What is the nationality of Michael Kors's father?

Michael Kors’s father was Swedish.

Kors was born Karl Anderson Jr. to Joan Hamburger and her first husband, Karl Anderson Sr. Biographical accounts describe his father as being of Swedish descent, while his mother was Jewish. This Swedish family background is part of the personal history behind the designer’s multicultural New York upbringing.

When Kors was five, his mother married Bill Kors. The child adopted his stepfather’s surname and later chose the first name Michael, becoming Michael David Kors. That name change can make biographical searches seem to reference different people, although Karl Anderson Jr. and Michael Kors are the same person.

Kors grew up in Merrick, Long Island, and developed an interest in fashion very young. He attended John F. Kennedy High School in Bellmore before moving on to the Fashion Institute of Technology in Manhattan. His Swedish ancestry is sometimes omitted from brief profiles, which usually emphasize his American identity and New York career.