Famous people with names that sound like pseudonyms but aren't

[Dewey_Finn]

@Kiyoshi

But nope, apparently he really is called Armand Hammer. And according to Wikipedia, he had an ancestor by the same name, who ran the toothpaste company – but it wasn’t named after him, it was just pure coincidence.

Not quite. Armie Hammer’s great-grandfather was the oil tycoon Armand Hammer. He did, in fact, serve on the board and own shares of the parent company of Arm & Hammer (presumably the “toothpaste company” that you’re referring to) but he didn’t really run it. Here’s Cecil’s column on Armie Hammer’s great grandfather.

[Jackmannii]

Ed Zotti.