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Post by coffeetalk on May 19, 2017 19:33:09 GMT
I couldn't sleep last night and that question popped into my mind. I ran through the people I know personally and only one person seemed to be a possibility. I checked and they do have a page (classical composer). How about you?
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Post by Deleted on May 19, 2017 19:35:45 GMT
Yes. My friend's uncle.
I would say who, but the page is full of info. At one time she was on it but all the nieces and nephews have been removed.
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Post by crimsoncat05 on May 19, 2017 19:41:35 GMT
The company I work for contract manufactures nutritional supplements for a privately-owned multi-level marketing company that sells its products worldwide, and the owner/founder of that company is a pretty rich guy-- he has a Wikipedia entry.
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Post by lisacharlotte on May 19, 2017 19:45:48 GMT
Yes, and he's always on CNN and other cable news as a terrorism expert. I admit we snark on him while he's on. I know him peripherally, but my husband worked with him for a few years.
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Post by pondrunner on May 19, 2017 19:45:50 GMT
Yes. My husband works with several scholars and authors in his field who are listed on Wikipedia. We are also close friends with two senior White House officials. We were friends with them long before they worked in the White House.
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Post by pondrunner on May 19, 2017 19:46:42 GMT
Yes, and he's always on CNN and other cable news as a terrorism expert. I admit we snark on him while he's on. I know him peripherally, but my husband worked with him for a few years. Is this person part of the Trump team? We may know the same person.
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Post by melissa on May 19, 2017 19:50:57 GMT
Yes, many people. Through dd's dance journey, I personally know a number of ballet dancers (former and current) who have pages. A relative is a musician that has a page. Some engineers/scientists that I know from college have inventions or companies have pages.
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Post by Rainy_Day_Woman on May 19, 2017 20:24:16 GMT
Quite a lot, but many of my friends are artists or entrepenours (have or sold tech start-ups, etc)
Outside of them, no. Unless you count my colleague's dog, who she desperately tries to make a viral sensation.
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Post by wellway on May 19, 2017 20:27:35 GMT
Never thought about it until you asked so just checked a few people I know who I thought might have a page and sure enough they do, cool, a founder of a rock band and a sports coach.
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Post by peasapie on May 19, 2017 20:47:23 GMT
Yes. I work with several people who are on there.
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Post by lesley on May 19, 2017 20:49:03 GMT
Yes, my father-in-law. He is a respected Gaelic scholar who has written several well-received texts.
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Post by Anita on May 19, 2017 20:50:42 GMT
Nope. I guess I keep boring company.
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Post by tracyarts on May 19, 2017 20:54:29 GMT
Yes, I went to high school with him and we grew up in the same neighborhood.
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Post by melanell on May 19, 2017 20:57:22 GMT
Yes, a few.
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Post by femalebusiness on May 19, 2017 21:17:03 GMT
Yes, a cousin was a semi-famous football coach, another cousin is a loser, drug addict and disgraced football player and another uncle was a well known Chief of Police. In the '80s I spent some time around musicians and met/knew slightly George Winston, pianist.
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Post by Deleted on May 19, 2017 21:24:02 GMT
Yes. My husband works with several scholars and authors in his field who are listed on Wikipedia. We are also close friends with two senior White House officials. We were friends with them long before they worked in the White House. I wonder if they they know my friend.
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Post by anniefb on May 19, 2017 23:09:09 GMT
I've never checked but I doubt it some how
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Post by Sparki on May 19, 2017 23:18:48 GMT
I checked - I know a bunch of people with Wikipedia pages! Both family, friends and neighbors. Some aren't very well known, some are well known, and one, that everyone here has seen on tv. One is Anthony Madison, a football player that I went to school with. One of my neighbors is George Ancona, a childrens author.
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Post by scrapngranny on May 19, 2017 23:20:20 GMT
Yes, a prior district attorney who handled a well known trial and is now a judge.
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Post by ~summer~ on May 19, 2017 23:49:08 GMT
Yes a lot of people - could probably name at least 10-20 off the top of my head
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Post by corinne11 on May 19, 2017 23:49:35 GMT
Yes, my 19 yr old nephew. He is a Paralympian who won a gold medal at Rio last year. Actually came in handy for him recently. He doesn't drive and uses his passport for ID. He lost his wallet one night and needed to go to a bank to get money. But of course he had no ID whatsoever on him to prove who he was. He asked "would my Wikipedia page do?" He got out his phone and showed them - they accepted it! Corinne
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Post by AussieMeg on May 19, 2017 23:52:34 GMT
Yes, several sports people who I know personally: My ex's best mate who played basketball for Australia plus a short stint in the NBA Another friend of my ex who played football in the AFL My SIL's family is full of famous sporting identities who have their own pages: Her BIL who played football in the AFL Her SIL who played netball for Australia Her SIL's husband who played cricket for Australia Her FIL who played football in the AFL
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Post by Cupcake on May 20, 2017 0:13:36 GMT
Wikipedia is not what most people think it is. ANYONE can create/edit a Wikipedia page; that's what a wiki is, a resource that's editable by many people. It's really not a big deal to have a Wikipedia page. Due to the nature of it, Wikipedia isn't a reliable source. If the page you are looking at has a bibliography/references, go straight to those to confirm the information you need. Signed, A Librarian who spends a lot of time explaining Wikipedia to patrons
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Post by gale w on May 20, 2017 0:41:15 GMT
I don't think so but one of my bffs from high school has an imdb page.
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Post by AngieandSnoopy on May 20, 2017 1:34:15 GMT
Yes, and I was so surprised to find him. I think it was when I was doing some googling to find family while doing a family tree. I was, wow, I have a relative on Wikipedia and it isn't for something bad! He was my grandfather's first cousin. He was born the year before my grandfather and died the year before my grandfather. I have a picture of the back of his head at my wedding! He was a big shot in my home city. My boss was so impressed that he was related to me and came to my wedding. I thought it was funny that it impressed her.
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Post by lisacharlotte on May 20, 2017 1:43:09 GMT
Yes, and he's always on CNN and other cable news as a terrorism expert. I admit we snark on him while he's on. I know him peripherally, but my husband worked with him for a few years. Is this person part of the Trump team? We may know the same person. No, he's retired military, but not a conservative/republican. If he's ever on FoxNews it's as the opposing view.
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Post by mom on May 20, 2017 1:48:11 GMT
My ex brother in law won the Kentucky Derby a few years ago and he has page. And my neighbor from when I was in elementary school is an actress and she has a wiki and imdb page.
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Post by FrozenPea on May 20, 2017 3:40:32 GMT
Yes. My husband's uncle. He was a radio personality and a Congressman.
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Post by ntsf on May 20, 2017 4:53:10 GMT
I know some actors, authors. others from high school and elsewhere.. and the most famous would be dh's college roommate's dad...who won a Nobel for chemistry..passed away a few years ago and I didn't understand some of what his peers were talking about. he also was instrumental in developing the atom bomb.
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Post by camomoftwins on May 21, 2017 17:24:05 GMT
I knew Ed Parker from studying karate at one of his studios and doing demos with him. A manager of the studio also has a page.
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