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      Which famous person was born in this humble home?

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      19 Comments

      1. Anonymous Reply
        September 7, 2009 at 11:33 pm

        Donald Trump

      2. KWRegan Reply
        September 8, 2009 at 12:05 am

        I think Paul Morphy is a somewhat closer guess than Garry Kasparov :-).

      3. Alan Green Reply
        September 8, 2009 at 12:07 am

        holy moly. i was born there. where did you get that picture?

      4. Anonymous Reply
        September 8, 2009 at 12:18 am

        Uncle Tom?

      5. Anonymous Reply
        September 8, 2009 at 1:06 am

        Abraham Lincoln…maybe?

      6. Jim Reply
        September 8, 2009 at 1:11 am

        Abe Lincoln

      7. Anonymous Reply
        September 8, 2009 at 1:38 am

        Michael Jordan

      8. Anonymous Reply
        September 8, 2009 at 1:42 am

        Uncle Wiggly?

      9. Anonymous Reply
        September 8, 2009 at 1:42 am

        Jennifer Shahade?

      10. Anonymous Reply
        September 8, 2009 at 1:44 am

        Aunt Jemima?

      11. Anonymous Reply
        September 8, 2009 at 1:45 am

        Barak’s Kenyan birth home?

      12. Anonymous Reply
        September 8, 2009 at 1:45 am

        My outhouse?

      13. Anonymous Reply
        September 8, 2009 at 2:05 am

        Abe Lincoln

      14. Susan Polgar Reply
        September 8, 2009 at 2:16 am

        The answer is Abraham Lincoln’s birth home in Hodgenville, Kentucky.

        Best wishes,
        Susan Polgar

      15. Anonymous Reply
        September 8, 2009 at 5:57 am

        my guess was abe lincoln, i saw his film with henry fonda and read his biography, this guy was amazing!

      16. Anonymous Reply
        September 8, 2009 at 7:14 am

        Whoever it was, he must have made enormous efforts to get out of this wood…

      17. Anonymous Reply
        September 8, 2009 at 7:56 am

        Paris Hilton.

        This was the first Hilton resort.

      18. Anonymous Reply
        September 8, 2009 at 6:35 pm

        Colonel Sanders

      19. Lionel Davis Reply
        September 8, 2009 at 8:06 pm

        Yeah thanks Suzie but did he have a set in there? we Chessplayas so you should know that’s what we thinkin bout!

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