# 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:** 2129
**Author:** ![buddha\_david](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ee7513/32.png) [@buddha\_david](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buddha_david)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2016, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/42565 "2016-04-10T18:17:29Z")
Places named for famous people 1. Bolivia / Simon Bolivar 2. Washington / George Washington 3. Pennsylvania / William Penn 4. Lincoln, Nebraska / Abraham Lincoln ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2016, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/42566 "2016-04-10T22:04:26Z")
Places named for famous people 1. Bolivia / Simon Bolivar 2. Washington / George Washington 3. Pennsylvania / William Penn 4. Lincoln, Nebraska / Abraham Lincoln 5. Louisa County, Iowa / Louisa Massey who was very well known in the area at the time because she avenged the murder of her brother when she shot the party responsible. There are over 3,000 counties in the USA, and at least 2,000 are named after famous people. ---
**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 10, 2016, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/42567 "2016-04-10T22:10:21Z")
Places named for famous people 1. Bolivia / Simon Bolivar 2. Washington / George Washington 3. Pennsylvania / William Penn 4. Lincoln, Nebraska / Abraham Lincoln 5. Louisa County, Iowa / Louisa Massey 6. Virginia / Queen Elizabeth (known as “the Virgin Queen”) ---
**Author:** ![quiltguy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/e47774/32.png) [@quiltguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/quiltguy)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2016, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/42568 "2016-04-10T22:19:17Z")
Places named for famous people 1. Bolivia / Simon Bolivar 2. Washington / George Washington 3. Pennsylvania / William Penn 4. Lincoln, Nebraska / Abraham Lincoln 5. Louisa County, Iowa / Louisa Massey 6. Virginia / Queen Elizabeth (known as “the Virgin Queen”) 7. Baltimore, MD/Cecilius Calvert, 2nd Lord Baltimore ---
**Author:** ![Walken\_After\_Midnight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/b487fb/32.png) [@Walken\_After\_Midnight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Walken_After_Midnight)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2016, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/42569 "2016-04-10T23:47:34Z")
Places named for famous people 1. Bolivia / Simon Bolivar 2. Washington / George Washington 3. Pennsylvania / William Penn 4. Lincoln, Nebraska / Abraham Lincoln 5. Louisa County, Iowa / Louisa Massey 6. Virginia / Queen Elizabeth (known as “the Virgin Queen”) 7. Baltimore, MD/Cecilius Calvert, 2nd Lord Baltimore 8. Alexandria, Egypt / Alexander the Great ---
**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 10, 2016, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/42570 "2016-04-10T23:52:38Z")
Places named for famous people 1. Bolivia / Simon Bolivar 2. Washington / George Washington 3. Pennsylvania / William Penn 4. Lincoln, Nebraska / Abraham Lincoln 5. Louisa County, Iowa / Louisa Massey 6. Virginia / Queen Elizabeth (known as “the Virgin Queen”) 7. Baltimore, MD/Cecilius Calvert, 2nd Lord Baltimore 8. Alexandria, Egypt / Alexander the Great 9. Adelaide, Australia / Queen Adelaide, consort of King William IV of Great Britain ---
**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 10, 2016, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/42571 "2016-04-10T23:54:45Z")
Places named for famous people 1. Bolivia / Simon Bolivar 2. Washington / George Washington 3. Pennsylvania / William Penn 4. Lincoln, Nebraska / Abraham Lincoln 5. Louisa County, Iowa / Louisa Massey 6. Virginia / Queen Elizabeth (known as “the Virgin Queen”) 7. Baltimore, MD/Cecilius Calvert, 2nd Lord Baltimore 8. Alexandria, Egypt / Alexander the Great 9. Adelaide, Australia / Queen Adelaide, consort of King William IV of Great Britain 10. Philippines / King Philip II of Spain ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2016, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/42572 "2016-04-11T00:48:29Z")
Places named for famous people 1. Bolivia / Simon Bolivar 2. Washington / George Washington 3. Pennsylvania / William Penn 4. Lincoln, Nebraska / Abraham Lincoln 5. Louisa County, Iowa / Louisa Massey 6. Virginia / Queen Elizabeth (known as “the Virgin Queen”) 7. Baltimore, MD/Cecilius Calvert, 2nd Lord Baltimore 8. Alexandria, Egypt / Alexander the Great 9. Adelaide, Australia / Queen Adelaide, consort of King William IV of Great Britain 10. Philippines / King Philip II of Spain 11. Tarzana, California / Tarzan of the apes ---
**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:** [April 11, 2016, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/42573 "2016-04-11T02:13:58Z")
1. Bolivia / Simon Bolivar 2. Washington / George Washington 3. Pennsylvania / William Penn 4. Lincoln, Nebraska / Abraham Lincoln 5. Louisa County, Iowa / Louisa Massey 6. Virginia / Queen Elizabeth (known as “the Virgin Queen”) 7. Baltimore, MD/Cecilius Calvert, 2nd Lord Baltimore 8. Alexandria, Egypt / Alexander the Great 9. Adelaide, Australia / Queen Adelaide, consort of King William IV of Great Britain 10. Philippines / King Philip II of Spain 11. Tarzana, California / Tarzan of the apes 12. Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia/Charles Darwin ---
**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 11, 2016, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/42574 "2016-04-11T02:40:41Z")
Places named for famous people 1. Bolivia / Simon Bolivar 2. Washington / George Washington 3. Pennsylvania / William Penn 4. Lincoln, Nebraska / Abraham Lincoln 5. Louisa County, Iowa / Louisa Massey 6. Virginia / Queen Elizabeth (known as “the Virgin Queen”) 7. Baltimore, MD/Cecilius Calvert, 2nd Lord Baltimore 8. Alexandria, Egypt / Alexander the Great 9. Adelaide, Australia / Queen Adelaide, consort of King William IV of Great Britain 10. Philippines / King Philip II of Spain 11. Tarzana, California / Tarzan of the apes 12. Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia/Charles Darwin 13. Vancouver, B.C., Canada / Capt. George Vancouver, RN Next category: Famous British naval officers 1. Capt. George Vancouver ---
**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 11, 2016, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/42575 "2016-04-11T02:49:44Z")
Next category: Famous British naval officers 1. Capt. George Vancouver 2. Admiral Horatio Nelson ---
**Author:** ![Spiderman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spiderman/32/230_2.png) [@Spiderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiderman)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2016, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/42576 "2016-04-11T03:41:29Z")
Next category: Famous British naval officers 1. Capt. George Vancouver 2. Admiral Horatio Nelson 3. Rear Admiral Sir Edward Berry ---
**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:** [April 11, 2016, 4:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/42577 "2016-04-11T04:33:16Z")
Famous British naval officers 1. Capt. George Vancouver 2. Admiral Horatio Nelson 3. Rear Admiral Sir Edward Berry 4. Admiral John Fisher ---
**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 11, 2016, 4:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/42578 "2016-04-11T04:54:32Z")
Famous British naval officers 1. Capt. George Vancouver 2. Admiral Horatio Nelson 3. Rear Admiral Sir Edward Berry 4. Admiral John Fisher 5. Sir Thomas Hardy ---
**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 11, 2016, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/42579 "2016-04-11T14:06:43Z")
Famous British naval officers 1. Capt. George Vancouver 2. Admiral Horatio Nelson 3. Rear Admiral Sir Edward Berry 4. Admiral John Fisher 5. Sir Thomas Hardy 6. Vice Admiral Robert FitzRoy Captain of the HMS Beagle ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2016, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/42580 "2016-04-11T14:31:06Z")
Famous British naval officers 1. Capt. George Vancouver 2. Admiral Horatio Nelson 3. Rear Admiral Sir Edward Berry 4. Admiral John Fisher 5. Sir Thomas Hardy 6. Vice Admiral Robert FitzRoy 7. Lord Admiral Richard Howe Naval commander during the American Revolution. ---
**Author:** ![quiltguy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/e47774/32.png) [@quiltguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/quiltguy)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2016, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/42581 "2016-04-11T14:50:24Z")
Famous British naval officers 1. Capt. George Vancouver 2. Admiral Horatio Nelson 3. Rear Admiral Sir Edward Berry 4. Admiral John Fisher 5. Sir Thomas Hardy 6. Vice Admiral Robert FitzRoy 7. Lord Admiral Richard Howe (Naval commander during the American Revolution.) 8. Captain James Cook ---
**Author:** ![bordelond](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bordelond/32/150_2.png) [@bordelond](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bordelond)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2016, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/42582 "2016-04-11T15:21:06Z")
Famous British naval officers 1. Capt. George Vancouver 2. Admiral Horatio Nelson 3. Rear Admiral Sir Edward Berry 4. Admiral John Fisher 5. Sir Thomas Hardy 6. Vice Admiral Robert FitzRoy 7. Lord Admiral Richard Howe (Naval commander during the American Revolution.) 8. Captain James Cook 9. Captain William Bligh ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2016, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/42583 "2016-04-11T16:09:40Z")
Famous British naval officers 1. Capt. George Vancouver 2. Admiral Horatio Nelson 3. Rear Admiral Sir Edward Berry 4. Admiral John Fisher 5. Sir Thomas Hardy 6. Vice Admiral Robert FitzRoy 7. Lord Admiral Richard Howe 8. Captain James Cook 9. Captain William Bligh 10. King Olav V of Norway Admiral of the Fleet of the British Royal Navy, 1988-89 (honorary). ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2016, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/42584 "2016-04-11T16:36:12Z")
Famous British naval officers 1. Capt. George Vancouver 2. Admiral Horatio Nelson 3. Rear Admiral Sir Edward Berry 4. Admiral John Fisher 5. Sir Thomas Hardy 6. Vice Admiral Robert FitzRoy 7. Lord Admiral Richard Howe 8. Captain James Cook 9. Captain William Bligh 10. King Olav V of Norway 11. Sir Francis Drake [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=2128) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=2130)