# What they have in common... **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [July 23, 2014, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-they-have-in-common/693835 "2014-07-23T14:54:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2014, 12:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-they-have-in-common/693835/61 "2014-07-26T12:23:26Z")
Alexander Graham Bell Wayne Gretzky Phil Hartman Lawren Harris (Group of Seven artist) ---
**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:** [July 26, 2014, 1:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-they-have-in-common/693835/62 "2014-07-26T13:36:36Z")
> [@Leaffan](#): > > Alexander Graham Bell > Wayne Gretzky > Phil Hartman > Lawren Harris (Group of Seven artist) I think Bell and Gretzky were both born in Brantford Ontario. Which would be a reasonable place for a group of seven artist to be born. I don’t know who Hartman is. But I’ll say birthplace: Brantford . ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2014, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-they-have-in-common/693835/63 "2014-07-26T14:53:08Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > There have been biographical movies about them, and the actors won Oscars for the role? YES!!! ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2014, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-they-have-in-common/693835/64 "2014-07-26T14:57:00Z")
> [@Ulf\_the\_Unwashed](#): > > I think Bell and Gretzky were both born in Brantford Ontario. Which would be a reasonable place for a group of seven artist to be born. I don’t know who Hartman is. But I’ll say birthplace: Brantford . Bell was born in Scotland, wasn’t he? I know he DID live in Canada for a good chunk of his life, so Canada must be the common bond somehow. Phil Hartman of _ **Saturday Night Live** _ was definitely Canadian. ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2014, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-they-have-in-common/693835/65 "2014-07-26T15:01:35Z")
Writer Edgar Allan Poe Chinese dictator Mao Tse-tung British Prime Minister Edward Heath Singer/songwriter Bob Dylan Sir Walter Raleigh ---
**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:** [July 26, 2014, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-they-have-in-common/693835/66 "2014-07-26T15:06:08Z")
Hmm. Maybe Bell only lived in Brantford? I visited Brantford briefly a number of years back and thought I recalled going to a museum about him, located there because of his connections to the town. So, maybe they all lived in Brantford? Or maybe I’m completely wrong and it’s just Canada. Actually I’m now beginning to wonder whether a city named Brantford Ontario actually exists. Hmm. Say “Brantford” enough times at it becomes meaningless…hmmm ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2014, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-they-have-in-common/693835/67 "2014-07-26T15:16:57Z")
> [@Ulf\_the\_Unwashed](#): > > …So, maybe they all lived in Brantford? > … Brantford is the common theme I was going for. Good job. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-they-have-in-common/693835.md?page=3)