Famous people linking game

Nick22 · **Reply #40 on:** December 03, 2004, 01:21:23 PM

(I understand you're concerned about how some people might percieve it as showing off, Malte. But as long as we make it interesting, there should be no problems.)
Don Knotts- famous movie actor
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Malte279 · **Reply #41 on:** December 03, 2004, 03:12:23 PM

Salvatore Dali - surrealistic painter. Not exactly my cup of tea to be honest.

Nick22 · **Reply #42 on:** December 03, 2004, 03:38:24 PM

Isabella Rosselini- Italian actress
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Malte279 · **Reply #43 on:** December 05, 2004, 06:08:38 PM

Isabella of Castilie - Queen of Spain from 1474 to 1504. Under the reign of her and her husband Ferdinant the reconquista of Spain from the Moores was finished. Under their reign Columbus was sent on his voyage to discover a sea route to India.

Nick22 · **Reply #44 on:** December 06, 2004, 10:29:34 AM

Art Garfunkel- Part of Simon and Garfunkel
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Malte279 · **Reply #45 on:** December 06, 2004, 10:42:59 AM

Louis XVI. - absolute French king. He was beheaded on the guillotine during the French revolution on January 21st 1793.

(By the way, with this guy's name ending in a number the next one has to begin with the last letter in his name. S.)

Nick22 · **Reply #46 on:** December 06, 2004, 11:33:57 AM

Samuel Adams- Founding Father
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Malte279 · **Reply #47 on:** December 06, 2004, 01:38:53 PM

Sitting Bull - Famous Sioux chief who played an important role in the defeat of the 7th US cavalry at Little Big Horn in 1876, though he didn't take part in the battle himself.

Nick22 · **Reply #48 on:** December 06, 2004, 01:42:15 PM

Lord Richard Attenbourgh- famous actor of Gandhi fame
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Malte279 · **Reply #49 on:** December 06, 2004, 02:56:20 PM

Howard Shore - composer who got the Oscar for his soundtrack to "The Lord of the Rings".

Nick22 · **Reply #50 on:** December 06, 2004, 03:48:36 PM

Ethan Hawke- actor
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Malte279 · **Reply #51 on:** December 06, 2004, 03:53:32 PM

Edwin McMasters Stanton - US minister of defence during most of the Civil War. He barricaded himself in his office when President Andrew Johnson tried to fire him.

Nick22 · **Reply #52 on:** December 06, 2004, 03:56:18 PM

I think you already used him, Malte.
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Malte279 · **Reply #53 on:** December 06, 2004, 04:02:59 PM

Nope, I didn't. I used him in the history game of the Great Valley board, and he was mentioned here, as you mentioned him as an answer to the Great Valley game here. But I never used him in this game, nor did anyone else

Nick22 · **Reply #54 on:** December 06, 2004, 05:17:24 PM

Nicole Kidman-Actress
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Malte279 · **Reply #55 on:** December 06, 2004, 06:03:40 PM

Neville Chamberlain - British prime minister until 1940.

Nick22 · **Reply #56 on:** December 06, 2004, 08:17:18 PM

Nathaniel Hawthorne- American writer
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Malte279 · **Reply #57 on:** December 07, 2004, 02:09:18 AM

Edward Vernon Rickenbacker - American fighter pilot who set the US record in downing enemy planes during WW1 (26 planes). In later years he once had to land on the sea and survived (I think) more than two weeks without supplies in a rubber dingi.

Nick22 · **Reply #58 on:** December 07, 2004, 10:32:54 AM

Rudolf Valentino- silent film star
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Malte279 · **Reply #59 on:** December 07, 2004, 11:23:07 AM

Osceola - chief of the Seminoles in Florida who fought several wars against the US army. I'm not sure, but I think he died in a reservation.