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* And [[John Scalzi]] is distantly related to John Wilkes Booth. He's joked about getting a twitchy feeling around five-dollar bills. |
* And [[John Scalzi]] is distantly related to John Wilkes Booth. He's joked about getting a twitchy feeling around five-dollar bills. |
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* The Queen of England and the rest of the current British royal family is descended from the Prophet Mohammed (via Arab kings of Spain). |
* The Queen of England and the rest of the current British royal family is descended from the Prophet Mohammed (via Arab kings of Spain). |
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* Also, in 2011, Prince Charles publicly claimed that heredity proves that he is a descendant of Vlad the Impaler , the Romanian tyrant who was the inspiration for [[Dracula]]. The claim accompanied his announcement of a pledge to help conserve the forested areas of Transylvania. |
* Also, in 2011, Prince Charles (now King Charles III) publicly claimed that heredity proves that he is a descendant of Vlad the Impaler , the Romanian tyrant who was the inspiration for [[Dracula]]. The claim accompanied his announcement of a pledge to help conserve the forested areas of Transylvania. |
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* Julius Caesar claimed descent from Aeneas. Or more accurately, Vergil claimed Caesar was descended from Aeneas. Aeneas is also the son of Venus. |
* Julius Caesar claimed descent from Aeneas. Or more accurately, Vergil claimed Caesar was descended from Aeneas. Aeneas is also the son of Venus. |
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* Marjane Satrapi, author of ''Persepolis'', is a descendant of Nasser al-Din Shah, Shah of Person from 1848 to 1896. She herself puts it down, noting that kings of that time period had hundreds of wives and thousands of children, so there were plenty of others with similar claims |
* Marjane Satrapi, author of ''Persepolis'', is a descendant of Nasser al-Din Shah, Shah of Person from 1848 to 1896. She herself puts it down, noting that kings of that time period had hundreds of wives and thousands of children, so there were plenty of others with similar claims |
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* [[Barack Obama]] is said to be a descendant of Jefferson Davis. |
* [[Barack Obama]] is said to be a descendant of Jefferson Davis. |
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* [[Christopher Lee]] is a direct descendant of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlemagne Charlemagne], [[Badass Grandpa|which does]] explain [[In the Blood|a ''lot''.]] |
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