I think the title of the thread is pretty much clear. How close have you come to fame? Is anyone or has anyone ever been famous?
The closest thing I can say is that Michael from Survivor goes to church right by me and I went and saw him last Sunday. That’s about it.
I have a secret plan to change my state in the works, however.
Well, I’m the Queen of the Underworld. Does that make me famous?
There’s a writer or two here on the boards, and one Aging Rock Star. But I’ll let them speak for themselves, if they want. 
Cecil Adams
I’m famous, but if I told y’all my name I’d be mobbed by autograph seekers.
louie
I personally know a couple of famous people in real life. (Famous in certain circles: An Indy LIGHTS driver and an ex-Toronto Maple Leaf.) Does that make me famous now?
Thirty-five years ago I’d have said aha.
Opalcat and Eve were the only ones, besides Ed and Cecil, I had heard of before I started here, although Calmeacham’s real name sounds familiar.
I thought it was Wally.
Well, besides Cecil and Little Ed.
Who is the most famous?
Who’s the only one with a smily named after him?
:wally
The most infamous would be Jack Dean Tyler, would it not?
My name is misspelled in the closing credits of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation (known by other titles too numerous and silly to mention). That’s the one with future heartthrobs Matthew McConaughey and Renee Zellweger.
I made GatorAde.
Me.
Hey, there are 800 million practicing Hindus. 
He went to my high school. neal McCoy lives here in town and goes to my aunt’s restaurant a lot. See? I have my connections…
There’s only two dopers here I had heard of for activities outside of this board: Eve and aha. There was also a third person, who no longer posts here and whose username I don’t recall, who was a science fiction author.
And of course, manhattan, who in real life is Winona Ryder.
I’m gonna get shit for this . . .
New TV show! “Everyone loves Falcon!”
Yup. Something like 4k some odd posts. . .
Tripler
I think the OP means famous; BUT not on the board-famous but bumped-against-someone-famous.
Now why would I give you shit for that, Trip?
And I’m blushing, dammit. hugs and a smoooch
Give it up, Gunslinger! Nobody remembers your days on Gunsmoke anymore.
There’s a picture of my bloodied head in a story about the German autobahn in March 2001’s issue of Car and Driver. OK, not quite fame, but getting there … one injury at a time. 
Well I knew The Bad Astronomer’s web site long before I found out he posted here sometimes.