# Bakers Dozen **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [August 4, 2010, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173 "2010-08-04T17:56:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1053
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2013, 5:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/21044 "2013-11-24T05:47:19Z")
Thinly-veiled real people (and the character name) in fictional movies 1. Tony Blair (Adam Lang), “The Ghost Writer” 2. Pamela Smart (Suzanne Stone), “To Die For” ---
**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:** [November 24, 2013, 5:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/21045 "2013-11-24T05:58:21Z")
Thinly-veiled real people (and the character name) in fictional movies 1. Tony Blair (Adam Lang), “The Ghost Writer” 2. Pamela Smart (Suzanne Stone), “To Die For” 3. Jack Stanton (Bill Clinton), “Primary Colors” ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2013, 6:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/21046 "2013-11-24T06:18:04Z")
Thinly-veiled real people (and the character name) in fictional movies 1. Tony Blair (Adam Lang), “The Ghost Writer” 2. Pamela Smart (Suzanne Stone), “To Die For” 3. Jack Stanton (Bill Clinton), “Primary Colors” 4. Kurt Cobain (Blake), “Last Days” ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2013, 1:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/21047 "2013-11-24T13:12:27Z")
Thinly-veiled real people (and the character name) in fictional movies 1. Tony Blair (Adam Lang), “The Ghost Writer” 2. Pamela Smart (Suzanne Stone), “To Die For” 3. Jack Stanton (Bill Clinton), “Primary Colors” 4. Kurt Cobain (Blake), “Last Days” 5, Allan Swann (Errol Flynn) in _ **My Favorite Year** _ ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2013, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/21048 "2013-11-24T13:40:27Z")
Thinly-veiled real people (and the character name) in fictional movies 1. Tony Blair (Adam Lang), “The Ghost Writer” 2. Pamela Smart (Suzanne Stone), “To Die For” 3. Bill Clinton (Jack Stanton), “Primary Colors” 4. Kurt Cobain (Blake), “Last Days” 5. Errol Flynn (Allan Swann) in _ **My Favorite Year** _ 6. William Randolph Hearst (Charles Foster Kane), _Citizen Kane_ Fixed a couple of entries that had the real people and fictional characters reversed. ---
**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:** [November 24, 2013, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/21049 "2013-11-24T15:57:19Z")
hinly-veiled real people (and the character name) in fictional movies 1. Tony Blair (Adam Lang), “The Ghost Writer” 2. Pamela Smart (Suzanne Stone), “To Die For” 3. Bill Clinton (Jack Stanton), “Primary Colors” 4. Kurt Cobain (Blake), “Last Days” 5. Errol Flynn (Allan Swann) in My Favorite Year 6. William Randolph Hearst (Charles Foster Kane), Citizen Kane 7. David Bowie (Brian Slade), “Velvet Goldmine” ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2013, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/21050 "2013-11-24T16:32:38Z")
Thinly-veiled real people (and the character name) in fictional movies 1. Tony Blair (Adam Lang), “The Ghost Writer” 2. Pamela Smart (Suzanne Stone), “To Die For” 3. Bill Clinton (Jack Stanton), “Primary Colors” 4. Kurt Cobain (Blake), “Last Days” 5. Errol Flynn (Allan Swann) in _ **My Favorite Year** _ 6. William Randolph Hearst (Charles Foster Kane), _Citizen Kane_ 7. David Bowie (Brian Slade), “Velvet Goldmine” 8. Bob Fosse (Joe Gideon) _All That Jazz_ A rare example of a Roman a clef done by its subject. ---
**Author:** ![Dendarii\_Dame](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bbce88/32.png) [@Dendarii\_Dame](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dendarii_Dame)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2013, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/21051 "2013-11-24T19:00:05Z")
Thinly-veiled real people (and the character name) in fictional movies 1. Tony Blair (Adam Lang), “The Ghost Writer” 2. Pamela Smart (Suzanne Stone), “To Die For” 3. Bill Clinton (Jack Stanton), “Primary Colors” 4. Kurt Cobain (Blake), “Last Days” 5. Errol Flynn (Allan Swann) in _ **My Favorite Year** _ 6. William Randolph Hearst (Charles Foster Kane), _Citizen Kane_ 7. David Bowie (Brian Slade), “Velvet Goldmine” 8. Bob Fosse (Joe Gideon) _All That Jazz_ 9. Clarence Darrow (Henry Drummond), _Inherit the Wind_ ---
**Author:** ![Ponch8](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ponch8/32/9883_2.png) [@Ponch8](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponch8)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2013, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/21052 "2013-11-24T19:28:58Z")
Thinly-veiled real people (and the character name) in fictional movies 1. Tony Blair (Adam Lang), “The Ghost Writer” 2. Pamela Smart (Suzanne Stone), “To Die For” 3. Bill Clinton (Jack Stanton), “Primary Colors” 4. Kurt Cobain (Blake), “Last Days” 5. Errol Flynn (Allan Swann) in My Favorite Year 6. William Randolph Hearst (Charles Foster Kane), Citizen Kane 7. David Bowie (Brian Slade), “Velvet Goldmine” 8. Bob Fosse (Joe Gideon) All That Jazz 9. Clarence Darrow (Henry Drummond), Inherit the Wind 10. Jim Rome (Jack Rose), _Any Given Sunday_ ---
**Author:** ![kevja](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/aeb1de/32.png) [@kevja](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kevja)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2013, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/21053 "2013-11-24T19:46:22Z")
Thinly-veiled real people (and the character name) in fictional movies 1. Tony Blair (Adam Lang), “The Ghost Writer” 2. Pamela Smart (Suzanne Stone), “To Die For” 3. Bill Clinton (Jack Stanton), “Primary Colors” 4. Kurt Cobain (Blake), “Last Days” 5. Errol Flynn (Allan Swann) in My Favorite Year 6. William Randolph Hearst (Charles Foster Kane), Citizen Kane 7. David Bowie (Brian Slade), “Velvet Goldmine” 8. Bob Fosse (Joe Gideon) All That Jazz 9. Clarence Darrow (Henry Drummond), Inherit the Wind 9. Jim Rome (Jack Rose), Any Given Sunday 10. Janis Joplin (Mary Rose Foster), The Rose ---
**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:** [November 24, 2013, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/21054 "2013-11-24T20:03:53Z")
Thinly-veiled real people (and the character name) in fictional movies 1. Tony Blair (Adam Lang), “The Ghost Writer” 2. Pamela Smart (Suzanne Stone), “To Die For” 3. Bill Clinton (Jack Stanton), “Primary Colors” 4. Kurt Cobain (Blake), “Last Days” 5. Errol Flynn (Allan Swann) in “My Favorite Year” 6. William Randolph Hearst (Charles Foster Kane), “Citizen Kane” 7. David Bowie (Brian Slade), “Velvet Goldmine” 8. Bob Fosse (Joe Gideon) “All That Jazz” 9. Clarence Darrow (Henry Drummond), “Inherit the Wind” 10. Jim Rome (Jack Rose), “Any Given Sunday” 11. Janis Joplin (Mary Rose Foster), “The Rose” 12. Richard Nixon (Richard Monckton), “Washington: Behind Closed Doors” ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2013, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/21055 "2013-11-25T00:40:37Z")
Thinly-veiled real people (and the character name) in fictional movies 1. Tony Blair (Adam Lang), “The Ghost Writer” 2. Pamela Smart (Suzanne Stone), “To Die For” 3. Bill Clinton (Jack Stanton), “Primary Colors” 4. Kurt Cobain (Blake), “Last Days” 5. Errol Flynn (Allan Swann) in “My Favorite Year” 6. William Randolph Hearst (Charles Foster Kane), “Citizen Kane” 7. David Bowie (Brian Slade), “Velvet Goldmine” 8. Bob Fosse (Joe Gideon) “All That Jazz” 9. Clarence Darrow (Henry Drummond), “Inherit the Wind” 10. Jim Rome (Jack Rose), “Any Given Sunday” 11. Janis Joplin (Mary Rose Foster), “The Rose” 12. Richard Nixon (Richard Monckton), “Washington: Behind Closed Doors” 13. Berry Gordy (Curtis Taylor), “Dreamgirls” Famous people who are/were illegitimate 1. Sophia Loren ---
**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:** [November 25, 2013, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/21056 "2013-11-25T01:00:28Z")
Famous people who are/were illegitimate 1. Sophia Loren 2. Alexander Hamilton ---
**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:** [November 25, 2013, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/21057 "2013-11-25T01:08:14Z")
Famous people who are/were illegitimate 1. Sophia Loren 2. Alexander Hamilton 3. John James Audubon ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2013, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/21058 "2013-11-25T01:40:30Z")
Famous people who are/were illegitimate 1. Sophia Loren 2. Alexander Hamilton 3. John James Audubon 4. William the Conqueror ---
**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:** [November 25, 2013, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/21059 "2013-11-25T02:38:26Z")
Famous people who are/were illegitimate 1. Sophia Loren 2. Alexander Hamilton 3. John James Audubon 4. William the Conqueror 5. Fat Bastard, from the “Austin Powers” films ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2013, 6:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/21060 "2013-11-25T06:42:12Z")
Famous people who are/were illegitimate 1. Sophia Loren 2. Alexander Hamilton 3. John James Audubon 4. William the Conqueror 5. Fat Bastard, from the “Austin Powers” films 6. Joel Chandler Harris Writer of the Uncle Remus tales. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2013, 6:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/21061 "2013-11-25T06:43:14Z")
Famous people who are/were illegitimate 1. Sophia Loren 2. Alexander Hamilton 3. John James Audubon 4. William the Conqueror 5. Fat Bastard, from the “Austin Powers” films 6. Joel Chandler Harris 7. Marilyn Monroe ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2013, 7:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/21062 "2013-11-25T07:25:43Z")
Famous people who are/were illegitimate 1. Sophia Loren 2. Alexander Hamilton 3. John James Audubon 4. William the Conqueror 5. Fat Bastard, from the “Austin Powers” films 6. Joel Chandler Harris 7. Marilyn Monroe 8. Vincent “Bo” Jackson BTW, from 11 years ago: [Famous 'illegitimate' children list - Cafe Society - Straight Dope Message Board](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=132082) ---
**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:** [November 25, 2013, 1:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/21063 "2013-11-25T13:02:44Z")
Famous people who are/were illegitimate 1. Sophia Loren 2. Alexander Hamilton 3. John James Audubon 4. William the Conqueror 5. Fat Bastard, from the “Austin Powers” films 6. Joel Chandler Harris 7. Marilyn Monroe 8. Vincent “Bo” Jackson 9. Leonardo da Vinci [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=1052) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=1054)