Clue: The one who wasn't actually alive when the West was still wild.
Yup. Besides brimming with youth, brilliance and good looks, Barack Obama is distantly related to gunslinger Wild Bill Hickok.
According to Chris Child, a genealogist with the New England Historic Genealogical Society.
Hickok is sixth cousin to Obama's fourth great-grandfather, Jacob Dunham, Child said. Their common ancestor is Thomas Blossom, who arrived with the Pilgrims. The society earlier found other notable links to Obama, including Brad Pitt, of Springfield; and Vice President Dick Cheney.
Those of you who've seen Deadwood understand the significance of this discovery.
(via YesButNoButYes)