Who's the most famous person you've ever met?

The late senator Paul Tsongas used to live a block over from us and one night he joined us dads as we took our kids out for Halloween. Nice guy who left us too soon. When I used to travel between Boston and NY, most often taking the shuttle, it was not uncommon to spot various politicians and actors in the waiting area, especially at Laguardia. Ran into John Kerry on one of those trips and said hello. Probably the most "famous" celebrity I've met and talked with a comedian named Eugene Mirman. He's been at a number of family functions over the years. Interesting fellow.
 

I went to the same elementary school as Sandra Bullock, the movie actress. Didn't know her well as she was a couple of years younger and was only there one year. I just have a vague recollection of a skinny girl with long black hair, outgoing but kind of spacey. Also met Shirley Temple Black once, when she was an ambassador.
 

I used to go to rock concerts quite a bit in the early 70s. My S.O. was a bass and drum player in 3 local bands, and had arranged for me to meet Alice Cooper after a fantastic concert in San Francisco. Cooper quickly took me to a quiet little room that was set up like a coffee shop, because my name is also Alice, he said (which it is). I don't drink coffee. I told Cooper I prefer tea, if they have it, and he said, "Well, of course you do! Tea!" and yelled, "TEA! Miss Alice wants tea im-mediately! And bring her the Mad Hatter!"

Best. Tea party. Ever!
 
I just remembered - I shook hands with President Nixon. I must have been in my early teens. My grandfather took me to greet him at the Sacramento airport. I'm not sure why, because Gramps was a registered Democrat, though he didn't always vote Party. He probably took me just for the experience, and so I'd have something newsworthy to share at school.
 
When I was little I met Captain Video. He had a very popular TV show for the younger set in the late 40's early 50's. Captain Video and his Video Rangers. They were opening up a new ice cream shop in our town and he made an appearance. Kids lined up for blocks to see him. In later years my hubby and I visited Nashville Tennessee and I met Roy Acuff at Fan Fair, an event they put on every year. In the early years the stars would mingle. We don't go anymore, not like it use to be They called him the king of country music. I was thrilled. He was very gracious and we talked for a good 10 minutes.
 
In 1971 I danced for her majesty Queen Elizabeth, at the centennial of British Columbia. We had been told not to say a word unless spoken to. I was sooo nervous, she seemed pleasant enough. Her yacht was moored at the New Westminster docks and we could see her casually too.
 
Worked wardrobe at a theatre in Tarrytown NY. Liza Minelli, Sinatra, Frank Gorshin (he had to borrow my eyeliner for stage makeup because he forgot his, lol) Angela Lansbury..the list goes on and on, fun times
 
The most famous person I ever met was Johnny Carson. When I was very young I was a maid and I cleaned his motel room.
The other very famous person I met was Robert Redford. I was fishing all by myself on a river in Colorado and he walked up and said " You catching anything?" I told him " Not yet" Then he kept on walking.
I met some other celebrities , but those were the most famous
 
my claim to fame is that I have known people who once met somebody famous or they knew somebody who had
 
I didn't get to meet him, but he was walking out of a museum, I think it was, in Vancouver BC, and I was walking in. I couldn't believe I was that close to a real star:) Jessica Tandy his wife, had passed away by that time, so he was alone except for a lady I didn't recognize.

Oh, one other I didn't meet, but one of the Landers sisters?? She was staying at the same hotel I was in Maui. I saw her at the pool. I couldn't believe anybody could look that good. She was like perfect looking.
 
Most famous person I have met is your own Pres Bill Clinton before he became in that scandal .. I did not have ? you know the rest .. he came to Sydney with those two airforce one planes and was a thrill to be down the front to see the planes arrive also he came to the front line where we were and I got a hug n a hand shake , my husband got a hand shake and a chat then the next famous was our own Tony Abbott when he came to do a talk in our home town .. we just happened to be in the right place at the right time .. and chatted to him like we had known him all our life so easy to chat to the same as Bill Clinton . ;)
 
I once met Dan Parton. He was famous in our little town. He worked at the hardware store and had the reputation that he could find anything in the store that you were looking for. I know others had met him before, especially if you shopped at that hardware store. But I was very young then and to have met him and to be able to tell all the other kids that I had met him, well, that did wonders for my standing.
 
We were in London walking in a park and Prince Charles got out of his car at a building, he waved and went inside, did not meet him but we were close.
 
Spent the night with Meredith Baxter. Woops! That didn't come out just right. Wife and I were at a trade show and met Meredith. She was wanting someone to "hang out" with her for the evening. Very nice personality. Her wife and I hit it off really well.
 
I suppose mine would be Billy Connelly. I met him a couple of times when he was at the start of his career. First time was at a gig in the City Hall in Glasgow. We had gone to see Bert Jansch and a band called Gasworks. We got talking to Gasworks in the bar and helped them take their gear out to their van. Ending up in the backstage area, we met Connelly, Jansch and others. After a few beers, we needed to pee, so my mate, myself and Connelly went to the bathroom. As we were standing there chatting and doing our thing, a door behind us opened and a female came out of a cubicle. We had no idea that it was a communal toilet. So after a shrug of the shoulders and cheery greeting to whoever she was, we continued chatting.... and stuff!

Coincidentally we then met him a few weeks later in a pub. I was amazed that he recognised us as he greeted us and asked how we were getting on.
 
My wife physically ran into Eleanor Roosevelt at the UN while on a school trip.

Guy Lombardo was a customer in one place that I worked.

Prince Andrew and Fergie came to dedicate my employers new office building.

I shook hands with John McCain once.
 
Lawrence Welk, and Myron Floren. I was quite a musician in my younger years...piano and accordion. Back in the late 50's, Lawrence Welk brought his orchestra to Elitches Gardens is Denver, and I was invited to play with his orchestra after winning a local competition. I played several songs with them, including a duet with Myron Floren.
 
Don M. said:
Lawrence Welk, and Myron Floren. I was quite a musician in my younger years...piano and accordion. Back in the late 50's, Lawrence Welk brought his orchestra to Elitches Gardens is Denver, and I was invited to play with his orchestra after winning a local competition. I played several songs with them, including a duet with Myron Floren.
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I would have loved to meet Myron Floren! He was one of my favorite people on the Lawrence Welk show, which my parents watched every week all the years I was growing up. I had a toy accordion when I was a little girl but never learned to play a real one. What duet did you and he play?
 

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