer, film-maker and political activist[4]
- Johns family - subjects of the National Geographic Channel reality television series "American Gypsies"
- Priscilla Kelly - professional wrestler
- Janet Lee - psychic who sued private investigator Bob Nygaard over alleged anti-Romani bias[5]
- Oksana Marafioti - author of Armenian and Romani descent[6]
- Gina Marks - psychic and writer
- Jimmy Marks - victim of discrimination
- Rose Marks - psychic
- Jerry Mason - rock musician[7]
- Elvis Presley - singer and actor[8]
- Levi and Matilda Stanley - 19th century immigrant Romanichal elders
- Nettie Stanley - Matriarch of the family starring in the TLC reality television series "Gypsy Sisters"
See also
References
- "About - MTCostello - Stello". MTCostello.com. Archived from the original on May 30, 2015. Retrieved 2015-05-30.
- Roman Catholicism and the Work of Karen Finley. athe.org. Association for Theatre in Higher Education (ATHE)
- "Caren Gussoff". Aqueductpress.com. Retrieved 2015-09-18.
- Anderson, Kelly. "Amber Hollibaugh Interview" (PDF). Voices of Feminism Oral History Project. Retrieved 1 February 2013.
- "After Tough Year Greenwich Psychic Sues Private Investigator". Greenwich Free Press.
- IN HER BOOK AMERICAN GYPSY, OKSANA MARAFIOTI TRIES TO RECLAIM ROMANI CULTURE FROM REALITY TV. Los Angeles Times. September 6, 2012
- "Jerry Mason - An American Gypsy Pioneer 2008®". Pioneergypsy.com. Retrieved 2015-09-18.
- "Elvis was the gipsy King, says traveller magazine".
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