# What famous/semi-famous speakers have you seen?

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**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [February 5, 2003, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-famous-semi-famous-speakers-have-you-seen/153040 "2003-02-05T20:25:17Z")\
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**Author:** ![Michael\_Ellis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/977dab/32.png) [@Michael\_Ellis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Michael_Ellis)\
**Post date:** [February 7, 2003, 10:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-famous-semi-famous-speakers-have-you-seen/153040/61 "2003-02-07T10:33:03Z")

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P.J. O’Rourke at a booksigning.

Former Congressman Brian Bilbray at my high school.

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**Author:** ![ecugrad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ac8455/32.png) [@ecugrad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ecugrad)\
**Post date:** [February 7, 2003, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-famous-semi-famous-speakers-have-you-seen/153040/62 "2003-02-07T21:47:30Z")

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I sang for Cardinal Fulton Sheen (now deceased) in the 8th grade. He patted me on the head afterwards.

Shook hands with Newt Gingrich and Jack Kemp at two separate fundraisers.

Lived on the same dorm hall as Sandra Bullock in college. All she ever talked about was the theatre.

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