# 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:** 499
**Author:** ![The\_Other\_Jeffrey\_Lebowski](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_other_jeffrey_lebowski/32/215_2.png) [@The\_Other\_Jeffrey\_Lebowski](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Other_Jeffrey_Lebowski)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2012, 5:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/9962 "2012-03-09T05:12:52Z")
Famous people that use two initials and a last name 1. W.C. Fields (William Claude) 2. e.e. cummings (edward estlin) ---
**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:** [March 9, 2012, 5:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/9963 "2012-03-09T05:36:19Z")
Famous people that use two initials and a last name 1. W.C. Fields (William Claude) 2. e.e. cummings (edward estlin) 3. E.M. Forster (Edward Morgan) ---
**Author:** ![JessMagic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c0e974/32.png) [@JessMagic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JessMagic)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2012, 6:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/9964 "2012-03-09T06:22:41Z")
Famous people that use two initials and a last name 1. W.C. Fields (William Claude) 2. e.e. cummings (edward estlin) 3. E.M. Forster (Edward Morgan) 4. P.G. Wodehouse (Pelham Grenville) ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2012, 6:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/9965 "2012-03-09T06:26:53Z")
Famous people that use two initials and a last name 1. W.C. Fields (William Claude) 2. e.e. cummings (edward estlin) 3. E.M. Forster (Edward Morgan) 4. P.G. Wodehouse (Pelham Grenville) 5. W.C. Handy (William Christopher) ---
**Author:** ![JessMagic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c0e974/32.png) [@JessMagic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JessMagic)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2012, 7:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/9966 "2012-03-09T07:30:12Z")
Famous people that use two initials and a last name 1. W.C. Fields (William Claude) 2. e.e. cummings (edward estlin) 3. E.M. Forster (Edward Morgan) 4. P.G. Wodehouse (Pelham Grenville) 5. W.C. Handy (William Christopher) 6. W.G. Grace (William Gilbert) ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2012, 7:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/9967 "2012-03-09T07:40:55Z")
Famous people that use two initials and a last name 1. W.C. Fields (William Claude) 2. e.e. cummings (edward estlin) 3. E.M. Forster (Edward Morgan) 4. P.G. Wodehouse (Pelham Grenville) 5. W.C. Handy (William Christopher) 6. W.G. Grace (William Gilbert) 7. H.L. Mencken (Henry Louis) ---
**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:** [March 9, 2012, 8:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/9968 "2012-03-09T08:24:29Z")
Famous people that use two initials and a last name 1. W.C. Fields (William Claude) 2. e.e. cummings (edward estlin) 3. E.M. Forster (Edward Morgan) 4. P.G. Wodehouse (Pelham Grenville) 5. W.C. Handy (William Christopher) 6. W.G. Grace (William Gilbert) 7. H.L. Mencken (Henry Louis) 8. S.M. Stirling (Stephen Michael) ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2012, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/9969 "2012-03-09T15:39:43Z")
Famous people that use two initials and a last name 1. W.C. Fields (William Claude) 2. e.e. cummings (edward estlin) 3. E.M. Forster (Edward Morgan) 4. P.G. Wodehouse (Pelham Grenville) 5. W.C. Handy (William Christopher) 6. W.G. Grace (William Gilbert) 7. H.L. Mencken (Henry Louis) 8. S.M. Stirling (Stephen Michael) 9. P.T. Barnum (Phineas Taylor) ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2012, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/9970 "2012-03-09T16:03:15Z")
Famous people that use two initials and a last name 1. W.C. Fields (William Claude) 2. e.e. cummings (edward estlin) 3. E.M. Forster (Edward Morgan) 4. P.G. Wodehouse (Pelham Grenville) 5. W.C. Handy (William Christopher) 6. W.G. Grace (William Gilbert) 7. H.L. Mencken (Henry Louis) 8. S.M. Stirling (Stephen Michael) 9. P.T. Barnum (Phineas Taylor) 10. O.J. Simpson (Orenthal James) ---
**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:** [March 9, 2012, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/9971 "2012-03-09T16:38:44Z")
Famous people that use two initials and a last name 1. W.C. Fields (William Claude) 2. e.e. cummings (edward estlin) 3. E.M. Forster (Edward Morgan) 4. P.G. Wodehouse (Pelham Grenville) 5. W.C. Handy (William Christopher) 6. W.G. Grace (William Gilbert) 7. H.L. Mencken (Henry Louis) 8. S.M. Stirling (Stephen Michael) 9. P.T. Barnum (Phineas Taylor) 10. O.J. Simpson (Orenthal James) 11. P.J. O’Rourke (Patrick Jake) ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2012, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/9972 "2012-03-09T16:43:29Z")
Famous people that use two initials and a last name 1. W.C. Fields (William Claude) 2. e.e. cummings (edward estlin) 3. E.M. Forster (Edward Morgan) 4. P.G. Wodehouse (Pelham Grenville) 5. W.C. Handy (William Christopher) 6. W.G. Grace (William Gilbert) 7. H.L. Mencken (Henry Louis) 8. S.M. Stirling (Stephen Michael) 9. P.T. Barnum (Phineas Taylor) 10. O.J. Simpson (Orenthal James) 11. P.J. O’Rourke (Patrick Jake) 12. E. J. Peaker (Edra Jean) ---
**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:** [March 9, 2012, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/9973 "2012-03-09T16:46:39Z")
Famous people that use two initials and a last name 1. W.C. Fields (William Claude) 2. e.e. cummings (edward estlin) 3. E.M. Forster (Edward Morgan) 4. P.G. Wodehouse (Pelham Grenville) 5. W.C. Handy (William Christopher) 6. W.G. Grace (William Gilbert) 7. H.L. Mencken (Henry Louis) 8. S.M. Stirling (Stephen Michael) 9. P.T. Barnum (Phineas Taylor) 10. O.J. Simpson (Orenthal James) 11. P.J. O’Rourke (Patrick Jake) 12. E. J. Peaker (Edra Jean) 13. J. K. Rowling (Joanne Kathleen) Continuing the trend: Famous people who use only one name professionally (or are commonly known by a single name): 1. Liberace ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2012, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/9974 "2012-03-09T17:45:20Z")
Famous people who use only one name professionally (or are commonly known by a single name): 1. Liberace 2. Pele I am not about to search through 10,000 posts, but I think we have done these three topics before. but I like a good rerun as much as the next guy. ---
**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:** [March 9, 2012, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/9975 "2012-03-09T17:50:55Z")
Famous people who use only one name professionally (or are commonly known by a single name): 1. Liberace 2. Pele 3. Madonna ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2012, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/9976 "2012-03-09T18:21:30Z")
Famous people who use only one name professionally (or are commonly known by a single name): 1. Liberace 2. Pele 3. Madonna 4. Cher ---
**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:** [March 9, 2012, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/9977 "2012-03-09T20:45:07Z")
Famous people who use only one name professionally (or are commonly known by a single name): 1. Liberace 2. Pele 3. Madonna 4. Cher 5. Sting ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2012, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/9978 "2012-03-09T20:47:45Z")
Famous people who use only one name professionally (or are commonly known by a single name): 1. Liberace 2. Pele 3. Madonna 4. Cher 5. Sting 6. Adele ---
**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:** [March 9, 2012, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/9979 "2012-03-09T20:54:55Z")
Famous people who use only one name professionally (or are commonly known by a single name): 1. Liberace 2. Pele 3. Madonna 4. Cher 5. Sting 6. Adele 7. Beyonce ---
**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:** [March 9, 2012, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/9980 "2012-03-09T21:02:37Z")
Famous people who use only one name professionally (or are commonly known by a single name): 1. Liberace 2. Pele 3. Madonna 4. Cher 5. Sting 6. Adele 7. Beyonce 8. Prince ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2012, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/9981 "2012-03-09T21:08:42Z")
Famous people who use only one name professionally (or are commonly known by a single name): 1. Liberace 2. Pele 3. Madonna 4. Cher 5. Sting 6. Adele 7. Beyonce 8. Prince 9. Bono [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=498) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=500)