# 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:** 7\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![FairyChatMom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fairychatmom/32/21906_2.png) [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2006, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-known-anyone-with-a-famous-name/366971/81 "2006-08-03T01:27:16Z")
We had a realtor named Elizabeth Taylor. And I used to work with a Jim Jones. Not very impressive… ---
**Author:** ![Brynda](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e79b87/32.png) [@Brynda](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Brynda)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2006, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-known-anyone-with-a-famous-name/366971/82 "2006-08-03T02:02:06Z")
I know a Ben Franklin (accountant), Dan Brown (therapist), and a Paul Newman (psychologist). Apparently Paul’s parents knew of the actor when they named him, but thought he wasn’t going to be that famous. :wally ---
**Author:** ![MonkeyMensch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/82dd89/32.png) [@MonkeyMensch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MonkeyMensch)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2006, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-known-anyone-with-a-famous-name/366971/83 "2006-08-03T02:12:31Z")
My doctor for years after high school was Dr. Frank Burns. I had the spine to never, ever say a thing about… ---
**Author:** ![PastAllReason](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f07891/32.png) [@PastAllReason](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastAllReason)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2006, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-known-anyone-with-a-famous-name/366971/84 "2006-08-03T02:19:46Z")
I know someone named David Crockett. Unsurprisingly, he goes by David, but it took me a while to get past the urge to call him Davy. ---
**Author:** ![Hilarity\_N.Suze](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hilarity_n.suze/32/6223_2.png) [@Hilarity\_N.Suze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hilarity_N.Suze)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2006, 4:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-known-anyone-with-a-famous-name/366971/85 "2006-08-03T04:32:57Z")
Liz Taylor fired me from one of my first jobs. (Insurance company.) A good friend of mine married Danny Thomas, who tried in vain to become known as Dan. And my college psychology teacher was Dr. Pepper. ---
**Author:** ![Martha\_Medea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/43a26b/32.png) [@Martha\_Medea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Martha_Medea)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2006, 10:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-known-anyone-with-a-famous-name/366971/86 "2006-08-03T10:44:13Z")
I know a Michael Jackson (although he called himself Miguel), a Gerry Garcia (with a G) and was at university with a Douglas Adams. ---
**Author:** ![Shirley\_Ujest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@Shirley\_Ujest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shirley_Ujest)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2006, 11:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-known-anyone-with-a-famous-name/366971/87 "2006-08-03T11:31:14Z")
I went to school with a Charlie Brown. I have an uncle-in-law that is Robert Wagner. ( And yes, he has used this little gift to help with hotel reservations.) I have a cousin and a (late) grandpa named Ted Kennedy & Joe Kennedy. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-known-anyone-with-a-famous-name/366971.md?page=4)