# "Say, are you related to \[this somewhat esoterically notable person\]?"

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**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [April 3, 2012, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/say-are-you-related-to-this-somewhat-esoterically-notable-person/617737 "2012-04-03T21:36:46Z")\
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**Author:** ![etv78](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d78d45/32.png) [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\
**Post date:** [April 8, 2012, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/say-are-you-related-to-this-somewhat-esoterically-notable-person/617737/41 "2012-04-08T23:51:36Z")

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My cousin knows someone with Stalin’s real last name. And my HS crush shares(d) a (relatively) common Irish last name with a late Senator. Unlikely either related.

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**Author:** ![missred](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/missred/32/14096_2.png) [@missred](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/missred)\
**Post date:** [April 9, 2012, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/say-are-you-related-to-this-somewhat-esoterically-notable-person/617737/42 "2012-04-09T01:26:02Z")

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A few years back, when I was on the road selling advertising, I sold an ad to the marketing manager for a local car dealership with the last name of Drusky. As someone who listens to some retro country music, I immediately asked if he was related to the singer from the fifties, Roy Drusky. He was his son.

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