# Same name as job **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [March 5, 2022, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/same-name-as-job/960489 "2022-03-05T00:45:56Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 19\ **Page:** 7
**Author:** ![GIGObuster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gigobuster/32/421_2.png) [@GIGObuster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GIGObuster)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2025, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/same-name-as-job/960489/121 "2025-05-06T23:16:26Z")
25 years ago, when I lived around Fremont, CA ; I was amused by a dental place that advertised on the side of the building the doctors they had, one of the dentists was Dr. Chew. [Does a quick search] Well, there are two Dr Chews there now, part of “[The Chew group](https://www.chewdentalgroup.com/)”! ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2025, 6:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/same-name-as-job/960489/122 "2025-05-07T06:16:49Z")
I used to work with a Sergeant whose name was Sargent. ---
**Author:** ![JKellyMap](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jkellymap/32/15880_2.png) [@JKellyMap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JKellyMap)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2025, 10:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/same-name-as-job/960489/123 "2025-05-07T10:51:03Z")
> [@Wallaby](#): > > Marina Stepanova held the World Record for the 400m hurdles in the 1980s. This one is hilarious! ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2025, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/same-name-as-job/960489/124 "2025-05-07T16:14:42Z")
> [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > I used to work with a Sergeant whose name was Sargent. How about a Warrant Officer named Warren Tofficer? ---
**Author:** ![Roderick\_Femm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/roderick_femm/32/14875_2.png) [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2025, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/same-name-as-job/960489/125 "2025-05-07T21:01:30Z")
My family name, in German, has to do with farming with horse teams. My grandfather was in WWI, and was a mule teamster in the army that helped defeat Germany. That’s as close as anyone I know has come to matching. ---
**Author:** ![Author\_Balk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e0b2c6/32.png) [@Author\_Balk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Author_Balk)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2025, 10:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/same-name-as-job/960489/126 "2025-05-08T10:44:44Z")
Not quite the same name, but Roger Director is a producer. I’ve seen him in the credits of Devious Maids and Moonlighting. ---
**Author:** ![batsto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/b2d939/32.png) [@batsto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/batsto)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2025, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/same-name-as-job/960489/127 "2025-05-08T17:29:20Z")
James Garfield’s doctor was named Doctor Bliss (as in his first name was ‘Doctor’, and then he became a doctor, so Dr. Doctor Bliss) ---
**Author:** ![Omar\_Little](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/omar_little/32/269_2.png) [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2025, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/same-name-as-job/960489/128 "2025-05-08T18:52:56Z")
There’s this guy. [![](https://res.cloudinary.com/defojexpe/image/upload/c_limit,w_1536,f_auto,q_auto/w_1600/v1670187173/Mr.%20Clean/01_MrClean_HeaderImage_b3nwy9.png) ](https://res.cloudinary.com/defojexpe/image/upload/c_limit,w_1536,f_auto,q_auto/w_1600/v1670187173/Mr.%20Clean/01_MrClean_HeaderImage_b3nwy9.png) ---
**Author:** ![E-DUB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/e-dub/32/403_2.png) [@E-DUB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/E-DUB)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2025, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/same-name-as-job/960489/129 "2025-05-17T18:33:40Z")
Fictional one here but the book I’m currently reading had a priest named Pugh. ---
**Author:** ![PatrickLondon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/patricklondon/32/4422_2.png) [@PatrickLondon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PatrickLondon)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2025, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/same-name-as-job/960489/130 "2025-05-18T15:51:07Z")
Sounds like a variant for Cluedo “Reverend Pugh in the sacristy with the crucifix” ---
**Author:** ![WildaBeast](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wildabeast/32/6_2.png) [@WildaBeast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WildaBeast)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2025, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/same-name-as-job/960489/131 "2025-07-22T00:33:16Z")
I just heard a very interesting story on NPR about scientists attempting to create artificial blood. But the thing that really stood out to me was the researcher’s name. Now the transcript isn’t available yet, so I can’t be 100% sure I didn’t mishear it, but it sure sounds to me like his name is Dr. Doctor. [https://www.npr.org/2025/07/21/nx-s1-5430857/scientists-are-optimistic-about-getting-closer-to-creating-artificial-blood](https://www.npr.org/2025/07/21/nx-s1-5430857/scientists-are-optimistic-about-getting-closer-to-creating-artificial-blood) ---
**Author:** ![E-DUB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/e-dub/32/403_2.png) [@E-DUB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/E-DUB)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2025, 12:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/same-name-as-job/960489/132 "2025-07-22T12:52:01Z")
Thank you for giving us the news. ---
**Author:** ![pjd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pjd/32/3009_2.png) [@pjd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pjd)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2025, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/same-name-as-job/960489/133 "2025-07-22T15:21:36Z")
👏 > [@WildaBeast](#): > > Now the transcript isn’t available yet It is now… He’s “Dr. Allan Doctor” ! ---
**Author:** ![WildaBeast](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wildabeast/32/6_2.png) [@WildaBeast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WildaBeast)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2025, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/same-name-as-job/960489/134 "2025-07-22T15:56:28Z")
And it looks like we got a twofer – in literally the same episode of _All Things Considered_ there was another story featuring a scientist who studies animal behavior named Jeff Katz. He’s actually studying dog behavior, but still… [https://www.npr.org/2025/07/21/nx-s1-5468939/a-new-study-aims-to-better-understand-dogs-tv-viewing-behaviors](https://www.npr.org/2025/07/21/nx-s1-5468939/a-new-study-aims-to-better-understand-dogs-tv-viewing-behaviors) ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2025, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/same-name-as-job/960489/135 "2025-07-28T17:59:57Z")
[Jack Crouch](https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/c/croucja01.shtml) worked from the crouch (backup catcher for the St. Louis Browns and the Cincinnati Reds). ---
**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2025, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/same-name-as-job/960489/136 "2025-07-29T16:40:39Z")
For completeness I must cite two psychiatrists with apt names. Dr. Head and Dr. Bhatti. ---
**Author:** ![Quondam\_Mechanic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quondam_mechanic/32/3404_2.png) [@Quondam\_Mechanic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quondam_Mechanic)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2025, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/same-name-as-job/960489/137 "2025-07-29T16:49:14Z")
Re Cardinal Sin: around Boston, we remember Cardinal Law. ---
**Author:** ![PatrickLondon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/patricklondon/32/4422_2.png) [@PatrickLondon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PatrickLondon)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2025, 1:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/same-name-as-job/960489/138 "2025-08-30T13:18:00Z")
The UK Green Party’s first elected local councillor was a [Mr. Marjoram](https://www.guardian-series.co.uk/news/national/25173712.tributes-paid-green-party-pioneer-john-marjoram-death-aged-86/). ---
**Author:** ![pjd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pjd/32/3009_2.png) [@pjd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pjd)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2025, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/same-name-as-job/960489/139 "2025-09-08T18:24:56Z")
From [Private Eye](https://www.private-eye.co.uk/) … Urologist [Mr Nicholas Burns-Cox](https://www.baus.org.uk/patients/surgeons/f331d58a-a1ab-4403-b7ef-4b23c165d0f8/) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/same-name-as-job/960489.md?page=6)