The two most famous people I've met:
Colonel Sanders of KFC fame. My dad ran a KFC franchise in the 60's and 70's, and the Colonel visited a few times. I helped him stir a pot of gravy he made from scratch. Somewhere, there's a picture of me and my sister with him. I'm NOT bringing that one out, as the kid-in-a-leisure-suit look should not be revisited.
From what I have read and heard he was a hard wrking SOB.