Gerhard von Wassenberg, Graaf van Gelre /Gueldre _A man who has many well-known American and other's Pedigree.

@Gerhard II, count of Guelders is my 27th grt uncle Judy rice

Gerhard von Wassenberg, Graaf van Gelre is my 27th great grandfather. And I have a lot of important people in my family tree all but 1 President of U.S Most all VP of Us others fron Congress and House More movie stars ect! Unreal! I suspected they bless of David, Issac ,Jacob, and Abraham flowing thru!

I guess im the only non vp related to all the us presidents lol

Gerard IV von Wassenberg, I. graaf van Gelre is my 25th great grandfather.

@Donna Elder - Snap. From Europe, America and the Caribbean. I've yet to tap Africa and the other territories. A v high mountain I'm climbing. :-)

@Gerhard Von Wassenberg is my 24th great-grandfather; all the Presidents of the United States are my cousins, from George Washington to Barack Obama (JFK, is a double cousin, both his parents, Joseph & Rose Kennedy are double cousins, and FD Roosevelt is a double cousin), plus many of the First Ladies, including, Martha Washington, Mary Todd Lincoln, Eleanor Roosevelt, Bess Truman, Mamie Eisenhower, Jackie Kennedy, Lady Bird Johnson, Roslyn Carter, Barbara Bush, Hilary Clinton, Laura Bush, and our current First Lady, Michele Obama are my cousins, as are a long list of the VIce Presidents, including Al Gore, Chaney, and Joe Biden. Then, there are countless film stars and entertainers who are my cousins: the Barrymores, Bette Davis, Katherine Hepburn, Spencer Tracy, Jimmie Stewart, Humphrey Bogart, Marilyn Monroe, Montgomery Clift, Judy Garland, Richard Gere, Matt Damon, Jodie Foster, Tom Hanks, Henry Fonda, Elizabeth Taylor, Gregory Peck and Kevin Bacon, just to name a fraction, as the list goes on and on.

@Loretta my cousin...WOW. Most of them I'm connected to as well. I will be doing some more checking later this evening. :-)

25th great-grandfather

Gerhard IV von Wassenberg, Graaf van Gelre
is my 23rd great grandfather.

My 26th Great-grandfather, paternally and my 30th Great-grandfather, Maternally.

Wtg loretta

Gerhard von Wassenberg, Graaf van Gelre is Alexander III the Great, King of Macedonia's 43rd great nephew:

http://www.geni.com/path/Alexander+III+the+Great+King+of+Macedonia+...

Gerhard von Wassenberg, Graaf van Gelre is George Washington, 1st President of the USA's 19th great grandfather:

http://www.geni.com/path/George+Washington+1st+President+of+the+USA...

Abraham Lincoln, 16th President of the USA is Gerhard von Wassenberg, Graaf van Gelre's 23rd great grandson:

http://www.geni.com/path/Gerhard+von+Wassenberg+Graaf+van+Gelre+is+...

Daniel O'Connell "The Liberator" is Gerhard von Wassenberg, Graaf van Gelre's 20th great grandson:

http://www.geni.com/path/Gerhard+von+Wassenberg+Graaf+van+Gelre+is+...

"Elder" William Brewster, "Mayflower" Passenger is Gerhard von Wassenberg, Graaf van Gelre's 15th great grandson:

http://www.geni.com/path/Gerhard+von+Wassenberg+Graaf+van+Gelre+is+...

Dennis Ritchie is Gerhard von Wassenberg, Graaf van Gelre's 25th great grandson:

http://www.geni.com/path/Gerhard+von+Wassenberg+Graaf+van+Gelre+is+...

Bill Gates is Gerhard von Wassenberg, Graaf van Gelre's 26th great grandson:

http://www.geni.com/path/Gerhard+von+Wassenberg+Graaf+van+Gelre+is+...

Stephen Edwin King is Gerhard von Wassenberg, Graaf van Gelre's 24th great grandson:

Stephen King

Xerxes I 'the Great', King of Persia is Gerhard von Wassenberg, Graaf van Gelre's 48th great grandfather:

http://www.geni.com/path/Gerhard+von+Wassenberg+Graaf+van+Gelre+is+...

Amentotep IV AkenAton (Akhenaten), Pharaoh of Egypt is Gerhard von Wassenberg, Graaf van Gelre's 41st cousin 40 times removed:

http://www.geni.com/path/Gerhard+von+Wassenberg+Graaf+van+Gelre+is+...

Brian Boru, High King of Ireland is Gerhard von Wassenberg, Graaf van Gelre's 19th cousin 7 times removed:

http://www.geni.com/path/Gerhard+von+Wassenberg+Graaf+van+Gelre+is+...

Johnny Depp is Gerhard von Wassenberg, Graaf van Gelre's fifth cousin 21 times removed:

http://www.geni.com/path/Gerhard+von+Wassenberg+Graaf+van+Gelre+is+...

Julia Roberts is Gerhard von Wassenberg, Graaf van Gelre's 27th great granddaughter:

http://www.geni.com/path/Gerhard+von+Wassenberg+Graaf+van+Gelre+is+...

26th great uncle

Please tell me I am not the only (not famous) 27th great grandchild of Gerard IV von Wassenberg, I. graaf van Gelre. Well, I do have some siblings and cousins that are too and I would think there are many more (that are not the famous ones).

Merry Christmas and Happy holidays to everyone!
Gerard IV von Wassenberg, I. graaf van Gelre is C.S. Lewis' 21st great grandfather.
Gerard IV von Wassenberg, I. graaf van Gelre is Sir Isaac Newton's 19th great grandfather.
Britney Jean Spears is Gerard IV von Wassenberg, I. graaf van Gelre's 25th great granddaughter.
Paris Whitney Hilton is Gerard IV von Wassenberg, I. graaf van Gelre's 27th great granddaughter.
Lee Majors is Gerard IV von Wassenberg, I. graaf van Gelre's 26th great grandson.
Brian Wilson (of The Beach Boys) is Gerard IV von Wassenberg, I. graaf van Gelre's 24th great grandson.
Walt Disney is Gerard IV von Wassenberg, I. graaf van Gelre's 25th great grandson.
Marcus Antonius "Mark Antony" is Gerard IV von Wassenberg, I. graaf van Gelre's 36th great grandfather.
Cleopatra VII Thea Philopator, Queen of Egypt is Gerard IV von Wassenberg, I. graaf van Gelre's 36th great grandmother.

...and Abraham / אברהם אבינו / إبراهيم is Gerard IV von Wassenberg, I. graaf van Gelre's 79th great grandfather by way of Isaac and Jacob...

Noah / נח / نوح . is Abraham / אברהם אבינו / إبراهيم's 7th great grandfather.
Noah / נח / نوح . is Gerard IV von Wassenberg, I. graaf van Gelre's 81st great grandfather by way of Ham, (the father of the Africans).
(and Zeus - Ζεύς / Δίας - Iuppiter / Jupiter . is Gerard IV von Wassenberg, I. graaf van Gelre's 43rd great grandfather but that can't be right because Zeus is a contemporary of Abraham. : )

I agree that things get a bit wacky beyond Gerard's timeline, albeit there is still a great many connections that are accurate.