# 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:** 4
**Author:** ![colonial](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/34f0e0/32.png) [@colonial](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/colonial)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2012, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/think-of-a-famous-person-right-now-go/610509/61 "2012-01-25T00:28:46Z")
Famous living person: Obama Famous deceased person: Einstein ---
**Author:** ![SpoilerVirgin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4491bb/32.png) [@SpoilerVirgin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SpoilerVirgin)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2012, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/think-of-a-famous-person-right-now-go/610509/62 "2012-01-25T00:39:05Z")
Stephen Colbert (yeah, I spend way too much time thinking about Stephen Colbert) ---
**Author:** ![not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/not_what_you_d_expect/32/3246_2.png) [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2012, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/think-of-a-famous-person-right-now-go/610509/63 "2012-01-25T01:52:53Z")
Meg Ryan. I have no idea why, she hasn’t done much of anything in years. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2012, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/think-of-a-famous-person-right-now-go/610509/64 "2012-01-25T01:54:53Z")
George Washington. ---
**Author:** ![Maserschmidt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/maserschmidt/32/18829_2.png) [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2012, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/think-of-a-famous-person-right-now-go/610509/65 "2012-01-25T01:55:22Z")
Pamela Anderson. Because I was reading a Chuck Klosterman essay about her this morning. ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2012, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/think-of-a-famous-person-right-now-go/610509/66 "2012-01-25T02:26:38Z")
William Shatner because I just got his new CD, _Seeking Major Tom_. It’s a hoot. ---
**Author:** ![Tangent](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tangent/32/3098_2.png) [@Tangent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tangent)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2012, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/think-of-a-famous-person-right-now-go/610509/67 "2012-01-25T02:28:05Z")
Tom Cruise ---
**Author:** ![Moonchild](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d9b06d/32.png) [@Moonchild](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moonchild)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2012, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/think-of-a-famous-person-right-now-go/610509/68 "2012-01-25T02:48:50Z")
> [@IvoryTowerDenizen](#): > > Tom Hanks. No idea why. Me, too. Possibly because Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close got nominated and I could only think it happened because Hanks is in it. ---
**Author:** ![Beware\_of\_Doug](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/278dde/32.png) [@Beware\_of\_Doug](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beware_of_Doug)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2012, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/think-of-a-famous-person-right-now-go/610509/69 "2012-01-25T03:09:52Z")
Don Ho? ---
**Author:** ![FuriousGeorge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ecae2f/32.png) [@FuriousGeorge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FuriousGeorge)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2012, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/think-of-a-famous-person-right-now-go/610509/70 "2012-01-25T03:14:49Z")
> [@Cartoonacy](#): > > George Washington. This was the first I thought of ---
**Author:** ![Ulf\_the\_Unwashed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/b4bc9f/32.png) [@Ulf\_the\_Unwashed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ulf_the_Unwashed)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2012, 4:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/think-of-a-famous-person-right-now-go/610509/71 "2012-01-25T04:20:49Z")
George Washington. Boring, huh?? Unoriginal, too. ---
**Author:** ![Jenaroph](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e8c25b/32.png) [@Jenaroph](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jenaroph)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2012, 4:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/think-of-a-famous-person-right-now-go/610509/72 "2012-01-25T04:49:45Z")
Liam Neeson. I think because I was just reading **Bricker** ’s thread on getting a custom Les Miserables costume. ---
**Author:** ![azraiel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@azraiel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/azraiel)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2012, 5:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/think-of-a-famous-person-right-now-go/610509/73 "2012-01-25T05:45:18Z")
In order: Bob Dylan Franz Boas Margaret Mead Ruth Benedict No, I haven’t been reading too many anthro books, thank you very much. ---
**Author:** ![Max\_the\_Immortal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/6de8d8/32.png) [@Max\_the\_Immortal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_the_Immortal)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2012, 5:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/think-of-a-famous-person-right-now-go/610509/74 "2012-01-25T05:52:21Z")
Felicia Day. Because I just read something she tweeted. Also, she’s right; the new Vimeo player does seem rad. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2012, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/think-of-a-famous-person-right-now-go/610509/75 "2012-01-25T16:06:35Z")
> [@Ulf\_the\_Unwashed](#): > > George Washington. > > Boring, huh?? > > Unoriginal, too. I guess unoriginal at this point, but boring? Never! Very interesting guy - surveyor, explorer, soldier, farmer, leader, etc. etc. etc. ---
**Author:** ![Aeris](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a183cd/32.png) [@Aeris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aeris)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2012, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/think-of-a-famous-person-right-now-go/610509/76 "2012-01-25T16:35:50Z")
Alan Alda. I too was reading the Oscar thread and then was looking at old Oscar noms which lead to old SAG noms which lead to me seeing Alan Alda’s name which then lead to him being the first person I thought of. So there ya go. ---
**Author:** ![Ponch8](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ponch8/32/9883_2.png) [@Ponch8](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponch8)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2012, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/think-of-a-famous-person-right-now-go/610509/77 "2012-01-25T16:37:59Z")
Kesha - not a big surprise if you’ve been reading many of my posts over the past year or so. ---
**Author:** ![Shagnasty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9dc877/32.png) [@Shagnasty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shagnasty)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2012, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/think-of-a-famous-person-right-now-go/610509/78 "2012-01-25T16:56:49Z")
I got Madonna as well. ---
**Author:** ![Yllaria](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yllaria/32/3452_2.png) [@Yllaria](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yllaria)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2012, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/think-of-a-famous-person-right-now-go/610509/79 "2012-01-25T17:08:06Z")
Weird Al Yankovic. Odd, it was just an annoying buzz of expectation until he popped up. I approve. Good subconscience. ---
**Author:** ![Scarlett67](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scarlett67/32/7387_2.png) [@Scarlett67](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scarlett67)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2012, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/think-of-a-famous-person-right-now-go/610509/80 "2012-01-25T17:15:15Z")
Abraham Lincoln. Oddly enough, Mr. S said Abraham Lincoln too! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/think-of-a-famous-person-right-now-go/610509.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/think-of-a-famous-person-right-now-go/610509.md?page=5)