# 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:** 3091
**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:** [October 11, 2018, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/61807 "2018-10-11T17:48:26Z")
I’m not a space alien, but I’ve played one on TV (13 different shows, please) 1. Ray Walston (Uncle Martin, My Favorite Martian) 2. Eric Pierpoint (Det. George Francisco, Alien Nation) 3. Christopher Judge (Teal’c, SG-1) 4. Robin Williams (Mork from Ork, Mork and Mindy) 5. René Auberjonois (Odo, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine) 6. Dan Aykroyd (Beldar Conehead, Saturday Night Live) 7. John Lithgow (Dick Solomon, Third Rock From the Sun) 8. Robert Englund (Willie, V) ---
**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:** [October 11, 2018, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/61808 "2018-10-11T18:00:00Z")
I’m not a space alien, but I’ve played one on TV (13 different shows, please) 1. Ray Walston (Uncle Martin, My Favorite Martian) 2. Eric Pierpoint (Det. George Francisco, Alien Nation) 3. Christopher Judge (Teal’c, SG-1) 4. Robin Williams (Mork from Ork, Mork and Mindy) 5. René Auberjonois (Odo, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine) 6. Dan Aykroyd (Beldar Conehead, Saturday Night Live) 7. John Lithgow (Dick Solomon, Third Rock From the Sun) 8. Robert Englund (Willie, V) 9. Andreas Katsulas (Ambassador G’Kar, Babylon 5) ---
**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:** [October 11, 2018, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/61809 "2018-10-11T18:16:39Z")
I’m not a space alien, but I’ve played one on TV (13 different shows, please) 1. Ray Walston (Uncle Martin, My Favorite Martian) 2. Eric Pierpoint (Det. George Francisco, Alien Nation) 3. Christopher Judge (Teal’c, SG-1) 4. Robin Williams (Mork from Ork, Mork and Mindy) 5. René Auberjonois (Odo, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine) 6. Dan Aykroyd (Beldar Conehead, Saturday Night Live) 7. John Lithgow (Dick Solomon, Third Rock From the Sun) 8. Robert Englund (Willie, V) 9. Andreas Katsulas (Ambassador G’Kar, Babylon 5) 10. George Reeves (Clark Kent/Superman, The Adventures of Superman) ---
**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:** [October 11, 2018, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/61810 "2018-10-11T18:18:34Z")
I’m not a space alien, but I’ve played one on TV (13 different shows, please) 1. Ray Walston (Uncle Martin, My Favorite Martian) 2. Eric Pierpoint (Det. George Francisco, Alien Nation) 3. Christopher Judge (Teal’c, SG-1) 4. Robin Williams (Mork from Ork, Mork and Mindy) 5. René Auberjonois (Odo, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine) 6. Dan Aykroyd (Beldar Conehead, Saturday Night Live) 7. John Lithgow (Dick Solomon, Third Rock From the Sun) 8. Robert Englund (Willie, V) 9. Andreas Katsulas (Ambassador G’Kar, Babylon 5) 10. Jaime Murray (Stahma Tarr, Defiance) ---
**Author:** ![Cub\_Mistress](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ea666f/32.png) [@Cub\_Mistress](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cub_Mistress)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2018, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/61811 "2018-10-11T18:37:03Z")
I’m not a space alien, but I’ve played one on TV (13 different shows, please) 1. Ray Walston (Uncle Martin, My Favorite Martian) 2. Eric Pierpoint (Det. George Francisco, Alien Nation) 3. Christopher Judge (Teal’c, SG-1) 4. Robin Williams (Mork from Ork, Mork and Mindy) 5. René Auberjonois (Odo, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine) 6. Dan Aykroyd (Beldar Conehead, Saturday Night Live) 7. John Lithgow (Dick Solomon, Third Rock From the Sun) 8. Robert Englund (Willie, V) 9. Andreas Katsulas (Ambassador G’Kar, Babylon 5) 10. Jaime Murray (Stahma Tarr, Defiance) 11. Celia Lovsky (T’pau, Star Trek) ---
**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:** [October 11, 2018, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/61812 "2018-10-11T20:23:14Z")
I’m not a space alien, but I’ve played one on TV (13 different shows, please) (housekeeping, added in Prof. Pepperwinkle’s omitted #10) 1. Ray Walston (Uncle Martin, My Favorite Martian) 2. Eric Pierpoint (Det. George Francisco, Alien Nation) 3. Christopher Judge (Teal’c, SG-1) 4. Robin Williams (Mork from Ork, Mork and Mindy) 5. René Auberjonois (Odo, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine) 6. Dan Aykroyd (Beldar Conehead, Saturday Night Live) 7. John Lithgow (Dick Solomon, Third Rock From the Sun) 8. Robert Englund (Willie, V) 9. Andreas Katsulas (Ambassador G’Kar, Babylon 5) 10. George Reeves (Clark Kent/Superman, The Adventures of Superman) 11. Jaime Murray (Stahma Tarr, Defiance) 12. Celia Lovsky (T’pau, Star Trek) 13. Richard Kiel (Kanamit, The Twilight Zone: “To Serve Man”) New Famous people with last names that are names of cities, and country where the city is located 1. Richard Kiel - Kiel, Germany ---
**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:** [October 11, 2018, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/61813 "2018-10-11T20:34:03Z")
Famous people with last names that are names of cities, and country where the city is located 1. Richard Kiel - Kiel, Germany 2. Jack London - London, England ---
**Author:** ![Thin\_Ice](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/aeb1de/32.png) [@Thin\_Ice](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thin_Ice)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2018, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/61814 "2018-10-11T20:44:29Z")
Famous people with last names that are names of cities, and country where the city is located 1. Richard Kiel - Kiel, Germany 2. Jack London - London, England 3. Bill Clinton - Clinton, Arkansas, USA ---
**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:** [October 12, 2018, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/61815 "2018-10-12T03:16:44Z")
Famous people with last names that are names of cities, and country where the city is located 1. Richard Kiel - Kiel, Germany 2. Jack London - London, England 3. Bill Clinton - Clinton, Arkansas, USA 4. Irving Berlin - Germany ---
**Author:** ![Cub\_Mistress](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ea666f/32.png) [@Cub\_Mistress](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cub_Mistress)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2018, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/61816 "2018-10-12T03:28:33Z")
Famous people with last names that are names of cities, and country where the city is located 1. Richard Kiel - Kiel, Germany 2. Jack London - London, England 3. Bill Clinton - Clinton, Arkansas, USA 4. Irving Berlin - Germany 5. [Michael Daingerfield](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Daingerfield) -Daingerfield, TX, USA ---
**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:** [October 12, 2018, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/61817 "2018-10-12T04:16:13Z")
Famous people with last names that are names of cities, and country where the city is located 1. Richard Kiel - Kiel, Germany 2. Jack London - London, England 3. Bill Clinton - Clinton, Arkansas, USA 4. Irving Berlin - Germany 5. [Michael Daingerfield](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Daingerfield) -Daingerfield, TX, USA 6. Victoria de los Angeles - California, USA A celebrated Spanish soprano ---
**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:** [October 12, 2018, 4:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/61818 "2018-10-12T04:21:17Z")
Famous people with last names that are names of cities, and country where the city is located 1. Richard Kiel - Kiel, Germany 2. Jack London - London, England 3. Bill Clinton - Clinton, Arkansas, USA 4. Irving Berlin - Germany 5. Michael Daingerfield -Daingerfield, TX, USA 6. Victoria de los Angeles - California, USA 7. George Washington - George, Washington, USA > **[George, Washington](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George,_Washington)** > > George is a city in Grant County, Washington, United States. The population was 809 at the 2020 census. The "humorous homage" to President George Washington has landed George, Washington on lists of unusual place names. > The city is known for being near the Gorge Amphitheatre, sometimes called "The Gorge at George". The Gorge Amphitheatre was the location of the annual Sasquatch! Music Festival. > The city also celebrates national holidays such as the Fourth of July, and Washington's Birthday, wit... ---
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Famous people with last names that are names of cities, and country where the city is located 1. Richard Kiel - Kiel, Germany 2. Jack London - London, England 3. Bill Clinton - Clinton, Arkansas, USA 4. Irving Berlin - Germany 5. Michael Daingerfield -Daingerfield, TX, USA 6. Victoria de los Angeles - California, USA 7. George Washington - George, Washington, USA 8. Morey Amsterdam - Amsterdam, The Netherlands ---
**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:** [October 12, 2018, 11:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/61820 "2018-10-12T11:42:15Z")
Famous people with last names that are names of cities, and country where the city is located 1. Richard Kiel - Kiel, Germany 2. Jack London - London, England 3. Bill Clinton - Clinton, Arkansas, USA 4. Irving Berlin - Germany 5. Michael Daingerfield -Daingerfield, TX, USA 6. Victoria de los Angeles - California, USA 7. George Washington - George, Washington, USA 8. Morey Amsterdam - Amsterdam, The Netherlands 9. Twila Paris - France ---
**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:** [October 12, 2018, 12:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/61821 "2018-10-12T12:25:59Z")
Famous people with last names that are names of cities, and country where the city is located 1. Richard Kiel - Kiel, Germany 2. Jack London - London, England 3. Bill Clinton - Clinton, Arkansas, USA 4. Irving Berlin - Germany 5. Michael Daingerfield -Daingerfield, TX, USA 6. Victoria de los Angeles - California, USA 7. George Washington - George, Washington, USA 8. Morey Amsterdam - Amsterdam, The Netherlands 9. Twila Paris - France 10. Stephen F. Austin - Austin, Texas ---
**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:** [October 12, 2018, 12:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/61822 "2018-10-12T12:54:50Z")
Famous people with last names that are names of cities, and country where the city is located 1. Richard Kiel - Kiel, Germany 2. Jack London - London, England 3. Bill Clinton - Clinton, Arkansas, USA 4. Irving Berlin - Germany 5. Michael Daingerfield -Daingerfield, TX, USA 6. Victoria de los Angeles - California, USA 7. George Washington - George, Washington, USA 8. Morey Amsterdam - Amsterdam, The Netherlands 9. Twila Paris - France 10. Stephen F. Austin - Austin, Texas 11. Jim Rome - Rome, Italy ---
**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:** [October 12, 2018, 1:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/61823 "2018-10-12T13:13:07Z")
Famous people with last names that are names of cities, and country where the city is located 1. Richard Kiel - Kiel, Germany 2. Jack London - London, England 3. Bill Clinton - Clinton, Arkansas, USA 4. Irving Berlin - Germany 5. Michael Daingerfield -Daingerfield, TX, USA 6. Victoria de los Angeles - California, USA 7. George Washington - George, Washington, USA 8. Morey Amsterdam - Amsterdam, The Netherlands 9. Twila Paris - France 10. Stephen F. Austin - Austin, Texas 11. Jim Rome - Rome, Italy 12. Rick Springfield - USA (take your pick of a state) ---
**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:** [October 12, 2018, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/61824 "2018-10-12T13:52:06Z")
Famous people with last names that are names of cities, and country where the city is located 1. Richard Kiel - Kiel, Germany 2. Jack London - London, England 3. Bill Clinton - Clinton, Arkansas, USA 4. Irving Berlin - Germany 5. Michael Daingerfield -Daingerfield, TX, USA 6. Victoria de los Angeles - California, USA 7. George Washington - George, Washington, USA 8. Morey Amsterdam - Amsterdam, The Netherlands 9. Twila Paris - France 10. Stephen F. Austin - Austin, Texas 11. Jim Rome - Rome, Italy 12. Rick Springfield - USA (take your pick of a state) 13. Tex Avery - Avery, Texas Towns and cities named for the river on which they lie. 1. Potomac, MD ---
**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:** [October 12, 2018, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/61825 "2018-10-12T13:55:59Z")
Towns and cities named for the river on which they lie. 1. Potomac, MD 2. Hackensack, NJ ---
**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:** [October 12, 2018, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/61826 "2018-10-12T14:45:03Z")
Towns and cities named for the river on which they lie. 1. Potomac, MD 2. Hackensack, NJ 3. Tallahassee, FL [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=3090) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=3092)