# Have you known anyone with a famous name? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [August 2, 2006, 3:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-known-anyone-with-a-famous-name/366971 "2006-08-02T03:54:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Spatial\_Rift\_47](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a8b319/32.png) [@Spatial\_Rift\_47](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spatial_Rift_47)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2006, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-known-anyone-with-a-famous-name/366971/41 "2006-08-02T14:49:37Z")
One of the researchers here at the base is named Dan Brown. He plans on eventually writing some stupid book like _The Michaelangelo Code_\* and making wheelbarrows full of money before they find him out. ---
**Author:** ![fachverwirrt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/94ad74/32.png) [@fachverwirrt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fachverwirrt)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2006, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-known-anyone-with-a-famous-name/366971/42 "2006-08-02T15:07:49Z")
I’m sure I must have encountered a John Smith at some point. There’s a pawn broker in Overland, MO, named Mike Piazza. My voice teacher is John Stewart, although he (the voice teacher) is semi-famous in his own right (in the right circles). My wife taught with a Robert Shaw (he went by Bob). ---
**Author:** ![yellowval](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/919ad9/32.png) [@yellowval](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yellowval)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2006, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-known-anyone-with-a-famous-name/366971/43 "2006-08-02T15:09:25Z")
My neighbor is Jim McMahon. They have a dog named Ed. Donna Caron (spelled differently but still sounds like Karan) owns a local restaurant. Steve Miller is my insurance guy. ---
**Author:** ![ZipperJJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zipperjj/32/211_2.png) [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2006, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-known-anyone-with-a-famous-name/366971/44 "2006-08-02T15:23:37Z")
I don’t know why but this thread cracks me up. Picturing all these “famous” people doing mundane things like being 5th grade girlfriends and people’s bosses is hilarious 🙂 Best I got is that I went to school with an African-American girl who’s dad’s name is David Crosby. ---
**Author:** ![Mama\_Zappa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/71e660/32.png) [@Mama\_Zappa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mama_Zappa)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2006, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-known-anyone-with-a-famous-name/366971/45 "2006-08-02T15:34:25Z")
Elizabeth Taylor used to do my hair. In between weddings and divorces, that is. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2006, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-known-anyone-with-a-famous-name/366971/46 "2006-08-02T15:39:47Z")
My cousin and I share the same name. (It’s really weird writing letters: Dear Anaamika. Love, Anaamika.) Both the full versions and the dimunitives are names of famous Indian actresses. ---
**Author:** ![cher3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/da6949/32.png) [@cher3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cher3)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2006, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-known-anyone-with-a-famous-name/366971/47 "2006-08-02T15:50:17Z")
I used to work with a Meg Ryan. Lieutenant Commander Meg Ryan, in fact. ---
**Author:** ![E.Thorp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/898d66/32.png) [@E.Thorp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/E.Thorp)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2006, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-known-anyone-with-a-famous-name/366971/48 "2006-08-02T16:19:26Z")
Could my cousin, Matthew Perry, _be_ any more annoyed when people talk to him like this? ---
**Author:** ![dangermom](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e274bd/32.png) [@dangermom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dangermom)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2006, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-known-anyone-with-a-famous-name/366971/49 "2006-08-02T16:21:43Z")
[QUOTE=araminty] A friend of mine dated James Bond. No, really! I can’t imagine the expectant Mrs Bond, talking over possible baby names with hubby and deciding James sounded pretty good. [/QUOTE] I had a co-worker named Ian Fleming. He was born just before the Bond books were published. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Plastic\_Ninja](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f07891/32.png) [@Little\_Plastic\_Ninja](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Plastic_Ninja)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2006, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-known-anyone-with-a-famous-name/366971/50 "2006-08-02T16:24:04Z")
I went to elementary school with a Richard Gear. At least, that was how he spelled it. We all knew better. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Typo\_Knig](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/cdc98d/32.png) [@Typo\_Knig](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typo_Knig)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2006, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-known-anyone-with-a-famous-name/366971/51 "2006-08-02T16:44:05Z")
I’ve roomed with [James Taylor](http://www.james-taylor.com/) and [Joseph Cotton](http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001072/) (though he went by “Joe”). My kids are **Dweezil** and **Moon Unit** , but just on the boards … 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Arien](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e0b2c6/32.png) [@Arien](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arien)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2006, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-known-anyone-with-a-famous-name/366971/52 "2006-08-02T17:03:13Z")
I didn’t know him but when at my high school graduation, one of the names they called was Robert Downey, Jr. It got a little titter. ---
**Author:** ![lightingtool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/57b2e6/32.png) [@lightingtool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lightingtool)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2006, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-known-anyone-with-a-famous-name/366971/53 "2006-08-02T17:21:24Z")
I can honestly say I’ve toured with Tom Jones. (Insert ‘It’s Not Unusual’ joke here.) ---
**Author:** ![pravnik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8edcca/32.png) [@pravnik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pravnik)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2006, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-known-anyone-with-a-famous-name/366971/54 "2006-08-02T17:23:50Z")
My undergrad physics professor was Doctor Hu. ---
**Author:** ![pravnik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8edcca/32.png) [@pravnik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pravnik)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2006, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-known-anyone-with-a-famous-name/366971/55 "2006-08-02T17:27:04Z")
Oh, yeah…and George Jones has an office next door to me. ---
**Author:** ![Electrical\_Storm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ac8455/32.png) [@Electrical\_Storm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Electrical_Storm)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2006, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-known-anyone-with-a-famous-name/366971/56 "2006-08-02T17:38:53Z")
Worked with a gentleman years ago by the name of Michael Jackson. (Yes, also one of many, looks like…) He had a middle initial and made sure he used it every time he signed his name. I also knew a girl in college by the name of Lisa Simpson. She was quite accustomed to the obligatory Simpsons references. 😃 Knew a lady by the name of Donna Mills, and met at a conference one time a very nice older woman by the name of Joan Collins. ---
**Author:** ![Strinka](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/strinka/32/512_2.png) [@Strinka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Strinka)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2006, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-known-anyone-with-a-famous-name/366971/57 "2006-08-02T17:55:00Z")
I knew a girl with the last name of Poe. ---
**Author:** ![Beware\_of\_Doug](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/278dde/32.png) [@Beware\_of\_Doug](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beware_of_Doug)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2006, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-known-anyone-with-a-famous-name/366971/58 "2006-08-02T18:06:57Z")
In my 8th grade homeroom there was a Laura Bush. Her mother’s boyfriend was named Glenn Miller. ---
**Author:** ![mrklutz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ebca7d/32.png) [@mrklutz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mrklutz)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2006, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-known-anyone-with-a-famous-name/366971/59 "2006-08-02T18:32:37Z")
About 8 years ago, I was checking over an invoice to our company for IT contractors who were doing some work for us. Each line item just had a contract number and a surname for identification. Imagine my surprise when I found out Mulder and Scully were doing programming in our shop. ---
**Author:** ![Sir\_Not\_Appearing\_on\_This\_Site](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/7cd45c/32.png) [@Sir\_Not\_Appearing\_on\_This\_Site](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_Not_Appearing_on_This_Site)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2006, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-known-anyone-with-a-famous-name/366971/60 "2006-08-02T18:52:39Z")
Boy, a lot of you know Michael Jackson, but I knew his older sister Latoya, we worked at a movie theater together. (I didn’t make that connection until after I had known her for quite a while, even though I knew who Latoya Jackson was) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-known-anyone-with-a-famous-name/366971.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-known-anyone-with-a-famous-name/366971.md?page=4)