# 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:** 624
**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:** [October 9, 2012, 9:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/12462 "2012-10-09T09:29:17Z")
Celebrity names that are real but sound made-up 1. Megan Fox 2. Eva Green 3. Frank Zappa 4. Beyonce Knowles ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2012, 10:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/12463 "2012-10-09T10:32:26Z")
Celebrity names that are real but sound made-up 1. Megan Fox 2. Eva Green 3. Frank Zappa 4. Beyonce Knowles 5. Lance Armstrong ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2012, 12:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/12464 "2012-10-09T12:23:44Z")
Celebrity names that are real but sound made-up 1. Megan Fox 2. Eva Green 3. Frank Zappa 4. Beyonce Knowles 5. Lance Armstrong 6. Magic Johnson (Bonus points for having the greatest porn star name, w/o it becoming a nationwide meme or something…) ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2012, 12:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/12465 "2012-10-09T12:26:36Z")
Celebrity names that are real but sound made-up 1. Megan Fox 2. Eva Green 3. Frank Zappa 4. Beyonce Knowles 5. Lance Armstrong 6. Magic Johnson 7. Fiona Apple ---
**Author:** ![Eutychus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Eutychus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eutychus)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2012, 12:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/12466 "2012-10-09T12:39:54Z")
Celebrity names that are real but sound made-up 1. Megan Fox 2. Eva Green 3. Frank Zappa 4. Beyonce Knowles 5. Lance Armstrong 6. Magic Johnson 7. Fiona Apple 8. Picaboo Street ---
**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:** [October 9, 2012, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/12467 "2012-10-09T13:39:55Z")
Celebrity names that are real but sound made-up 1. Megan Fox 2. Eva Green 3. Frank Zappa 4. Beyonce Knowles 5. Lance Armstrong 6. Magic Johnson 7. Fiona Apple 8. Picaboo Street 9. Farrah Fawcett ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2012, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/12468 "2012-10-09T14:28:16Z")
Celebrity names that are real but sound made-up 1. Megan Fox 2. Eva Green 3. Frank Zappa 4. Beyonce Knowles 5. Lance Armstrong 6. Magic Johnson 7. Fiona Apple 8. Picaboo Street 9. Farrah Fawcett 10. Eddie Rabbit (Rabbit is a fairly common Irish name, as Roddy Doyle fans know- but it SOUNDS like a stage name for a country singer) ---
**Author:** ![Sparky812](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eb9ed0/32.png) [@Sparky812](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sparky812)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2012, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/12469 "2012-10-09T14:32:03Z")
Celebrity names that are real but sound made-up 1. Megan Fox 2. Eva Green 3. Frank Zappa 4. Beyonce Knowles 5. Lance Armstrong 6. Magic Johnson 7. Fiona Apple 8. Picaboo Street 9. Farrah Fawcett 10. Eddie Rabbit 11. Armie Hammer - I laugh everytime I hear it. ---
**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:** [October 9, 2012, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/12470 "2012-10-09T14:53:17Z")
Celebrity names that are real but sound made-up 1. Megan Fox 2. Eva Green 3. Frank Zappa 4. Beyonce Knowles 5. Lance Armstrong 6. Magic Johnson 7. Fiona Apple 8. Picaboo Street 9. Farrah Fawcett 10. Eddie Rabbit 11. Armie Hammer - I laugh everytime I hear it. 12. Garth Brooks ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2012, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/12471 "2012-10-09T16:06:11Z")
Celebrity names that are real but sound made-up 1. Megan Fox 2. Eva Green 3. Frank Zappa 4. Beyonce Knowles 5. Lance Armstrong 6. Magic Johnson 7. Fiona Apple 8. Picaboo Street 9. Farrah Fawcett 10. Eddie Rabbit 11. Armie Hammer - I laugh everytime I hear it. 12. Garth Brooks 13. Neil Diamond New Category: Famous Blind People 1. John Milton ---
**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:** [October 9, 2012, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/12472 "2012-10-09T16:22:15Z")
Famous Blind People 1. John Milton 2. Stevie Wonder Heck, he even fits the previous category. ---
**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:** [October 9, 2012, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/12473 "2012-10-09T16:40:10Z")
Famous Blind People 1. John Milton 2. Stevie Wonder 3. Helen Keller ---
**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 9, 2012, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/12474 "2012-10-09T16:41:56Z")
> [@Leaffan](#): > > 1. Stevie Wonder > > Heck, he even fits the previous category. No, he doesn’t. His real name is Stevland Hardaway Judkins. Wonder is made-up. I’ll also point out that Mr and Mrs Johnson didn’t name their son Magic. His real name is Earvin. ---
**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 9, 2012, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/12475 "2012-10-09T16:42:58Z")
Famous Blind People 1. John Milton 2. Stevie Wonder 3. Helen Keller 4. Ray Charles ---
**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:** [October 9, 2012, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/12476 "2012-10-09T16:45:49Z")
> [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > No, he doesn’t. His real name is Stevland Hardaway Judkins. Wonder is made-up. You think I might have known that. :smack: I always assumed it was his real name for some reason. Thanks. ETA: He is blind though, right? 😉 ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2012, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/12477 "2012-10-09T16:52:39Z")
Famous Blind People 1. John Milton 2. Stevie Wonder 3. Helen Keller 4. Ray Charles 5. Homer ---
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2012, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/12478 "2012-10-09T17:20:20Z")
Famous Blind People 1. John Milton 2. Stevie Wonder 3. Helen Keller 4. Ray Charles 5. Homer 6. Louis Braille ---
**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 9, 2012, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/12479 "2012-10-09T17:35:00Z")
Famous Blind People 1. John Milton 2. Stevie Wonder 3. Helen Keller 4. Ray Charles 5. Homer 6. Louis Braille 7. James Thurber ---
**Author:** ![kevja](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/aeb1de/32.png) [@kevja](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kevja)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2012, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/12480 "2012-10-09T18:15:38Z")
Famous Blind People 1. John Milton 2. Stevie Wonder 3. Helen Keller 4. Ray Charles 5. Homer 6. Louis Braille 7. James Thurber 8. Laura Bridgman ---
**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 9, 2012, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/12481 "2012-10-09T18:24:43Z")
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