# Invite 4 current or historical people to dinner, all of whom were born on your birthday **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [April 8, 2016, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/invite-4-current-or-historical-people-to-dinner-all-of-whom-were-born-on-your-birthday/751551 "2016-04-08T15:26:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![quiltguy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/e47774/32.png) [@quiltguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/quiltguy)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2016, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/invite-4-current-or-historical-people-to-dinner-all-of-whom-were-born-on-your-birthday/751551/61 "2016-04-09T20:35:31Z")
A dinner party on OUR birthdays, 3SEP: Pierre Troisgros(famous French chef, he better at least bring dessert) Kitty Carlisle-Hart(looking forward to great celebrity gossip from her) Sarah Orne Jewett(one of my favorite authors. I suspect she’s very shy, so sitting her next to Kitty) Japanese Emperor Go-Sanjo(with his entourage. Somebody’s got to clean up) Charlie Sheen was an option, but what are the odds of him showing up at all? ---
**Author:** ![armedmonkey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d6d6ee/32.png) [@armedmonkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/armedmonkey)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2016, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/invite-4-current-or-historical-people-to-dinner-all-of-whom-were-born-on-your-birthday/751551/62 "2016-04-09T21:17:09Z")
A quick google search gives me Martin Luther, Tracy Morgan, and Sinbad. That would be an hilarious conversation. And then THE Mikhael Kalashnikov walks in. Drinks for everybody! ---
**Author:** ![Kamino\_Neko](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kamino_neko/32/34_2.png) [@Kamino\_Neko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kamino_Neko)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2016, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/invite-4-current-or-historical-people-to-dinner-all-of-whom-were-born-on-your-birthday/751551/63 "2016-04-09T22:12:23Z")
For January 16, in reverse order of year of birth… Garth Ennis - comic book writer. John Carpenter - movie director. Dian Fossey - anthropologist. Buddy Lester - actor. (2 alive, 2 dead…didn’t plan that…just…not many people I share a birthday with that are that interesting to me…) ---
**Author:** ![Waltzes\_with\_Cacti](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/90ced4/32.png) [@Waltzes\_with\_Cacti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Waltzes_with_Cacti)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2016, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/invite-4-current-or-historical-people-to-dinner-all-of-whom-were-born-on-your-birthday/751551/64 "2016-04-10T21:41:20Z")
September 9 Tom Wopat, good ol’ boy and fine singer (born the same year as me, too) Mackenzie John, pipe major (I love the bagpipes) Leon Edel, biographer, finest American biographer of the 20th century Colonel Harland Sanders, restauranteur (KFC, America’s contribution to world cuisine) ---
**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2016, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/invite-4-current-or-historical-people-to-dinner-all-of-whom-were-born-on-your-birthday/751551/65 "2016-04-10T22:52:37Z")
February 23: My friend Alex, who also shares the same year. Andrew Wiggins, NBA basketball player. Pope Paul II. W.E.B. DuBois. ---
**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2016, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/invite-4-current-or-historical-people-to-dinner-all-of-whom-were-born-on-your-birthday/751551/66 "2016-04-10T22:54:27Z")
> [@Waltzes\_with\_Cacti](#): > > September 9 > > Tom Wopat, good ol’ boy and fine singer (born the same year as me, I like Wopat’s singing voice. Find “50 Checks”, sung by him. ---
**Author:** ![Waltzes\_with\_Cacti](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/90ced4/32.png) [@Waltzes\_with\_Cacti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Waltzes_with_Cacti)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2016, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/invite-4-current-or-historical-people-to-dinner-all-of-whom-were-born-on-your-birthday/751551/67 "2016-04-10T23:06:13Z")
> [@ekedolphin](#): > > I like Wopat’s singing voice. Find “50 Checks”, sung by him. Will do. Thanks for the recommendation, **ekedolphin**. Tom was a particularly good Frank Butler on Broadway in a revival of _Annie Get Your Gun._ ---
**Author:** ![BlackKnight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/eb8c5e/32.png) [@BlackKnight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BlackKnight)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2016, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/invite-4-current-or-historical-people-to-dinner-all-of-whom-were-born-on-your-birthday/751551/68 "2016-04-10T23:16:24Z")
**January 3rd** I went with the following group: J.R.R. Tolkein - Most famous for authoring “The Lord of the Rings”. Victor Borge - Pianist / Entertainer Cicero - Roman Statesman / Philosopher Lucretia Mott - Abolitionist, suffragist, religious reformer I think that would make for some pretty fun conversation. ---
**Author:** ![Jragon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e19b73/32.png) [@Jragon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jragon)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2016, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/invite-4-current-or-historical-people-to-dinner-all-of-whom-were-born-on-your-birthday/751551/69 "2016-04-10T23:33:03Z")
November 27 Bill Nye, Verity Lambert (first director of Doctor Who), Anders Celsius, Bruce Lee or Jimi Hendrix Honestly, Anders Celsius is just there for the giggles of having the guy who made the Celsius scale there. I’m not really a fan of either Bruce Lee and Jimi Hendix, in that I haven’t seen/heard most of their stuff, but it’s be interesting having one of them. Verity Lambert would be really cool to meet, just because I’m a nerd, and Bill Nye because come on why wouldn’t you have dinner with Bill Nye? ---
**Author:** ![movingfinger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7ab992/32.png) [@movingfinger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/movingfinger)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2016, 5:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/invite-4-current-or-historical-people-to-dinner-all-of-whom-were-born-on-your-birthday/751551/70 "2016-04-11T05:37:00Z")
November 10 Well, Martin Luther, although I understand his chronic constipation would limit the food selection. Jacques Couperin for dining music. Eddie Irvine for good stories about Formula One racing. The entire US Marine Corps, but they would have to bring their own beer. I can only do so much in the catering field. And I understand they do drink. Can we include a ship? The Edmund Fitzgerald should have a last shot at a good time, as it would be sunk by morning. ---
**Author:** ![Harvey\_The\_Heavy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Harvey\_The\_Heavy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harvey_The_Heavy)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2016, 7:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/invite-4-current-or-historical-people-to-dinner-all-of-whom-were-born-on-your-birthday/751551/71 "2016-04-11T07:27:26Z")
July 29 I have a nice trifecta of silent era actresses: Theda Bara - 1885 Clara Bow - 1905 Thelma Todd - 1905 The fourth slot is tough. Benito Mussolini would probably talk too much. Professor Irwin Corey would be funny. Geddy Lee would be cool. Question for the OP: Are deceased guests zombies or time travelers? ---
**Author:** ![Les\_Espaces\_Du\_Sommeil](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/les_espaces_du_sommeil/32/308_2.png) [@Les\_Espaces\_Du\_Sommeil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Les_Espaces_Du_Sommeil)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2016, 9:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/invite-4-current-or-historical-people-to-dinner-all-of-whom-were-born-on-your-birthday/751551/72 "2016-04-11T09:20:39Z")
**Louis Antoine de Bougainville Aleksandr Porfirievich Borodin Roland Barthes Anne Hathaway** (definitely 😃 !) And while I’ve looked at such lists several times over the years, it’s the first time that I realize that I share a birthday with **Charles Manson** :(. ---
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2016, 9:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/invite-4-current-or-historical-people-to-dinner-all-of-whom-were-born-on-your-birthday/751551/73 "2016-04-11T09:29:55Z")
> [@Harvey\_The\_Heavy](#): > > July 29 > > I have a nice trifecta of silent era actresses: > > Theda Bara - 1885 > Clara Bow - 1905 > Thelma Todd - 1905 > > The fourth slot is tough. Benito Mussolini would probably talk too much. Professor Irwin Corey would be funny. Geddy Lee would be cool. > > Question for the OP: Are deceased guests zombies or time travelers? Deceased guests are alive and well. You may even choose their age at which they attend the event. And by the way, I also like that **movingfinger** is reaching out to the Edmund Fitzgerald. Nice gesture. ETA: and language would not be an obstacle; all can communicate perfectly well by some sort of undefined wizardry. mmm ---
**Author:** ![davey77](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/90ced4/32.png) [@davey77](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davey77)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2016, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/invite-4-current-or-historical-people-to-dinner-all-of-whom-were-born-on-your-birthday/751551/74 "2016-04-11T18:04:47Z")
May 27 Dinner could be scary with both Christopher Lee AND Vincent Price at the table. ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2016, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/invite-4-current-or-historical-people-to-dinner-all-of-whom-were-born-on-your-birthday/751551/75 "2016-04-11T18:12:52Z")
> [@movingfinger](#): > > November 10 > The entire US Marine Corps, but they would have to bring their own beer. I can only do so much in the catering field. And I understand they do drink. We do but only a little. There’s no drinking problem. I drink, I get drunk, I fall down. No problem. We will drink beer, and we will bring the birthday cake too. Thanks for the invite! > [@movingfinger](#): > > November 10 > Can we include a ship? The Edmund Fitzgerald should have a last shot at a good time, as it would be sunk by morning. Agree with **Mean Mr. Mustard**. Nice gesture. Lyric line: _The church bell chimed 'til it rang twenty-nine times for each man on the Edmund Fitzgerald._ ---
**Author:** ![Misnomer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/misnomer/32/14897_2.png) [@Misnomer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Misnomer)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2016, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/invite-4-current-or-historical-people-to-dinner-all-of-whom-were-born-on-your-birthday/751551/76 "2016-04-11T19:58:05Z")
> [@movingfinger](#): > > Can we include a ship? The Edmund Fitzgerald should have a last shot at a good time, as it would be sunk by morning. The sentiment is nice, but the ship wasn’t “born” on your birthday (it was launched on June 7, with its maiden voyage on September 24); November 10 is when it “died.” ---
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2016, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/invite-4-current-or-historical-people-to-dinner-all-of-whom-were-born-on-your-birthday/751551/77 "2016-04-11T22:38:11Z")
> [@Misnomer](#): > > The sentiment is nice, but the ship wasn’t “born” on your birthday (it was launched on June 7, with its maiden voyage on September 24); November 10 is when it “died.” All right. But who’s gonna tell Edmund? mmm ---
**Author:** ![MacCat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/maccat/32/216_2.png) [@MacCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MacCat)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2016, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/invite-4-current-or-historical-people-to-dinner-all-of-whom-were-born-on-your-birthday/751551/78 "2016-04-12T00:28:18Z")
Ben Franklin Muhammad Ali Michelle Obama Betty White January 17 ---
**Author:** ![Katriona](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/katriona/32/113_2.png) [@Katriona](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Katriona)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2016, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/invite-4-current-or-historical-people-to-dinner-all-of-whom-were-born-on-your-birthday/751551/79 "2016-04-12T14:13:48Z")
August 16 Timothy Hutton Philippa Plantagenet, Countess of Ulster Emile A H Seipgens, Dutch priest/beer brewer Anna of Austria, queen of Poland ---
**Author:** ![E-DUB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/e-dub/32/403_2.png) [@E-DUB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/E-DUB)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2016, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/invite-4-current-or-historical-people-to-dinner-all-of-whom-were-born-on-your-birthday/751551/80 "2016-04-12T15:26:45Z")
11/25 John Laroquette (for the snark factor), Christina Applegate (mmmmm), JFK Jr, and Jeffrey Hunter (the _first_ Star Trek captain. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/invite-4-current-or-historical-people-to-dinner-all-of-whom-were-born-on-your-birthday/751551.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/invite-4-current-or-historical-people-to-dinner-all-of-whom-were-born-on-your-birthday/751551.md?page=5)