Just read my morning dose of Marginal Revolution. They've got a link to a site called MyHeritage.com that has a 'beta' face recognition tool. Basically, after a "free" registration, they let you upload a photo. Then they analyze it and spit back folks that they say you resemble.

Kinda fun. I ran a hi-res copy of the picture I have posted on this blog (to the right, up top) and came up with the following results, in order of likeness:

• William McKinley
• Ilan Ramon
• Richard Avedon
• Donald Rumsfeld
• B.F. Skinner
• Franklin Delano Roosevelt
• Vidkun Quisling (this is not complementary)
• Peter Greenaway
• Donald Sutherland
• Richard Dedekind

Looks like I've got presidential potential ... from either party! Though both McKinley and Roosevelt died in office (McKinley assassinated; Roosevelt of natural causes). Maybe I should postpone my run for office?

Update (2006-01-12): Jim West plays along and informs us of those who resemble him. Anyone else?