# Most misspelled names of famous people?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-misspelled-names-of-famous-people/544725>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [June 27, 2010, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-misspelled-names-of-famous-people/544725 "2010-06-27T23:16:06Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 9\
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**Author:** ![interface2x](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/c0e974/32.png) [@interface2x](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/interface2x)\
**Post date:** [June 29, 2010, 1:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-misspelled-names-of-famous-people/544725/41 "2010-06-29T13:19:08Z")

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Sarah **McLachlan**.

Not McLaughlin.

I see that a lot, even on these boards.

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**Author:** ![AppallingGael](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b9bd4f/32.png) [@AppallingGael](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AppallingGael)\
**Post date:** [June 29, 2010, 1:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-misspelled-names-of-famous-people/544725/42 "2010-06-29T13:22:06Z")

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> [@multimediac17](#):
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> How difficult is it to spell “Michael”!?

It took me a while to learn, and it’s my middle name.

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**Author:** ![Tom\_Tildrum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e95f7d/32.png) [@Tom\_Tildrum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tom_Tildrum)\
**Post date:** [June 29, 2010, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-misspelled-names-of-famous-people/544725/43 "2010-06-29T13:56:00Z")

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There’s the guy who coaches Duke basketball, Mike Krgyhsdfgyfb4wfsdcllpcvjkfski.

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**Author:** ![Acsenray](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/acsenray/32/4519_2.png) [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\
**Post date:** [June 29, 2010, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-misspelled-names-of-famous-people/544725/44 "2010-06-29T15:35:03Z")

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> [@Alessan](#):
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> Julius Caesar.
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> Should be Jvlivs, obviously.

> [@Giles](#):
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> Or Iulius.
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> (u/V was one letter, with u the lower case form and V the upper case form.)

There were no lower case forms during Caesar’s time.

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**Author:** ![It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/it_s_not_rocket_surgery/32/312_2.png) [@It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/It_s_Not_Rocket_Surgery)\
**Post date:** [June 29, 2010, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-misspelled-names-of-famous-people/544725/45 "2010-06-29T15:48:34Z")

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> [@needscoffee](#):
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> Nicolas Cage.
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> My daughter’s teacher had \*Ghandi \*written on a spelling vocab list in 5th grade.

Did you correct it?

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**Author:** ![Scarlett67](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scarlett67/32/7387_2.png) [@Scarlett67](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scarlett67)\
**Post date:** [June 29, 2010, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-misspelled-names-of-famous-people/544725/46 "2010-06-29T17:51:08Z")

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> [@It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery](#):
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> Um… “Grammer” is the correct spelling of his last name.

:smack: :smack: :smack: I KNEW that, but my fingers didn’t get the memo.

Gaudere, take me now!

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**Author:** ![Emily\_Litella](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/emily_litella/32/3370_2.png) [@Emily\_Litella](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Emily_Litella)\
**Post date:** [June 29, 2010, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-misspelled-names-of-famous-people/544725/47 "2010-06-29T17:59:41Z")

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> [@Tom\_Tildrum](#):
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> There’s the guy who coaches Duke basketball, Mike Krgyhsdfgyfb4wfsdcllpcvjkfski.

The “4” is silent?

**Boutros Boutros Ghali**

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**Author:** ![Terra1041](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Terra1041](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terra1041)\
**Post date:** [June 29, 2010, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-misspelled-names-of-famous-people/544725/48 "2010-06-29T23:08:05Z")

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Ka **ny** e West. Not Kayne, which would be pronounced “cane”.

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**Author:** ![needscoffee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/needscoffee/32/1076_2.png) [@needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needscoffee)\
**Post date:** [June 30, 2010, 5:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-misspelled-names-of-famous-people/544725/49 "2010-06-30T05:45:45Z")

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> [@needscoffee](#):
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> Nicolas Cage.
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> My daughter’s teacher had \*Ghandi \*written on a spelling vocab list in 5th grade.

> [@It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery](#):
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> Did you correct it?

In red pen.

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