Max Born was a German physicist and Nobel prize winner.
Perhaps the confusion comes from the various definitions of first generation: the NCES (Nat’l Ctr for Educ Statistics) defines it as a student whose parents had no more than a HS education; the College Board defines it as a student whose parents didn’t finish a 2-year degree; federal programs define it as a student whose parents didn’t complete a 4-year degree. What they do seem to agree on is that it’s based on parents, not grandparents or other relatives.