Famous people linking game

Malte279 · **Reply #140 on:** January 27, 2005, 05:00:03 PM

Sokrates - greek philosopher who drunk poison after being sentenced to death, even though he was offered the possibility to flee into exile (which would have meant sort of an admission of failure).

Nick22 · **Reply #141 on:** January 27, 2005, 05:04:25 PM

Simon Cowell-American Idol Judge
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Malte279 · **Reply #142 on:** January 28, 2005, 03:18:24 AM

Cicero - Much honored Roman orator and lawyer. Especially remarkable for earning himself much respect and high ranks in a pretty elitary society without being of "noble lineage".

Nick22 · **Reply #143 on:** January 28, 2005, 02:12:27 PM

Carl Sandburg- poet and writer
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Malte279 · **Reply #144 on:** January 29, 2005, 07:55:24 AM

Senaca - roman philosopher and teacher of Nero until Nero ordered him to commit suicide, an order Senaca obeyed without hesitation.

Nick22 · **Reply #145 on:** January 29, 2005, 06:13:37 PM

Simon And Garfunkel- 70's singing group
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Malte279 · **Reply #146 on:** January 31, 2005, 06:08:53 AM

George Armstrong Custer - American general who was killed along with more than 200 of his men when he attacked a camp of united native American tribes nearby the Little Big Horn river on June 25th 1876.

Nick22 · **Reply #147 on:** January 31, 2005, 10:40:38 AM

Carlos Delgado-Baseball player
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Malte279 · **Reply #148 on:** January 31, 2005, 12:33:50 PM

Daniel Defoe - author of Robinson Crusoe.

Nick22 · **Reply #149 on:** January 31, 2005, 02:51:20 PM

Don Cervantes- Author of Don Quixote
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Malte279 · **Reply #150 on:** February 01, 2005, 03:24:19 AM

^ Actually his name was Miguel de Cervantes. The word "Don" even though it is also a name, mean "Mister" or "Sir" for all I know.

Christobal Colon - You all know him as Christoph Columbus.

Littlefoot1616 · **Reply #151 on:** February 01, 2005, 10:23:39 AM

Christopher Reeves - A once famous actor who played as Superman in the movies! Sadly died of either a tumour or cancer last year...

Nick22 · **Reply #152 on:** February 01, 2005, 10:49:23 AM

^He died of Complications due to a puncture wound. he had been crippled in a 1995 accident where he was thrown from a horse.
Richard Farnsworth- starred in the natural
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Malte279 · **Reply #153 on:** February 01, 2005, 10:49:49 AM

Robert de Niro - Actor.

Nick22 · **Reply #154 on:** February 01, 2005, 10:58:42 AM

Dana carvey-comedian
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Petrie · **Reply #155 on:** February 06, 2005, 11:29:46 AM

Carly Simon - (once a) pop singer

Malte279 · **Reply #156 on:** February 06, 2005, 02:12:05 PM

Simon Bolivar - "South American" general (born in what is today Venezuela), whose victories over the Spanish resulted in the independence of many former colonies and the creation of most South American States.

Nick22 · **Reply #157 on:** February 07, 2005, 10:22:52 AM

Ben Stein- Political commentator
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Nick22 · **Reply #158 on:** February 17, 2005, 10:46:38 AM

Sam Farha- poker player

Malte279 · **Reply #159 on:** February 17, 2005, 11:53:33 AM

Frank Luke - American pilot in WW1 who became known as "the balloon buster". After he was forced to land in enemy territory he took cover in a grave yard and resisted arrest until he was killed himself.