# What "famous people" are you surprised other people haven't heard of? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [July 26, 2024, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-famous-people-are-you-surprised-other-people-havent-heard-of/1004817 "2024-07-26T14:54:57Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 10
**Author:** ![Hakushon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hakushon/32/5503_2.png) [@Hakushon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hakushon)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2024, 6:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-famous-people-are-you-surprised-other-people-havent-heard-of/1004817/181 "2024-07-30T06:30:42Z")
I grew up in NYC, so it was in syndication for many years there. ---
**Author:** ![Hakushon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hakushon/32/5503_2.png) [@Hakushon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hakushon)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2024, 6:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-famous-people-are-you-surprised-other-people-havent-heard-of/1004817/182 "2024-07-30T06:32:22Z")
I’m 64. And you? ---
**Author:** ![needscoffee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/needscoffee/32/1076_2.png) [@needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needscoffee)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2024, 6:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-famous-people-are-you-surprised-other-people-havent-heard-of/1004817/183 "2024-07-30T06:59:11Z")
> [@Hakushon](#): > > I’m 64. And you?- A couple years older. Probably just a little too old for Lost in Space when it was on. ---
**Author:** ![Dinsdale](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/97f17d/32.png) [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2024, 11:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-famous-people-are-you-surprised-other-people-havent-heard-of/1004817/184 "2024-07-30T11:37:23Z")
All I know from LiS is “Danger Will Robinson!” (if that is even the correct quote.) ---
**Author:** ![veryfrank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/87869e/32.png) [@veryfrank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/veryfrank)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2024, 1:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-famous-people-are-you-surprised-other-people-havent-heard-of/1004817/185 "2024-07-30T13:33:41Z")
> [@Tamerlane](#): > > I have/had a couple of Ry Cooder albums (I’m partial to the live Show Time) and have been well aware of his session and soundtrack work for decades (have/had a number of other albums he played on). I think I’m more familiar with Cooder’s soundtrack work that with his actual records. Though I imagine I did hear his cover of “Get Rhythm” before I was familiar with his scores. He actually came to speak about scoring to my film school class; he asked them to screen the first reel of _Southern Comfort_ and then all of _Paris, Texas_ before the Q&A as he felt those two compositions were the most representative of his work. I’m also partial to the scores for _Johnny Handsome_ and _The End of Violence_. ---
**Author:** ![sciurophobic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/cab0a1/32.png) [@sciurophobic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sciurophobic)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2024, 1:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-famous-people-are-you-surprised-other-people-havent-heard-of/1004817/186 "2024-07-30T13:47:59Z")
> [@Wendell\_Wagner](#): > > You’re exaggerating if you think that Eva Cassidy is well known in the U.K. and unknown in the U.S. I never meant to imply she’s unknown. I was just thinking that because she’s American and well known in the UK someone there might assume she must be as well known in her own country. ---
**Author:** ![FlikTheBlue](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fliktheblue/32/10972_2.png) [@FlikTheBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlikTheBlue)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2024, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-famous-people-are-you-surprised-other-people-havent-heard-of/1004817/187 "2024-07-30T15:46:27Z")
The only reason I know of John Prine is because Jimmy Buffett mentioned him in one of his live albums. He’s not well enough known for me to be surprised if I asked someone if they knew who he was and they didn’t. Now if someone didn’t know who Jimmy Buffett was, I’d be surprised. But not John Prine. FWIW I had to correct his name because my autocorrect kept wanting to change his name from Prine to Price. He’s obscure enough so that the autocorrect on my MacBook doesn’t know who he is 😜. ---
**Author:** ![Stratocaster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stratocaster/32/16393_2.png) [@Stratocaster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stratocaster)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2024, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-famous-people-are-you-surprised-other-people-havent-heard-of/1004817/188 "2024-07-30T16:36:20Z")
> [@Hakushon](#): > > I’m 64. And you? I’m 63. In its first run, I thought LiS was about as exciting, scary, and fascinating as a show could be. When I watched it as an adult, I could perhaps see some of its kitschy value, but, man, were the production values shitty and the plots ridiculous. ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2024, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-famous-people-are-you-surprised-other-people-havent-heard-of/1004817/189 "2024-07-30T16:38:56Z")
“Moisture! I need moisture!” ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2024, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-famous-people-are-you-surprised-other-people-havent-heard-of/1004817/190 "2024-07-30T16:46:46Z")
> [@Stratocaster](#): > > When I watched it as an adult, I could perhaps see some of its kitschy value, but, man, were the production values shitty and the plots ridiculous. So…an American Doctor Who? ---
**Author:** ![Hakushon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hakushon/32/5503_2.png) [@Hakushon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hakushon)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2024, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-famous-people-are-you-surprised-other-people-havent-heard-of/1004817/191 "2024-07-30T16:54:08Z")
Yes, I do believe a 6-year-old would’ve enjoyed it more than an 8- or 9-year-old. ---
**Author:** ![Stratocaster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stratocaster/32/16393_2.png) [@Stratocaster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stratocaster)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2024, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-famous-people-are-you-surprised-other-people-havent-heard-of/1004817/192 "2024-07-30T16:59:40Z")
> [@silenus](#): > > > [@Stratocaster](#): > > > > When I watched it as an adult, I could perhaps see some of its kitschy value, but, man, were the production values shitty and the plots ridiculous. > > So…an American Doctor Who? Not as clever. Plus, Doctor Who’s villains and monsters were actually scary. ---
**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:** [July 30, 2024, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-famous-people-are-you-surprised-other-people-havent-heard-of/1004817/193 "2024-07-30T17:01:46Z")
I was 11 when Lost In Space aired, it was “must see TV” for my brother and I along with Voyage To The Bottom Of The Sea, The Wild Wild West, Jonny Quest and Green Acres. They may have been hokey, but for kids growing up in that era, it was a golden age of TV full of sci-fi, adventure and comedy. ---
**Author:** ![Hakushon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hakushon/32/5503_2.png) [@Hakushon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hakushon)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2024, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-famous-people-are-you-surprised-other-people-havent-heard-of/1004817/194 "2024-07-30T17:07:30Z")
OK, that _is_ obscure… but I’m guessing that’s from the LiS episode with the giant vegetables/aliens. ---
**Author:** ![Hakushon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hakushon/32/5503_2.png) [@Hakushon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hakushon)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2024, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-famous-people-are-you-surprised-other-people-havent-heard-of/1004817/195 "2024-07-30T17:18:46Z")
Yup. I also watched those shows. Definitely a generational thing. ---
**Author:** ![TreacherousCretin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/treacherouscretin/32/476_2.png) [@TreacherousCretin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TreacherousCretin)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2024, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-famous-people-are-you-surprised-other-people-havent-heard-of/1004817/196 "2024-07-30T17:31:56Z")
> [@veryfrank](#): > > I think I’m more familiar with Cooder’s soundtrack work that with his actual records. I’m familiar with nearly all of Cooder’s recordings, and my favorite by far is his soundtrack for _Long Riders_ (1980). Ry and David Lindley’s best collaboration, one of my five favorite movie soundtracks. ---
**Author:** ![TreacherousCretin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/treacherouscretin/32/476_2.png) [@TreacherousCretin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TreacherousCretin)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2024, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-famous-people-are-you-surprised-other-people-havent-heard-of/1004817/197 "2024-07-30T17:39:24Z")
I’ll stick my neck out and mention **Bob Brozman** , an astonishingly great guitarist and musicologist who never achieved the fame he should have. Happens that way sometimes. Sticking my neck out because he’s been pretty much disappeared after the controversy surrounding his 2013 suicide. ---
**Author:** ![XOldiesJock](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/ec9cab/32.png) [@XOldiesJock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XOldiesJock)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2024, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-famous-people-are-you-surprised-other-people-havent-heard-of/1004817/198 "2024-07-30T17:39:34Z")
> [@Stratocaster](#): > > _When I watched it as an adult, I could perhaps see some of its kitschy value, but, man, were the production values shitty and the plots ridiculous._ Irwin Allen’s movies before TV’s LiS (“Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea,” “The Lost World” and the like) were kitschy and juvenile but they were serious and had good actors in them, as were his later movies (“The Poseidon Adventure” and “The Towering Inferno”). “Lost in Space” started out serious but after the first season degenerated into sheer goofiness. The Dr. Smith character wasn’t supposed to continue, as I recall, but became so popular as this comic villain that they kept him on. I saw Jonathan Harris at a movie memorabilia show years ago. He was signing autographs and joyfully interacting with people. He was quite the character and clearly enjoyed being there and meeting his fans. ---
**Author:** ![Dinsdale](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/97f17d/32.png) [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2024, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-famous-people-are-you-surprised-other-people-havent-heard-of/1004817/199 "2024-07-30T17:56:54Z")
> [@TreacherousCretin](#): > > I’ll stick my neck out and mention **Bob Brozman** , an astonishingly great guitarist and musicologist Never heard of him. And I’ve been pretty interested in music for sometime, currently play music with various groups, discuss music often and even know 2 musicologists. > [@XOldiesJock](#): > > Irwin Allen’s movies before TV’s LiS (“Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea,” “The Lost World” and the like) were kitschy and juvenile but they were serious and had good actors in them, Those were such a solid part of my childhood, as they were in regular rotation on “Family Classics” on Sunday afternoons. ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2024, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-famous-people-are-you-surprised-other-people-havent-heard-of/1004817/200 "2024-07-30T18:53:22Z")
Yep, **The Great Vegetable Rebellion** , arguably the worst episode of the entire series. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-famous-people-are-you-surprised-other-people-havent-heard-of/1004817.md?page=9) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-famous-people-are-you-surprised-other-people-havent-heard-of/1004817.md?page=11)