The various strands of Hap. E1b1b as found in Europe constitute the third most common group of YDNA clades in Europe, after the R1 clades (R1a and R1b of course) and the original I clades. It seems to predate R in Europe, R being associated with the Indo-European invasions of c. ~3,000BC and E1b1b being associated with the spread of agriculture during the Neolithic from Anatolia
at the latest (c. ~5,500BC). Like I and R, E is found all over Europe - at consistent, but low (normaly <10%) frequencies, with the exceptions of the Balkans where it in places like southern Greece, Macedonia and Albania it approaches 50%, and isolated areas like Galicia where it hits double digits. Anyhow, here's a list of 10 people with the illustrious E1b1b lineage:
1.
The Wright Brothers (E1b1b1a2 (V13))
Hailing from North Carolina of English ancestry, the Wright Brothers are known for having a
very successful bike shop. These small-business owners are thus role models for all E1b1b Europeans out there. They did spend a little bit too much of their free time dicking around with
powered flight and ultimately ended up creating the first aeroplane and putting humanity on its path to the skies and beyond. Sadly neither one ever procreated - possibly, neither one ever even got laid - so their superior E1b1b genes were not passed on to the next generation. Still, noteworthy individuals.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wright_Brothers
http://www.wright-dna.org/dna/OtherResults.html
2.
Napoleon (E1b1b1c1* (E-M34*))
Looking aside his obvious
shortcomings, or short
comings which is another good pun because he probably had a micropenis, Napoleon was quite noteworthy. Despite being French, he managed to invade most of Europe, except Britain of course. He also invaded Egypt, found the Rosetta Stone, and failed to invade Russia
before it was cool. Yes, he was a bit of a bloodthirsty maniac, but still.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Napoleon
http://www.ccsenet.org/journal/index...cle/view/10609
3.
Adolf Hitler (E1b1b1 (E-M35))
Continuing the trend of E1b1b being associated with bloodthirsty tyrants (to be clear, Napoleon > Hitler), it seems the Fuehrer himself was E1b1b, which seemed funny to some uninformed people because E1b1b traces back to Africa perhaps as recently as 25,000 years ago and thus Adolf was black, lol. Obviously, this is a bit of a silly point, and E1b1b is found in German and Austrian native populations at an incidence of ~9% (although if you go back far enough, yes, all haplogroups share a common ancestor). The second claim was 'lol he's Jewish lol' because some Jews have E1b1b, but then, a lot more Jews have R1a and R1b. Anyhow, our boy Adolf was famous for being a colossal dickhead and effecting the loss of German East Prussia, Upper Silesia and elsewhere to the Soviets, in addition to his actions resulting in the partitioning of Germany into a Western and Communist zone.
http://www.knack.be/nieuws/wetenscha...mal-10083.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adolf_Hitler
4.
Albert Einstein (E1b1b1b2* (E-Z830))
Why yes, possibly the cleverest person ever was a carrier of E1b1b. This is just further proof that E1b1b as carried by Europeans is the superior YDNA haplogroup. For those not in the know, Albie discovered relativity and some other dorky science stuff that probably got him some serious wedgies in Gymnasium.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_Einstein
http://www.familytreedna.com/public/...x?section=ysnp
http://www.haplozone.net/e3b/project/kitnum/N65053
5.
William Hartley (E1b1b1c1 (M34))
Basically every E1b1b carrier was either a dictator or a scientist (which makes total sense as they came to Europe as invasive technological innovators), and the second Anglo on the list comes under the second category. Despite being of the superior E1b1b1c1 variety, and being English, Hartley is probably the least well known on this list so far. Regardless, his medical discoveries form the basis of our understanding of our own hearts and circulatory systems.
http://www.familytreedna.com/public/HARVEY/default.aspx
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Harvey
6.
Lyndon B. (LBJ) Johnson (E1b1b1 (E-M35))
Ever thought to yourself, 'Vietnam was a great war. I wish there were someone I could thank for the US involvement in it!' Well, now you can - it's America's 37th president, Democrat LBJ. Once again, the man was of English extraction, though his ancestors clearly couldn't cut it in the homeland. Unlike Hartley and the Wright Brothers, he came from the slightly less superior 'genocidey' branch of the E1b1b family, which he shared with Hitler. No drawing unkind comparisons, please...
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb....ential_dna.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lyndon_B._Johnson
7.
Michelangelo (E1b1b1 (E-M35))
Not the turtle mutant, but rather the chap who painted the Sistine Chapel.
8.
Sir David Attenborough (E1b1b1-(M35))
Returning to the English theme, the world's best narrator and nature documentary maker pertains, of course, to the E1b1b clade. Sir David's family hail from Nottinghamshire, which makes him better than you, unless you're also English, but that's superfluous to the point.
http://www.e1b1b1-m35.info/2013/04/s...1b1b1-m35.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Attenborough
9.
Loki (E1b1b1a1 - (EV13))
All hail our Glorious Leader.
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