The only two famous people I can recall meeting were not exactly historical figures (unless pop culture is a valid part of history!).
I met Al Lewis, a.k.a. "Grandpa Munster", when I was in college and working as a hostess at a diner. He was performing at a local dinner theater and during the run of the performance, he was a "regular" at the diner. He found out I liked to write poetry and was always asking to read some of my poetry, but I was too shy to let him see any of my writing!
The other celebrity I met was Jerry Springer, a few years ago in Atlantic City. Although not a historical figure, per se, he did have a part in history in that both his grandmothers perished in Nazi concentration camps. His maternal grandmother died in Poland and his paternal grandmother died in the Czech Republic. His parents were Jewish refugees who escaped from Germany to England, where he was born in a bomb shelter during an air raid. So you could say he was a Holocaust survivor, as well.
Does anybody else have a memory of meeting an historical figure?
Not sure what qualifies as an historical figure - and I can't top Jerry Springer - but I've met and talked to the following well known dudes and (one) chick >>>
Max Baer (heavyweight boxing champion). I was a kid, and he called me "champ."
Baseball Hall of Famers Stan Musial and Mickey Cochrane.
Pro golfer Lee Janzen.
Shirley Jones (Partridge Family).
President Gerald Ford.
That ain't much, when I stop to think about it. Sheltered life.
Will you show me some of your poetry, Michele? 
