Who is the most Famous or influential person you've ever met?

[yarddog]

Dr. Edward Teller.

I am not sure if “meet” is the right word but I did get to sit in the same room with him along with other students and ask questions which he would answer.

I did not get to ask any. I will say he was a fascinating speaker.

[Roccus]

Famous...........LBJ

Influential......Philip A. Lacovara

[Pilgrim's Progress]

Yep, met Ronald Reagan in the auditorium of a Christian college in Springfield, Missouri when he was campaigning.

[ConservativeWarrior]

Jerry Stiller, waiting for luggage at JFK.

He’s exactly like you imagine him to be. Nice guy.

[GodBlessRonaldReagan]

Brian Wilson and Adam West. Adam West is one of the nicest people I’ve ever met!

[originalbuckeye]

Better be careful using the word ‘lame’. There was a college guy on with Kimberly Guilfoyle yesterday, who emphatically said that using the word ‘lame’ was hurtful to people who limp. Not kidding.

[Uncle Miltie]

Scoop Jackson.

[Blennos]

Many, many years ago I (young Blennos) was interviewed by a young Oprah Winfrey when she a novice roving reportorette in Baltimore. After her brush with the potent and mighty Blennos, her career soared. The rest is history.

[kosciusko51]

In no particular order:

Richard Feynman
Stephen Hawking
George Mueller (Associate Administrator of the NASA Office of Manned Space Flight from September 1963 until December 1969)
G. Gordon Liddy
L. Bruce Laingen (Chargé d’affaires in Iran, and “a guest of the Ayatollah”)
Benicio del Toro (Academy Award Actor)
Jerry V. Wilson (Chief of Police in Washington, DC, 1969-1974)

[Pilgrim's Progress]

As a child I was in the crowd as JFK’s motorcade rode through Aurora, Illinois when he was campaigning. Caught a glimpse of him from the grassy knoll of the White Castle.

[Resettozero]

Does Jim Nasium count?

Only if S'Phyllis and/or G'Noria count.

[Fresh Wind]

Duke Ellington

[Berlin_Freeper]

She was interviewed on CNN International once.
She met many famous people doing interviews.
Wrote many articles and a few books.
Worked many years as an editor for a popular print magazine in Berlin.
Then print caved she took a buy-out.
Took years for us to build reliable freelance clients online.

[Buckeye McFrog]

Jerry Stiller, waiting for luggage at JFK. He’s exactly like you imagine him to be. Nice guy.

My co-worker met his late wife Anne Meara outside a Manhattan restaurant. Same thing.

[T-Bone Texan]

I worked room service at a fancy hotel.

Met Oliver North - A kind and gracious man. I served him coffee by the pool as he met with a handler. He made eye contact and thanked me.

Tom and Roseanne Arnold - Roseanne was a doosh who threw food around the room and lived in squalor. Tom had the good sense to be embarrassed.

Sid Ceasar - He had odd dietary demands.

At this job I also saw my very first naked woman, a thing that would not happen again for several years. I saw the whole enchilada. It was awesome.

[2ndDivisionVet]

He once told me and my dad something interesting. He said if you see something on television or a movie, it was meant to be there.

[bboop]

You MET him?? Excellent.

[JusPasenThru]

Bill Buckley, after a speech at my college campus in the early 70s.

[TNoldman]

Henry Ford II

[showme_the_Glory]

I met Edgar Hansen from Deadliest Catch yesterday. Great guy.