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.