# Famous people with animal names **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [May 19, 2025, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/famous-people-with-animal-names/1018555 "2025-05-19T19:05:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 18\ **Page:** 15
**Author:** ![The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_other_waldo_pepper/32/12370_2.png) [@The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Other_Waldo_Pepper)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2025, 9:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/famous-people-with-animal-names/1018555/281 "2025-07-19T09:59:25Z")
Per wiki, [The Tiffanie is a cat breed similar to the Asian Shorthair except it has semi-long fur length. The breed belongs to the Asian Group … The Tiffanie is often confused with the now extinct and unrelated Chantilly-Tiffany, or Foreign Longhair, a longhaired North American breed originating from chocolate-brown cats of unknown origin. Similarly, the Tiffany in the NZCF refers to a Burmese longhair.](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiffanie_cat) And let’s go with, oh, say, pop star [Tiffany,](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiffany_Darwish) who famously racked up #1 hit after #1 hit with her multiplatinum debut album, uh, TIFFANY. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_other_waldo_pepper/32/12370_2.png) [@The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Other_Waldo_Pepper)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2025, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/famous-people-with-animal-names/1018555/282 "2025-07-21T01:00:34Z")
Feist: [a small hunting dog,](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feist_(dog_breed)) also the award-winning singer-songwriter who had a memorable hit with [1234.](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/1234_(Feist_song)) ---
**Author:** ![The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_other_waldo_pepper/32/12370_2.png) [@The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Other_Waldo_Pepper)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2025, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/famous-people-with-animal-names/1018555/283 "2025-07-21T20:35:33Z")
The Keagle is a dog breed — a mix of Beagle and Cavalier King Charles Spaniel — and the well-known soundalike Kegel exercises are named for, well, Dr. Arnold Kegel… ---
**Author:** ![Peter\_Morris](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peter_morris/32/359_2.png) [@Peter\_Morris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peter_Morris)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2025, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/famous-people-with-animal-names/1018555/284 "2025-07-22T18:05:58Z")
Does **Leo Sayer** count? ---
**Author:** ![The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_other_waldo_pepper/32/12370_2.png) [@The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Other_Waldo_Pepper)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2025, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/famous-people-with-animal-names/1018555/285 "2025-07-23T01:02:05Z")
I was wondering if SNL alum [Nancy Walls](https://butterfly-conservation.org/butterflies/wall) was a little too out-there… ---
**Author:** ![The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_other_waldo_pepper/32/12370_2.png) [@The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Other_Waldo_Pepper)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2025, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/famous-people-with-animal-names/1018555/286 "2025-07-23T17:48:19Z")
At that, I figure [Nat King Cole](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gnat) is worth an arguable mention. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_other_waldo_pepper/32/12370_2.png) [@The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Other_Waldo_Pepper)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2025, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/famous-people-with-animal-names/1018555/287 "2025-07-24T22:18:59Z")
I’ve long been aware of British actor [David Simeon…](https://m.imdb.com/name/nm0799454/) ---
**Author:** ![The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_other_waldo_pepper/32/12370_2.png) [@The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Other_Waldo_Pepper)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2025, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/famous-people-with-animal-names/1018555/288 "2025-07-26T00:23:19Z")
Hey, anybody else remember [Bug Hall?](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bug_Hall) ---
**Author:** ![The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_other_waldo_pepper/32/12370_2.png) [@The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Other_Waldo_Pepper)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2025, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/famous-people-with-animal-names/1018555/289 "2025-07-26T21:12:32Z")
Carrie Henn. “They Mostly Come At Night. Mostly.” ---
**Author:** ![The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_other_waldo_pepper/32/12370_2.png) [@The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Other_Waldo_Pepper)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2025, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/famous-people-with-animal-names/1018555/290 "2025-07-28T01:49:07Z")
A guy who’s been mentioned a couple of times here on the SDMB: [Bison Dele.](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bison_Dele) ---
**Author:** ![The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_other_waldo_pepper/32/12370_2.png) [@The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Other_Waldo_Pepper)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2025, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/famous-people-with-animal-names/1018555/291 "2025-07-29T01:28:12Z")
Jay Pharoah! ---
**Author:** ![The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_other_waldo_pepper/32/12370_2.png) [@The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Other_Waldo_Pepper)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2025, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/famous-people-with-animal-names/1018555/292 "2025-07-29T23:46:42Z")
“Hey, It’s That Guy” actor Brian Huskey. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_other_waldo_pepper/32/12370_2.png) [@The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Other_Waldo_Pepper)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2025, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/famous-people-with-animal-names/1018555/293 "2025-07-31T00:33:13Z")
From 30 ROCK: actress Sue Galloway. > **[Definition of GALLOWAY](https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Galloway)** > > any of a breed of hardy medium-sized hornless chiefly black beef cattle native to southwestern Scotland… See the full definition ---
**Author:** ![The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_other_waldo_pepper/32/12370_2.png) [@The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Other_Waldo_Pepper)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2025, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/famous-people-with-animal-names/1018555/294 "2025-08-01T01:59:50Z")
Star Trek fans know from Fred Freiberger. > **[Freiberger](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freiberger)** > > The Freiberger or Franches-Montagnes is a Swiss breed of horse of light draught type. It originates in the Canton of Jura in north-western Switzerland, and is named for the Freiberge or Franches-Montagnes District in the south of that canton. It is widely distributed in Switzerland, and is also present in France and Belgium. > It was formerly used principally as a farm horse or by the Swiss army; it is now used mainly for driving and riding. The Marché Concours is an annual fair for the breed held... ---
**Author:** ![The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_other_waldo_pepper/32/12370_2.png) [@The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Other_Waldo_Pepper)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2025, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/famous-people-with-animal-names/1018555/295 "2025-08-02T00:26:32Z")
Lacey Chabert > **[Blue Lacy | National Kennel Club](https://nationalkennelclub.com/blue-lacy/)** ---
**Author:** ![The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_other_waldo_pepper/32/12370_2.png) [@The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Other_Waldo_Pepper)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2025, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/famous-people-with-animal-names/1018555/296 "2025-08-03T00:06:44Z")
John Yoo > **[Definition of EWE](https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ewe)** > > the female of the sheep especially when mature; also : the female of various related animals… See the full definition ---
**Author:** ![dtilque](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d6d6ee/32.png) [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2025, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/famous-people-with-animal-names/1018555/297 "2025-08-03T00:27:45Z")
> [@The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](#): > > John Yoo > > [EWE Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster](https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ewe) _You_ had to go there, didn’t _you_. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_other_waldo_pepper/32/12370_2.png) [@The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Other_Waldo_Pepper)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2025, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/famous-people-with-animal-names/1018555/298 "2025-08-04T01:15:17Z")
Heh. Well, I’ve been bumping this thread daily in hopes of seeing what other folks come up with — but I’m not likely to top that one, so maybe this is as good a time as any for me to, uh, bail out. Though, speaking of bail: > **[Bale Horse](https://theequinest.com/breeds/bale)** > > The Bale is a typical pony type horse of Ethiopia, coarse in conformation and built for the highland conditions where they live and work. This breed is used primarily for transport and as pack animals… > **[Christian Bale](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_Bale)** > > Christian Charles Philip Bale (born 30 January 1974) is an English actor. Known for his versatility and physical transformations for his roles, he has been a leading man in films of several genres. His accolades include an Academy Award and two Golden Globe Awards, in addition to four British Academy Film Awards nominations. Forbes magazine ranked him as one of the highest-paid actors in 2014. > Born in Wales to English parents, Bale had his breakthrough role at age 13 in Steven Spielberg's 1... [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/famous-people-with-animal-names/1018555.md?page=14)