After reading this thread, I realized how many famous people I’ve seen or met. I’m a nobody and I’ve never lived in NYC, LA or DC, but I seem to come across lots of famous people including politicians, athletes, and people in the performing arts.
Here’s one story: I met Bob Dole on an elevator a couple of years after his presidential run. My husband, my husband’s colleague and wife and I were the only other passengers. He introduced himself and shook everyone’s hands. After Dole got off the elevator, the other wife and I just dropped our jaws in awe and and said “OMG!!”. The two husbands, who both worked 80+ hours a week and never had time for current events, asked us who Bob Dole was. 