# 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:** 72
**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 13, 2010, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/1421 "2010-10-13T17:09:00Z")
Celebrities who use three names that are commonly used as first names 1. Jamie Lee Curtis 2. Jennifer Jason Leigh 3. James Earl Ray 4. Gene Anthony Ray 5. Billy Ray Cyrus 6. Jerry Lee Lewis 7. Stevie Ray Vaughan (Eliminating questionable posts) ---
**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 13, 2010, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/1422 "2010-10-13T18:29:29Z")
Celebrities who use three names that are commonly used as first names 1. Jamie Lee Curtis 2. Jennifer Jason Leigh 3. James Earl Ray 4. Gene Anthony Ray 5. Billy Ray Cyrus 6. Jerry Lee Lewis 7. Stevie Ray Vaughan 8. Neil Patrick Harris ---
**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 13, 2010, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/1423 "2010-10-13T18:34:14Z")
Celebrities who use three names that are commonly used as first names 1. Jamie Lee Curtis 2. Jennifer Jason Leigh 3. James Earl Ray 4. Gene Anthony Ray 5. Billy Ray Cyrus 6. Jerry Lee Lewis 7. Stevie Ray Vaughan 8. Neil Patrick Harris 9. Joe Don Baker ---
**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 13, 2010, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/1424 "2010-10-13T18:35:58Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Celebrities who use three names that are commonly used as first names > > 1. Jamie Lee Curtis > 2. Jennifer Jason Leigh > 3. James Earl Ray > 4. Gene Anthony Ray > 5. Billy Ray Cyrus > 6. Jerry Lee Lewis > 7. Stevie Ray Vaughan > 8. Neil Patrick Harris > 9. Joe Don Baker :dubious: Who has a first name of Baker? ---
**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 13, 2010, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/1425 "2010-10-13T18:48:41Z")
> [@Rebo](#): > > … > :dubious: > Who has a first name of Baker? Well, not many, but there have been some: > **[Baker Knight](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baker_Knight)** > > Thomas Baker Knight Jr. (July 4, 1933 – October 12, 2005) was an American songwriter and musician. His best known compositions were "Lonesome Town", "The Wonder of You", and "Don't the Girls All Get Prettier at Closing Time". His songs have been recorded by Ricky Nelson, Paul McCartney, Dean Martin, The Cramps, Elvis Presley, Frank Sinatra, Perry Como, Mickey Gilley, Sammy Davis Jr. and Jerry Lee Lewis. > He was born in Birmingham, Alabama, to Thomas Baker Knight Sr. and his wife Mary (Obear) Knig... > **[Baker Overstreet](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baker_Overstreet)** > > Baker Overstreet (born 1981) is an artist based in Brooklyn. > Overstreet was born in Augusta, Georgia. His paintings describe patterns, symbols, figures and fictional spaces. His work makes reference to folk and primitive art. > He received his Master of Fine Arts from Yale University in 2006. > 2006 > **[Baker Russell](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baker_Russell)** > > General Sir Baker Creed Russell GCB KCMG (11 January 1837 – 25 November 1911) was an Australian-born British Army officer who served with distinction in the Indian Mutiny, Anglo-Ashanti War, Anglo-Zulu War, Sekhukhune Wars, and Egyptian War > Baker Creed Russell was born in 1837 at Ravensworth, Maitland, New South Wales, Australia, the son of the Hon. William Russell, of the New South Wales Legislative Council, formerly a captain in the 73rd Regiment. > Russell entered the British Army in 1855 as... ---
**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2010, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/1426 "2010-10-13T19:00:27Z")
Celebrities who use three names that are commonly used as first names 1. Jamie Lee Curtis 2. Jennifer Jason Leigh 3. James Earl Ray 4. Gene Anthony Ray 5. Billy Ray Cyrus 6. Jerry Lee Lewis 7. Stevie Ray Vaughan 8. Neil Patrick Harris 9. Joe Don Baker 10. Sarah Jessica Parker ---
**Author:** ![Fried\_Dough\_Ho](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/a88e57/32.png) [@Fried\_Dough\_Ho](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fried_Dough_Ho)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2010, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/1427 "2010-10-13T19:03:35Z")
Celebrities who use three names that are commonly used as first names 1. Jamie Lee Curtis 2. Jennifer Jason Leigh 3. James Earl Ray 4. Gene Anthony Ray 5. Billy Ray Cyrus 6. Jerry Lee Lewis 7. Stevie Ray Vaughan 8. Neil Patrick Harris 9. Joe Don Baker 10. Sarah Jessica Parker 11. Jan Michael Vincent ---
**Author:** ![Fried\_Dough\_Ho](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/a88e57/32.png) [@Fried\_Dough\_Ho](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fried_Dough_Ho)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2010, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/1428 "2010-10-13T19:07:36Z")
Celebrities who use three names that are commonly used as first names 1. Jamie Lee Curtis 2. Jennifer Jason Leigh 3. James Earl Ray 4. Gene Anthony Ray 5. Billy Ray Cyrus 6. Jerry Lee Lewis 7. Stevie Ray Vaughan 8. Neil Patrick Harris 9. Joe Don Baker 10. Sarah Jessica Parker 11. Jan Michael Vincent 12. Grace Lee Whitney ---
**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 13, 2010, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/1429 "2010-10-13T19:30:29Z")
Celebrities who use three names that are commonly used as first names 1. Jamie Lee Curtis 2. Jennifer Jason Leigh 3. James Earl Ray 4. Gene Anthony Ray 5. Billy Ray Cyrus 6. Jerry Lee Lewis 7. Stevie Ray Vaughan 8. Neil Patrick Harris 9. Joe Don Baker 10. Sarah Jessica Parker 11. Jan Michael Vincent 12. Grace Lee Whitney 13. George Henry Thomas > **[George Henry Thomas](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Henry_Thomas)** > > George Henry Thomas (July 31, 1816 – March 28, 1870) was an American general in the Union Army during the American Civil War and one of the principal commanders in the Western Theater. > Thomas served in the Mexican–American War and later chose to remain with the U.S. Army for the Civil War as a Southern Unionist, despite his heritage as a Virginian (whose home state would join the Confederate States of America). He won one of the first Union victories in the war, at Mill Springs in Kentucky, an... Next category: Famous fictional ships (sea or space), and source 1. Starship USS Enterprise, “Star Trek” ---
**Author:** ![Fried\_Dough\_Ho](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/a88e57/32.png) [@Fried\_Dough\_Ho](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fried_Dough_Ho)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2010, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/1430 "2010-10-13T19:50:51Z")
Famous fictional ships (sea or space), and source 1. Starship _USS Enterprise_, “Star Trek” 2. Submarine _Nautilus_, “20,000 Leagues Under The Sea” ---
**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 13, 2010, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/1431 "2010-10-13T19:56:24Z")
Famous fictional ships (sea or space), and source 1. Starship USS _Enterprise_, “Star Trek” 2. Submarine _Nautilus_, “20,000 Leagues Under The Sea” 3. _Millennium Falcon_, “Star Wars” ---
**Author:** ![Tom\_Scud](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f08c70/32.png) [@Tom\_Scud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tom_Scud)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2010, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/1432 "2010-10-13T20:01:50Z")
Famous fictional ships (sea or space), and source 1. Starship USS _Enterprise_, “Star Trek” 2. Submarine _Nautilus_, “20,000 Leagues Under The Sea” 3. _Millennium Falcon_, “Star Wars” 4. _GSV What Are the Civilian Applications?_, _Use of Weapons_ by Iain M. Banks ---
**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 13, 2010, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/1433 "2010-10-13T20:03:31Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > > [@Rebo](#): > > > > … > > :dubious: > > Who has a first name of Baker? > > Well, not many, but there have been some: > > [Baker Knight - Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baker_Knight) > [Baker Overstreet - Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baker_Overstreet) > [Baker Russell - Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baker_Russell) Fair enough! 🙂 ---
**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 13, 2010, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/1434 "2010-10-13T20:03:59Z")
Famous fictional ships (sea or space), and source 1. Starship USS _Enterprise_, “Star Trek” 2. Submarine _Nautilus_, “20,000 Leagues Under The Sea” 3. _Millennium Falcon_, “Star Wars” 4. _GSV What Are the Civilian Applications?_, from _Use of Weapons_ by Iain M. Banks 5. _Serenity_, “Firefly” ---
**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:** [October 13, 2010, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/1435 "2010-10-13T20:08:08Z")
I do believe that we now have our first duplicate category. ---
**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 13, 2010, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/1436 "2010-10-13T20:14:53Z")
Famous fictional ships (sea or space), and source 1. Starship USS Enterprise, “Star Trek” 2. Submarine Nautilus, “20,000 Leagues Under The Sea” 3. Millennium Falcon, “Star Wars” 4. GSV What Are the Civilian Applications?, Use of Weapons by Iain M. Banks 5. Serenity, “Firefly” 6. The African Queen, from the movie with Bogie and Hepburn ---
**Author:** ![BomTek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bomtek/32/21364_2.png) [@BomTek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BomTek)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2010, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/1437 "2010-10-13T20:30:25Z")
Famous fictional ships (sea or space), and source 1. Starship USS Enterprise, “Star Trek” 2. Submarine Nautilus, “20,000 Leagues Under The Sea” 3. Millennium Falcon, “Star Wars” 4. GSV What Are the Civilian Applications?, Use of Weapons by Iain M. Banks 5. Serenity, “Firefly” 6. The African Queen, from the movie with Bogie and Hepburn 7. The Black Pearl, _Pirates of the Caribbean_ ---
**Author:** ![Rhythmdvl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/85f322/32.png) [@Rhythmdvl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhythmdvl)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2010, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/1438 "2010-10-13T20:41:13Z")
> [@The\_Other\_Jeffrey\_Lebowski](#): > > I do believe that we now have our first duplicate category. I do believe that we now have our first duplicate category. (See post [541](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=12844998&postcount=514)) ---
**Author:** ![Tom\_Scud](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f08c70/32.png) [@Tom\_Scud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tom_Scud)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2010, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/1439 "2010-10-13T20:50:32Z")
Thus far, in this iteration, the African Queen and the GSV What Are the Civilian Applications? are unique. ---
**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 13, 2010, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/1440 "2010-10-13T21:15:42Z")
Famous fictional ships (sea or space), and source 1. Starship USS Enterprise, “Star Trek” 2. Submarine Nautilus, “20,000 Leagues Under The Sea” 3. Millennium Falcon, “Star Wars” 4. GSV What Are the Civilian Applications?, Use of Weapons by Iain M. Banks 5. Serenity, “Firefly” 6. The African Queen, from the movie with Bogie and Hepburn 7. The Black Pearl, _Pirates of the Caribbean_ 8. The Heart of Gold, _Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy_ [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=71) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=73)