# Anyone here have a famous name?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-here-have-a-famous-name/160237>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [March 10, 2003, 5:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-here-have-a-famous-name/160237 "2003-03-10T05:37:46Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Achernar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e274bd/32.png) [@Achernar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Achernar)\
**Post date:** [March 11, 2003, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-here-have-a-famous-name/160237/41 "2003-03-11T02:36:25Z")

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My first name rhymes with the name of a certain snuffleupagus, and I have the same last name as a major character from _Catcher in the Rye_. My full name is the same as a Mercury astronaut (whom I’m actually related to!) and also a signer of the Australian Constitution.

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**Author:** ![consolid8](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f1d935/32.png) [@consolid8](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/consolid8)\
**Post date:** [March 11, 2003, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-here-have-a-famous-name/160237/42 "2003-03-11T02:55:18Z")

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My first name is Bob. There are A LOT of famous people named Bob. Google it if you don’t believe me!

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**Author:** ![lel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/8797f3/32.png) [@lel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lel)\
**Post date:** [March 11, 2003, 4:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-here-have-a-famous-name/160237/43 "2003-03-11T04:54:52Z")

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I’d say my name is more infamous. It’s shared with a well-known criminal.

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**Author:** ![godzillatemple](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/49beb7/32.png) [@godzillatemple](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/godzillatemple)\
**Post date:** [March 11, 2003, 1:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-here-have-a-famous-name/160237/44 "2003-03-11T13:54:05Z")

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I share my name with a fairly well-known rock musician who used to play with Bob Dylan, although my mom swears that I was named after her favorite cousin…

😉

Barry

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