Celebrites Related to Me
Rosalynn Smith Carter (1927-)
First Lady
Rosalynn Smith Carter was named "The Steel Magnolia" by the White House press corp. for her Southern sweetness and tenacity.
Relationship: 8th cousin 2 times removed
Booker Taliaferro Washington (1856-1915)
American educator, political leader, author
Booker T. Washington was born as a slave but was freed at the age of 9. He received national attention as a spokesperson for African American citizens.
Relationship: 7th cousin 5 times removed
Lara Welch Bush (1946-)
First Lady
Present First Lady Laura Bush has taken an interest in the effects of the September 11 attacks on children. she has revived the more traditional role of First Lady back to the White House (gag)
Relationship: 9th cousin 1 times removed
Jane Austen (1775-1817)
English Author
Jane Austin was well educated and began writing at a young age. Though she wrote with a man's alias, many of her novels, which include Pride and Prejudice and Emma, have become widely popular.
relationship: 7th cousin 7 times removed
John Cage (1912-1992)
American Composer
John Milton Cage was an American experimental music composer, writer, and visual artist. He is most widely known for his 1952 composition 4'33", whose three movements are performed without playing a single note.
relationship: 11th cousin
Robert Peel (1788-1850)
American Police Officer
Robert Peel was the originator of the modern concept of the police force. He reformed British criminal law and established the Metropolitan Police Force.
relationship: Distant (24) Great Grandfather
Richard Allen (1760-1831)
Reverend, ex-slave
Richard Allen was an African American pastor and the founder of the African Methodist Episcopal Church. He was born as a slave to a colonial jurist.
relationship: 3rd cousin 10 times removed
Caesar Rodney (1728-1784)
Delaware Representative
Active in political beginni9ngs of the United States of America, Caesar Rodney signed the Declaration of Independence as a representative of Delaware. He was also a member of the continental Congress and President of Delaware during the Revolutionary War.
relationship: 6th cousin 9 times removed
George Eliot (1819-1880)
English Author
Mary Anne Evans wrote under the male pen name "George Eliot" so that her work would be taken seriously. Her use of counterpoint plot in her most famous work "Middlemarch"created a turning point for the English novel.
relationship: 10 cousin 1 times removed
Cary Grant
(1904-1986)
British-born, American Actor
Archibald Alexander Leach, better known by his screen name, Cary Grant, was an English film actor. With his distinctive Mid-Atlantic accent, he was noted as perhaps the foremost exemplar of the debonair leading man, not only handsome, but also witty and charming. He was named the second Greatest Male Star of All Time by the American Film Institute.
relationship 10th cousin 6 times removed
George Read (1733-1798)
Delaware Representative
George Read, a signer of the Declaration of Independence from Delaware, was highly involved in the politics of the early United States. He served as a delegate to the US Constitutional Convention, was a Continental Congressman, and later was Delaware's representative in the US Senate.
relationship: Distant (44) Great Grandfather
John Wesley Hardin (1853-1895)
American Outlaw
John Wesley Hardin was an outlaw and a gunfighter in Texas. He was reported to be the meanest man alive, once killing a man just for snoring. Most of his gunplay was a result of his short temper.
relationship: 3rd cousin 5 times removed
Jonathan Swift (1667-1745)
Anglo-Irish Priest and Writer
Jonathan Swift is well known for his satirical prose such as Gulliver's Travels and A Modest Proposal. Swift, was also an ordained minister in the Church of Ireland.
relationship: 2nd cousin 8 times removed
George Wythe (1726-1806)
Virginia Representative
George Wythe was a slave owner who became an abolitionist. He signed the Declaration and also became the Mayor of Williamsburg Virginia.
relationship: 3rd cousin 7 times removed
Andrew Johnson (1808-1875)
17th President of the United States of America
After the assassination of Abraham Lincoln, Vice-President Andrew Johnson assumed the PResidency. Johnson was the first president to be impeached, but was acquitted of the charges.
relationship: 4th cousin 6 times removed
Ray Boone (1923-2004)
Baseball player
Raymond Boone has baseball in his genes. An infielder for the Cleveland Indians, his son, Bob Boone, and two grandsons have also played baseball professionally.
relationship: 6th cousin 3 times removed
John Milton (1608-1674)
English poet
John Milton is famous for his epic poem "Paradise Lost." The poem is written in blank verse and consists of twelve books. Paradise Lost follows the biblical story of the fall of man.
relationship: 1st cousin 13 times removed
Richard M. Nixon (1913-1994)
37th President of the United States of America
Richard Milhous Nixon was the first US President to resign from office. His resignation came from impeachment caused by the Watergate Scandal.
relationship: 7th cousin 1 times removed
Vina Fay Wray (1907-2004)
Actress
She is best remembered for her role as Ann Darrow, the blonde seductress of a gigantic, prehistoric gorilla in the classic horror/adventure film King Kong (1933).
relationship: 6th cousin 3 times removed
Mark Twain (1835-1910)
American Author
Samuel Langhorne Clemens thought of his pen name, "Mark Twain," while working on a riverboat. This humorist's works include Adventures of Tom Sawyer.
relationship: 5th cousin 5 times removed
Truman Capote (1924-1984)
American Author
His works have become film legends, such as Breakfast at Tiffany's. Born Truman Persons, he wrote the screenplays of many films, as well as creating the short story "miriam" which won an O. Henry Award.
relationship: 7th cousin 2 times removed
Sam Bass (1851-1878)
American Outlaw
American train robber Sam Bass robbed the Union pacific gold train and tool $60,000, the largest robbery of the Union Pacific to date.
relationship: 5th cousin 6 times removed
Dwight D. Eisenhower (1890-1969)
34th President of the United States
Dwight David Eisenhower was a successful soldier and politician. He launched the program for an interstate highway system and raised the minimum wage.
relationship: 6th cousin 4 times removed
Angelica Van Buren (1818-1877)
First Lady
Angelica Van Buren was the daughter-in-law of President Van Buren. His wife passed away several years before his presidency, so she assumed the role of Fist Lady and White House hostess.
relationship: 5th cousin 6 times removed
Lyndon B. Johnson (1908-1973)
36th PResident of the United States of America
Lyndon B. Johnson was sworn in as President on Air Force One after the assassination of President Kennedy. He launched the Medicare Program, and saw the beginnings of the Vietnam War.
relationship: 7th cousin 2 times removed
Jimmy Hoffa (1913-1971)
Teamster Leader
James "Riddle" Hoffa was an American labor leader with ties to the Mafia. The circumstances surrounding his assumed death and disappearance are still a mystery.
relationship: 7th cousin 3 times removed
Eugene Delacroix (1798-1863)
French Artist
Eugene Delacroix was one of the most important French Romantic painters. His studies of the optical effects of color influenced Impressionism. Many of his works depicted contemporary events, such as "Massacre at Chios."
relationship: 7th cousin 3 times removed
D. H. Lawrence (1885-1930)
English Author
D. H. Lawrence was a prolific and controversial writer. His novels include "Women in Love" and "Sons and Lovers."
relationship: 7th cousin 3 times removed
Isaac Newton (1643-1727)
Scientist, Mathematician
Isaac Newton is regarded as one of the greatest scientists and mathematicians in history. He described 3 laws of motion that also govern the entire earth and the celestial bodies surrounding it.
relationship: 3rd cousin 11 times removed
John F. Kennedy (1917-1963)
35th President of the United States
Irish-American politician John F. Kennedy is an icon of American liberalism. His presidency saw the beginnings of racial integration, the Space Race, and the Cuban missile crisis. He was assassinated while in Texas.
relationship: 8th cousin 2 times removed
Butch Cassidy (1866-1908)
American Outlaw
Robert LeRoy Parker, better known as Butch Cassidy, was part of an infamous group of train and bank robbers, called the Wild Bunch.
relationship: 8th cousin 2 times removed
F. Scott Fitzgerald (1896-1940)
American Author
Francis Scott Fitzgerald is considered to be one of the greatest American writers of the 20th century. He wrote "The Great Gatsby" and "This Side of Paradise."
relationship: 7th cousin 5 times removed
John F. Kennedy, Jr. (1960-1999)
American Icon
John F. Kennedy, Jr. was a lawyer, socialite, and publisher. The son of President John F. Kennedy, John Jr. grew up mainly on the Upper East side of Manhattan. On July 16, 1999, John Jr. along with his wife and sister-in-law, were killed in a plane accident over the Atlantic Ocean.
relationship: 9th cousin 1 times removed
Charles Kingsford Smith (1897-1935)
Aviator
Charles Kingsford Smith was an Australian Aviation Pioneer. He was a legendary pilot who was the first to fly from the US to Australia, and the first to fly non-stop across Australia.
relationship: 8th cousin 4 times removed
Laurence Olivier (1907-1989)
British-born Actor, Director and Producer
Laurence Kerr Olivier was an Academy Award-winning actor, director, and producer. He acted in such films as Wuthering Heights, Pride and Prejudice, and Spartacus. Olivier also appeared in many plays throughout his career.
relationship: 9th cousin 3 times removed
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I've been wasting my afternoon waiting for you to post something new.
J-sus H. Christ! You're related.
Posted by: Sue | June 8, 2007 03:51 PM