Lemmy.
He’s not just a celebrity–he’s a walking, talking archetype!
So who is it?
Costello? Grbac?
How about Topol? Vendella? Charo? Liberace?
Can’t believe nobody’s mentioned Oprah or Whoopi.
Besides Vendela, there’s Iman in the modeling world.
Margo, Cantinflas, and Acquanetta each used a one-word professional name.
Father of an 8-year old disney channel-watching girl checking in.
Raven
LaLaine (Hillary Duff’s friend Miranda on Lizzie McGuire)
People, the number of "L"s is a critical distinction. One “L” means an over-hyped teenie bopper.
Two "L"s can mean either a U.S. Senator or the conqueror of Everest.
Wait… Did I just hear a whooshing noise?
Dido.
Enya.
Jewel.
Lucy (I Love)
Toyah
Hey fusoya …who owns the name Ben? This is starting to get on my nerves.
Omarossa.
Osama
Adolf
Napoleon
My boyfriend.
Seriously, I’m American, and I don’t know. If they mean Ben Affliction, then they and I can never ever be friends! Ben Affliction is most certainly not the ‘Ben’ to me. Where’s that pukey smiley?
Really, Ben stiller isn’t much better.
Thank you. I can stop thinking about it now.
How about Sinbad the comedian? He wasn’t around long but I seem to remember that one of his big things was that no one knew his last name.
Many Brazilian soccer players are known primarily by their first name:
**Ronaldo
Romario
Socrates
Gilberto**
And several are known by their nicknames:
Pele (real name: Edson Arantes do Nascimento)
**Garrincha
Dunga
Bebeto
Ronaldinho** (nickname for Ronaldo de Assis Moreira–In Brazil, he’s usually called “Ronaldinho Gaucho,” to distinguish him from the Ronaldo, who is often called “Ronaldinho” too.)
I should point out that this practice (of referring to people by their first name only) is a common feature in Brazilian culture–it’s not just confined to their sport players.
In edition to Michael and Shaq (as well as the Brazillian Soccer Stars), I’d add Kobe and LeBron.
Hah!
Bennifer manages to capture two people with one name!
Don’t forget Tiger.
How about Sigfreid and Roy?