Most famous relative/ancestor

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Supposedly I am descended from William Wallace and family legend is that somehow we are descended from Mary Queen of Scots. While I doubt either is true, I really wonder how both could be.

Most immediately, my dad, Edward Neumeier, wrote Robocop and the Starship Troopers series, and he directed the latest installment of it, which is on DVD.

I'm also a distant relative (I think great-great-great niece) of Francis Scott Key on my paternal grandmother's side.

Oh, I have a personal querry - not to be instrusive, I promise. But I've wondered.....

Alex, WP founder: Is he (or 'are you' if you're reading) related to Max Planck (1858-1947), the great atomic scientist?
I hope so; I think Dr. Max Planck is outstanding! Does anyone know, or would ask Alex? I dare you.





I might have.....Confession: My neice's (previous) 3rd grade Montesorri (sp?) school teacher's cousin WAS the creator of the Muppets.

TOP THAT!

I am related to many dead people. Does that count? Notable dead people too.

As far as I know, the only famous relative I had/have was Sarah Bernhardt. I've never looked it up or anything, just what I was told. I do see a resemblance to her and my Mom's side of the family (which is the side I'm apparently related by). I have no idea how her personality was, considering I wasn't alive when she was. haha

edited to fix a typo- I wasn't alive when she was, I first typed 'was'.

Nikky91 and Averick's relatives had barbeques together!
Which makes you very mildly related. Sort of.

It's interesting how many people can trace their ancestry back to nobility somewhere or other. I guess that means it doesn't mean much. (Although I think it means more if your family is still upper class all these centuries later. ) I've often wondered if the British royal family ever gives out certificates of commonness. The ideal mother's day gift, and if they charged a nominal sum they'd make a fortune.

I can trace my ancestry back (on the internet, named ancestor to named ancestor, at least for the old country) all the way back to the Lord of the Isles, who was a barbarian with a title, if my information is correct. Back then there were so many kings we all had them as ancestors. Unfortunately for me we've been upper class from then until now, more or less. I'm on welfare, but my mother's cousins are rich "who's who" types, and I will probably inherit my way off the dole if nothing else works out before then. I would love to be working class, I think. I think my poverty would be less of a burden, then. Maybe?

Most odd non-famous ancestral job description: my grandfather was a Jesuit.

My dad told us that his grandmother's family was 2-points away (some point system) from being a member of the Japanese imperial family. My grandmother on that side had a Japanese diplomatic passport.



YAMATO DAMASHII!! !! TENNO HEIKA, BANZAI!! !!

Great family photo animeboy! Thank you for posting.

That isn't my family. I am not wholly Japanese, I am also, of consequence, part caucasian.

For your information, that picture is of the Japanese imperial family.

My dad says that he thinks that Eric The Red was somewhere in our family tree. (he has a massive family tree project that goes back many generations)