# Baker’s Dozen III **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [August 22, 2022, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093 "2022-08-22T15:39:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 243
**Author:** ![Knowed\_Out](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/knowed_out/32/7380_2.png) [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2024, 10:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/4841 "2024-04-05T10:40:23Z")
**Calling all Vons/Vans** (real or fictional) 1. Von Diemen’s Land 2. [Van der Valk](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Van_der_Valk) 3. Van Cliburn 4. Van Morrison 5. Van Heflin 6. Manfred von Richthofen 7. Von Maur 8. Erich von Däniken ---
**Author:** ![Bayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bayaker/32/3454_2.png) [@Bayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bayaker)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2024, 11:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/4842 "2024-04-05T11:35:04Z")
**Calling all Vons/Vans** (real or fictional) 1. Van Diemen’s Land 2. [Van der Valk](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Van_der_Valk) 3. Van Cliburn 4. Van Morrison 5. Van Heflin 6. Manfred von Richthofen 7. Von Maur 8. Erich von Däniken 9. Otto von Bismarck Also - fixed the spelling of V **a** n Dieman’s Land, which was the original name of Tasmania, not Australia. ---
**Author:** ![Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/intergalactic_gladiator/32/112_2.png) [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2024, 1:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/4843 "2024-04-05T13:03:03Z")
**Calling all Vons/Vans** (real or fictional) 1. Van Diemen’s Land 2. [Van der Valk](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Van_der_Valk) 3. Van Cliburn 4. Van Morrison 5. Van Heflin 6. Manfred von Richthofen 7. Von Maur 8. Erich von Däniken 9. Otto von Bismarck 10. Casper Van Dien ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2024, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/4844 "2024-04-05T16:30:20Z")
**Calling all Vons/Vans** (real or fictional) 1. Van Diemen’s Land 2. [Van der Valk](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Van_der_Valk) 3. Van Cliburn 4. Van Morrison 5. Van Heflin 6. Manfred von Richthofen 7. Von Maur 8. Erich von Däniken 9. Otto von Bismarck 10. Casper Van Dien 11. Captain Vandervecken of the Flying Dutchman ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2024, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/4845 "2024-04-05T19:16:16Z")
**Calling all Vons/Vans** (real or fictional) 1. Van Diemen’s Land 2. [Van der Valk](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Van_der_Valk) 3. Van Cliburn 4. Van Morrison 5. Van Heflin 6. Manfred von Richthofen 7. Von Maur 8. Erich von Däniken 9. Otto von Bismarck 10. Casper Van Dien 11. Captain Vandervecken 12. [Baron Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friedrich_Wilhelm_von_Steuben) ---
**Author:** ![SpoilerVirgin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4491bb/32.png) [@SpoilerVirgin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SpoilerVirgin)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2024, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/4846 "2024-04-05T22:59:56Z")
**Calling all Vons/Vans** (real or fictional) 1. Van Diemen’s Land 2. [Van der Valk](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Van_der_Valk) 3. Van Cliburn 4. Van Morrison 5. Van Heflin 6. Manfred von Richthofen 7. Von Maur 8. Erich von Däniken 9. Otto von Bismarck 10. Casper Van Dien 11. Captain Vandervecken 12. [Baron Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friedrich_Wilhelm_von_Steuben) 13. Grace Van Owen Attorney played by Susan Dey on L.A. Law New: Best real names of celebrities. 1. Joyce Penelope Wilhelmina Frankenberg (Jane Seymour) ---
**Author:** ![Skunkdog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c2a13f/32.png) [@Skunkdog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skunkdog)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2024, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/4847 "2024-04-06T00:00:35Z")
**Best real names of celebrities** 1. Joyce Penelope Wilhelmina Frankenberg (Jane Seymour) 2. Frances Ethel Gumm (Judy Garland) ---
**Author:** ![gkster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gkster/32/14107_2.png) [@gkster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gkster)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2024, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/4848 "2024-04-06T00:09:19Z")
**Best real names of celebrities** 1. Joyce Penelope Wilhelmina Frankenberg (Jane Seymour) 2. Frances Ethel Gumm (Judy Garland) 3. Sophia Costanza Brigida Villani Scicolone (Sofia Loren) ---
**Author:** ![dirtball](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dirtball/32/18772_2.png) [@dirtball](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dirtball)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2024, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/4849 "2024-04-06T00:21:01Z")
**Best real names of celebrities** 1. Joyce Penelope Wilhelmina Frankenberg (Jane Seymour) 2. Frances Ethel Gumm (Judy Garland) 3. Sophia Costanza Brigida Villani Scicolone (Sofia Loren) 4. Vincent Damon Furnier (Alice Cooper) ---
**Author:** ![Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/intergalactic_gladiator/32/112_2.png) [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2024, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/4850 "2024-04-06T01:41:22Z")
**Best real names of celebrities** 1. Joyce Penelope Wilhelmina Frankenberg (Jane Seymour) 2. Frances Ethel Gumm (Judy Garland) 3. Sophia Costanza Brigida Villani Scicolone (Sofia Loren) 4. Vincent Damon Furnier (Alice Cooper) 5. Eric Marlon Bishop (Jamie Foxx) Foxx took on his moniker while doing standup, women got slots at busy clubs so he started using Jamie. ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2024, 6:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/4851 "2024-04-06T06:45:20Z")
**Best real names of celebrities** 1. Joyce Penelope Wilhelmina Frankenberg (Jane Seymour) 2. Frances Ethel Gumm (Judy Garland) 3. Sophia Costanza Brigida Villani Scicolone (Sofia Loren) 4. Vincent Damon Furnier (Alice Cooper) 5. Eric Marlon Bishop (Jamie Foxx) 6. Marion Robert Morrison (John Wayne) ---
**Author:** ![NDP](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ndp/32/55_2.png) [@NDP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NDP)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2024, 6:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/4852 "2024-04-06T06:53:31Z")
**Best real names of celebrities** 1. Joyce Penelope Wilhelmina Frankenberg (Jane Seymour) 2. Frances Ethel Gumm (Judy Garland) 3. Sophia Costanza Brigida Villani Scicolone (Sofia Loren) 4. Vincent Damon Furnier (Alice Cooper) 5. Eric Marlon Bishop (Jamie Foxx) 6. Marion Robert Morrison (John Wayne) 7. Robert Allen Zimmerman (Bob Dylan) ---
**Author:** ![dirtball](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dirtball/32/18772_2.png) [@dirtball](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dirtball)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2024, 10:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/4853 "2024-04-06T10:12:21Z")
**Best real names of celebrities** 1. Joyce Penelope Wilhelmina Frankenberg (Jane Seymour) 2. Frances Ethel Gumm (Judy Garland) 3. Sophia Costanza Brigida Villani Scicolone (Sofia Loren) 4. Vincent Damon Furnier (Alice Cooper) 5. Eric Marlon Bishop (Jamie Foxx) 6. Marion Robert Morrison (John Wayne) 7. Robert Allen Zimmerman (Bob Dylan) 8. Dallas Frederick Burrows (Orson Bean) ---
**Author:** ![Skunkdog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c2a13f/32.png) [@Skunkdog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skunkdog)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2024, 11:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/4854 "2024-04-06T11:14:51Z")
**Best real names of celebrities** 1. Joyce Penelope Wilhelmina Frankenberg (Jane Seymour) 2. Frances Ethel Gumm (Judy Garland) 3. Sophia Costanza Brigida Villani Scicolone (Sofia Loren) 4. Vincent Damon Furnier (Alice Cooper) 5. Eric Marlon Bishop (Jamie Foxx) 6. Marion Robert Morrison (John Wayne) 7. Robert Allen Zimmerman (Bob Dylan) 8. Dallas Frederick Burrows (Orson Bean) 9. Reginald Kenneth Dwight (Elton John) ---
**Author:** ![Railer13](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/railer13/32/9742_2.png) [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2024, 12:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/4855 "2024-04-06T12:04:46Z")
**Best real names of celebrities** 1. Joyce Penelope Wilhelmina Frankenberg (Jane Seymour) 2. Frances Ethel Gumm (Judy Garland) 3. Sophia Costanza Brigida Villani Scicolone (Sofia Loren) 4. Vincent Damon Furnier (Alice Cooper) 5. Eric Marlon Bishop (Jamie Foxx) 6. Marion Robert Morrison (John Wayne) 7. Robert Allen Zimmerman (Bob Dylan) 8. Dallas Frederick Burrows (Orson Bean) 9. Reginald Kenneth Dwight (Elton John) 10. Norma Jeane Mortenson (Marilyn Monroe) ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2024, 1:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/4856 "2024-04-06T13:25:14Z")
**Best real names of celebrities** 1. Joyce Penelope Wilhelmina Frankenberg (Jane Seymour) 2. Frances Ethel Gumm (Judy Garland) 3. Sophia Costanza Brigida Villani Scicolone (Sofia Loren) 4. Vincent Damon Furnier (Alice Cooper) 5. Eric Marlon Bishop (Jamie Foxx) 6. Marion Robert Morrison (John Wayne) 7. Robert Allen Zimmerman (Bob Dylan) 8. Dallas Frederick Burrows (Orson Bean) 9. Reginald Kenneth Dwight (Elton John) 10. Norma Jeane Mortenson (Marilyn Monroe) 11. William Claude Dukenfield (W. C. Fields) ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2024, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/4857 "2024-04-06T17:07:17Z")
**Best real names of celebrities** 1. Joyce Penelope Wilhelmina Frankenberg (Jane Seymour) 2. Frances Ethel Gumm (Judy Garland) 3. Sophia Costanza Brigida Villani Scicolone (Sofia Loren) 4. Vincent Damon Furnier (Alice Cooper) 5. Eric Marlon Bishop (Jamie Foxx) 6. Marion Robert Morrison (John Wayne) 7. Robert Allen Zimmerman (Bob Dylan) 8. Dallas Frederick Burrows (Orson Bean) 9. Reginald Kenneth Dwight (Elton John) 10. Norma Jeane Mortenson (Marilyn Monroe) 11. William Claude Dukenfield (W. C. Fields) 12. Archibald Alec Leach (Cary Grant) ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2024, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/4858 "2024-04-06T18:15:02Z")
**Best real names of celebrities** 1. Joyce Penelope Wilhelmina Frankenberg (Jane Seymour) 2. Frances Ethel Gumm (Judy Garland) 3. Sophia Costanza Brigida Villani Scicolone (Sofia Loren) 4. Vincent Damon Furnier (Alice Cooper) 5. Eric Marlon Bishop (Jamie Foxx) 6. Marion Robert Morrison (John Wayne) 7. Robert Allen Zimmerman (Bob Dylan) 8. Dallas Frederick Burrows (Orson Bean) 9. Reginald Kenneth Dwight (Elton John) 10. Norma Jeane Mortenson (Marilyn Monroe) 11. William Claude Dukenfield (W. C. Fields) 12. Archibald Alec Leach (Cary Grant) 13. Issur Danielovitch (Kirk Douglas) Pass. ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2024, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/4859 "2024-04-06T22:43:15Z")
**The Last Classic Novel You Read** 1. Alice Adams, by Booth Tarkington ---
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**The Last Classic Novel You Read** 1. Alice Adams, by Booth Tarkington 2. _The Great Gatsby_, by F. Scott Fitzgerald [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093.md?page=242) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093.md?page=244)