# Think of a famous person. Right now, go!

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/think-of-a-famous-person-right-now-go/610509>\
**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:** 10\
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**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\
**Post date:** [January 26, 2012, 5:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/think-of-a-famous-person-right-now-go/610509/101 "2012-01-26T05:31:02Z")

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Tiger Woods, because I am watching him play golf right now

Then Obama.

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**Author:** ![Mosier](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7ea924/32.png) [@Mosier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mosier)\
**Post date:** [January 26, 2012, 5:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/think-of-a-famous-person-right-now-go/610509/102 "2012-01-26T05:43:13Z")

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> [@Cartoonacy](#):
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> George Washington.

Me too

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**Author:** ![Zenja](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/47e85d/32.png) [@Zenja](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zenja)\
**Post date:** [January 26, 2012, 5:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/think-of-a-famous-person-right-now-go/610509/103 "2012-01-26T05:43:41Z")

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Dennis Ritchie.

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**Author:** ![hocow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hocow/32/4112_2.png) [@hocow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hocow)\
**Post date:** [January 26, 2012, 11:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/think-of-a-famous-person-right-now-go/610509/104 "2012-01-26T11:14:12Z")

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Tom Hanks.

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**Author:** ![amanset](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8dc957/32.png) [@amanset](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amanset)\
**Post date:** [January 26, 2012, 11:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/think-of-a-famous-person-right-now-go/610509/105 "2012-01-26T11:30:59Z")

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Harrison Ford, because I just came from a thread about Star Wars.

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**Author:** ![Filbert](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/filbert/32/3433_2.png) [@Filbert](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Filbert)\
**Post date:** [January 26, 2012, 12:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/think-of-a-famous-person-right-now-go/610509/106 "2012-01-26T12:27:02Z")

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David Attenborough.

Was watching my way through my collection again last night, and I do think of him a lot…  
Bit old for me, alas 😉

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**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 26, 2012, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/think-of-a-famous-person-right-now-go/610509/107 "2012-01-26T15:33:19Z")

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> [@brocks](#):
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> …So, which name popped into my head when I saw your subject line?
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> Of course… George Washington.

Come join our club!

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**Author:** ![OtakuLoki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ac8455/32.png) [@OtakuLoki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OtakuLoki)\
**Post date:** [January 26, 2012, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/think-of-a-famous-person-right-now-go/610509/108 "2012-01-26T17:22:49Z")

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Joshua Chamberlain.

No, I don’t know why I came up with him. It’s been years since I read _The Killer Angels_.

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**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 26, 2012, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/think-of-a-famous-person-right-now-go/610509/109 "2012-01-26T18:55:21Z")

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Chamberlain - another one of my American military heroes!

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**Author:** ![lel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/8797f3/32.png) [@lel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lel)\
**Post date:** [January 27, 2012, 5:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/think-of-a-famous-person-right-now-go/610509/110 "2012-01-27T05:28:36Z")

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Newt Gingrich. I was just being snarky on HuffPo.

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