15 degrees from Samuel Clemens (Mark Twain). 10th cousin 4 times removed. MRCA Elizabeth (Scott) Henderson (abt 1519 - abt 1547). Some uncertainty on both ends.
26 degrees from Francois-Marie Arquet (Voltaire).
39 degrees from Mary Cross (George Elliot).
31 degrees from Amy de Leeuw.
17 degrees from Mary Murfree (Charles Egbert Craddock).
40 degrees from Hans Botticher (Joachim Ringelnatz).
20 degrees from Charles Dodgson (Lewis Carroll). 10th cousin 4 times removed. MRCA Margaret (Whetenhall) Roydon (abt 1494 - 1576).
27 degrees from Margaret Johnson (Maya Angelou).
24 degrees from Ethel Robertson (Henry Handel Richardson).
24 degrees from Helen Goff Travers (Pamela Travers). 14th cousin once removed. MRCA Margaret (Lucombe) Moyle (1405 - 1493).
20 degrees from Eric Blair (George Orwell). 12th cousin 4 times removed. MRCA Margaret (Fenne) Neville (1444 - 1485).