# 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:** 3417
**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 10, 2019, 11:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/68328 "2019-10-10T11:26:57Z")
People considered among the best in their field 1. Donna Summer (Disco) 2. Bessie Smith (Blues) 3. Ella Fitzgerald (Jazz) 4. Wayne Gretzky (Hockey) 5. Michael Jordan (Basketball) 6. Tom Brady (American football) 7. Itzhak Perlman (Violin) 8. J.B. Mauney (Bull riding) ---
**Author:** ![Sparky812](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eb9ed0/32.png) [@Sparky812](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sparky812)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2019, 12:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/68329 "2019-10-10T12:19:11Z")
People considered among the best in their field 1. Donna Summer (Disco) 2. Bessie Smith (Blues) 3. Ella Fitzgerald (Jazz) 4. Wayne Gretzky (Hockey) 5. Michael Jordan (Basketball) 6. Tom Brady (American football) 7. Itzhak Perlman (Violin) 8. J.B. Mauney (Bull riding) 9. Edward Van Halen (Guitar) ---
**Author:** ![atimnie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atimnie/32/11_2.png) [@atimnie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/atimnie)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2019, 12:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/68330 "2019-10-10T12:32:55Z")
People considered among the best in their field 1. Donna Summer (Disco) 2. Bessie Smith (Blues) 3. Ella Fitzgerald (Jazz) 4. Wayne Gretzky (Hockey) 5. Michael Jordan (Basketball) 6. Tom Brady (American football) 7. Itzhak Perlman (Violin) 8. J.B. Mauney (Bull riding) 9. Edward Van Halen (Guitar) 10. Rip Taylor (Gag comic) Say what you will about the genre in general, Rip was the best at what he did. ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2019, 12:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/68331 "2019-10-10T12:34:11Z")
People considered among the best in their field 1. Donna Summer (Disco) 2. Bessie Smith (Blues) 3. Ella Fitzgerald (Jazz) 4. Wayne Gretzky (Hockey) 5. Michael Jordan (Basketball) 6. Tom Brady (American football) 7. Itzhak Perlman (Violin) 8. J.B. Mauney (Bull riding) 9. Edward Van Halen (Guitar) 10. Rip Taylor (Gag comic) 11. Yo Yo Ma (Cello) ---
**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 10, 2019, 1:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/68332 "2019-10-10T13:06:51Z")
People considered among the best in their field 1. Donna Summer (Disco) 2. Bessie Smith (Blues) 3. Ella Fitzgerald (Jazz) 4. Wayne Gretzky (Hockey) 5. Michael Jordan (Basketball) 6. Tom Brady (American football) 7. Itzhak Perlman (Violin) 8. J.B. Mauney (Bull riding) 9. Edward Van Halen (Guitar) 10. Rip Taylor (Gag comic) 11. Yo Yo Ma (Cello) 12. Stan Lee (creating comic characters) ---
**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 10, 2019, 1:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/68333 "2019-10-10T13:17:40Z")
People considered among the best in their field 1. Donna Summer (Disco) 2. Bessie Smith (Blues) 3. Ella Fitzgerald (Jazz) 4. Wayne Gretzky (Hockey) 5. Michael Jordan (Basketball) 6. Tom Brady (American football) 7. Itzhak Perlman (Violin) 8. J.B. Mauney (Bull riding) 9. Edward Van Halen (Guitar) 10. Rip Taylor (Gag comic) 11. Yo Yo Ma (Cello) 12. Stan Lee (creating comic characters) 13. Bob Dylan (lyric writing) Next up: People who guest starred as themselves on The Big Bang Theory 1. James Earl Jones ---
**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 10, 2019, 1:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/68334 "2019-10-10T13:24:00Z")
People who guest starred as themselves on The Big Bang Theory 1. James Earl Jones 2 Buzz Aldrin ---
**Author:** ![Cardigan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cardigan/32/187_2.png) [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2019, 1:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/68335 "2019-10-10T13:25:59Z")
People who guest starred as themselves on The Big Bang Theory 1. James Earl Jones 2. Buzz Aldrin 3. Neil DeGrasse Tyson ---
**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 10, 2019, 1:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/68336 "2019-10-10T13:33:46Z")
People who guest starred as themselves on The Big Bang Theory 1. James Earl Jones 2. Buzz Aldrin 3. Neil DeGrasse Tyson 4. Stephen Hawking ---
**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 10, 2019, 1:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/68337 "2019-10-10T13:34:31Z")
People who guest starred as themselves on The Big Bang Theory 1. James Earl Jones 2. Buzz Aldrin 3. Neil DeGrasse Tyson 4. Stephen Hawking 5. Adam West ---
**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 10, 2019, 1:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/68338 "2019-10-10T13:34:38Z")
People who guest starred as themselves on The Big Bang Theory 1. James Earl Jones 2. Buzz Aldrin 3. Neil DeGrasse Tyson 4. Stephen Hawking 5. Adam West 6. William Shatner ---
**Author:** ![Infovore](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/infovore/32/420_2.png) [@Infovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Infovore)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2019, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/68339 "2019-10-10T15:03:24Z")
People who guest starred as themselves on The Big Bang Theory 1. James Earl Jones 2. Buzz Aldrin 3. Neil DeGrasse Tyson 4. Stephen Hawking 5. Adam West 6. William Shatner 7. Carrie Fisher ---
**Author:** ![Nonsuch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nonsuch/32/2922_2.png) [@Nonsuch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nonsuch)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2019, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/68340 "2019-10-10T15:50:21Z")
People who guest starred as themselves on The Big Bang Theory 1. James Earl Jones 2. Buzz Aldrin 3. Neil DeGrasse Tyson 4. Stephen Hawking 5. Adam West 6. William Shatner 7. Carrie Fisher 8. Summer Glau ---
**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 10, 2019, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/68341 "2019-10-10T15:50:59Z")
People who guest starred as themselves on The Big Bang Theory 1. James Earl Jones 2. Buzz Aldrin 3. Neil DeGrasse Tyson 4. Stephen Hawking 5. Adam West 6. William Shatner 7. Carrie Fisher 8. Summer Glau 9. Kareem Abdul Jabbar ---
**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 10, 2019, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/68342 "2019-10-10T15:59:20Z")
People who guest starred as themselves on The Big Bang Theory 1. James Earl Jones 2. Buzz Aldrin 3. Neil DeGrasse Tyson 4. Stephen Hawking 5. Adam West 6. William Shatner 7. Carrie Fisher 8. Summer Glau 9. Kareem Abdul Jabbar 10. Adam Nimoy ---
**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 10, 2019, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/68343 "2019-10-10T16:00:05Z")
People who guest starred as themselves on The Big Bang Theory 1. James Earl Jones 2. Buzz Aldrin 3. Neil DeGrasse Tyson 4. Stephen Hawking 5. Adam West 6. William Shatner 7. Carrie Fisher 8. Summer Glau 9. Kareem Abdul Jabbar 10. Adam Nimoy 11. Wil Wheaton ---
**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 10, 2019, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/68344 "2019-10-10T16:17:08Z")
People who guest starred as themselves on The Big Bang Theory 1. James Earl Jones 2. Buzz Aldrin 3. Neil DeGrasse Tyson 4. Stephen Hawking 5. Adam West 6. William Shatner 7. Carrie Fisher 8. Summer Glau 9. Kareem Abdul Jabbar 10. Adam Nimoy 11. Wil Wheaton 12. Stan Lee ---
**Author:** ![Andy\_L](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c67d28/32.png) [@Andy\_L](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Andy_L)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2019, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/68345 "2019-10-10T16:20:48Z")
People who guest starred as themselves on The Big Bang Theory 1. James Earl Jones 2. Buzz Aldrin 3. Neil DeGrasse Tyson 4. Stephen Hawking 5. Adam West 6. William Shatner 7. Carrie Fisher 8. Summer Glau 9. Kareem Abdul Jabbar 10. Adam Nimoy 11. Wil Wheaton 12. Stan Lee 13. Sarah Michelle Gellar New List: Bad ideas for Baker’s Dozen 1. Names of Beatles members ---
**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 10, 2019, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/68346 "2019-10-10T16:24:59Z")
Bad ideas for Baker’s Dozen 1. Names of Beatles members 2. Dumbest things Intergalactic Gladiator has said Could not be limited to 13. ---
**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 10, 2019, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/68347 "2019-10-10T16:28:49Z")
Bad ideas for Baker’s Dozen 1. Names of Beatles members 2. Dumbest things Intergalactic Gladiator has said 3. Dumbest things Donald Trump has tweeted Could not be limited to 13. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=3416) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=3418)