My Claim To Fame

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My claim to Fame is highlighting the Claim to Fame of family members, and others, on my websites including my lens The Famous and Not So Famous.

Ordinary people such as my great great grandfather George Burgess who was a practicing Phrenologist in Victorian Britain, Thomas Arthur VC and The Infamous Sarah Bradbeare of Pitminster (1664-1719).

Well, my dad's great, great...great? grandma sort of dated General Custer (before he was general I believe) and rumor has it we are related to US President Buchanan somehow.

But, more recently, I won a radio station caption contest, submitted a letter to the editor of our local newspaper on a topic that bugged me and I was included in the February issue of Parenting magazine, page 55 under what to do with your child's artwork.

All completely unrelated, seems a coincidence and likely will never occur again like this! It's been fun though.

Well... I do not if this is a claim to fame but it sure was fun... I do extra work in movies and by some freak of nature (long story... too long for this blurb) I landed a very small part in the new Batman movie coming out in July 2008. My character is a doctor in the movie and it was a lot of fun!

I've had several small claims to fame like winning an essay contest and receiving a sizeable monetary award when I was 13, singing a solo on the US Capitol steps on choir tour one year when I was 16 or 17, I have been interviewed on the radio and television for various activism activities in my younger days, and I currently provide private therapy services for children with developmental disabilities (e.g, Autism and Down's syndrome).

One of my claims to fame.... I stopped the singing group of the 1960's, The Mamas & the Papas who were driving in a Lincoln besides me one evening on my way home from work. We were driving over the Desoto Bridge by Manatee Memorial Hospital in the early 1960's and I motioned them over. The actually STOPPED and I got their autograph for my sister-in-law who was a huge fan of theirs! I talked to them for several minutes; they were friendly & enjoyable! HOW unique is that in this day of superstars & groups having body guards and private jets! Things were sure different in the 1960's. Now, Mama Cass has passed on & I'm so excited I actually got to meet them, driving down the street in a small town USA. Also met Howard Bellamy of the Bellamy Brothers Singing Group at Webster Flea Market in Sumter County, Fl. He was shopping for bargains, I recognized him & just approached him & had a 5 minute conversation. Just a down-to-earth, everyday country boy! Cool!

Aaah, this lens reminded me of my past life in the USA where I was once active in local politics and headlined in the newspaper for calling the Chairman and my college on the Board of County Commissioners unreliable.
But now I live on a Greek island and write lens about my brushes with celebrity. See our group at http://www.squidoo.com/groups/brushwithcelebrity

My great grandmother was an acrobat with the Barnum and Bailey Circus, my great-grandfather also worked there but I don't know what he did.
Me personally, I don't have much of a claim to fame. I was in the local newspaper when I was 4 years old. My twin sis and I were one of 3 sets of twins in our kindergarden class and we made up a third of the class, so they just had to do a story on it.
In my career as a Community Moderator/Manager & Administrator for online communities I was/am well known by thousands of members on the sites I worked on.

Hmm, I guess our claim to fame was when someone emailed me and pointed out that we (SemperFidelis) were featured in a social bookmarking video. www.stompernet.com We're about 30 minutes into the video and last for all of 10 seconds. Does that count as a "claim to fame?"

I think that definitely does count. Just think, maybe millions of people all around the world will have heard of you. You are now officially famous

Mine is probably being Homecoming Queen in high school. Even though it was a long, long time ago, people I went to school with still introduce me to their friends/spouses that way.

My claim to fame is having Oliver Wendell Holmes, the Supreme Court Justice, as an ancestor and Jesse James as an ancestor on the other side of the family. Odd mixture, huh?

On my own work I did have a book on painting flowers in acrylics published last year by North Light in North America, Search Press in the United Kingdom, and Simon and Schuster in Australia. I also won a juror's choice award for one of my paintings in an international competition, The Art of the Blossom.

My claim to fame is not so big. I met President Bush in person before he was president, I did a protection detail for his father when he was president, and my sister was on the team that developed the IBM PC.

Hey there, my claim to fame is erm ... being kissed on the cheek by Norman Wisdom. Cool. And not too many people these days even know who he is - but I do - I used to laugh at his movies when I was younger

I have a wonderful husband and together we managed to raise 2 fairly normal boys. They are in college now and doing well, sort of...
My other claim to fame, DRUM ROLL PLEASE... My humorous mystery MY MOTHER'S SHOES will be released in May. Congratulations - a budding author

I've worked in the animation business for a long time so my name has been buried and ignored in the credits of various TV shows and features. In the early 90s, after working on so many shows that required months of painstaking labor, I quickly threw together an animated film of my own one afternoon. To my amazement it was bought by MTV and shown all over the world!

The best part of it was a review on the internet that panned it mercilessly. It ended with "if you had one day you could make this piece of crap." Actually, the critic was being too kind since I made it in less than an hour.

Well, it's kind of a creepy one, but I was the piano teacher to the family who's little beauty pageant daughter was murdered quite a few years ago. Much better claim to fame was winning People's Choice and Best in Show Award for a woven shawl that I made. Oh, and I passed Woody Allen on the street once in London.

My claim to fame...I met Kirk Douglas, flew in the Good Year Blimp (just 5 of us), tried out of the New Wed Game (didn't make TV) and still married after 40 years.

My claim to fame? I guess it would be the 9 years I worked for Ted Nugent.

Started when he moved Ted Nugent World Bowhunters to Jackson, MI in January 1991, and resigned late in 2000. Worked my way up from data entry position to Managing Editor and Layout/Design Artist of his Adventure Outdoors magazine, official publication of Ted Nugent United Sportsmen of America, which at that time had a circulation of around 25K worldwide.

Crazy days. Just a teenage kid when I started. Had lots of fun and learned much; the hard way at times, but grew nonetheless.

Still in touch; did a Nugent for President bumper sticker design for his organization just a few weeks ago.

When I was out on my Hen's night about 10 years ago, the girls made me pose for photos with various men whilst we were out and about around town (Wellington, New Zealand). It wasn't until I showed my fiance the photos that I realised that two gorgeous fellas I'd had my photo taken with in a bar were in fact the New Zealand Rowing Champions (Rob Wadell and ..oh..I've forgotten the other guys name..).

My claim to fame was when my band played for our schools intramural meet. That was such a big thing for me at that time because we were suddenly popular at school. Up to this day my batch mates still recognize me and ask if our band still plays.

Not much to toot my horn about, but back in the early 70's I placed 7th in the State of Illinois for my Dramatic Interpretation of the "Bad Seed." She was a pistol, and so was I, it seemed quite fitting.

Let me see... I shook hands with Alice Cooper once, Al Franken appreciated the custom chocolate bar I made for him, Willy Nelson loves my Agasweet flavored agave nectar product, Billy Idol producer Keith Forsey used to be my studio drummer, I discovered the most successful humorist/comedian in the history of the German entertainment industry, Gerhard Polt - tons of videos on YouTube; I was the guest of honor at the 10th anniversary of CBS Germany, sitting at the president's table and being serenaded by The Tremoloes, Albert Hammond ("It never rains in Southern California"), and a score of European superstars; I was friends with and occasional band member of the disco super group "Silver Convention" ("Fly, Robin, Fly", "Get up and Boogie", "Save Me")...

That makes you famous in my eyes Chef

In my before marriage days 15 years ago I used to be skinny and a lot different. I was very much into acting and pageants. I won scholarships in acting and I was Miss Northern, NM USA, and Miss Paradise Hills, NM USA. I got to participate in 3 Miss New Mexico USA pageants and had the time of my life.

Another Claim to Fame: I have two wonderful children, a Wonderful helping Husband, a Great Family, and I love Being a Wife and Mommy.

I would have to say that my closest claim to fame is my father-in-law who played the chicken farmer in Napoleon Dynamite. My husband and I also owned a music venue in 2002 and had a chance to meet several touring bands. Some are pretty well known and now living like rock stars. We had The Used play our stage right after they signed their first record deal.

Around 1960-61 I worked for Fiberboard Paper Products in San Francisco, there I was asked to go to the art department for a favor. I was asked to hold a tray, they wanted to draw my hands. Thinking nothing of this, I volunteered and held the tray.

The artist sketched the image and was telling me about the changes that where being made, "however the image was to be kept with the same recognizable pose".

When I went back to the art department I saw the painting, I was surprised to see it looked like me.

Being a freelance model I didn't think too much about it. Some of my co-workers called me the raisin-gal, I thought it was funny.

After leaving Fiberboard to pursue my Modeling I never saw the image and years went by.

One day my mother called me and said, I was at the store and saw the SunMaid package and your picture was on it! Well of course I had to go buy a box, this was in 1970.

Over the years I had talked about it and always wondered if Sunmaid knew about me.

When I got a computer I emailed the Company asking if they knew about me, but all I got was a reply saying "thank you for offering to pose for the box, we have an image that will be there for a while"

In 1999 the local newspaper did a story on the Sunmaid image and me, the reporter contacted the Company, but they never heard of me.

Feeling like I was making up a story I felt unsettled. I contacted Sun-Maid Growers of California and told them my story, they replied with a call and some mail information for my curiosity.

As time went by, we did phone tag and emails, then I was invited to Fresno to meet with the President of the company.

My husband and I made the journey February 2006, we had a wonderful meeting and after much research they welcomed me as the image on the box.

It is a good feeling to know I have resolved something I thought and talked about for many years... it is a good thing.

CLICK HERE for the full story.

My latest claim to fame is the successful YTB Mastertouch Travel Explosion seminar on the Queen Mary, Long Beach CA. It was hosted by the Mastertouch & Top Style Travel teams. Over 500 Directors, RTA's, REP's, and guests attended. This is unique since to our knowledge no RTA in the company 8 year history has done this type of event. Only YTB Directors have.

I toured the Queen Mary at Long Beach back in 1987. A wonderful ship.

I was invited to the Royal Variety Performance in London and sat amongst all the stars that attended. Around the same time, I went to an opening night at the Savoy Theatre and the aftershow party and met Mickey Rooney. As I worked in a theatre box office and met people like Brian Rix (who remembers him now?), Ray Cooney, a big theatrical producer, Susan Hampshire, PJ Proby - none of these known outside the UK.

I loved Brian Rix. Saw him and Jimmy Edwards in a farce at The Pavilion in Bournemouth. Wonderful stuff. Susan Hampshire is a great actress too.

I once appeared on a documentary on the BBC about teenage suicide, as a girl in my year group unfortunately chose that way out. My Mother still reminds me of the comment I made about "parents just don't understand" !!

A couple of years ago, I was interviewed on SaintsFM radio about the work I do & about my team. I thought no-one ever listened to that staion but I continually got told "loved your interview" etc... so you never know who's listening ;)

Apart from that, I did meet Davy Jones last Christmas.

My claim to fame was a short film (The Americanski) my husband made for some kind of Director's reality show contest in the US. I don't know what the name of it was, but his entry was submitted too late and he didn't get to qualify, but the show was produced by Steven Speilberg, or it had something to do with him.

I forget the name of the show, but it was really good. The budding directors produced some amazing short movies.

My claim to fame, one good and one creepy.

I met Tom Selleck. I was at the edge of the court of a volleyball tournament he was playing in watching someone else. All of his fans were screaming in the stands. I decided not to bother him. He must have appreciated this because he came over to me and started a brief conversation.

The creepy one is Ted Bundy (serial killer) tried to engage my help in finding a rental car in an airport. I spent over 20 minutes with him before I finally ditched him. It wasn't until years later after he was caught that I realized who it was.

And, one last thing. I'm a genealogist and while I was researching something else I accidentally stumbled into documentation that John Alden and Priscilla Mullins are my 14th great grandparents.

My Claim To Fame is knowing Woody Hayes -- he was the master of ceremonies at my wedding to my ex-husband ... we waited for Woody to show up, he was a little late. Then the OSU fight song started to play and we did the wedding walk into the garden. I thought that was pretty cool ... and have a couple of pictures with Woody that have turned 'yellow' with age. Oh, oh ... dating myself.

I am going to call my FAMILY my claim to fame. They are very important to me and I have invested my all in them! I would be thrilled to have this claim known as what I did that makes me someone special so please count me as one of the not-so-famous people of the world who made an important contribution locally!

When I was very, very young, I thought my grandfather was near to being "Smokey the Bear" a person could be, he was the Forest Ranger at Chickasaw State Park. As a child I thought it was because our family is related to Andrew Jackson. As a teen, I was Miss Tennessee Sweetheart one year. As an adult, being my husband's wife and my son's mother. Now, I think it is having new friends here at Squidoo and over at Imagekind. I have met oodles and oodles of amazing people, and hope to meet many more.

Sadly Sherry is no longer with us, but her memory remains in our hearts.

My claim to fame is that I have met and played with some famous cricketers and pigs might fly, great lens.

Thanks Spook. Oh look - a flying pig

My claim to fame is that I won my very first karaoke contest, singing classic country songs like "The Teddy Bear Song" by Barbara Fairchild, "Blue Kentucky Girl",and other "oldies". Oh, yes, I'm a descendant of Sir Francis Drake-the pirate.

A pirate according to the Spanish, and a hero according to the English.

My claim to fame was going from a shy, completely unknown mother of 4 with no future plans to one of the top selling artists on the internet in only 2 years! My first ever painting sold at the CNIB auction for $475 in 2001 and I've been one of art.com and Allposters top-sellers for almost 5 years now. Of course, you all know how important Jesus was in that plan! The rest is pretty much history.

One other small claim to fame was when I was a young 19 year old receptionist working for the company Faberge many years ago...I met the great Cary Grant (Judy, Judy, Judy) and his wife Barbara. He was on the board of directors for the company and came to Canada for the grand opening of the company headquarters expansion. Needless to say, I was so starstruck that I was speechless! He shook my hand and said (in that charming accent). "Hello, I'm Cary Grant". WOW!

Besides having been conceived on an island (London, England), born on an island (Montreal, Quebec), and currently living on the tip of an island (Victoria, British Columbia), I am but a mild-mannered Monarch of Mirth, aka "Her Royal Highness Quipping Queen & Empress of Eccentricity", "Patroness of Pith & Vinegar", and "Giant Squid of Diddlysquat".

My claim to fame is, I was the best waitress on the planet earth. I felt as if I had made it to the big screen in the restaurant business. I sang Birthday song and made people laugh. I had an amazing clientele of people that love me and treated like I was a star!!! My career as a waitress lasted 27 years. I'm just waiting for my royalties to come in. HeeHee.........

I played Soccer for the Polish U16 National team. I Play in the Westfalen league in Germany. I have created over 100 Logos for the Squidoo Community.

And very good logos too

My claim to fame is that, to my surprise, two lensmasters made a superhero lens about ME!!! If it doesn't make me really famous, it sure feels like it did! There may be other things I can make a claim with, but this one was so SPECIAL!

And there's nothing quite like being made to feel special.

I am still waiting for my claim to fame lol!

Well now you at least have a spot on the Wall Of Fame. Go out and be famous...

My claim to fame was at 12, (hmmm, a long time ago) designing a city wide logo to "be an exterminator and stamp out litterbugs." That picture was published for years in the newspaper. Every year there was a campaign to clean up the litter.

That's a pretty good claim. Welcome to the Wall Of Fame

My claim to fame is being a successful event planner & lifestyle manager in Los Angeles California. I listen to people & improve their lives. I am passionate about what I do and wouldn't change it for anything in the world!!

My claims to fame are: being crowned Princess San Antonio By the current King Antonio during Fiesta week when I was 8; I played pool with Willie Nelson in the '70's; I AM the Doodlebug!

My only real claim to fame, if you can call it that is that my name Clive Anderson is also the same as a high profile TV Presenter also called Clive Anderson, although he is exactly ten years older than me to the month.

My claim to fame is when George Clooney was in my neighborhood filming "Michael Clayton" in Feb. 2006. Tony Gilroy, who wrote and directed the film is from my neighborhood and we went to school together. Tony decided to bring production of the film "Home". They used my parents neighbors home for some scenes, and before production wrapped up, Jon Stewart came up and he and George Cloney filmed a scene for the Academy Awards in my parents bed together.
Please read my lens: George Clooney~A Fans Encounter for more details.

It's a very interesting lens, and quite an exciting story

My claims to fame are as a coffeehouse emcee and folk radio announcer. From 1976 to 1989 I was emcee at the Northern Lights Coffeehouse in a church basement in Fitchburg, MA, where I also booked musicians from the Northeast and occasionaly further afield from Canada, Scotland and England. I did a couple of folk music shows on WICN, a public radio station in Worcester, MA from 1986 to 1991. In the latest round of naming Giant Squids, I was chosen, even though I'd never actively sought the honor - I just kept making lenses.

Well everywhere I go people come up to me and tell me I look like the actor Edward Norton. So I guess thats my claim to fame

My claim to fame is the quiet work I do to help battered women change their victim consciousness, learn to love themselves, and create a different way of life.

I also started a global intiative to support the awakening of consciousness in humanity. It has the support of The Intenders of the Highest Good, James Twyman (the Peace Troubedour), and The Beloved Community. Empowerment & Enlightenment hosts the project and there's a blog with more information at Intending Awakening.

This year, I represent my school in the All-State Academic Team. They gave me a beautiful medal, cash, a letter from the governor, and a full scholarship to Arizona State University. My (ex) husband made it too. The Arizona Republic and our local paper did an article on us. I was a high school drop out who got a GED at 42 and started college at 45. Also, my husband and I met in a homeless shelter and 3 years later bought a brand new house. We tell our story a lot to encourage people who feel beaten and hopeless.

In May, 2007, I coordinated local participation in the world wide peace event hosted by James Twyman and PassAlong Concepts.

I used to be the Church Historian for the Spirit of Joy Methodist church, and sang in the choir.

If there is one thing I am most proud of, it is the work with victims of domestic violence. Having almost lost my life to an abusive husband, I know first hand what goes on in the mind and heart of the victim. The most important thing I do is help those people learn how to heal, forgive, let go, and change their consciousness so they no longer live as a victim.

My claim to fame is the passion I have in helping people to help find their own passion. I help people to grow with proper systems, in order to build a Multi-Million Dollar Business. My claim to fame is my book at Amazon book entitled: What Can a Dentist Teach You about Business, Life and Success?

I have 2 claims to Fame!?! I passed the British Army 'P Company' All Arms Test to gain entrance into 3 Para!!.or The Parachute Regiment for Civvies!! ;-) And i just sold my 1st Website..to Hewlett Packard!!!.."HPMini.com" for $4000!! :-)

Cool - especially selling the web site

Zeppo Marx, one of the Marx Brothers, told me I had a nice face and invited me to his place in Palm Springs. I didn't take him up on it.

My claim to fame is travelling all over Europe and the East in an old beat up van - many years ago! On the first night in Europe I was locked up by the Gendarmerie (French Police) for having one too many!!

My claim to fame is I am descended from the McCoys of the Hatfield and McCoys, but I would not say I am proud of it.

My claim to fame: I appeared on a TV show with Gerry Marsden (of Gerry and the Pacemakers) and the actress Jennifer Clulow when I was 12. I have met BBC radio presenter Janey Lee Grace. My son played a tennis match against Hank Marvin (The Shadows), he's great! Also met the musician Jeff Wayne, who did War of The Worlds - as my son played tennis against his son. Have also met Children's TV presenter Michaela Strachan, who is well known in the UK for wildlife programmes and documentaries. I also used to know Brian Close, the England cricketer.

One of my proudest moments was when I was on a BBC radio phone in and told the Chairman of British and American Tobacco exactly what I thought about a company that gets children of 12 and 13 addicted to nicotine.

Another claim to fame is that I fell asleep during a Hawkwind concert. Only a Hawkwind fan would have any idea what an amazing feat that was!

I also hope that one day I will be a famous Giant Squid!

I have a funny feeling you will one day very soon

My claim to fame is that I was once an extra on an Australian TV drama series. My neighbour years later saw me while watching re-runs and doing her ironing! I was also an extra on an American series filmed in Australia called Roar! I was hanging out at lunch with Heath Ledger that day before anybody knew who Heath Ledger was!

Such a shame he died so young, he was a very talented actor

I have three claims to fame:

* The actor Michael Munoz, stunt double for Danny Devito, among others, is my cousin (2nd or removed, I never get those right) on my mom's side. At least that's what her brother, my Uncle Bob told me. Unless he made that story up ~ and he was a joker, so.... Unless he made that up, Uncle Bob was Michael's grandfather.

* I attended a lecture by, shook hands with, and got the autograph of Alex Haley, author of Roots. Absolutely fascinating!

* I played basketball with Oprah Winfrey in, I think it was 1981. She was a local news anchor at WBAL in Baltimore, MD (USA), and we were on opposing sides in a benefit game to raise money for a women's shelter.

My claim to fame is that I have travelled to Bhutan, a destination that few people in the world have seen. I have also jumped out of perfectly good airplanes and have been a pilot. I am an expert on the uses of essential oils. I have also studied personally with His Holiness the Dalai Lama. I also have an ancestor who invented the pneumatic tube (like you use at the
ATM).

My claim to fame, hmmm let me see.... I suppose these are my families claims to fame.

1. My wife's family is descended from Evan James and James James composers of the Welsh National Anthem.

2. My Great Grandfather installed the first conveyor system for moving letters (mail) around a UK post sorting office.

3. My Uncle was part of the design team that first developed the ATM, unbelievably the banks initially dismissed the idea as not needed and would never be popular!

4. My ancestors were locked up in the Tower of London for Treason after supporting Mary Queen of Scots.

5. My ancestors were also involved in preventing the Gunpowder plot (Guy Fawkes 1605) to blow up King James I in the Houses of Parliament in London.

Interesting topics to research and maybe the theme of Squidoo lens in the near future. I wander what my descendents will be saying about me in a couple of hundred years time?

I guess my claim to fame is that there are several "celebrities" that know that at my home, they will be treated no differently than anyone else.

(Maybe my real claim to fame is I've raised, going on 3 kids, through the teenage years, without killing them!)

My claim to "fame"? Which one shall I share? I am a published poet, have traveled with the rock band Great White (way back in 1989 folks!),have lived in 3 different countries, operate 10 zazzle galleries, am an accomplished photographer... and have just managed to survive 40 yrs on this planet including overcoming an abusive relationship!

John Smith (of Pocahontas connections) is my ancestor.

R.E.O. Speedwagon stayed at my family's guest ranch, until their helicopter whisked them away.

Former Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor married my brother and his wife.

Actor Carol O'Connor (are they related?) spoke to my daughter at a gallery opening.

I have created a new subtle energy technique called Crystalline Consciousness Technique which could save the world.

At the age of 16 when I thought of nothing else but myself, I taught a girl with Down's Syndrome how to ride horses. Sally still includes me in her prayers for showing her how to ride. I still include her in mine for showing me that being in service to others is more gratifying than being self-serving.

Well I think you have more than enough claims to qualify for your name on the Wall Of Fame. Thanks for adding your name to the growing list.

I shook hands with one of the most powerful people on the planet, Bill Clinton. You can read the story here - Bill Clinton Touched Me.

I'm also a published writer (I've had short stories and poetry published in several books. No novel yet but I'll get there!) and quite possibly my biggest claim to fame is that I'm a Squidoo.com Giant Squid Organizer!

I went to school with the band Kasabian (well Serge, Tom and Chris Karloff)

I used to play Rugby with Louise Deacon (Leicester Tigers and England rugby player)

I was on the ITV news in 1995 for being in the British Speed Skating Championships

I have interviewed the Bulgarian powerlifting champion and a member of the Australian national powerlifting team (For my own weightlifting site)

My first book, "Bobby Bean Goes Wandering" was released in August of 2008. Oh...and I once saw Travis Tritt standing beside his Harley Davidson on a Michigan highway!

When I was a kid, my family went to Hollywood. One of Dad's business connections set up a private tour of a movie studio for us. We visited a movie set and met and talked with Jimmy Stewart and Alan Mowbray. I had my photograph taken with Jimmy Stewart.

I met Tom Cruise at a gymnastics meet about 7 years ago. His son is about the same age as my son and they were on competing teams. I was so starstruck I couldn't even breathe when I heard his voice coming out of his body. He looked at me with great amusement, as if he was wondering why I wasn't saying hello or something. I played it cool and acted like I wasn't standing there to be close to him. My legs were so shaky that I was worried about being able to walk away without falling down. I made it all the way to the steps and my knees buckled and I fell halfway down, causing a big scene. I spent the rest of the meet trying not to act like a stalker. I lost track of my daughter that day, who was about 6 years old at the time, and I had no idea how my son did at the meet. I'm so embarrassed that I acted like such an idiot. He was at another meet a few weeks later, and I almost ran right into him. I played it cool that time, and just said 'Hey' and kept walking. Anyways, I'm a fan.

One claim to fame I want to keep private but the other is being related to the English chemist and physicist Michael Faraday on my maternal side.

So far, I can't claim any fame status, except that I won $500.00 in a contest when I was "young". At that time, it was quite a bit of money. It was in the regional newspaper.

I received California's highest civilian award, the certificate of valor; for breaking in and pulling a few passed out adults and a baby from a burning house. This is the first time I've thought about it in years. I tend to be future focused. Not what have I done lately, but what can I do soon that will be important.

My claim to fame is that I went to school with Dan and Dave Florek. Both are actors who have been in numerous films and commercials.

When I was a junior in high school Dan was a senior and Dave was a sophomore. I have a great photo of Dan playing in the rock 'n roll band he was in back then. I was quite the 'groupie' and would love to post it on his website, if he has one...it's really funny!

Dan is on the series 'Law & Order' he's captain Donald Cragen. I liked him in the 'Flintstones' movie, he was Mr. Slate in that.

Dave was a cop in 'Ghost Busters'...and not too long ago was in the series CSI where he played an old man. I saw him on a food commercial where he asks, 'Wuddya fishin' for?' and he was Coach Smiley on the show 'Fresh Prince of Belair'.

Anyway, they both have done lots of acting and you can Google them. They were both neat guys and it's fun seeing them on tv! If I see them, I always have to say 'I went to school with him!'

Well, my claim to fame is that I met and sat with the band of my favorite country music singer, Trace Adkins, on a plane from Nashville to Arizona, and we became friends. Now we, my husband and I, are invited to shows and meet-n-greets with the 6'7" man himself all over the country. They are the nicest people! Oh yeah, and my other personal claim to, ehem, fame? I wrote a novel while hiking a couple of thousand miles and got the thing published, so people can use it as a coaster or doorstop.

My claim to fame is that my husband and myself were extras in an independent movie called Mind Forest. We played witches living in the 1600's. He actually has a bigger part than I did. The star of our movie went on to greater fame....she is Lauren Maher and she plays Scarlet in all the Pirates of the Caribbean Movies. Google Mind Forest and you should be able to find a trailer to watch.

I also had an imaginary cocktail date with Mikhail Baryshnikov. You'll have to wait for the lens on that story to be created.

Other than that, I am busy creating fame for myself right here at Squidoo.

My claim to fame is that I met Clint Eastwood years ago in Hawaii. I thought he was gorgeous! Actually, he's still gorgeous, imho - ha!

My claim to fame? Well lets see.... I once met Andy Dick, and have a photo of the two of us to prove it. lol. My other claim to fame. A client of mine was President Clinton's brother's wife, now ex-wife. And last but not least, I won TWO contests that I submitted to the Los Angeles Dodgers. Didn't meet any of the Dodgers though :(

This is too great! Love this lens! Does Judge Judy count? Was a witness for my sister and never to talk. What a joke! Very, very long story. Ah I just realized that is a great idea for a lens! Thank You.

I fought a tiger snake and won. Not that I'm boasting of course, it was all in a day's work

Well, I'm not famous myself for anything, but I have met a lot of famous people & I'm related to one...

1) Related to Olympian Jesse Owens (he's like a 5th cousin on my dad's side of the family)
2) Met Olympic Sprinter Butch Reynolds in a grocery store when I was young (he was the fastest man in the world before Olympians Michael Johnson & Usain Bolt)
3) Had the legendary Little Richard attend my church once when I was there (apparently he came every so often, but only once when I was there; one of my friends/old classmates actually got to pray with him; that man wears a LOT of makeup)
4) Met Jenny Humphreys/Taylor Momsen from the show Gossip Girl & the band The Pretty Reckless (her band opened for The Veronicas at a concert I went to- ran into her in the bathroom & chatted with her for a bit; did NOT know who she was when I met her, LOL)
5) Met Senator & former astronaut John Glenn at my college graduation last year (I said a little bit, but got starstruck for some odd reason, LOL- I could have asked for a picture or something!)

That's it for now. I have some other celebs I'd like to meet, and I'd love for my Zazzle work and blogs to become famous, but I myself don't want to be famous, LOL.

My claim to fame is that I met the lady who played Hilda Ogden in the soap Coronation Street on a train in the UK. She was very posh in real life, not like her onscreen character.

Two of my multi-great grandfathers were among the co-founders of Newark, New Jersey. Robert Kitchell and Abraham Pierson. Abraham Pierson apparently came up with the name itself according to Wikipedia.

Robert Kitchell was born in Hayes, Kent, located a few miles from where I live today. One of the families the Kitchells married into, the Bruins, can be traced back to Charlemagne and is found in Burke's Peerage.

I went to high school with comedian Eric Edwards. On IMBD he's listed as Eric Edwards (I)

I like to tease my kids and say "I sang for the Pope"... and I did... only it was with hundreds of other high school choir students (this was in the mid 80s) ... not like it was a solo act or anything ;o) but it's still funny to say to them once and a while.

My claim is that I am related ( by Marriage) to Mavis Staples from the Staple singers.

I just have to claim this because when I was a little girl I loved the song " I'll take you there".

When I grew up and married my husband he brought me to the USA. I met his parents and his father told me that he was related to Mavis. I was beside myself! SO naturally I also took the claim of being related to her.

I have exhibited my paintings in New York and now make a living painting and teaching.
My works can be found at Ira Mitchell-Kirk

I was once told by Garth Nix that I should go into writing.

This was when I was still in high school, mind, so I suspect he was just being nice.

In the 1960's there was a famous English comedian called Alfie Bass.

I, the Rhiannon half of annrhi, went to school with his son, Julian, and my claim to fame is that I have belted Julian Bass with a school hymnbook.

(Poddys remembers Alfie Bass when he was in "The Army Game" on television).

My claim to fame is I gathered my mother's essays into a self-published book.

I edited, arranged and added photos to her work.

The book, My Flint Hills Childhood: Growing up in 1930s Kansas by Gail Lee Martin, won the 2010 Kansas History Book Award.

Next year, we'll submit her second book, Clyde Owen Martin: Family Memories of His Life and Times.

Now I'm working on two more books about family (great-great grandfather who survived the Civil War prison Andersonville and a great-aunt who was a missionary in Alaska in the 1940s). My 85 year old mother helps me with these, finding the family photos and letters.

While in my mid-thirties I finally went to college. Music was my major. Leon McAuliff, of Country and Western music fame, joined the teaching staff. Getting to know him, having conversations with him, and actually playing music with him was very special for me.

My Hats For Homeless project got the attention of a Tulsa World reporter, who did an article on me. My photo was included in the article. That article was highlighted in an internet crochet magazine which received national attention.

Playing music and crocheting are two of my favorite pastimes, so both of these are great memories for me.

Tony, it is so thoughtful of you to create this lens for us. Thank you.

My Great, Great, Great? Grandfather, (Harry Burton) was the photographer on Howard Carters expedition and discovery of Tutankhamen's tomb in 1922. His photographs of the excavation were the first ever published.

I met Princess Anne when she came to see my parents nursing home business about 15 years ago.

Frank Bruno the famous UK heavyweight boxer and Jimmy Savile, presenter and entertainer have run past me in the Great Eastern Run and waved, I was about 12.

And I once ignored famous UK pop band Five when I saw them at London Zoo, I'm not a big fan of pop.

I served Fife Robertson the famous Scots TV presenter of the 50s 60s and 70s when he came to the petrol station I worked at as a kid, this was before I met George Michael at his sisters flat in Nottingham.

I have two Claims to Fame:

1. I received an e-mail from THE Ann Rice, author of all of the vampire novels. I had e-mailed her official website, to pan one of her novels. To my amazement within a couple of hours, I received an e-mail from Ms. Rice, chastising me for being mean spirited and ungenerous, and explaining why she disagreed with my opinion of her book! I printed out her e-mail, framed it and hung it over my desk.

2. I, along with about ten other people, saw Barack Obama from across the street and we even got to exchange a few words with him, when he visited a charity ministry in my hometown. The location was a closely guarded secret, and I just happened to be in the right place at the right time. This was shortly before the election, but I had no doubt I'd just seen a President of the United States!

Well I am very happy to have met Bruce Welch and Jet Harris (twice), both founder members of the Shadows. I have also met Alan Jones who has played bass with them on many tours and albums.

Fascinating lens. My own claim is pretty minor, but here goes; apart from having personally trodden on the foot of the 4th Baron Wedgwood (accidentally, even if I am opposed to hereditary aristocracy), I am the last person actually to have been born in one of the houses built for his workers at Etruria in Stoke on Trent by Josiah Wedgwood, founder of the famous pottery. Other families had kids later but they were all born in the maternity hospital, and the houses were demolished in the 1970s and 80s.

My claim to fame is writing the book Karma's Story- about spiritually transcending the effects of mental illness. Really neat idea for a lens, thanks!

My picture is on the front cover (along with many others) of the Pentecostal Evangel a weekly periodical with the Assemblies of God.

Here's the LINK find the link on my Facebook also judy cockrum

Well, I have 2 claims to fame.

One is that I was born in Japan. Since I am pretty fair skinned it seems to really intrigue people.

But the other one is better. My real claim is that Elvis Presley and yes, Lisa Marie too, are my cousins. Elvis and I have the same great great grandparents on our fathers' sides. Just made a lens about that too. (The Best Elvis Presley Songs).

So there you go.... maybe someday I'll have a claim that I had something to do with instead of accidents of birth:)

Mine is being notoriously aggressive about getting the world to switch to renewable energy to power our societies. I will doggedly fight for this cause until I am unable to fight for anything!

My dream is to see the human race come to the conclusion that we have no choice and we will not survive unless we change.

My claim to fame is that I have a famous cousin. Her name is Jessica Watson and she is currently the YOUNGEST person in the world, (she was 16 years old at the time she started and ended her voyage) to sail non stop and unassisted around the world.

I made a lens about her. Its called True Spirit Review - True Spirit being the title of her book.

My claim to fame... let's see.

Well, I met Maria von Trapp (yes, the real Maria), when I was about 10 years old.

I was a "reporter" for Keith Cheguin on "Cheguin Checks It Out! (UK TV) and got to interview Margaret Thatcher, the UK Prime Minister - aka the Iron Lady!

I wonder if we can get the video on to DVD?... now that would be funny!

I sat in the School Libary in scotland and spoke to an empty chair, but on the TV show it looked like I was actually interviewing her! I was asking her about why politics were not taught in school, if it meant the next generation grew up not knowing about who was who or who to vote for or even why to vote?.... yeah a lot changed from that interview...lol...

My claims to fame:
1. I once stood right next to Bobby Kennedy. He told me to quit pushing the crowd that was about to engulf him.
2. I once stood next to Jim Morrison while he did a wild dance jumping over a sombrero. This was before the Doors were famous.
3. I once talked to Debbie Reynolds and Lou Rauls on the telephone, but not at the same time.
4. I once got Mickey Mantle's autograph when I was 11.
5. I once exchanged hellos with Johnboy on the Walton's.
6. I once saw Fess Parker up close while waiting for my roommate's parents who were checking into Davey Crockett's motel in Santa Barbara.
7. My baby picture was in a phone book yellow pages.
8. I have received emails from Noam Chomsky and Alan Dershowitz.
9. I have talked to Louis Anderson and have walked by that crazy wacko guy Gary Busey who is fun to watch as an actor but a total retard as a human being. He tried to have people fired at a hotel because they didn't worship him.

I went to university with the one Prime Minister of the U.K. (probably) and my brother-in-law went to university with another Prime Minister.

My claims to fame:
1. Being a developer on "This Is Football 2003" a Playstation 2 Game which sold more than 500,000 copies worldwide. I've a gold disk on my wall for that.
2. Walking through news camera's (oblivious to it) during the Fred West case in Gloucester.
3. My family name Staple is derived from Cornish, meaning keepers-of-the-standing stones.
4. Being the first Blogger to announce the results of the first DARPA Grand Challenge (on OrionRobots).
5. Having a drink with Peter Davidson (one of the Doctor Who's).
6. Almost walking into Halle Berry outside The Palladium in Argyll St, London
7. Chatting with 808 State after a gig at a uni summer ball
8. My grandfather on my mothers side was a Worzel and has appeared in Casualty.