Robin Lopez
Olivia Carter
Updated on March 13, 2026
03/15/2008 – Robin Lopez – 2007-08 NCAA Basketball – Pac-Ten Tournament Championship – Stanford vs. UCLA – March 15, 2008 – Staples Center – Los Angeles, CA, USA – Photo Credit: Ed Ruvalcaba / Image of Sport / PR Photos
Birth Name: Robin Byron Lopez
Place of Birth: Los Angeles, California, United States
Date of Birth: April 1, 1988
Ethnicity:
*father – Cuban
*Mother – German, English, Scottish
Robin Lopez is an American professional basketball player. He plays for the Cleveland Cavaliers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He is 7′.
He is the son of Deborah and Heriberto Lopez. His twin brother, Brook Lopez, is also a professional basketball player. Another brother, Alex, has played professional basketball outside the U.S.
Robin’s maternal grandfather was James Robert Ledford (the son of John Seaton Ledford and Melvia Gray Boyd). James was born in Colorado. John was the son of James Ledford and Jane. Melvia was the daughter of John H. Boyd and Susie Ann McKenzie.
Robin’s maternal grandmother was Aleen Stoffel (the daughter of Barney S. Stoffele/Stoffel and Lenora Sommer/Dommer). Aleen was born in North Dakota. Barney was born in Iowa, to German parents. Lenora was the daughter of Anton Sommer, who was German, and of Tressie, who was born in Missouri, to German parents.
Robin (left) and Brook Lopez in 2008, photo credit: Teuobk
Sources: Robin’s maternal grandfather, James Robert Ledford, on the 1930 U.S. Census –
Obituary of Robin’s maternal grandfather, James Robert Ledford –
Robin’s maternal great-grandfather, John Seaton Ledford, on the 1880 U.S. Census –
Robin’s maternal grandmother, Aleen Stoffel, on the 1930 U.S. Census –
Marriage record of Robin’s maternal great-grandparents, Barney Stoffele and Lenora Sommer/Dommer –
Robin’s maternal great-grandmother, Lenora Sommer/Dommer, on the 1900 U.S. Census –