@Kong Håkon V & President Barack Obama. Why would anyone be surprised about Barack's heritage? I'm multi-racial, and I'm descended from Norwegian, Danish, Swedish, Egyptian, Roman, Persian, Hungarian, Spanish, Italian, German, French, Polish, English, Scottish, Irish, Chinese and Russian Kings, Queens, Presidents, Emperors, plus all 44 Presidents of the USA, and 23 First Ladies--probably more, I just haven't checked them all, as yet. And many of the Vice Presidents of the US--haven't checked them all, either! Name a country, and I probably have present day cousins there. I've connected with cousins from every continent, except my cousin in Africa, but you all know the reason for that unfortunate disconnect.
Harald Tveit Alvestrand, you are my 20th cousin twice removed.
Through his mother, President Barack Obama is my 13th cousin once removed, and King Håkon V is my 21st great-grandfather.
http://www.geni.com/path/Loretta+Alexandra+is+related+to+Barack+H+O...
http://www.geni.com/path/Loretta+Alexandra+is+related+to+Kong+Håkon...
I never try to guess anyone's heritage, based on what they look like, and/or where they were born.
Everyone seems to be a cousin, and somewhere on our trees, we share one or more sets of grandparents! My own maternal grandparents met on a train, and their respective families didn't know one another. My grandmother's known ancestry was Scotch, Irish, German, African, while my grandfather was a Creole--French, Spanish, Italian, African. Through research, I found that their family branches crossed at least one other time in history, and they share ancestors in 13th century Europe, and beyond.
Carry on!
Loretta Alexandra