German Unity Day (October 3) so what famous Germans are closest to me. Per wikitree.com I am:

23 degrees from Martin Luther
22 degrees from Max Born
18 degrees from Anne of Cleves
21 degrees from Marlene Dietrich
19 degrees from George I Hanover
25 degrees from Robert Koch
37 degrees from Angela Merkel
21 degrees from Erich Maria Remarque
32 degrees from Ludwig van Beethoven
22 degrees from Otto von Bismarck-Schonhausen
21 degrees from Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
19 degrees from Friedrich the Great

More about them:

Martin Luther, monk, theologian, and reformer whose challenge to Roman Catholic
Church practices helped launch the Protestant Reformation.

Max Born, who received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1954 "for his fundamental research
in quantum mechanics."

Anne of Cleves, one of the wives of Henry the VIII, later made "the King's Sister" after
her marriage was annulled.

Marlene Dietrich, actress and singer whose career spanned nearly seven decades.

King George I of Great Britain and Ireland, the first Hanoverian king.

Robert Koch, physician and bacteriologist awarded the Nobel Prize for his discoveries
about tuberculosis.

Angela Merkel, Chancellor of Germany from 2005 to 2021.

Erich Remarque, author of All Quiet on the Western Front, inspired by his service during
World War I.

Ludwig van Beethoven, considered one of the greatest composers of all time.

Otto von Bismarck, first chancellor of the German Empire.

Johann von Goethe, writer and polymath.

Frederick the Great, monarch of Prussia from 1740 until his death in 1786.

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I have some ancestors that were actors, architects, astronauts, Afro-American, authors, bank robbers, boxers, comedians, detectives, ghosts, holocaust survivors
Indian chiefs, pro hockey players, singers and musicians, painters, physicians,
politicians, poets, popes, writers, WW I heroes. I guess that I am a collection of
all of them, as we ALL are.

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