Are you related to anyone famous?

[dolo amber]

(Cowsills vs. Partridge thread gave me this idea ;))

I am related to Loretta Lynn and thus, Crystal Gayle...their grandmother and my great-grandmother were sisters. Now, for any naysayers...if I were gonna make up someone to be related to,...work with me here, people!

[JohnKleeb]

1. this fellow

http://www.arlingtoncemetery.net/michaels.htm

The sad thing is Mike never came home but he is a hero to me. He was one of the Iwo Jima flagraisers. May he rest in peace, I would love to visit his gravesite and others in Arlington cemetery, sorry for the rant but there are times when I think of WWII and that time period and wish I could had been there.
RIP Sgt Mike

[nuxvomica]

15. Go do it, Kleeb

Visit the gravesite and report back. I'm sure a lot of folks would like to hear your reflections on the experience.

[Cheswick2.0]

35. as an aside

You go with your Gephardt avitar! I am not happey with everything he has done, but he is a solid union supporter and he gets respect from me for his years of service to the party and the country, particularly the labor movement.

[nuxvomica]

38. Thanks, Cheswick

I found myself rooting for Gep to give a good speech yesterday and I thought, "Why not declare?" I think everyone who's decided should. I'm proud to be a Gephardt supporter and prouder still of the great field of contenders we Dems have running. We need to get past some of the backbiting and realize how awfully freakin' lucky we are.

Go Democrats!

[JohnKleeb]

52. Gephardt is a good guy

I would rather have DK as president but Gephardt wouldnt be so bad imo he would make a fine secretary of labor, the closest thing you could have to a union leader running the department of labor.

[JohnKleeb]

51. I am headed for Arlington Cemetery soon

will take pictures.

[nuxvomica]

54. Excellent! If you've never been there before, I gotta warn you...

It can be a pretty soul-stirring experience.

[geniph]

2. Doc Holliday

according to my father...but 75% of most family histories are BS, so who knows.

[DemoTex]

10. Geniph! Doc Holliday is from my hometown!

Doc was born in Griffin, Georgia. He died in his sleep, putatively, in Leadville. Colorado. I grew up in Griffin ("Half as big as a NY cemetary, and twice as dead").

http://ga-swamp-snake.freeyellow.com/DocHolliday.html

[geniph]

57. My father's father had a different story

which was probably horseshit - he claimed Doc Holliday was his father, and that he'd died in the Clearwater River area of Idaho.

[caledesi]

3. The Cowsills...that's it.

[Valerie5555]

4. Not really but I actually indirectly knew a survivor of the "Iranian

captivity" wondered if that still counted.


I'll give you a hint as to who he is or his wife was the one who suggested instead of throwing dog or cat food at the Iranians, why not tie yellow ribbons to old oak trees in remembrance of the hostages.

On edit another hint I was surprised he didn't wet himself laughing as our then Ambassador pulled an "Ayatollah joke" at Khomeini's expense by sneaking the other Americans out of Iran.

[Nomad559]

5. Johnny Cash

My mother once told me that we are related to Johnny Cash, he's a fifth or sixth cousin.

[cherryperry]

6. I'm not sure, but

I'm fairly certain I'm married to either Aidan Quinn or Stephen Rea or Bruce Springsteen or Jesse L. Martin or Denzel Washington or Noah Wylie ... whoops, sorry about that - I just woke up again!
:shrug: :loveya: :kick:

[Iris]

7. this person isn't famous

but one time my husband and I heard about a mountain climber who had fallen into a crevice and died. The story was on CNN. A few weeks later, we were at my grandmother's funeral and we found out the climber was my dad's cousin (so my second cousin?).

[jafap]

68. first cousin once removed

you would be 2nd cousins to his kids if he had any.

[44wax]

8. My cousin is the president of a nursing school in the Phillipines

Aldersgate College in Solano, NV.

[Lady Freedom]

9. yes, to 2 old movie stars.

gary cooper and john hoyt

[gully]

11. William Penn

Descendant (sp).

[Rhiannon12866]

27. Martha Washington, according to my grandmother,

but I've never done the research on this. I portrayed her in a play once, the first First Lady, not my grandmother.:-)

[DemoTex]

12. Mirabeau Buonaparte Lamar, second president of the Republic of Texas

I am a decendant of Mirabeau Buonaparte Lamar. He was Sam Houston's VP, then the second president of the Republic of Texas.

http://www.lsjunction.com/people/lamar.htm

In 1837, the United States recognized Texas as a Republic. But the battle for the Texas frontier was just beginning.

President Mirabeau B. Lamar's agenda was aggression. He set aside funding for the Rangers to help expand the frontier. The hostiles were mostly Cherokees and Commanches from North and West Texas.

http://www.cleburnetimesreview.com/articles/2003/06/05/columnists/in_the_know/know04.txt

My great-great uncle Lamar's presidency of Texas was not unlike the governorship of the Chimp. Both had blood on their hands. Lamar's was, unfortunately, Indian blood from pogroms against the Commanches and Cherokees.

Like they say: You can pick your nose, but you can't pick your relatives.

[roguevalley]

13. Jefferson Davis and the ex-wife of the President of Texas.

He was married to Elizabeth Paxton, my relative, and they
divorced. That one. <Uh, Sam Houston?> Since he isn't
blood kin, I forget his name. <G>

Forgive me. I thought we were Yankees.

RV, who is MORE than aware that the South shall rise again.
High enough to kiss a good Yankee's ass. <G> <My g. grandpa> <A
sargent in Shelby's Cavalry, p.o.w in New Orleans and refuge
upon jail break in the other south, Illinois>

[aquaman]

14. Well let's see.

I am related to a former US Representative, Bryan Dorn, a Democrat thank God. He is not famous, but hey it's all I got. If anybody has heard of the "Rambo" apple,(they are tasty). The apple is named after my great, great, great, great (something like that) grandfather. I know not famous either, but it's kinda cool.

[Darth_Ole]

16. My 2nd cousin is Ken Dryden, famous hockey goalie of the 70's..

And my 4th cousin is Dale Hawerchuk, another good hockey player but not as well known.

My dad was on the Ed Sullivan Show once, but he's not famous. :)

[SyracuseDemocrat]

18. Wow!

Ken Dryden kicks ass! He gave Montreal 6 Stanley Cups! That is awesome! :)

[devilgrrl]

29. both of your relatives are Hall of Famers too boot!

:-)

[Darth_Kitten]

40. My 2nd cousin is married to a former NHL'er.....

and we are both Darths.....

and I know who Dale Hawerchuk is, a very underrated hockey player.....

spooky... :evilgrin: :)

[Darth_Ole]

61. That is creepy, darth kitten.. Sort of

One of my favorite Ken Dryden stories is when we were having our family reunion up in Canada a few years back.

There were around a couple hundred people there. And at the softball game, my brother didn't have a glove so Ken let him borrow his. That was neat.

And during that same game, my brother slid into home base and got dirt, rocks and other stuff all in his knee. There was blood and stuff all over. It was pretty gruesome.

[Kat45]

76. I remember them both.

Being a Bruins fan, I couldn't stand Ken Dryden--he was too good!

[SOteric]

17. Yes, actually, but I'm not saying who.

I was raised to believe that would be boorish behaviour.

[dolo amber]

19. Actually, you're right...

I'm sure my being related to two right-wing country music queens has turned many a DUer into a green-eyed monster this eve...sorry everybody. :(

;):P

[WannaJumpMyScooter]

20. SOteric... you rule!

[Dover]

26. Related? No. I AM someone famous.....

in my own mind...:smoke:

I suppose now you'll be asking for my autograph.

Forgive me darling....how boorish of me... :boring:

[Ramsey]

21. Benedict Arnold is my ancestor

But then so is George Washington. Very distantly.

[Palacsinta]

22. My great-grandfather engraved the Lord's Prayer.....

on the head of a pin. It's supposed to be in some museum in Chicago. I've looked all over (including Ripley's Museum). Can't find it.

[CanuckAmok]

30. Try using a magnifying glass ;-) n/t

;-)

[Mr. McD]

23. Robert the Bruce

[SuffragetteSal]

24. Winston Churchill

by marriage

[Pert_UK]

67. YOU'RE MARRIED TO WINSTON CHURCHILL???

Crazy!

:-)

P.

[JackSwift]

25. I'm related to Will Robinson

from Lost in Space. He is my great-great grandson, and my own great grandfather. Either that or I'm full of crap.

[sham]

28. OK, here goes... (prepare yourselves, this is exciting)

I am related to Dr. Charles Pepper, the man for whom Dr. Pepper was named. Wade Morrison, the drug store owner who invented the drink, named it after Dr. Pepper, a Virginia doctor who had given him his first job.

I am also descended from the founders of the town of Pearisburg, VA, and have been told that I am related to baseball player Andy Van Slyke, but that has never been confirmed.

[PittPoliSci]

63. i remember andy van slyke!

he was my favorite pirate when i was a kid! i even have one of his figures! rock!

[ayeshahaqqiqa]

31. Geneaolgy

According to my research, I am cousin to John Adams and John Quincy Adams and Samuel F.B. Morse, and direct descendant of Stephen Hopkins (of Mayflower fame). But I'm most proud of being a direct descendant of Anne Foster, who was condemned as a witch in Salem MA in 1692 and died in the Salem Jail. She did so because she refused to play the games of the religious powers and name other "witches".

[Enraged_Ape]

32. The starring corpse of "Weekend at Bernie's" is my cousin

I've stated this many times, and for some reason, no one is impressed by this. Maybe they think I'm joking, but I'm not.

[Cheswick2.0]

36. I am very impressed!!

My ex brother in law had one line in Dog Day Afternoon.

[caledesi]

50. My first cousin had a few lines in "The Postman Always Rings Twice."

He now is a producer of sorts in LA. Mark Kemble.

[flyingfish]

84. Well, I was in a commercial about breast cancer

AND I AM A MAN!
Go ahead. Figure that one out.

[Enraged_Ape]

73. Thanx, Cheswick. Terry Kiser, my cousin...

has been in a lot of other things too. In fact, he's somewhat of a junior icon of 1970s television. I would venture to say that he probably exceeds John Saxon in this regard.

http://us.imdb.com/Name?Kiser,+Terry

Not to mention that he was the best man at Lee Majors' wedding.

[Kat45]

77. I remember him.

He was one of those guys who was in a lot of things, and sometimes you'd remember his name and sometimes not.

[Don_G]

33. Not Really

Although my grandfather did beat up Harlan Sanders of the Kentucky Fried Chicken Fame once.

He stiffed my Aunts on some chickens they raised for his restaurant in Corbin, KY in the '30's plus he was a big prick.

[wellstone_democrat]

34. George W Bush* and a few other real presidents

yep, the Chimpster and I have common ancestors as I also do several lines of presidents who were legally elected. One of my other lines I'm a direct descendant of a real president.
(Through Bab's side on the common chimp link btw.)

That's why His Chimperial Majesty creeps me out not only in general ways but specifically. Somewhat on that topic, I have a cousin who, in a less dramatic and dangerous way, is like Chimp's missing (wayward-young-man-in-his-time-bailed-out-endlessly-by-the-folks way)
twin. Slickly "charming" to many as well. Must be genetic...

[Cheswick2.0]

37. I am related to the chimp also

Damn my sister for telling me!

I guess that makes us relatives in shame. cool

[wellstone_democrat]

41. makes yer skin crawl to have chimp relatives

don't it? Its like finding the missing link to see him in action.

Keep fighting the good fight cousin! (btw, depending on how you are related to the chimpster, you might also "get" the fabulous presidents Pierce and Garfield----not much of an incentive to search that tree is it?) :-)

I got Garfield which is like a weird fourth or fifth place "prize"!

[Paragon]

43. You two aren't Klingons, you know

You don't bear the shame for whatever happens in your family line.

You are free, however, to disown any chimp-faced worthless moron that might've dipped a toe in your gene pool.

[CBHagman]

83. How heartbreaking to be related to the Simian One

Oh, the agony! I'm sorry for your troubles.

I was born in the same hospital as Bush, and that's revolting enough.

:puke:

[trof]

39. George Washington.

distant cousins
His grandfather was my great-great-I forget how many greats grandfather.

[Raven]

42. Will Pitt?

He's getting famous or infamous, depending who you talk to! I am also related to a guy who went over Niagra Falls in a barrel and some other guy who fell off the Brooklyn Bridge in a drunken stupor. Good genes, huh!

[proud patriot]

86. He sure is Raven

You must be so proud of him . I know I am ..

[Rhiannon12866]

87. You have every reason to be proud of Will Pitt

You know that he has become an icon on DU, and is attracting a following wherever he goes. You must have done an excellent job.:-)

[miamiheath1]

44. Tommy Tutone

He's my brother-in-law.

[newyawker99]

45. Hi miamiheath1!!

Welcome to DU!! :toast:

[blockhead]

55. Hey miami

I love Tommys first album, I still play it all the time.

[Rhiannon12866]

65. I also welcome you to DU, miamiheath1!

A relative of Tommy Tutone is a friend of DU! This is really neat! :toast:

[HawkerHurricane]

46. Yes

A couple of Generals, one from the Mexican-American war, the other from the Civil war.

I'd give you names, but I'd like to remain anonoumous.

[lpbk2713]

47. Descended from Abraham Lincoln..........

.......also related to wacko/gameshow contestant Rip Taylor. Now is that a combination or what???

[Rhiannon12866]

64. This means that you're honest AND have a sense of humor

Sounds like a great combination to me!:D

[LWolf]

48. Sure.

I could be related to any famous person, since my maternal grandfather was "undeclared" and is still unknown.

And I know very little about anyone in the family tree beyond my mother.

I could be related to anyone. Uh...that's kinda scary. No bushes in the bushes, please.

[JohnKleeb]

56. I am sorry about that

Were you adopted? Who knows maybe this will bring a smile to your face, well do you have Croatian blood? if you do you could be related to DK :).

[Rhiannon12866]

66. I think you can be fairly sure you're not a Bush

You wouldn't have the intellect to be posting on DU, if you were, don't you think? You obviously have much more intelligent forebears.:D

[liberalpress]

49. Morgan Fairchild...

..she's my...wife! Yeah! That's the ticket!

[rustydog]

53. My son is related to Giles Corey ( son's mothers side of the family)

Of Salem witch trials fame in the story The Crucible.

[Syrinx]

58. Rodham

My earliest recorded female ancestor's maiden name was "Rodham." So, maybe I'm related to Hillary.

And an old actor, named John McIntyre, was a distant cousin. I think he played in an old tv western, Wagon Train, maybe.

And I have a cousin that dated Gregg Allman. :)

[harper]

59. John McIntyre

Wasn't he the judge in the TV series The Virginian? Used to watch it when I was a kid. Back in the days of 90 minute westerns.

[Syrinx]

60. yep

Just checked on IMDB, and he was in that show, too. His last role was in the great Tom Hanks movie "Turner And Hooch."

[PittPoliSci]

62. my most famous connection...

my great great aunt was a maid for Teddy Roosevelt.

[LosinIt]

69. The late Senator George Aiken of Vermont

who was a Liberal Republican (they made those in the 60s) who vehemently opposed the Vietnam War. He was my grandfather's cousin. All of the old men on my father's side look alike and he fits right in. Must be something about the water in Vermont that makes such thought provoking politicians.

[nuxvomica]

70. Louis Quatorze

On my mother's side. Some important French guy long ago.

[bif]

71. Francis Scott Key

A relative of my Great Aunt's

[MissMillie]

72. I don't think so...

... but apparently my aunt married into a family that is married into the Bush clan.


I did find out recently, however, that my family name was changed when my ancestors came over from across the pond. It seems our family name used to be "Death".

[thebeaglehaslanded]

74. William Shakespeare

I can trace back through John Hart of New Jersey, Signer of the Declaration of Independence, back to England and to William Shakespeare's family. It's certainly not a direct path, but I have a genealogical chart which establishes the relationship. I did not, however, seem to have inherited his playwriting genetic material!

[MiltonLeBerle]

75. Sam Houston

is my great great great great grandfather(I think it's 4 greats...maybe 5).

[flyingfish]

78. Andy Warhol(or at least I was) and....

I am also related to an actress who is in her 20s and was kind of in for a few years. You would probably at least recognize her name and show, which was on ABC.
But I do not want to disclose my her name, which is obviously the same as my last name.
Need a certain level of anonymity here.
Also, had a cousin(older than me) who wrote a political book in the 1980s which probably some or most of the older DUers might have heard of, but again, the whole last name.

The dead artists is probably the most famous on my short list.

[playahata1]

79. baseball star Frank Thomas, "The Big Hurt."

His mother and my grandfather are first cousins.

[thom1102]

80. My partner's brother

is an Actor, and works on Broadway. His partner is a Music Director and has done several high profile musicals. (again, for anonymity's sake, I will refrain from naming names or shows to protect their privacy). Through them I have met Broadway producers, high profile actors, comedians. One time, we were staying at their home, after a long flight from England. As we arrived from the airport, they were entertaining another couple, and we all stayed up late talking and laughing. Later my partner and I were at home flipping through the channels and there on Comedy Central, was one of the guys my partner's brother was entertaining, with his own stand up special. Kinda wierd!

[m_h_lovecraft]

81. Mary Todd Lincoln

On my father's side...
NOT related to: H.P. Lovecraft, sadly

[mvd]

82. Yes - Luke Petitgout, OL for the New York Giants

He's a cousin from my mother's side. Related because my grandmother was adopted into his family. I keep telling him when I see him that I'll be watching him - and he likes that. He values my opinion.

[ScottNeelan]

85. Well, kinda...

The closest thing I've got is the drummer in the band 4 Non-Blondes as a cousin (not sure what number to place in front...second or third, I think). I'm not sure that a member of a one hit wonder band counts as famous...but whatever...