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==Personal life==
Since 1978, Ma has been married to Jill Hornor, an arts consultant.<ref>{{citation|title=Weddings and Celebrations: Emily Ma and John Mistovich|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|date=September 28, 2014 | url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/28/fashion/weddings/emily-ma-and-john-mistovich.html?_r=0|access-date=February 13, 2016|url-access=subscription}}</ref><!-- many articles mistakenly say that Hornor is an instructor or professor of German literature at Harvard; that is not true --> They have two children, Nicholas and Emily.<ref name=Smithsonian/><ref name=NYDailyNews>{{citation | last=Bell | first=Bill | title=Suite Sounds of Yo-yo Ma | newspaper=[[The New York Daily News]] | date=March 29, 1998 | url=http://www.nydailynews.com/archives/nydn-features/suite-sounds-yo-yo-ma-article-1.786769 | access-date=January 23, 2012}}</ref> Although he personally considers it the "worst epithet he's ever faced", he was "tagged" in 2001 as "Sexiest Classical Musician" by ''[[People (magazine)|People]]''.<ref name="Sexiest classical">{{cite web|url=https://people.com/archive/yo-yo-ma-sexiest-classical-musician-vol-56-no-22/|title=Yo-Yo Ma: Sexiest Classical Musician|work=Volume 56|publisher=People Magazine|page=93|access-date=December 7, 2021}}</ref> He has continued to receive such accolades over the years, including from [[AARP]] in 2012.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.aarp.org/entertainment/style-trends/info-04-2012/sexiest-men-over-50.html|title=AARP's 21 Sexiest Men Over 50 - Washington, Pitt, Smits|first=Christina|last=Ianzito|website=Aarp.org|access-date=June 20, 2020}}</ref> He has also been praised as a person of unquestionable character, and singled out for his humble spirit, self-effacing manner, and humanitarianism.<ref name="1Smithsonian">{{cite magazine|url=http://www.smithsonianmag.com/people-places/35-who-made-a-difference-yo-yo-ma-114867029/?no-ist|title=35 Who Made a Difference:Yo Yo Ma|last=Kosman|first=Joshua|date=November 2005|magazine=Smithsonian Magazine|access-date=June 10, 2016}}</ref>
According to research presented by [[Henry Louis Gates|Henry Louis Gates Jr.]] for the PBS series ''[[Faces of America (PBS series)|Faces of America]]'', a relative hid the Ma [[genealogy book|family genealogy]] in his home in China to save it from destruction during the [[Cultural Revolution]]. Ma's paternal ancestry can be traced back 18 generations to the year 1217. The genealogy was compiled in the 18th century by an ancestor, tracing everyone with the surname Ma, through the paternal line, back to one common ancestor in the 3rd century BC. Ma's [[generation name]], Yo, was decided by his fourth great grand-uncle, Ma Ji Cang, in 1755.<ref>[https://www.pbs.org/wnet/facesofamerica/profiles/yo-yo-ma/7/ "Faces of America: Yo-Yo Ma"], PBS, ''[[Faces of America (PBS series)|Faces of America]]'' series, with [[Henry Louis Gates|Henry Louis Gates Jr.]], 2010.</ref><ref>[https://www.thedailybeast.com/the-mystery-of-yo-yo-mas-name "The Mystery of Yo-Yo Ma's Name"], Henry Louis Gates, Jr., ''The Daily Beast'', February 9, 2010. Retrieved December 7, 2021</ref> DNA research revealed that Ma is distantly related to actress [[Eva Longoria]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nola.com/entertainment_life/movies_tv/article_f7f6a7d1-41bd-597a-8275-dbffb087875a.html|title=Eva Longoria and Yo-Yo Ma cousins? Genetics researcher's PBS special looks at the tiny building blocks behind some really big names|author=Dave Walker|website=Nola.com|date=February 10, 2010 |access-date=November 29, 2021}}</ref>
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