What famous people are you related to?

I have a couple:

Mom's side:

Mr. Hyden(Forgot the first name) - He started Old Grandad Whiskey

Shannon Miller - Olympic Gold Gymnastic Medalist in 1996 (Also related to Mr. Hyden)

Dad's side:

Jordin Sparks - American Idol winner Season 6

I guess her dad (By marrage) who played for the Dallas Cowboys at some point.

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Originally Posted by Blu Mongoose

They just did a genealogy book on our family (Lybarger) recent enough to have my children listed in there. They also have the Lybarger web site which mentions my mom, cousins, aunts, etc.Ran across some famous people in there, and a picture of the Lybarger Church in pensylvania, but I'm to lazy to dig any names out.
I'm sure, that just like everyone else we also have our share of horse thieves back there too!:)

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Yea i have a long long time ago relative named Henry Rider Haggard that was a horse thief :O.Some people just cant behave :8:

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Originally Posted by joepythons

Yea i have a long long time ago relative named Henry Rider Haggard that was a horse thief :O.Some people just cant behave :8:

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ah... that explains a few things ;)

Was horse thievery really that common? My grandma told me we were decendants of some famous viking. I'll have to call my mom and see if she knows what's up with that. Other than that, mostly farmers.

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Originally Posted by harfieldthethirsty

Two words, Lon Chaney:D:D:D

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Oh yeah, William Pratt- aka Boris Karloff- was a relation on my mother's side as well......

I am Mexican.

My great-grandfather was Christopher Columbus Smith - the founder of Chris Craft. My grandfather sold ChrisCraft Corporation to the Japanese when it was obvious that my father had no intention of running the company. (I didn't get a dime! -- and the money is all gone now.)

On my mother's side we came on a boat that founded the city of Princess Anne on the DelMarVa peninsula in 1729.

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Originally Posted by Ladydragon

ah... that explains a few things ;)

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:irkd: :zerb:

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Originally Posted by PythonWallace

Was horse thievery really that common? My grandma told me we were decendants of some famous viking. I'll have to call my mom and see if she knows what's up with that. Other than that, mostly farmers.

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Yes it was and when caught you were hung :O

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Originally Posted by _Venom_

I am Mexican.

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Ok

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Originally Posted by AkivaSmith

My great-grandfather was Christopher Columbus Smith - the founder of Chris Craft. My grandfather sold ChrisCraft Corporation to the Japanese when it was obvious that my father had no intention of running the company. (I didn't get a dime! -- and the money is all gone now.)

On my mother's side we came on a boat that founded the city of Princess Anne on the DelMarVa peninsula in 1729.

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Now thats not fair :tears: they should have left you something

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Originally Posted by _Venom_

I am Mexican.

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There were very famous Mexicans and Aztecs and Mayans...... :D

supposedly the Arquettes (family of actors)
but I have no connections to them

I come from a long line of inventors, but none of them household names.

I'm friendly with Wendy Carlos, but not related.

My grandma on my fathers side has always said we were related to Thomas Paine. And on my mothers side Bonnie Parker.

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Originally Posted by JASBALLS

Jesse James...I know and I'm sorry!:oops:

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Uh oh! me too. I think it was my great-grandmother that was a James. And.. that side of my family spent some time in the Missouri Ozarks.

JAS, do you have genealogy info on the James family?

Steve

Not related to anyone famous that I know of, though if I would trace the family back I might just find one...but, My great aunt witnessed John Dillinger being shot and killed in Chicago so to me I guess she is famous...I also went fishing with Willie Mays back in 66 when my dad was appointed to show him around NASA. I have met, but dont remember most because I was quite young, John F. Kennedy, Alan Shepard, John Glenn and many more that I cant think of...

im related to Czar Nicholas ( no me being named Nicholas has nothing to do with him i dont believe but it is a family name so who knows) he was the last Czar of russia and was killed. On my dads side im related to the family Mccoy from " the Hatfields and the Mccoys". my great grandmother is a Mccoy. for any one who doesnt know who these two familys are type in their names and read. to put it shortly its two country family ( and i mean country) who live on two diffrent hills and shoot at each other. from what i have heard through family members there are still some fights going on but the gun fire has stoped except for way up in the moutain

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Uh oh! me too. I think it was my great-grandmother that was a James. And.. that side of my family spent some time in the Missouri Ozarks.

JAS, do you have genealogy info on the James family?

Steve

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See another possibility ;)

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Originally Posted by Ironhead

Not related to anyone famous that I know of, though if I would trace the family back I might just find one...but, My great aunt witnessed John Dillinger being shot and killed in Chicago so to me I guess she is famous...I also went fishing with Willie Mays back in 66 when my dad was appointed to show him around NASA. I have met, but dont remember most because I was quite young, John F. Kennedy, Alan Shepard, John Glenn and many more that I cant think of...

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Sweet :gj:

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Originally Posted by NickMyers03

im related to Czar Nicholas ( no me being named Nicholas has nothing to do with him i dont believe but it is a family name so who knows) he was the last Czar of russia and was killed. On my dads side im related to the family Mccoy from " the Hatfields and the Mccoys". my great grandmother is a Mccoy. for any one who doesnt know who these two familys are type in their names and read. to put it shortly its two country family ( and i mean country) who live on two diffrent hills and shoot at each other. from what i have heard through family members there are still some fights going on but the gun fire has stoped except for way up in the moutain

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Bring on the guns :rofl:

:banana:Im related to Ron Jeremy, yes ladies its genetic lol

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Originally Posted by 420 boa

:banana:Im related to Ron Jeremy, yes ladies its genetic lol

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Not sure who he is but if its something not family freindly lets behave ;)

I dont think anyone really.. Aside from two former presidents- one died after being in office for not so long because he had the longest (or it was at the time at least) speach when he enterd the whitehouse- and he died because he got sick when he did that.. And the other one was his brother, or cousin, or something.. I'd have to call my grandma and ask their names... lIronicly, its not the one with my last name. lol.

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Originally Posted by NickMyers03

im related to Czar Nicholas ( no me being named Nicholas has nothing to do with him i dont believe but it is a family name so who knows) he was the last Czar of russia and was killed. On my dads side im related to the family Mccoy from " the Hatfields and the Mccoys". my great grandmother is a Mccoy. for any one who doesnt know who these two familys are type in their names and read. to put it shortly its two country family ( and i mean country) who live on two diffrent hills and shoot at each other. from what i have heard through family members there are still some fights going on but the gun fire has stoped except for way up in the moutain

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well i have read alot about "the hatfields and the moccoys" Every summer a group of us go there and ride 4 wheelers and go camping! Great place to get outdoors. but besides the point they are some pretty crazy rednecks lol!

any way my grandfather who is a history junkie traced our history back and we are related to Gen. Ulysis S. Grant. and We he has pictures of i think its his distant....distant cousin JOHN LILLY with ulysis its crazy never would i have thought while i was in U.S. History in high school learning about my relatives. Oh and yes my last name is Lilly and my grandfather is Bob Lilly. He likes to joke about being the BOB LILLY from the Dallas Cowboys. Every one who meets him always asks him if he played in the NFL lol

anyway this is a good topic!

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Originally Posted by ML85

well i have read alot about "the hatfields and the moccoys" Every summer a group of us go there and ride 4 wheelers and go camping! Great place to get outdoors. but besides the point they are some pretty crazy rednecks lol!

any way my grandfather who is a history junkie traced our history back and we are related to Gen. Ulysis S. Grant. and We he has pictures of i think its his distant....distant cousin JOHN LILLY with ulysis its crazy never would i have thought while i was in U.S. History in high school learning about my relatives. Oh and yes my last name is Lilly and my grandfather is Bob Lilly. He likes to joke about being the BOB LILLY from the Dallas Cowboys. Every one who meets him always asks him if he played in the NFL lol

anyway this is a good topic!

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Why thank you :gj:.I thought it would give everyone something new to share :D

P.T. Barnum.

(If you knew me, you'd find it funnier :) )

The only famous person i can think of that i'm related to is the late inventor Harry Ferguson. He was a first cousin of my great grandfather.

Apparently he revolutionised farming. Here's a wee link to a short biography of him

http://www.ulsterhistory.co.uk/harryferguson.htm

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Originally Posted by fergie

The only famous person i can think of that i'm related to is the late inventor Harry Ferguson. He was a first cousin of my great grandfather.

Apparently he revolutionised farming. Here's a wee link to a short biography of him

http://www.ulsterhistory.co.uk/harryferguson.htm

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Cool thanks for sharing :gj:

I am not related to anyone famous. My great-uncle served in the Civil War and rode in the cavalry.
My husband is friends with Nathan Quarry, a famous UFC fighter. And my landlord is friends with Gary Busey!

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Originally Posted by jnoud_515

I am related to Robert E. Lee from the Civil War. I have the records that show how but it's like 12 pages long so I don't know exactly how but I just know I am.

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My mom claims this about us, too. But I hear a lot of people claim it. Did he sleep around a lot? :rofl:

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Originally Posted by JASBALLS

Jesse James...I know and I'm sorry!:oops:

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That explains it all. :rofl: (You know I love ya!)

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I'm related to Marlo Thomas from the 1960s tv show "That Girl" she's my second cousin on my dads side. If any of you are big Family Guy fans, they always make fun of her on that show... example "Peter is dancing around NYC in a dress to some corny music and at the end of the schtick he tosses his hat into the air(freeze frame)"

Also my uncle is a big time producer for Sony Pictures out in LA.

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I can't believe that you would mention Marlo but not Danny. Marlo was just Danny's daughter. The big producer must be Uncle Tanoose.

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Originally Posted by aaajohnson

My grandmothers maiden name was Heffner ... :P, and yep I am distantly related to old Hugh. He does not have anything to with my grandmothers side of the family, aparently there were family problems way back ... too bad.:(

Neil

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Talk about missing the boat!

I am descended from a line of not famous farmers. My wife is descended from Daniel Boone,related to Dean Jones ( a minor Walt Disney Studio actor),and related by marriage to Fred Thompson (Just made a bid to become the Republican candidate for President).

My wife is 3rd cousin to billy connely, and her a dad is related to stevie frail, the current heart of midlothian manager.

My maternal grandmother is an award winning Canadian author. (For privacy reasons I'd rather not give her name.) She was also president of the Canadian Authors Union for several years, and to this day she tours and lectures and her books are in print all over the world. Not bad for an 82 year old.

As for the distant past... hm. My maternal grandfather's family crest was honored with the Fleur de Lies emblem after saving the life of a French Prince a couple hundred years ago. Extra significant because we are not French! Not quite sure about the story behind that one off the top of my head, but despite that we are not French, we still have the honorific emblem on the coat of arms.

My maternal family's side is full of people who are obsessed about researching our family tree. They've thus far tracked it back to 1000AD, and they are pushing to go back further.

Sadly, my father's side has a murky history due to a house fire when he was 13 that claimed all the pictures and records brought over from Ireland. The oldest surviving member of his grandfather's generation is a 97 year old Nun who has developed alzheimer's in the past few years. I guess there are some things we will never know.

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My maternal grandmother is an award winning Canadian author. (For privacy reasons I'd rather not give her name.)

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Oh c'mon! I told you people who my Godmother is! What the...you FAIL.

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Who is it?

Well, no one really famous...but through my dad's side I'm related to some Irish rebal/warrior type guy who invaded Britain. I can't remember his name but supposedly back in the day my ancestors were supposed to be a bunch of bada$$ warriors-our family motto is "First in the Battle, Last in the Fight". Which I always thought was pretty cool.

My hubby is related to Clyde Barrow. Didn't someone on here say they were related to Bonnie? That's pretty weird.

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Originally Posted by spix14

our family motto is "First in the Battle, Last in the Fight". Which I always thought was pretty cool.

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That's a badass motto! Ours is, "Neither to oppress nor to be oppressed."* Must explain my passion for social justice and equality. :D

* Translated from Latin.

Wouldnt call him famous, but im related to hitlers brother:weirdface

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Wouldnt call him famous, but im related to hitlers brother:weirdface

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Wouldn't that make you related to hitler also???:confused:

Not if it was Hitler's stepbrother...

Thanks for the replies :gj:.Keep them coming

Cmon i know there are still members to share who you are related to ;)

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Cmon i know there are still members to share who you are related to ;)

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Anyone? :confused: :confused:

I am related to Michelle Pfeiffer(or is it pfeifer) over a thousand corners.
I think it's my grandmothers brothers daughter of the daughter or something like that.
But she never calls anyway :-)

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Originally Posted by Shelby

Well, we could be related, my mom's ancestors did too! My greatX10 grandfather was William Bradford, and I'm related to several other of the pilgrims that most people wouldn't know the names of. ;)

My grandma is into geneology so we have our family tree traced back into the 1500s or so.

I'm also related to William Wallace (Mel Gibson portrayed him in Braveheart)

aaand.. on my dad's side I'm related to Rob Roy (I never did see the movie, but there's one about him too. lol)

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My mother's side of the family came over on my Mayflower too, my great xn grandfather founded Plymouth, the first town in America.

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I am related to Michelle Pfeiffer(or is it pfeifer) over a thousand corners.
I think it's my grandmothers brothers daughter of the daughter or something like that.
But she never calls anyway :-)

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Thanks for sharing :gj:

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Originally Posted by aaramire

My mother's side of the family came over on my Mayflower too, my great xn grandfather founded Plymouth, the first town in America.

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Thanks for sharing :gj:

My bother in law, who lives in Cape Cod, is very good friends with Bobby Orr. Apparently he's some famous ex ice hockey player

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My bother in law, who lives in Cape Cod, is very good friends with Bobby Orr. Apparently he's some famous ex ice hockey player

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Thats cool.Thanks for sharing :gj:

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My mother's side of the family came over on my Mayflower too, my great xn grandfather founded Plymouth, the first town in America.

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Wasn't the first Jamestown in 1607? Plymouth was settled in 1620.

I'm Canadian, so if I'm wrong I have an excuse. :P

Although I've been to both on vacation. I've also been to Salem. lots of history there.

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Originally Posted by joepythons

I thought this would be something fun to share with everyone here.Heck who knows some of us just might be related somehow...

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My mother is going to make her TV debut on a reality show makeover program. Odds are you've seen it or at least heard about it. LOL Until the show she literally never wore makeup, had her hair cut/died, had a manicure, went shopping for nice clothes for herself... it was sad. In the "big reveal" I seriously did not recognize her. They took at least 20 years off her.

Unfortunately I can't go into any more detail because they are really strict with contracts and I don't want to risk getting in trouble. This is the internet, after all. But before the program airs I'll let everybody know to watch, because I'll be on it too (briefly).

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Originally Posted by NightLad

Wasn't the first Jamestown in 1607? Plymouth was settled in 1620.

I'm Canadian, so if I'm wrong I have an excuse. :P

Although I've been to both on vacation. I've also been to Salem. lots of history there.



My mother is going to make her TV debut on a reality show makeover program. Odds are you've seen it or at least heard about it. LOL Until the show she literally never wore makeup, had her hair cut/died, had a manicure, went shopping for nice clothes for herself... it was sad. In the "big reveal" I seriously did not recognize her. They took at least 20 years off her.

Unfortunately I can't go into any more detail because they are really strict with contracts and I don't want to risk getting in trouble. This is the internet, after all. But before the program airs I'll let everybody know to watch, because I'll be on it too (briefly).

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Cool :gj:.Thanks for sharing

my great, great, great grandfathers were Dukes (royalty)in Spain.
So I guess that makes me the product of lots of inbreeding, LOL
No kings but I think he got to go to all the cool parties:P

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Originally Posted by West Coast Jungle

my great, great, great grandfathers were Dukes (royalty)in Spain.
So I guess that makes me the product of lots of inbreeding, LOL
No kings but I think he got to go to all the cool parties:P

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Raul thats great :D.To bad you never get invited to any parties :P

Susan Hayward ( old time actress ) some how on my dad's side of the family.

And Hitler only had a sister . There were other siblings from his fathers third marriage but only Hitler and his sister lived.

He would have had a step brother Alois Jr I think but he was from his fathers second marriage.

I know, creepy I know about Hitler but I was obessed with him when I was in middle and high school. I studied a good deal about him.