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

When I worked at GMU...Va. ....( many moons ago)
Dexter Manley of the then Washington Redskins.
Got his Autograph for dh & son. šŸ˜‰
 
I spent 10 hours in a studio with Stevie Wonder in 1986 during the In Square Circle tour, and Oscar Peterson the same year and RUSH, Anthony Hopkins, and a ton more ( i was in the music business in my early 20s but got out because my 'boss' always tried to pay me in dope and i wasn't a dope smoker and dope doesn't pay the rent ) . My lucky sister had a friend who's dad was buddies with Paul McCartney in school so she would spend Xmas with the McCartney's in Barbados for 2 weeks at a time. I was super jealous.
 
For many years I was a sports writer and was able to meet some pretty famous athletes, but the one I was absolutely awed by was Brooks Robinson, considered one of the best third basemen in MLB history. He and I spent a day together about 2 years ago for a story I was writing and I felt so honored since I had been a big fan of his since I was young ... he was a perfect gentleman and a great interview.
 
Never met anyone famous, did see John Wayne in home town at a parking lot where he was doing a quick interview and buying a six pack. I saw the star of NCIS (Mark Harmon) at a counter reading his paper and having breakfast, left him alone to eat in peace.
 
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We were in Las Vegas years ago at Caesar's Palace and we noticed the security guards were blocking people from walking and they were making a path through the shopping area. We couldn't figure out what was going on and then we saw Michael Jackson being lead through. He was performing there.

The other person I actually met was Paul Newman. I worked for a company that sponsored cars he owned and we were "working" the race at Mid-Ohio. I also met Mario Andretti, Bobby Rahal, AJ Foyt, etc. at a Indycar race at Pocono race track back in the 80's.
 
General Omar Bradley gave the company the 6/32 Armor a honor presintation because we were the best Armor Combat Support Command in the Army. I think it was in 1976 and we recieved some of new Army tanks to evaluate and test them on firing ranges with new weapons and types of ammunition.
 
I met the Moody Blues (Justin Hayward, John Lodge, Ray Thomas, Graeme Edge) at a concert backstage in 1993 or 1994, I think.

Also met Greg Feith of the NTSB at the ValuJet crash in Florida. Ugh, that was an awful scene.
 
I met then House Minority Leader Eric Cantor in a Brooks Brothers right after I moved to his district here in Virginia in 2010. Does that count?
 
Have met many famous people, and/ or dealt with their organizations since the business we were in sometimes involved celebrities . I insulted Joe Montana...lol.
 
It is one thing to see famous people nearby, like at political rallies. However it is another to actually "meet" which I expected was what this thread was about. As in at least shake their hand, much less say something to them with them looking at you. On that count have seen hundreds of rock musicians at close range.

OK who famous have I met? No one as an adult. Never a celebrity chaser haha.
...well at about 7 years old, I met Mickey Mouse at Disneyland in Anaheim and before that when younger sat on Santa's lap.
 
Lara said:
Yes, but the thing about Paul Anka that I wasn't impressed with was that he had about 2 hours before doing an important LIVE wholesome show (this was 1968) and reeked of alcohol, had rather drunken conversation during the pre show gathering...then later, during the show, he couldn't remember the words to the song. He had to lip sing the words he knew and turn his back to the audience as if to be singing to the other people on the stage for the lines he didn't know. This may be the norm today but back then (I was only 18) it was upsetting to see him be so irresponsible.
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Reading this thread again brought back memories of 1974. My Husband had season tickets to the Flyers Hockey team from 1969 to 1976. One night we went out to dinner and at the table next to ours all the members of the team were sitting there.
My hubby got so excited that he went over to their table and told them he was a big fan of their team. He asked for their signatures. They all signed a paper and my husband was thrilled. That was in 1974 and they won the Stanley Cup a few months later. My husband framed the paper and gave it to our son.
 
Mark Lindsay --those lips! 79 and still performing
Jack Nicholson
Warren Beatty
Chad and Jeremy
Joan Baez
Terry Melcher
Paul Revere
The Beach Boys
Andy Williams
Steppenwolf
Davy Crockett šŸ˜
Aerosmith
Dennis Hopper
Ryan O'Neal
Leigh Taylor-Young
Frankie Lane
Michael Landon (so handsome)
Nicole Kidman (ran into her at the grocery store) (She is exquisite, truly beautiful)
Abe Vigoda
Warren Beatty
Sam Jaffe and his wife, Bettye Ackerman
Demond Wilson
Santana (one of the sweetest ever)
Grateful Dead
 
I don't think I have ever met anyone famous! The best I can come up with is talking to the lead singer of some very local country music band many years ago. Generally, I avoid big crowds that gather around famous people, and the rural areas I have lived in have not been the stomping grounds of many famous people.
 

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