Does anyone have any famous relatives?

I have perhaps - according to one author - one of the most famous people in all of European/English history: William the Conqueror.

Him and armies from Normandy, France invaded England (think Anglo-Saxon, Norman Conquest) during the Eleventh Century, basically transformed England from then on out.

I have a little page so far about William, or King William II as he was also known as, on my website...

...I'm also related to a Democratic congressional candidate who ran in Dallas in the oh, 1960s, 1970s -- back when being a Democrat in Texas was a good thing. Got 40 percent of the vote, though; lost, but still.

Anywho, discuss...

My grandma says that we are related to the old western criminal guy...Jesse James in some odd way. That would be pretty cool if we were I guess because I have always been fascinated with him!

Distantly her sons are my cousins

my grandfather used to be the vice-mayor of our hometown...

my uncle was in a rock video showinf off his tatoos. kool uh and he traveled wit the band but other than that im not all that special.

I have famous relatives. One of my relatives is a Tahitian model which she married this guy from Stargate the tv series. They got I think a daughter. He was the doctor guy on the show I think his tv name is Michael...but I am not sure...I don't watch Stargate.
I also am related to this guy...I think he is a moviestar....he was in this years Christmas Hollywood Parade...but I don't remember his name.
I could be related to some other famous people but I am not sure.

Oh god. I'm related to these people...

I'm also related to a famous singer, forgot her name though. (<--- her last name is Knapp) I have an Uncle Joey too. Well, two Uncle Joey's now that I think about it. Interesting. OK, sorry.
-Sunset

Sandra Bullock is my cousin.
Jennifer Lopez is too!
seriously!
.......
Okay they're not, but that would be one cool family!!

I have an Uncle Tommy and an Uncle Joey. Just thought I'd share that with you.

Although they are related to Al Capone.

I'm some how a relative of the desecna's(sp) the ones that invented the cessna plains.

Some kid who makes skateboarding shoes has the same last name as me.

yup, i'm related to Queen Elizabeth and Benji/Joel Madden from Good Charlotte... woohoo!

hmm i have a distant cousin that was on guiding light for a while caz he was married to one of the bowers...and my old gymnastics coach is cousins with melissa joan heart and i wrote her a letter and got an autographed picture back b/c the letter talked about her cousin

Somehow, my uncle is distantly related to Bonnie and Clyde. Watch out; I'll take your money
*cackles evilly*

You know the kid in Willy Wonka? That was one of my relatives on my mom's side.

"I'm related to the artist Georgia O'Keefe. She's my great-grandma's cousin, making me her... *counts* 4th cousin."

That's so cool! I love Georgia O'Keefe's art...I did a huge project on it in 6th or 7th grade
And I still can't believe you've heard of Pat the Bunny. No one here seems to know of it ::shrugs::

-rito

My moms friend shared a locker with Madonna and my orchestra teacher played bass at a session with Kurt Cobain from Nirvana

my friend is einstein's 7th cousin . . . . an ex-friend's grandfather is some famous hispanic radio person here in los angeles. . . . my mom's friend knew bjork when she was just starting her career . . . . my best friend's mom knew this guy who is in some band . . . . my uncle is friends with all these mariachi bands that are famous here and in mexico . . . . my mom's same friend knows 'magnet' from the movie 'holes' . . . . my great-grandma knew pancho villa who was a famous hispanic outlaw . . . and that's all i can think of for now. as for famous relatives, i'm not sure we have any. :-P

!.suzy.!

i am related to john hancock and some god awful president in the 1800's who was the olden day equilvalent of richard nixon.

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It was created at first as a military-religious institution guarded to defend the Roman Catholic CHurch/pope, etc

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Well not all of them, allot of them were crusaders, and when they failed they launched their own crusade to protect Christians on their to Jerusalem.

It was ended by the same person/people.

The Knights Templar were killed in the inquisition for being, less then fully faithful, at some point in time it became the tradition of new Templars to denounce Christianity and pledge to some pagan Gods. And in anyway the Muslims insisted that they were molesting their boys all throughout Palestine.

The most significant thing they have done was establish a sort of medieval bank chain. Where you can deposit your money in 1 bank and withdraw from another.