The Top Five People To Have Been In A Past Life

When people talk about who they were in a past life, why is it always English, Roman or Egyptian royalty? Honestly, how many people do you think could be the reincarnation of Julius Cesar or Cleopatra? Don’t you think at least a few people used to be plumbers or investment bankers or something boring like that? We all like to think we were somebody important, but you know, there are many different types of “important”, and it’s not like reincarnation is reserved solely for famous rulers from thousands of years ago. Here are five people wouldn’t mind having been in a past life.

General Patton

General George S Patton was an interesting guy. We all know about his military history, of course, but he was also something of a poet and a philosopher. His leadership strategy was one that could really be applied to any industry, and his personal philosophy had a much broader application than simply military action. “Audacity, audacity, always audacity”. Not to mention, he had an interest in reincarnation. In his poem, Through a Glass, Darkly, Patton explores the idea of being a soldier born again and again to fight and die for his country. Definitely an interesting personality.

Elvis Presley

There is probably nobody else in history who has inspired so many impersonators. There’s literally an entire industry built around the idea of dressing, sounding and acting like The King. There’s nothing these guys would love more than to hear from an expert that they are, in fact, The King, and that’s exactly why they do it so well.

Benjamin Franklin

Benjamin Franklin was probably the most eccentric, oddball and offbeat of the founding fathers. We know him as the inventor of the glass harmonic, the lightning rod, the Franklin stove and bifocals, but what’s really fun is all the stories of how he came upon his inventions. The guy was willing to try anything to figure out how electricity worked. The kite story isn’t quite how it happened, but there was one incident wherein Franklin wanted to prove to his friends the power of electricity, so he invited them over on Thanksgiving and promised to roast a live turkey in a matter of seconds. Long story short, third degree burns over ninety percent of his body and the turkey went free.

Miss Audrey Hepburn

Sorry Cleopatra, but Audrey Hepburn is probably the greatest icon of grace and beauty, not to mention charm. With so many Queen Elizabeths and Catherine the Greats walking around, we wish Audrey Hepburn would hurry up and be born again already. The modern world just doesn’t have a talent like hers.

WWF Champion Andre the Giant

Andre the Giant was crazy, and a lot of fun to be around. He was known to steal horse carriages and go on madcap races across town, and when he drank, there was nobody who could match him. If you’re a fun drunk, maybe you were once a giant pro wrestler. Andre was one of those guys where, even though every story would end in a fight with the police, a beer can tossed at somebody’s head or someone in the hospital, all of his friends remember him fondly, nonetheless. A real wildcat and a great guy.