If we are including people we have met, then I have a couple adds;

I had lunch in a trendy NYC restaurant and David Hasselhoff came in with a couple people and discussed a new project. I waited until they were getting ready to leave and strategically bumped into him at the door to shake his hand and say hi. When you have met the Hoff, it's kinda all downhill from there,but I recently met Chumlee from Pawn Stars at the Carnegie Deli, in the ultra cramped quarters of the downstairs john. He was kind enough to bump over one to make room. My favorite run-in was Nicolas Cage. I tagged along to a bar near where one of the late night talk shows used to film, with a colleague who wanted to show me the impressionist art behind the bar (someone here will know it, I have no clue). Cage and his Italian looking entourage waltz in in silk shirts and sit next to us. I played it cool, but at one point said "loved you in Raising Arizona". They didn't get the adulation they were expecting, apparently, and left within an hour. The waiter said they stiffed him, and always do. I called my wife, a big Cage fan, and she didn't believe it. I described what he was wearing, and she watched the show (filmed before he stopped at the bar and rebroadcast later) and called back when she saw the red silk shirt with the black stripes I had described.

My favorites over the years: Shelby Foote, Brooke Shields, Flavor Flav, and (then) Senator Barack Obama.

Just after graduating HS I dated Alison Eastwood Clint's daughter for a few months.

AJ Lamas Lorenzo Lamas' son is good friend of mine and one hell of a golfer. AJ won golden globe for his role on soap opera when he was teen ager and dated Lindsay Lohan

Went to college with grandson of Walter Chrysler the founder of Chrysler corporation and was college roommates with the son of Ashworth Golf Clothing co-founder

I also know plenty of top professional surfers as many pro surfers hail from my home town San Clemente

Dean Garrett was on my HS basketball team. He went on to play at Indiana University where he was on national championship team and later was one of oldest rookies to break into NBA with Minnesota Timberwolves

Trigg Gumm a good friend of mine from San Clemente held (may still hold have to fact check this) the world record for longest jump on motorcycle while on fire. I think it was close to 300 ft. He became good friends with Evil Kenivel as Evil respected Trigg's ability and sort of mentored him. Trigg has held and lost record for longest jump w/o being on fire a few times

Daniel Boones brother, Israel (the first Israel, is my grandfather).....this brother of the original Daniel Boone had a son Jonathan Boone (who also is my grandfather) who Daniel Boone raised after Jonathan Boone's father, Israel, died and Jonathan Boone's mother (I forgot her name) died tragicaly. My grandfather Jonathan Boone had the real life Daniel Boone as his guardian.....

So Jacklpe..It looks like you ARE COUSINS WITH THE SWOP!!!!

Howdy Cousin Jack.

Bump.

Not celeb but relates to a famouse historical event. I had family bringing money over on the titanic to help the family farm/land.