If you are in the FamilySearch Family Tree, then FamilySearch may have some surprising Famous Relatives for you. They are in groups of Leaders, Inventors and Scientists, Entertainers and Artists, Trailblazers, and Athletes.
Here are mine (a total of 94):
It looks like they haven't attached images for some of these famous relatives of mine.
Clicking on the images on the page shows you your relationship to the person. Here is mine with George Washington (supposedly my 2nd cousin 8 times removed):
In FamilySearch Family Tree, where George Washington (1732-1799) has about 10 different profiles, here is the top of the Relationship chart for one of the profiles that I think is probably correct:
It looks like someone has attached my 8th great-grandfather Henry Bennett (1664-1739) of Ipswich, Massachusetts (all his life!) to a John Bennett (1624-1688, born in England, died in Virginia, all other children born in Virginia). So, I guess I (or someone) will have to disconnect Henry Bennet (1664-1739) from his relationship to John Bennett and his wife and connect him to Henry Bennett (1629-1709) and Lydia Perkins, who both died in Massachusetts.
Do I believe that all of these relationships are correct - that I am actually related to all of these famous people? It all depends on the accuracy of the information input to the FamilySearch Family Tree by users of the tree - the names, dates, places and relationships. In the first case I looked at above, the answer is NO, I don't think that ALL of the relatinoships are correct. A researcher has to look at these with a critical eye.
I also disagree with my supposed relationship with James Madison, Thomas Jefferson, William Henry Harrison, Benjamin Harrison, Martin Van Buren and several other "famous ancestors."
Some of the relationships may be correct, but I have not researched my line back that far - for instance, "Princess Diana" Spencer (1961-1997) goes back to Philip Stanhope (1584-????) and Katherine Hastings (1585-1636), but I haven't connected my John Haughtron (1650-1705) to a mother yet.
This is "genealogy fun" which I enjoy, but a researcher needs to verify every relationship.
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