Superman met various real people, including a couple of presidents and also Steve Allen.
Yes, you are clearly missing my point. I pointed out who the famous person was on each show.
All of these are real people. So when, for example, Newman or Susan Ross or Jackie Chiles or Crazy Joe Davola interacts with Jerry Seinfeld in the show, it’s a fictional character meeting a famous real person.
No, because the Jerry Seinfeld character is not Jerry Seinfeld the actual person. He plays a fictionalized version of himself, somewhat based on the real-life Larry David. Likewise, Larry David on Curb is a fictionalized version of himself- married to a different person, getting a divorce, etc.
But even if they are considered to be their actual selves, it’s not what the OP is going for. The examples in the OP only include examples of meetings that aren’t shown to take place, unless faked like in Forest Gump. It’s reiterated in this exchange:
The Clampetts also met Gloria Swanson. I think she was so touched that they showed her films at
The Bijou in Bugtussle that she made an appearance there.
Quantum Leap had a number of famous people, most before they were famous. Sam gave many the inspiration they used to become famous, or helped their career somehow.
I’ve been reading James R Benn’s Billy Boyle WWII mysteries, and he has interacted with many real famous people, both historical for their roles in WWII (Uncle Ike) and those who were famous or became famous for other things.
Yet you started this thread?
In You Only Live Twice (the novel, not the movie), Kissy Suzuki mentions having worked with Westerners before, on a film set. She did not care for most of them, but she liked David Niven.
Going really obscure. In Peter David’s Artful, the Artful Dodger teams up with a young Queen Victoria pulling a Roman Holiday to be vampire hunters.
It was an… unusual read.
Samantha Stevens met a lot famous people due to hi-jinks from Aunt Clara and their ditsy maid Esmeralda (and maybe some others)
Ben Franklin, Julius Caesar, Napoleon, George Washington among others.
No, the basis for the character of Jerry Seinfeld was the real Jerry Seinfeld. Larry David was the basis for the character of George Costanza.
Jack Slater met Arnold Schwarzenegger. They didn’t get on too well.
Are you arguing that Jerry on the show is not a fictionalized character and defending your earlier stance, or are you just nit-picking that George is based on Larry David? I know that’s who George is based on. However, what I claimed is also true- the Jerry character is somewhat based on Larry, even living next to a Kramer.
Two of my favorite movies–ALMOST FAMOUS and MIDNIGHT IN PARIS–are jam-packed with such meetings.
In the comics, Dr. Strange explored “The Occult History of America” with his girlfriend, Clea. They met Ben Franklin (who put the moves on Clea) and Francis Bacon (who never went to America, but wrote NEW ATLANTIS, viewed as a prototype of the American experiment). The writer, Steve Englehart, had planned for this to be a long storyline, but quit/was fired from the book when the editor pulled the plug on it. The Fantastic Four met Thomas Jefferson; Valeria was not impressed with him. Captain America and Dr. Doom both met Henry Kissinger circa 1975. Coyote (Epic Comics) met Hsing Hsing and Ling Ling, the pandas at the Washington Zoo. Howard the Duck met KISS and Anita Bryant. Superman and Jimmy Olsen met Don Rickles, or some 4th-dimensional imp version of him, I’m not real sure what was going on with that story.
Apart from the meeting with Lord Nelson (which is reported by Aubrey but doesn’t form part of the series narrative action), many other historical characters appear. Here are just a few:
Lord Melville, First Lord of the Admiralty, in several of the books Robert Dundas, 2nd Viscount Melville - Wikipedia
Lt. Governor Stamford Raffles, known for founding Singapore, in The Thirteen Gun Salute and The Nutmeg of Consolation Stamford Raffles - Wikipedia
Elizabeth Macquarie, wife of Governor of New South Wales Lachlan Macquarie, in The Nutmeg of Consolation Elizabeth Macquarie - Wikipedia
Dr. Redfern of New South Wales in The Nutmeg of Consolation William Redfern - Wikipedia
I’m arguing that any real life person is fictionalized to some degree when they appear as a character in a work of fiction. The real life Jerry Seinfeld doesn’t live next door to a guy named Cosmo Kramer. The real life Queen Elizabeth never met Paul Sheldon.
Weird concept for a thread. Excluding real people portrayed on TV or the movies, but allowing appearances in comic books?
Well, whatever. Luckily I’ve read a lot of comics.
Reed Richards and Johnny Storm once met George Washington.
Any number of comic characters have met Hitler.
Death of the Endless has technically met every person ever, even in our own world, including Emperor Norton I. (Of course it’s debatable whether she qualifies as “fictional”.)
Superman has boxed Mohammed Ali.
He has also met Ronald Reagan.
Prez Rickard met Richard Nixon, at least in one reality. Also John Belushi.
I could probably come up with a lot more with some thought.
Stuart Redman tells Frannie Goldsmith about an encounter he had with Jim Morrison after the latter’s death in “The Stand” by Stephen King.
The Thing and the Torch once met the Beatles.
Don’t forget about the Avengers meeting David Letterman back in 1984.
https://nerdist.com/that-time-the-avengers-went-on-david-letterman/