# Singers with completely unique first names (and actors too) **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [August 17, 2006, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/singers-with-completely-unique-first-names-and-actors-too/369146 "2006-08-17T22:01:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Neptunian\_Slug](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ce7236/32.png) [@Neptunian\_Slug](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Neptunian_Slug)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2006, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/singers-with-completely-unique-first-names-and-actors-too/369146/21 "2006-08-18T03:05:06Z")
Kurtwood Smith. He claims to be the only Kurtwood on Earth. ---
**Author:** ![betenoir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/258eb7/32.png) [@betenoir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/betenoir)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2006, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/singers-with-completely-unique-first-names-and-actors-too/369146/22 "2006-08-18T03:05:25Z")
Iggy!!! Assuming Mr. Pop made it legal at some point. And how about an entire band named Ramone? What are the chances? Did they make it legal? ---
**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2006, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/singers-with-completely-unique-first-names-and-actors-too/369146/23 "2006-08-18T03:20:28Z")
[QUOTE=Neptunian Slug] Kurtwood Smith. He claims to be the only Kurtwood on Earth. [/QUOTE] And if you don’t believe him he’ll put his foot up your ass. ---
**Author:** ![Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e47c2d/32.png) [@Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biffy_the_Elephant_Shrew)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2006, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/singers-with-completely-unique-first-names-and-actors-too/369146/24 "2006-08-18T03:23:21Z")
[QUOTE=Hal Briston] 1: No, the other Denzel. _Of course_ Denzel Washington! [/QUOTE] Flo & Eddie had a riff about how Yngwie J. Malmsteen uses his middle initial so he won’t get confused with all the other Yngwie Malmsteens in the music business. ---
**Author:** ![thelurkinghorror](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7c8e57/32.png) [@thelurkinghorror](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thelurkinghorror)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2006, 3:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/singers-with-completely-unique-first-names-and-actors-too/369146/25 "2006-08-18T03:48:59Z")
Moon Unit, Dweezil, Ahmet, and Diva Zappa. ---
**Author:** ![Monkey\_Chews](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/65b543/32.png) [@Monkey\_Chews](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monkey_Chews)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2006, 11:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/singers-with-completely-unique-first-names-and-actors-too/369146/26 "2006-08-18T11:29:09Z")
**Johnette Napolitano** of Concrete Blonde? **Alanis Morisette**? **Soleil Moon Frye** , star of “Punky Brewster”? ---
**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 18, 2006, 12:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/singers-with-completely-unique-first-names-and-actors-too/369146/27 "2006-08-18T12:46:44Z")
Oprah is the only Oprah I know of. Madonna ditto. ---
**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 18, 2006, 12:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/singers-with-completely-unique-first-names-and-actors-too/369146/28 "2006-08-18T12:50:08Z")
There’s also Savion Glover, whose mother made up the name as a variation on “savior.” However, I do know a five year old boy whose mother named him Savion, inspired by Mr. Glover. ---
**Author:** ![HelloKitty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/ecccb3/32.png) [@HelloKitty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HelloKitty)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2006, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/singers-with-completely-unique-first-names-and-actors-too/369146/29 "2006-08-18T13:39:37Z")
I always thought it was his stage name, but **Prince** Rogers Nelson is his given name. ---
**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 18, 2006, 1:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/singers-with-completely-unique-first-names-and-actors-too/369146/30 "2006-08-18T13:45:29Z")
Treat Williams Powers Booth ---
**Author:** ![postcards](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8e8cbc/32.png) [@postcards](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/postcards)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2006, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/singers-with-completely-unique-first-names-and-actors-too/369146/31 "2006-08-18T14:25:26Z")
Keannu Reeve. (Not really an actor, but…} ---
**Author:** ![Bippy\_the\_Beardless](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ac8455/32.png) [@Bippy\_the\_Beardless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bippy_the_Beardless)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2006, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/singers-with-completely-unique-first-names-and-actors-too/369146/32 "2006-08-18T14:34:15Z")
Sheryl Crow Tori Amos Ravi Shankar ---
**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 18, 2006, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/singers-with-completely-unique-first-names-and-actors-too/369146/33 "2006-08-18T14:38:08Z")
[QUOTE=Bippy the Beardless] Tori Amos [/QUOTE] What about Tori Spelling? ---
**Author:** ![Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9de053/32.png) [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2006, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/singers-with-completely-unique-first-names-and-actors-too/369146/34 "2006-08-18T14:42:07Z")
[QUOTE=Bippy the Beardless] Sheryl Crow Tori Amos Ravi Shankar [/QUOTE] I’m pretty sure that none of those are unique. I think that professional athletes should be included, since they are really just entertainers. My favorite is D’Brickashaw Ferguson. His older brother’s name is Edwin. How do you name one kid Edwin, and the next one D’Brickashaw? Nevermind, it’s explained here: [D'Brickashaw Ferguson - Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D'Brickashaw_Ferguson) ---
**Author:** ![Johanna](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johanna/32/8318_2.png) [@Johanna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johanna)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2006, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/singers-with-completely-unique-first-names-and-actors-too/369146/35 "2006-08-18T14:43:49Z")
[QUOTE=thelurkinghorror] Moon Unit, Dweezil, Ahmet, and Diva Zappa. [/QUOTE] There are lots of singers in Turkey named Ahmet, I bet. One of them who I used to have an album of is named [Ahmet Özhan](http://www23.brinkster.com/koalatasarim/ahmet/ana.html). ---
**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 18, 2006, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/singers-with-completely-unique-first-names-and-actors-too/369146/36 "2006-08-18T14:51:55Z")
[QUOTE=Annie-Xmas] Oprah is the only Oprah I know of. [/QUOTE] Speaking of Oprah, what about Stedman? ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Rieux](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/aeb1de/32.png) [@Dr.Rieux](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Rieux)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2006, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/singers-with-completely-unique-first-names-and-actors-too/369146/37 "2006-08-18T15:22:43Z")
[QUOTE=Neptunian Slug] Kurtwood Smith. He claims to be the only Kurtwood on Earth. [/QUOTE] And if he finds another one, he’ll put his foot up the guy’s ass. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2006, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/singers-with-completely-unique-first-names-and-actors-too/369146/38 "2006-08-18T15:53:10Z")
[QUOTE=Neptunian Slug] Kurtwood Smith. He claims to be the only Kurtwood on Earth. [/QUOTE] That’s so he can claim sole ownership of the Kurtwood derby, which makes its wearer the least dumbassed man on Earth. ---
**Author:** ![NailBunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ecae2f/32.png) [@NailBunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NailBunny)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2006, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/singers-with-completely-unique-first-names-and-actors-too/369146/39 "2006-08-18T16:48:37Z")
Diamanda Galás. Just read through her Wikipedia entry and it appears to be her real, legal name. ---
**Author:** ![xizor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/xizor/32/102_2.png) [@xizor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xizor)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2006, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/singers-with-completely-unique-first-names-and-actors-too/369146/40 "2006-08-18T19:22:09Z")
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