What famous people are you related to?

[RGreen454ss]

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.

[joepythons]

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!

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

[Ladydragon]

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

ah... that explains a few things

[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.

[starmom]

Two words, Lon Chaney

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

[_Venom_]

I am Mexican.

[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.

[joepythons]

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.

Yes it was and when caught you were hung

I am Mexican.

Ok

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.

Now thats not fair they should have left you something

[starmom]

I am Mexican.

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

[fishmommy]

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.