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Famous Felines

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As the name suggests, this section tells the stories of a number of cats that for one reason or another have become well known to the wider world. Not all are contemporary; they range from the eighteenth century, with Samuel Johnson's cat Hodge, to the present day with US President Clinton's former White House cat Socks, still alive in early 2007. However, by virtue of their remarkable characters, unusual adventures or both, we feel that these felines deserve the description 'famous'.

Shorter tales about other noted cats — a number of them contemporary — whose exploits are less widely known, but we thought still worthy of recording, are to be found on the separate Featuring Felines pages.

Simon of HMS Amethyst
Dickin Medal recipient
and associated pages:
The Quest for Simon
an account of my research into his story, with further pictures
Tributes to Simon
a selection sent in by his fans as his fame spread
Lt Cdr Ian Griffiths, his Career and his Cats
Simon's first captain, with previously unseen photos of the 'young Simon'

Socks Clinton
former 'First Cat' at the White House

No. 10 Downing Street Cats
Humphrey, Sybil and Wilberforce

Faith
London church cat of WW2, awarded a PDSA Silver Medal

Mrs Chippy
who sailed with Shackleton to the Antarctic in the Endurance

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Antarctic Cats
other felines that went to the frozen south
and associated pages:
Post-WW2 Antarctic Cats
including
Ginge
a separate account by Robert Burton

Colin's Cat
who took an unscheduled voyage by tanker

Dewey Readmore Books
America’s most famous library cat

Félix
the cat that went into space

Hodge
Samuel Johnson’s companion who loved oysters

Kiddo
the first cat to travel by airship

Peter
the cat(s) that lived at the British Home Office

Scarlett
blaze heroine from NYC

Towser and Barley
Scotch-whisky distillery cats, one a record mouser

Trim
faithful travelling companion of explorer Matthew Flinders

Shorter stories of less well known cats
can be found in our separate Featuring Felines section

Other sections:
Featuring Felines
Fabled Felines
Feline Folios
Feline Fun
Feline Philately
Feline Fragments
Feline Flotsam

or return to the Purr 'n' Fur home page

Our featured feline: your companion through the Famous Felines section is Simon of HMS Amethyst. Simon (see head of the page) remains the only cat ever to have been awarded the Dickin Medal for gallantry under enemy fire, in what became known as the 'Yangtse Incident'. Follow the links in the contents list above to read his story, and (in a separate article) my experiences while researching it.

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