Carmelo Anthony – Venezuelan/African-U.S

Carmelo Kyam Anthony was born in the Red Hook housing projects in Brooklyn, New York City. His father, Carmelo Iriarte, was born in Manhattan to Puerto Rican parents. Iriarte was of African, Spanish, and indigenous ancestry, and some of his roots were also traced to Venezuela. His mother, Mary Anthony, is African-American.

He currently plays with the Portland Trail Blazers in the NBA. Anthony has been an NBA All-Star ten times and a member of the All-NBA Team six times. He was also part of the Syracuse Orange basketball team, where he won a national championship as a freshman in 2003 and was voted the NCAA Tournament’s Most Outstanding Player. As of 2020, Anthony earned $260 million from his NBA salary alone. He must have done a lot of financial planning to keep track of his money, as his net worth as of 2020 is now a whopping $160 million.