Who is the Most Famous Person that you've ever met?

[Anonymous]

I once gave directions to the Jefferson Memorial to Kelly Bensimon who appeared on the Real Housewives of NY. She was even wearing the same sweater I'd seen her wear on tv.

I also met Sherrod Brown back in the day when he was a state legislator in Ohio (he's now a US Senator) during my days as an anti-nuke activist.

So, nothing too exciting. Senator sightings are obviously a dime a dozen here in DC.

[Anonymous]

I met Subway's ex-spokesman Jared Fogle at the White House Easter Egg Roll.

I don't tell people about that one anymore.

[Anonymous]

Michael Jordan
Pele
Andre Agassi

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I knew Kerri Strug when she lived in the area.

I knew Dominique Dawes growing up in this area.

[Anonymous]

I was walking through a park in the West Village with friends, when a bout of food poisoning struck me. As if suffering from food poisoning in a public place weren't embarrassing enough, Phillip Seymour Hoffman was nearby and witnessed it all. He was very kind, and found humor in my self-deprecation.

[Anonymous]

I've met:

Michelle Obama (very warm and really interacted with everyone)
Laura Bush (lovely lady, this was during Bush's 2nd term)
John Kerry (this was in college when I volunteered @ his HQ in the area)
Idina Menzel (surprised me how tiny she is in real life)
Tim Gunn (very sweet, but our meeting was brief)
Lauren Graham (she's exactly like her Gilmore Girls character in real life and so down to Earth, big fan after meeting her)
Clinton Kelly (he was very snarky, but in a lovable way)
Keisha Knight Pulliam (not sure if that's spelled correctly, met her when she was teen & she was friends with my friend's sister)
Chris Martin (after meeting him, no clue how he stayed married to Gwyneth for as long as he did)
Rosie O'Donnell (liked her a lot before meeting her, not so much after... loud, loud, LOUD)

[Anonymous]

Bill Clinton
Hillary Clinton
Barack Obama
George W. Bush
Laura Bush
Queen Elizabeth
Quentin Tarantino
Ben Affleck
Jennifer Love Hewitt
Shannen Doherty
Harrison Ford
Jason Priestly
Traci Lords
Madonna
Pamela Anderson Lee
Christie Brinkley

But, I'm a former journalist, so ...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Not the most famous I've run across, but I was with my Mother and we were walking around downtown Chicago. Standing right by us was Vince Vaughn...

Me: Mom...mom. I think that's Vince Vaughn

Mom: Who the hell is Vince Vaughn? He's tall. Let's talk to him.

I tried to explain who he was, but she had no idea. She walked up to him and said, "Oh my! Vince Vaughn! I'm your second biggest fan! This is my daughter...your biggest fan."

He was seriously the sweetest guy who chatted with us for a while and gave us hugs when we left. He seemed really down to earth.

I have always heard he's super nice and normal.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I grew up in McLean so most of my are political. Dan Quayle (his kids went to public school), Colin Powell, Chief Justice William Rehnquist, Ken Starr (boring!).

Tucker went to Gonzaga. I knew him when he was in college.

[Anonymous]

Chelsea Clinton (spent decent amount of time with her on a few occasions. totally normal and nice)

Bill & Hillary also more than once. Both politician-y and forced. Bill was very red (this was in the late 90s).

Warren Christopher - had dinner with him once at an ex bf's house whose dad was a big shot at the State Dept. He asked me what my favorite movie was and I stumbled to say something smart (I was 17).

Jason Sehorn - through a work thing. Tall, hot, and very nice.

John Mayer - this was a random one. Right when he was becoming big (2001?) I was at a party at a college friend's apartment in NYC. Turns out her roommate went to high school with John Mayer, and he showed up. Everyone was trying to be cool. He was kind of a douchebag (lounging waiting for everyone to fawn over him) but not ridiculously so. Tall with a big head, just like he looks in pictures.

I've seen but not met Reese Witherspoon - like others she is TINY in person.

[Anonymous]

I went to a super liberal sleep away camp with Matt Drudge.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I've met:

Michelle Obama (very warm and really interacted with everyone)
Laura Bush (lovely lady, this was during Bush's 2nd term)
John Kerry (this was in college when I volunteered @ his HQ in the area)
Idina Menzel (surprised me how tiny she is in real life)
Tim Gunn (very sweet, but our meeting was brief)
Lauren Graham (she's exactly like her Gilmore Girls character in real life and so down to Earth, big fan after meeting her)
Clinton Kelly (he was very snarky, but in a lovable way)
Keisha Knight Pulliam (not sure if that's spelled correctly, met her when she was teen & she was friends with my friend's sister)
Chris Martin (after meeting him, no clue how he stayed married to Gwyneth for as long as he did)
Rosie O'Donnell (liked her a lot before meeting her, not so much after... loud, loud, LOUD)

If she wasn't Rosie O'Donnell, and so annoying gin other ways, LOUD wouldn't bother me at all. New Yorkers are generally loud - but good people, as a whole. I don't hold the fact that they are who are against them.

[Anonymous]

Not famous to most, but they are to me:

Shirley Manson (Garbage)
Siouxsie Sioux (and rest of band)

DC people:
Joe Biden
Newt Gingrich

[Anonymous]

Oh, wait. It wasn't me, but a college friend was hitch hiking in Connecticut one summer and got picked up by an older couple.

She hopped in the back seat and the driver turns to ask her where she's going.

It was Paul Newman with wife Joanne Woodward!

[Anonymous]

Christopher Reeve Even better looking in person and very nice
Tony Randall Elegant and polite
Bill Murray very funny and sweet
Chief Justice Roberts Very nice but I disagree with most of his rulings
Billy Idol total asshole (this was during his really bad drug use days)