[Fineus]

Amid all the randomness we have going on right now, I thought I'd start something I don't think we've had before. It's funny who has connections to who - and I think it could be interesting to see that here. So lets see if anyone has any ties - close or distant - with famous (or not so famous) types.

I'll kick us off of course - while I have nother I don't know so much about - I do have ties with this man:

Henry Avery

Avast!

[Petrarch of the VBB]

Well being of the Beverley line, chances are I can trace my heritage back to yon Philip Beverley of the New Forest or whoever he was. Some Middle Ages nobelman or something, apparently.

Alternatively, my grandfather once hijacked a tram in Hong Kong when he was in the Navy during the war.

[Taristin]

My uncle was a Chipendale Dancer... Does that count?

[Grey Wolf]

I'm an incredibly distant relation of the Baltimores, and apparently I'm descended from Irish pirates, and possibly Irish bards. I also rate a coat of arms

[Rictor]

My aunt is a (prominent? )writer and has written something like 10 books on the topic of Jewish people in Yugoslavia and the Holocaust. Thats about as famous a person as I can think of in my family.

[Knight Templar]

I am the famous person in my family.

[Liberator]

Well, my grandmother on my father's side is an Adams and her brother traced the lineage all the way back, 16~20 generations, to King Duncan I, II, and III, of Scotland.  Course, half of Scotland could probably do that by now.

More closely, one of my aunts on my mother's side is a Skaggs and she is 2nd or 3rd cousin to Country/Bluegrass Artist Ricky Skaggs.

I'll provide geneology for the first late(when I can get a copy from my grandmother)

[Taristin]

My Grandmother's cousin was a high CEO for Bristoll-Meyers Squibb...? He passed away a few months ago tho...

[Nico]

Yeah, I come from two very famous people: Adam and Eve.
Oups, I did it again ( anhan! ).

[Taristin]

Inbred Hick!

[jdjtcagle]

Sitting Bull

[Zeronet]

The O'Dea family has a castle, thats about it.

[Flipside]

Henry Cooper in the close past, the Theobald Family (relatives of Henry VI, apparently) in the far past.

[Turnsky]

i think on my grandmother's side, napoleon was a distant relative..

[an0n]

The only things any of my family have ever been famous for are some fairly questionable activities which achieved local fame.

[Carl]

my uncle once removed or something was some professional football player.

[Darkage]

i traced one of my relatives back to 1782 need to do some more research to see if it go's back further.

[GT-Keravnos]

Well my great grand father (Who has the same name as me), was one of the organisers of a Farmers' revolt (Killeler) in Thessalia, Greece 6th March of 1910, which was the beginning of the end for the abolishment of serfdom, whereby from Landlord's pets, they became free farmers. Every time I see the marble monument of the revolt, I am awed. Also, a first cousin was Mayor in a small city in Thessalia, Greece 4 years ago.

[redsniper]

A distant grandfather (as in sever 'greats') on my dad's side was kidnapped by pirates up in Canada or northern US, and later escaped like 10 years later or something. Not really famous but a cool story.

[vyper]

Ye I can't name famous relatives but I can tell you two great cousins who were in the secret services in WW2.