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I always find it mighty interesting (and impressive) when people are famous for two or more totally unrelated things, especially when one didn't lead to another.
Here are some examples of people who are famous for two or more totally unrelated things:
Robert Leonard ---- He was an original member of the rock band Sha Na Na, and he played at the original Woodstock in 1969. And Robert Leonard is a highly distinguished forensic linguist. He has appeared on the television episode Words Matter on Forensic Files II. Leonard testified as an expert witness in the murder trial of Christopher Coleman in 2011. Either one of these things got Robert Leonard media attention.
Arnold Schwarzenegger----Arnold was famous as a bodybuilder, winning the Mr. Universe total once and winning the Mr. Olympia title seven times. Plus Arnold Schwarzenegger was a famous movie star. Furthermore, Arnold Schwarzenegger was governor of California.
Ronald Reagan---- Ronald Reagan was a famous movie star first. Then later Ronald Reagan became President of the United States.
John Wilkes Booth----John Wilkes Booth was a famous actor throughout America BEFORE he assassinated Abraham Lincoln. And John Wilkes Booth is also famous for assassinating Abraham Lincoln.
There are two things that I would like to exclude from these lists: Athletes who played in two or more sports like Bo Jackson, Michael Jordan, Deion Sanders, etc. I would like to exclude athletes who played in two sports from this list for two reasons: 1# The athletic ability that helps one succeed in one sport would help an athlete succeed in another sports and 2# there are too many examples of athletes who played in two or more sports.
The other thing that I would like to exclude is Generals who later held political office like George Washington, Ulysses S. Grant, Eisenhower, etc. because there are too many, and I think that the fame that the generals received helped them win political office.
What famous people are famous for two or more totally unrelated things?
I am interested in famous people who are famous for two totally unrelated things in which the second unrelated thing that the famous person did would get media attention EVEN IF THE FAMOUS PERSON DID NOT DO THE FIRST THING THAT GOT THEM MEDIA ATTENTION. Let me give an example:
Worthy of including in this thread: A famous male scientist won the Nobel Prize in Physics AND made a world bench press record:
Unworthy of including in this thread: A famous male scientist won the Nobel Prize in Physics and could bench press more than 300 pounds.
While a 300 pound bench press would put a person in the top 1% of men in the bench press, a 300 pound bench press is not something that would get any media attention if a regular man who is not a famous scientist did it. A world record bench press would get media attention no matter who broke the world record.
My favorite examples are Robert Leonard and John Wilkes Booth because I see their two famous things as being totally unrelated. I think when most famous people are famous for two different things, the first thing that the famous person did kind of ENABLED him or her to be selected to do the second famous things. For example, the famous football player Lyle Alzado used to be an actor in movies. I don't think that Lyle Alzado would have been cast in those movies if he was not a famous football player. I think that Robert Leonard would have became a forensic linguist even if he was never in the rock band the Sha Na Na.
Even if John Wilkes Booth was not a famous actor, John Wilkes Booth would have been famous for assassinating Abraham Lincoln. I will contrast John Wilkes Booth with another famous murderer: OJ Simpson. The only reason that OJ Simpson's murdering Nicole Brown and Ron Goldman got national media attention is that OJ Simpson was a famous former football player. John Wilkes Booth's murdering President Lincoln would have got national media attention even if John Wilkes Booth was not a famous person before the assassination.
So, again, what famous people are famous for two or more totally unrelated things?
Here are some examples of people who are famous for two or more totally unrelated things:
Robert Leonard ---- He was an original member of the rock band Sha Na Na, and he played at the original Woodstock in 1969. And Robert Leonard is a highly distinguished forensic linguist. He has appeared on the television episode Words Matter on Forensic Files II. Leonard testified as an expert witness in the murder trial of Christopher Coleman in 2011. Either one of these things got Robert Leonard media attention.
Arnold Schwarzenegger----Arnold was famous as a bodybuilder, winning the Mr. Universe total once and winning the Mr. Olympia title seven times. Plus Arnold Schwarzenegger was a famous movie star. Furthermore, Arnold Schwarzenegger was governor of California.
Ronald Reagan---- Ronald Reagan was a famous movie star first. Then later Ronald Reagan became President of the United States.
John Wilkes Booth----John Wilkes Booth was a famous actor throughout America BEFORE he assassinated Abraham Lincoln. And John Wilkes Booth is also famous for assassinating Abraham Lincoln.
There are two things that I would like to exclude from these lists: Athletes who played in two or more sports like Bo Jackson, Michael Jordan, Deion Sanders, etc. I would like to exclude athletes who played in two sports from this list for two reasons: 1# The athletic ability that helps one succeed in one sport would help an athlete succeed in another sports and 2# there are too many examples of athletes who played in two or more sports.
The other thing that I would like to exclude is Generals who later held political office like George Washington, Ulysses S. Grant, Eisenhower, etc. because there are too many, and I think that the fame that the generals received helped them win political office.
What famous people are famous for two or more totally unrelated things?
I am interested in famous people who are famous for two totally unrelated things in which the second unrelated thing that the famous person did would get media attention EVEN IF THE FAMOUS PERSON DID NOT DO THE FIRST THING THAT GOT THEM MEDIA ATTENTION. Let me give an example:
Worthy of including in this thread: A famous male scientist won the Nobel Prize in Physics AND made a world bench press record:
Unworthy of including in this thread: A famous male scientist won the Nobel Prize in Physics and could bench press more than 300 pounds.
While a 300 pound bench press would put a person in the top 1% of men in the bench press, a 300 pound bench press is not something that would get any media attention if a regular man who is not a famous scientist did it. A world record bench press would get media attention no matter who broke the world record.
My favorite examples are Robert Leonard and John Wilkes Booth because I see their two famous things as being totally unrelated. I think when most famous people are famous for two different things, the first thing that the famous person did kind of ENABLED him or her to be selected to do the second famous things. For example, the famous football player Lyle Alzado used to be an actor in movies. I don't think that Lyle Alzado would have been cast in those movies if he was not a famous football player. I think that Robert Leonard would have became a forensic linguist even if he was never in the rock band the Sha Na Na.
Even if John Wilkes Booth was not a famous actor, John Wilkes Booth would have been famous for assassinating Abraham Lincoln. I will contrast John Wilkes Booth with another famous murderer: OJ Simpson. The only reason that OJ Simpson's murdering Nicole Brown and Ron Goldman got national media attention is that OJ Simpson was a famous former football player. John Wilkes Booth's murdering President Lincoln would have got national media attention even if John Wilkes Booth was not a famous person before the assassination.
So, again, what famous people are famous for two or more totally unrelated things?
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