Remember the game Six Degrees (of Kevin Bacon)? It was a fun little exercise in finding Kevin Bacon’s connections to everyone in Hollywood within six degrees. Eventually everyone was linking themselves to everyone and anything, such was the genius of the play.
Now there’s a similar conversation piece called NNDB Mapper. Spawned from the creators of the Notable Names DataBase, NNDB Mapper visually tracks and connects the names of over 32,000 famous and powerful people. You can map out the connections, between, say, a notorious and notable politician’s link between various oil groups, other politicos and business associates. You can even customize your view to show age, sexual orientation, zodiac sign (Dick Cheney, for instance, is an Aquarius). There’s also celebs galore. Check out Rick Salomon and the Paris Sex Tape map or find out the goods on Barbara Walters. Register and create your own maps, save them and share. It’s free.
Mapper.nndb.com In Their Own Words
“The NNDB Mapper allows you to explore NNDB visually by graphing the connections between people. Over 32,000 individuals are listed in our network.”
Why Mapper.nndb.com It Might Be A Killer
NNDB Mapper is good fun. Conspiracy theorists will love it. Celebhounds will dig the connections. It provides a nifty glimpse into the world of elite business—who’s on whose board, and who’s worked where. The possibilities are endless.
Some Questions About Mapper.nndb.com
How accurate is the Mapper? Will it expand beyond the borders of the US? How do they decide who’s added and why? 
