# Interesting Names **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [August 2, 2013, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interesting-names/665188 "2013-08-02T21:17:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Red\_Stilettos](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/fbc32d/32.png) [@Red\_Stilettos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Red_Stilettos)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2013, 12:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interesting-names/665188/21 "2013-08-03T12:46:44Z")
I work with George Jones and James Taylor. ---
**Author:** ![EmilyG](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/emilyg/32/364_2.png) [@EmilyG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EmilyG)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2013, 12:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interesting-names/665188/22 "2013-08-03T12:55:28Z")
I knew a guy named Mike Nelson. Though apparently it’s not too rare of a name. ---
**Author:** ![MacCat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/maccat/32/216_2.png) [@MacCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MacCat)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2013, 1:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interesting-names/665188/23 "2013-08-03T13:04:57Z")
> [@ElvisL1ves](#): > > I went to school with James Bond. So did I. I also know Joe DiMaggio and a few others I’m not remembering yet. ---
**Author:** ![Tread](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/53a042/32.png) [@Tread](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tread)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2013, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interesting-names/665188/24 "2013-08-03T13:53:22Z")
I worked with a James Taylor Rick Nelson George Jones, and Johnny Horton. All at the same paper mill Also went to school with Russell Russell ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2013, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interesting-names/665188/25 "2013-08-03T15:18:13Z")
I went to college with John Lennon and Debbie Reynolds. My brother Mike knew Tim Raines (not the baseball player). My brother Mark knew Cindy Crawford. My mom met Chuck Norris. ---
**Author:** ![ftg](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ftg/32/2801_2.png) [@ftg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ftg)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2013, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interesting-names/665188/26 "2013-08-03T15:22:12Z")
**Mrs. FtG** mentioned yesterday how she once hired Jackie Robinson. My own little Branch Rickey. ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2013, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interesting-names/665188/27 "2013-08-03T16:25:07Z")
I knew a white Michael Jackson. And a Lisa Simpson. I plan to start writing a musical called “Anthony’s Weiner.” ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2013, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interesting-names/665188/28 "2013-08-03T16:30:38Z")
I went to high school with siblings Elizabeth and Zachary Taylor. The service department rep who took care of me last week at the local Toyota dealer is Jack (Jackson) Lord, and one of their salesmen is Billy Graham. ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2013, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interesting-names/665188/29 "2013-08-03T16:33:04Z")
> [@Annie-Xmas](#): > > I knew a white Michael Jackson. I rode in Michael Jackson’s cab in New Orleans. I also know Christine Aquilera. ---
**Author:** ![nearwildheaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2013, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interesting-names/665188/30 "2013-08-03T16:42:32Z")
My parents have some friends who are married couple named Marge and Homer. Their last name is not Simpson, however, and the have one child, a daughter named Jennifer. There used to be a Dr. Frank Zappa in Chicago; he was a podiatrist. And I have filled prescriptions written by Dr. William Barry from Athens, GA (he’s a dermatologist) and also one for [http://www.caverject.com](http://www.caverject.com) from a urologist named Dr. Wiener. :eek: ---
**Author:** ![EmilyG](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/emilyg/32/364_2.png) [@EmilyG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EmilyG)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2013, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interesting-names/665188/31 "2013-08-03T16:56:27Z")
There’s a guy (I think he’s a wildlife biologist) around nere named David Bird. He used to write a column about birds for the local newspaper. ---
**Author:** ![Tethered\_Kite](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a5b964/32.png) [@Tethered\_Kite](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tethered_Kite)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2013, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interesting-names/665188/32 "2013-08-03T17:12:41Z")
I know three substance abuse therapists with interesting last names. One is Martini, another Biers and the third signs his name B. Heyer. Nearby there is veterinarian Dr.Kind. And I went to grade school with Glen Miller. I was attending a celebration in Decorah, IA and was startled to see the Lynch Law Office. ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2013, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interesting-names/665188/33 "2013-08-03T17:18:50Z")
When I briefly lived in New Jersey, there was a gynecologist there named Seymour Kuntz. I’m sure he changed his name after choosing his profession. And when I was a kid, I knew a girl named Penny Stamps. And I once met a guy named Dick Pounder. And I once worked with a kid named Carmen Miranda. When I met him, I asked whether he was related to the famous Carmen Miranda. He said he had never heard of her. I always thought it strange that he shared a name with someone famous, but nobody ever mentioned it to him. ---
**Author:** ![mbh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a6a055/32.png) [@mbh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mbh)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2013, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interesting-names/665188/34 "2013-08-03T18:14:42Z")
When I was a kid, my family’s dentist was Dr. Achen. (And, yes, he does pronounce it with a long “A”.) His office was in the same building as an obstetrician named Dr. Love. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2013, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interesting-names/665188/35 "2013-08-03T19:36:28Z")
There was a girls’ gym teacher at our rival high school named Miss Lust, and she sure was aptly named. ---
**Author:** ![drewtwo99](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d07c76/32.png) [@drewtwo99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewtwo99)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2013, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interesting-names/665188/36 "2013-08-03T19:46:36Z")
My friend from college was named Harley David Stone (Harley Davidson). The oral surgeon who removed my wisdom teeth was Dr. Slaughter. My dad once roofed the house of a woman named Penny Lane. He also did work for a man named LH Kurtley. The LH did not stand for anything. It was just pronounced “L” “H” just like that. I thought it was so odd. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2013, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interesting-names/665188/37 "2013-08-03T20:28:19Z")
> [@drewtwo99](#): > > My friend from college was named Harley David Stone (Harley Davidson). I knew a guy in the Navy named Harley Fork. His parents were bikers. ---
**Author:** ![Sunspace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunspace/32/1250_2.png) [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2013, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interesting-names/665188/38 "2013-08-03T20:35:50Z")
I did business with a guy named Bill Cates. He was a customer-service rep in Atlanta. ---
**Author:** ![eenerms](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/cdc98d/32.png) [@eenerms](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eenerms)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2013, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interesting-names/665188/39 "2013-08-03T20:47:08Z")
There was an orthopedic surgeon named Dr. Bonebreak at a hospital where I worked . ---
**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2013, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interesting-names/665188/40 "2013-08-03T21:24:09Z")
A place I used to work at had a guy named G. Steele Irons. He was, of course, a metallurgist. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interesting-names/665188.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interesting-names/665188.md?page=3)