# Think of a famous person. Right now, go! **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [January 24, 2012, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/think-of-a-famous-person-right-now-go/610509 "2012-01-24T16:51:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Suburban\_Plankton](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/suburban_plankton/32/219_2.png) [@Suburban\_Plankton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Suburban_Plankton)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2012, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/think-of-a-famous-person-right-now-go/610509/41 "2012-01-24T19:04:58Z")
Mark Twain. No idea why ---
**Author:** ![mnemosyne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c4cdca/32.png) [@mnemosyne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mnemosyne)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2012, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/think-of-a-famous-person-right-now-go/610509/42 "2012-01-24T19:05:50Z")
Hugh Dillon… but an episode of _Flashpoint_ just came on TV. ---
**Author:** ![The\_wind\_of\_my\_soul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ecc23a/32.png) [@The\_wind\_of\_my\_soul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_wind_of_my_soul)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2012, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/think-of-a-famous-person-right-now-go/610509/43 "2012-01-24T19:07:17Z")
Angelina Jolie. Because when I think famous, I think tabloid obsession. ---
**Author:** ![dangermom](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e274bd/32.png) [@dangermom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dangermom)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2012, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/think-of-a-famous-person-right-now-go/610509/44 "2012-01-24T19:17:02Z")
Madonna–just last night my kid asked who Madonna is, so I was explaining. ---
**Author:** ![Moonlitherial](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/4bbf92/32.png) [@Moonlitherial](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moonlitherial)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2012, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/think-of-a-famous-person-right-now-go/610509/45 "2012-01-24T19:19:34Z")
Wil Wheaton - I just sent a link to one of his books to a friend a couple hours ago. ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2012, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/think-of-a-famous-person-right-now-go/610509/46 "2012-01-24T19:23:29Z")
Adolph Hitler. Because I was just looking at the “what’s the first thing you think of when you think of Germany thread.” And ironically, when I read that thread the first thing I thought of was Germany’s borders, not Hitler. ---
**Author:** ![Greg\_Charles](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/839c29/32.png) [@Greg\_Charles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Greg_Charles)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2012, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/think-of-a-famous-person-right-now-go/610509/47 "2012-01-24T19:34:21Z")
Gregory Peck … I guess because he’s probably my namesake, but actually I was sort of surprised he was the first person to pop into my head. My mom always denies that she was thinking of Gregory Peck when picking a name for me. However, that didn’t stop her, when meeting Mr. Peck in person some years ago, from telling him that she thought her son might be named after him. He replied, yes, he hears that a lot. You have to admire the simple accuracy yet arrogant smugness of that. ---
**Author:** ![koeeoaddi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/koeeoaddi/32/408_2.png) [@koeeoaddi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/koeeoaddi)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2012, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/think-of-a-famous-person-right-now-go/610509/48 "2012-01-24T19:39:44Z")
David Niven wtf? ---
**Author:** ![Sailboat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sailboat/32/461_2.png) [@Sailboat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sailboat)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2012, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/think-of-a-famous-person-right-now-go/610509/49 "2012-01-24T20:07:57Z")
Neil Armstrong. Occurred to me while I was still in the process of reading the OP. ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2012, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/think-of-a-famous-person-right-now-go/610509/50 "2012-01-24T20:25:09Z")
Barack Obama. Lots of talk of the SOTU tonight on my twitter feed. ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2012, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/think-of-a-famous-person-right-now-go/610509/51 "2012-01-24T20:28:05Z")
Ok got one. Now what? ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2012, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/think-of-a-famous-person-right-now-go/610509/52 "2012-01-24T21:07:54Z")
Johnny Depp. ---
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2012, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/think-of-a-famous-person-right-now-go/610509/53 "2012-01-24T21:13:48Z")
Abe Lincoln ---
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2012, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/think-of-a-famous-person-right-now-go/610509/54 "2012-01-24T21:20:34Z")
I was going to say I don’t know why I thought of Abe but then I remember watching a doc on one of the history channels about Abe’s last day. Musta stuck in my mind. Ah wait. . .wait. . … A little research tells me it was probably The Final Days of John Wilkes Booth. ---
**Author:** ![coffinjumper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8baadc/32.png) [@coffinjumper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/coffinjumper)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2012, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/think-of-a-famous-person-right-now-go/610509/55 "2012-01-24T21:31:20Z")
I thought of Jim Henson. Probably because my mp3 player is currently playing Muppets music. ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2012, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/think-of-a-famous-person-right-now-go/610509/56 "2012-01-24T22:02:22Z")
Dorothy Parker. Huh? ---
**Author:** ![eclectic\_wench](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ac91a4/32.png) [@eclectic\_wench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eclectic_wench)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2012, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/think-of-a-famous-person-right-now-go/610509/57 "2012-01-24T23:03:25Z")
Tom Waits. ---
**Author:** ![Roland\_Orzabal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c2a13f/32.png) [@Roland\_Orzabal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roland_Orzabal)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2012, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/think-of-a-famous-person-right-now-go/610509/58 "2012-01-24T23:24:22Z")
Does Batman count as a famous person? Because I thought of Batman. Which, I guess, makes him my answer whether he counts or not… ---
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2012, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/think-of-a-famous-person-right-now-go/610509/59 "2012-01-24T23:32:19Z")
Muhammad Ali It came into my head that I heard he is the most famous celebrity worldwide. I don’t even know if thats true or not. ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2012, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/think-of-a-famous-person-right-now-go/610509/60 "2012-01-24T23:32:58Z")
Mozart? 😕 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/think-of-a-famous-person-right-now-go/610509.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/think-of-a-famous-person-right-now-go/610509.md?page=4)