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| Jackson |
Anyone here related to someone famous, dead or alive?
I'm related to Dr Edward Jenner who created the smallpox vaccine and the very first vaccination.
| quote: | | Edward Anthony Jenner (17 May 1749 – 26 January 1823) was an English scientist who studied his natural surroundings in Berkeley, Gloucestershire. Jenner is widely credited as the pioneer of smallpox vaccine, and is sometimes referred to as the "Father of Immunology"; his works have been said to have "saved more lives than the work of any other man" |
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| Ian |
| My cousins are cousins through their dads side of the family with Joe Jackson (Musician) although I don't think I've ever met him. Aside from that, nothing that I'm aware of. |
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| srussell0018 |
| Most recently I sat next to Roger Goodell on a plane to Florida. I met Simon Patterson after he spun in Rochester a few months ago. Derek Lowe is the nephew of a family friend, but that doesn't really count :tongue2 |
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| EgosXII |
One day my children will say their dad is famous. Does that count? :cool:
srsly tho, not that I know of... My Great grandfather was knighted (in the Netherlands) after fighting in the resistance and helping smuggle out jews and others during WW2- he got caught and was in a POW camp for a bit near the end of the war too...
That's not really 'fame', but it bloody well should be imo :p Died only a few years ago (Edit: Thinking about it, it must be almost about 6 years ago now :( ), he was about 97 I think- one of the nicest guys I've ever met too, definitely couldn't have seen the guy as a resistance fighter. :) |
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| ziptnf |
| Johnny Depp is a distant cousin of mine. Never actually met him, I heard he hates his family in Kentucky :o |
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| srussell0018 |
| quote: | Originally posted by ziptnf
I heard he hates his family in Kentucky :o |
Who wouldn't hate a family that's from Kentucky :p |
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| Halcyon+On+On |
| I once lost a potato sack race to Stephen Hawking. |
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| MrJiveBoJingles |
One of my relatives owned this ship that is now just a wreck and minor tourist attraction on the coast of Oregon. :clown:
Most famous person I ever "met" briefly is the infamous George Bush the Younger, long before he became president. |
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| ziptnf |
| quote: | Originally posted by srussell0018
Who wouldn't hate a family that's from Kentucky :p |
Har har. My family is pretty great but I have a group of black sheep cousins who are pretty much worthless deadbeats. My uncle's grandmother was a Depp. Too bad I can't meet Johnny and tell him to stop ruining classic kids stories. |
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| Domesticated |
| I once rode in an elevator with George Clinton and the members of Kraftwerk. |
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| srussell0018 |
| quote: | Originally posted by ziptnf
Too bad I can't meet Johnny and tell him to stop ruining classic kids stories. |
:haha: +1 |
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