# Alliterative Names - Adam Ant, Bob Barker, ... **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [September 27, 2008, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alliterative-names-adam-ant-bob-barker/465472 "2008-09-27T15:09:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2008, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alliterative-names-adam-ant-bob-barker/465472/1 "2008-09-27T15:09:14Z")
I’m looking to come as close as possible to completng a roster of 26 names with following rules: 1. The name is readily recognizable to Americans as a moderately well-known actual person (living or dead) or fictional character. If they don’t have a wikipedia entry, they’re not famous enough. But the mere presence of a wiki entry doesn’t prove they’re famous enough; wiki has a lot of really obscure stuff on it. 2. The first & last name start with the same letter, like those in the thread title. 3. If somebody is famous with a short form (e.g. Bob Barker is really named Robert Barker) or nickname (e.g. Babe Ruth), then that’s the name which must alliterate. So even if Ruth’s actual first name was Richard, he wouldn’t qualify, while Barker does. This isn’t a game & I have no prize to give. I actually have a use for this & am looking to the SDMBers for their collective knowledge of trivia & catchy names. We’ll probably fail on X & Q, but let’s get as close as we can. I’m not necessarily looking for more names for the letters I’ve already solved, but if you know of any, feel free to post them too. So far I have: A - Adam Ant B - Bob Barker, Bill Bixby C - Charlie Chan, Carol Channing D - Dan Deirdorf (kinda weak unless you live around here) E - F - Fred Flintstone G - Greta Garbo H - Herbert Hoover I - J - Jesse Jackson K - L - M - Marilyn Manson N - Nick Nolte O - P - Q - R - Ronald Reagan S - Sam Spade T - Tom Terrific, Tiny Tim U - V - W - Walt Whitman, Walter Winchell Y - Z - ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2008, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alliterative-names-adam-ant-bob-barker/465472/2 "2008-09-27T15:15:15Z")
E: Emilio Estevez V: Vivian Vance ---
**Author:** ![LurkMeister](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/3da27b/32.png) [@LurkMeister](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LurkMeister)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2008, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alliterative-names-adam-ant-bob-barker/465472/3 "2008-09-27T15:18:38Z")
K - Ken Kesey P - Peter Parker ---
**Author:** ![Larry\_Borgia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/larry_borgia/32/156_2.png) [@Larry\_Borgia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Borgia)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2008, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alliterative-names-adam-ant-bob-barker/465472/4 "2008-09-27T15:30:21Z")
almost every classic marvel superhero: Reed Richards, Bruce Banner, etc. ---
**Author:** ![brazil84](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/8491ac/32.png) [@brazil84](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brazil84)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2008, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alliterative-names-adam-ant-bob-barker/465472/5 "2008-09-27T15:41:50Z")
Lois Lane ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2008, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alliterative-names-adam-ant-bob-barker/465472/6 "2008-09-27T15:55:01Z")
Y: Yankee Yankovich ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2008, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alliterative-names-adam-ant-bob-barker/465472/7 "2008-09-27T17:17:27Z")
U – [Ugueth Urbina](http://www.baseball-reference.com/u/urbinug01.shtml) ---
**Author:** ![Revtim](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/revtim/32/1042_2.png) [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2008, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alliterative-names-adam-ant-bob-barker/465472/8 "2008-09-27T17:22:40Z")
> **[Zig Ziglar](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zig_Ziglar)** > > Hilary Hinton Ziglar (November 6, 1926 – November 28, 2012) was an American author, salesman, and motivational speaker. > Zig Ziglar was born prematurely in Coffee County, Alabama, to John Silas Ziglar and Lila Wescott Ziglar. He was the tenth of 12 children, and the youngest boy. > In 1931, when Ziglar was five years old, his father took a management position at a Mississippi farm, and his family moved to Yazoo City, Mississippi, where he spent most of his early childhood. The next year, his fathe... ---
**Author:** ![Ximenean](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/aca169/32.png) [@Ximenean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ximenean)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2008, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alliterative-names-adam-ant-bob-barker/465472/9 "2008-09-27T17:26:07Z")
Erik Estrada Kevin Keegan - probably fails to meet “famous in America” criterion, so how about Kasey Keller instead Zinedine Zidane ---
**Author:** ![Oakminster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/77aa72/32.png) [@Oakminster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oakminster)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2008, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alliterative-names-adam-ant-bob-barker/465472/10 "2008-09-27T17:27:32Z")
K—“Killer” Karl Kox, “Killer” Kowalski–both well known pro wrestlers, Kowalski probably being more famous. E—Eric Estrada ---
**Author:** ![stucco](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e56c9b/32.png) [@stucco](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stucco)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2008, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alliterative-names-adam-ant-bob-barker/465472/11 "2008-09-27T17:29:31Z")
Z - Ziyi Zhang ---
**Author:** ![Beware\_of\_Doug](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/278dde/32.png) [@Beware\_of\_Doug](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beware_of_Doug)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2008, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alliterative-names-adam-ant-bob-barker/465472/12 "2008-09-27T17:30:19Z")
O: Ozzy Osbourne ---
**Author:** ![MandaJo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ac91a4/32.png) [@MandaJo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MandaJo)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2008, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alliterative-names-adam-ant-bob-barker/465472/13 "2008-09-27T17:50:35Z")
Pedantic note: alliteration is a repetition of the initial consonant sound. So Ozzy Osbourne is alliterative but Ugueth Urbina is not. Of course, most people just think of it at “initial sound”. But if you are using the list for something, you may want to try to make it pedant proof. ---
**Author:** ![Oakminster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/77aa72/32.png) [@Oakminster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oakminster)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2008, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alliterative-names-adam-ant-bob-barker/465472/14 "2008-09-27T17:53:20Z")
> [@MandaJo](#): > > But if you are using the list for something, you may want to try to make it pedant proof. Pedant? Isn’t that something the Pink Panther might call a child molesting insect? Pedant…pedant… ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2008, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alliterative-names-adam-ant-bob-barker/465472/15 "2008-09-27T18:06:54Z")
Moving thread from IMHO to The Game Room. ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2008, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alliterative-names-adam-ant-bob-barker/465472/16 "2008-09-27T18:31:11Z")
Ansel Adams ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2008, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alliterative-names-adam-ant-bob-barker/465472/17 "2008-09-27T18:57:29Z")
V: Vic Vega (The real name of Mr. Blond, Michael Madsen’s character in _Reservoir Dogs_.) I don’t know if he passes the famousness test, so I’ll submit Victor Von Doom, Dr. Doom’s alter ego in the _Fantastic Four_. Good luck with I. The only alliterative I people I could even _find_ were all named Ivan Ivanov, and none of them are even remotely famous in the US. They’re all Bulgarians, and two were Olympians and one was PM during WWII. ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2008, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alliterative-names-adam-ant-bob-barker/465472/18 "2008-09-27T19:06:35Z")
[Ike Issacs](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ike_Isaacs_(guitarist))? ---
**Author:** ![Bearflag70](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/8e7dd6/32.png) [@Bearflag70](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bearflag70)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2008, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alliterative-names-adam-ant-bob-barker/465472/19 "2008-09-27T19:12:56Z")
Cassius Clay Clarence Clemens Marky Mark Tina Turner Bobby Brown David Duke J. Jonah Jameson Lyle Lovett Roger Rabbit Sam Stone ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2008, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alliterative-names-adam-ant-bob-barker/465472/20 "2008-09-27T19:17:02Z")
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