# Give me 3 last names

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/give-me-3-last-names/432101>\
**Category:** The Game Room\
**Created:** [January 3, 2008, 4:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/give-me-3-last-names/432101 "2008-01-03T04:57:33Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 20\
**Page:** 25

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**Author:** ![descamisado](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e480ec/32.png) [@descamisado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/descamisado)\
**Post date:** [April 25, 2008, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/give-me-3-last-names/432101/481 "2008-04-25T16:28:23Z")

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[QUOTE=NDP]  
Veronica  
[/QUOTE]  
Veronica Guerin, Irish politician assassinated by drug dealers.  
Veronica Mars, Main Character of TV series.  
Veronica Zemanova, Porn Star.

Vernon.

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**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\
**Post date:** [April 25, 2008, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/give-me-3-last-names/432101/482 "2008-04-25T19:22:40Z")

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[QUOTE=5-4-Fighting]  
Vernon.  
[/QUOTE]

Vernon Wells, baseball player  
Vernon Vanoy, NFL football player  
Vernon Stouffer, food company executive who owned the Cleveland Indians during some of that franchise’s darkest days

Kendra

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**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:** [April 25, 2008, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/give-me-3-last-names/432101/483 "2008-04-25T19:36:52Z")

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Young, _Buffy_ character  
Wilkinson, yet another Hefner girlfriend  
Dumbledore, Albus’s little-known mum

Joseph.

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**Author:** ![NDP](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ndp/32/55_2.png) [@NDP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NDP)\
**Post date:** [April 26, 2008, 6:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/give-me-3-last-names/432101/484 "2008-04-26T06:03:47Z")

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Smith  
Campbell  
DiMaggio

Next: Allison

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**Author:** ![descamisado](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e480ec/32.png) [@descamisado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/descamisado)\
**Post date:** [April 26, 2008, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/give-me-3-last-names/432101/485 "2008-04-26T14:59:46Z")

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[QUOTE=NDP]  
Next: Allison  
[/QUOTE]  
Allison Janney, West Wing Actress.  
Allison Aubrey, NPR Consumer Health Reporter .  
Allison Moorer, Grammy-Nominated American Alternative Country Singer.

Jenny.

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**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:** [April 26, 2008, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/give-me-3-last-names/432101/486 "2008-04-26T15:54:00Z")

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Lind, 19th-century Swedish superstar  
Agutter, English _Logan’s Run_ actress  
McCarthy, ex-Playmate and autism advocate

PeeWee.

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**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\
**Post date:** [April 26, 2008, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/give-me-3-last-names/432101/487 "2008-04-26T20:07:22Z")

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[QUOTE=Elendil’s Heir]  
PeeWee.  
[/QUOTE]

Pee Wee Reese, baseball player  
Pee Wee Charles, pedal steel guitarist  
Pee-wee Herman, alter ego of Paul Reubens

Tomas (must be that spelling, with or without accent marks)

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**Author:** ![descamisado](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e480ec/32.png) [@descamisado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/descamisado)\
**Post date:** [April 26, 2008, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/give-me-3-last-names/432101/488 "2008-04-26T20:18:35Z")

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[QUOTE=Sternvogel]  
Pee Wee Reese, baseball player  
Pee Wee Charles, pedal steel guitarist  
Pee-wee Herman, alter ego of Paul Reubens

Tomas (must be that spelling, with or without accent marks)  
[/QUOTE]  
Tomáš Berdych Professional Tennis Player, Czech Republic.  
Tomas Scheckter, South African Race Car Driver.  
Tomas Arana, Actor, Quintus, _Gladiator_.

Lemuel.

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**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:** [April 27, 2008, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/give-me-3-last-names/432101/489 "2008-04-27T16:31:57Z")

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Wilmot, mid-1800s Canadian politico and judge  
Quigg, 1890s New York congressman  
Shepherd, U.S. Marine Corps commandant, 1952-56

Rodger (must have the “d”).

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**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\
**Post date:** [April 27, 2008, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/give-me-3-last-names/432101/490 "2008-04-27T20:08:42Z")

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[QUOTE=Elendil’s Heir]  
Rodger (must have the “d”).  
[/QUOTE]

[Rodger Bingham,](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rodger_Bingham) _Survivor_ contestant  
[Rodger Kamenetz,](http://literati.net/Kamenetz/) Jewish-American man of letters  
[Rodger A. Payne,](http://rpayne.blogspot.com/2003/08/about-me.html) University of Louisville professor of political science

Benjamin Franklin (must have Franklin as the middle name)

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**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:** [April 28, 2008, 1:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/give-me-3-last-names/432101/491 "2008-04-28T13:09:02Z")

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Ficklin, helped establish Pony Express  
Butler, so-so Civil War general and bugeyed politico  
Pierce, Alan Alda’s _M_A_S_H\* character

Barry.

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**Author:** ![chowder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/977dab/32.png) [@chowder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chowder)\
**Post date:** [April 28, 2008, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/give-me-3-last-names/432101/492 "2008-04-28T13:44:09Z")

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White  
Norman  
Humphries

Ulrich

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**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:** [April 28, 2008, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/give-me-3-last-names/432101/493 "2008-04-28T16:28:46Z")

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Daldrup, mayor of Aachen  
Schnauss, German musician  
of Lichtenstein, Heath Ledger’s fake ID in _A Knight’s Tale_

Heath.

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**Author:** ![descamisado](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e480ec/32.png) [@descamisado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/descamisado)\
**Post date:** [April 28, 2008, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/give-me-3-last-names/432101/494 "2008-04-28T18:46:42Z")

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[QUOTE=Elendil’s Heir]  
Heath.  
[/QUOTE]  
Heath Shuler (D-NC), Congressman and Former Professional Football Player.  
Heath Hyche, Comedian, Actor.  
Heath Ledger, Deceased-Too-Soon Actor.

Abbie (must be male).

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**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:** [April 28, 2008, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/give-me-3-last-names/432101/495 "2008-04-28T20:08:48Z")

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Hoffman, annoying radical  
Wolanow, 1960s soccer star  
Cox, 1920s-30s soccer star

Peter.

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**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\
**Post date:** [April 28, 2008, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/give-me-3-last-names/432101/496 "2008-04-28T20:15:20Z")

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[QUOTE=5-4-Fighting]  
Abbie (must be male).  
[/QUOTE]

Abbie Hoffman, founding member of the Yippies  
[Abbie Wolanow,](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abbie_Wolanow) soccer player  
[Abbie Dabner,](http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0196415/) child actor with three credits

Lincoln

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**Author:** ![descamisado](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e480ec/32.png) [@descamisado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/descamisado)\
**Post date:** [April 28, 2008, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/give-me-3-last-names/432101/497 "2008-04-28T21:30:06Z")

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[QUOTE=Elendil’s Heir]  
Peter.  
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Peter Frampton, Singer & Guitarist.  
Peter Scolari, Actor, Riot on _Newhart_.  
Peter Yarrow, Singer, of Peter, Paul & Mary fame.

[QUOTE=Sternvogel]  
Lincoln  
[/QUOTE]  
Lincoln Chafee, former U.S. Senator from Rhode Island.  
Lincoln Kirstein, American Writer, Impresario, Art Connoisseur.  
Lincoln Child, Author, Collaborator with Douglas Preston.

Malachai (either sex).

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**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\
**Post date:** [April 29, 2008, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/give-me-3-last-names/432101/498 "2008-04-29T20:52:10Z")

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[QUOTE=5-4-Fighting]  
Malachai (either sex).  
[/QUOTE]

Hoping variant spellings are allowed:

Malachi Throne, character actor  
Malachi Martin, priest and author  
Malachi Favors, jazz bassist

Selma

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**Author:** ![Freudian\_Slit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/5daacb/32.png) [@Freudian\_Slit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freudian_Slit)\
**Post date:** [April 29, 2008, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/give-me-3-last-names/432101/499 "2008-04-29T21:23:01Z")

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[QUOTE=Sternvogel]  
Selma  
[/QUOTE]

Blair  
Laglererlof  
Bouvier

Elaine

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**Author:** ![descamisado](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e480ec/32.png) [@descamisado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/descamisado)\
**Post date:** [April 29, 2008, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/give-me-3-last-names/432101/500 "2008-04-29T21:46:30Z")

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[QUOTE=Freudian Slit]  
Elaine  
[/QUOTE]  
Elayne Boosler (hope variants are okay), Comedienne.  
Elaine Stritch, Actress.  
Elain Chao, Secretary of Labor.

Dwayne.

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