# The Atoz Game (Part 1)

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920>\
**Category:** Thread Games\
**Created:** [January 24, 2020, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920 "2020-01-24T21:53:33Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 20\
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**Author:** ![Bayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bayaker/32/3454_2.png) [@Bayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bayaker)\
**Post date:** [June 15, 2021, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/6223 "2021-06-15T20:43:14Z")

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**Famous leaders in their field - i.e. politics, business, medicine, etc.**

Albert Einstein  
Beethoven, Ludwig van  
Charles Carroll of Carrollton  
Dylan, Bob  
Ernie Pyle  
Fermi, Enrico  
Genghis Khan  
Hillary Clinton  
Isabel Allende  
Jesus of Nazareth  
Kennedy, John F.  
Linus Pauling  
Margaret Mead

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**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\
**Post date:** [June 15, 2021, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/6224 "2021-06-15T20:46:30Z")

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**Famous leaders in their field - i.e. politics, business, medicine, etc.**

Albert Einstein  
Beethoven, Ludwig van  
Charles Carroll of Carrollton  
Dylan, Bob  
Ernie Pyle  
Fermi, Enrico  
Genghis Khan  
Hillary Clinton  
Isabel Allende  
Jesus of Nazareth  
Kennedy, John F.  
Linus Pauling  
Margaret Mead  
Nielsen, Arthur C.

Pioneering market researcher, creator of the television rating system which still bears his name.

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**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\
**Post date:** [June 15, 2021, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/6225 "2021-06-15T21:25:41Z")

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**Famous leaders in their field - i.e. politics, business, medicine, etc.**

Albert Einstein  
Beethoven, Ludwig van  
Charles Carroll of Carrollton  
Dylan, Bob  
Ernie Pyle  
Fermi, Enrico  
Genghis Khan  
Hillary Clinton  
Isabel Allende  
Jesus of Nazareth  
Kennedy, John F.  
Linus Pauling  
Margaret Mead  
Nielsen, Arthur C.  
O’Neill, Eugene

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**Author:** ![Nars\_Glinley](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nars_glinley/32/8177_2.png) [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\
**Post date:** [June 15, 2021, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/6226 "2021-06-15T21:42:25Z")

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**Famous leaders in their field - i.e. politics, business, medicine, etc.**

Albert Einstein  
Beethoven, Ludwig van  
Charles Carroll of Carrollton  
Dylan, Bob  
Ernie Pyle  
Fermi, Enrico  
Genghis Khan  
Hillary Clinton  
Isabel Allende  
Jesus of Nazareth  
Kennedy, John F.  
Linus Pauling  
Margaret Mead  
Nielsen, Arthur C.  
O’Neill, Eugene  
Peter Frampton

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**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:** [June 15, 2021, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/6227 "2021-06-15T23:17:52Z")

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**Famous leaders in their field - i.e. politics, business, medicine, etc.**

Albert Einstein  
Beethoven, Ludwig van  
Charles Carroll of Carrollton  
Dylan, Bob  
Ernie Pyle  
Fermi, Enrico  
Genghis Khan  
Hillary Clinton  
Isabel Allende  
Jesus of Nazareth  
Kennedy, John F.  
Linus Pauling  
Margaret Mead  
Nielsen, Arthur C.  
O’Neill, Eugene  
Peter Frampton  
Qin Shi Huang

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**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\
**Post date:** [June 16, 2021, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/6228 "2021-06-16T00:37:12Z")

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**Famous leaders in their field - i.e. politics, business, medicine, etc.**

Albert Einstein  
Beethoven, Ludwig van  
Charles Carroll of Carrollton  
Dylan, Bob  
Ernie Pyle  
Fermi, Enrico  
Genghis Khan  
Hillary Clinton  
Isabel Allende  
Jesus of Nazareth  
Kennedy, John F.  
Linus Pauling  
Margaret Mead  
Nielsen, Arthur C.  
O’Neill, Eugene  
Peter Frampton  
Qin Shi Huang  
Richelieu, Cardinal

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**Author:** ![The\_Stainless\_Steel\_Rat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_stainless_steel_rat/32/5727_2.png) [@The\_Stainless\_Steel\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Stainless_Steel_Rat)\
**Post date:** [June 16, 2021, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/6229 "2021-06-16T01:42:20Z")

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**Famous leaders in their field - i.e. politics, business, medicine, etc.**

Albert Einstein  
Beethoven, Ludwig van  
Charles Carroll of Carrollton  
Dylan, Bob  
Ernie Pyle  
Fermi, Enrico  
Genghis Khan  
Hillary Clinton  
Isabel Allende  
Jesus of Nazareth  
Kennedy, John F.  
Linus Pauling  
Margaret Mead  
Nielsen, Arthur C.  
O’Neill, Eugene  
Peter Frampton  
Qin Shi Huang  
Richelieu, Cardinal  
Stephen Spielburg

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**Author:** ![gkster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gkster/32/14107_2.png) [@gkster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gkster)\
**Post date:** [June 16, 2021, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/6230 "2021-06-16T02:42:40Z")

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**Famous leaders in their field - i.e. politics, business, medicine, etc.**

Albert Einstein  
Beethoven, Ludwig van  
Charles Carroll of Carrollton  
Dylan, Bob  
Ernie Pyle  
Fermi, Enrico  
Genghis Khan  
Hillary Clinton  
Isabel Allende  
Jesus of Nazareth  
Kennedy, John F.  
Linus Pauling  
Margaret Mead  
Nielsen, Arthur C.  
O’Neill, Eugene  
Peter Frampton  
Qin Shi Huang  
Richelieu, Cardinal  
Stephen Spielburg  
Tolstoy, Leo

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**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\
**Post date:** [June 16, 2021, 5:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/6231 "2021-06-16T05:45:37Z")

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**Famous leaders in their field - i.e. politics, business, medicine, etc.**

Albert Einstein  
Beethoven, Ludwig van  
Charles Carroll of Carrollton  
Dylan, Bob  
Ernie Pyle  
Fermi, Enrico  
Genghis Khan  
Hillary Clinton  
Isabel Allende  
Jesus of Nazareth  
Kennedy, John F.  
Linus Pauling  
Margaret Mead  
Nielsen, Arthur C.  
O’Neill, Eugene  
Peter Frampton  
Qin Shi Huang  
Richelieu, Cardinal  
Stephen Spielburg  
Tolstoy, Leo  
Ulyanov, Vladimir Ilyich (Lenin)

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**Author:** ![The\_Stainless\_Steel\_Rat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_stainless_steel_rat/32/5727_2.png) [@The\_Stainless\_Steel\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Stainless_Steel_Rat)\
**Post date:** [June 16, 2021, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/6232 "2021-06-16T13:42:08Z")

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**Famous leaders in their field - i.e. politics, business, medicine, etc.**

Albert Einstein  
Beethoven, Ludwig van  
Charles Carroll of Carrollton  
Dylan, Bob  
Ernie Pyle  
Fermi, Enrico  
Genghis Khan  
Hillary Clinton  
Isabel Allende  
Jesus of Nazareth  
Kennedy, John F.  
Linus Pauling  
Margaret Mead  
Nielsen, Arthur C.  
O’Neill, Eugene  
Peter Frampton  
Qin Shi Huang  
Richelieu, Cardinal  
Stephen Spielburg  
Tolstoy, Leo  
Ulyanov, Vladimir Ilyich (Lenin)  
Vladimir Putin

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**Author:** ![Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/intergalactic_gladiator/32/112_2.png) [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator)\
**Post date:** [June 16, 2021, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/6233 "2021-06-16T13:53:07Z")

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**Famous leaders in their field - i.e. politics, business, medicine, etc.**

Albert Einstein  
Beethoven, Ludwig van  
Charles Carroll of Carrollton  
Dylan, Bob  
Ernie Pyle  
Fermi, Enrico  
Genghis Khan  
Hillary Clinton  
Isabel Allende  
Jesus of Nazareth  
Kennedy, John F.  
Linus Pauling  
Margaret Mead  
Nielsen, Arthur C.  
O’Neill, Eugene  
Peter Frampton  
Qin Shi Huang  
Richelieu, Cardinal  
Steven Spielberg  
Tolstoy, Leo  
Ulyanov, Vladimir Ilyich (Lenin)  
Vladimir Putin  
Will Smith

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**Author:** ![Bayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bayaker/32/3454_2.png) [@Bayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bayaker)\
**Post date:** [June 16, 2021, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/6234 "2021-06-16T14:03:17Z")

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**Famous leaders in their field - i.e. politics, business, medicine, etc.**

Albert Einstein  
Beethoven, Ludwig van  
Charles Carroll of Carrollton  
Dylan, Bob  
Ernie Pyle  
Fermi, Enrico  
Genghis Khan  
Hillary Clinton  
Isabel Allende  
Jesus of Nazareth  
Kennedy, John F.  
Linus Pauling  
Margaret Mead  
Nielsen, Arthur C.  
O’Neill, Eugene  
Peter Frampton  
Qin Shi Huang  
Richelieu, Cardinal  
Steven Spielberg  
Tolstoy, Leo  
Ulyanov, Vladimir Ilyich (Lenin)  
Vladimir Putin  
Will Smith  
Xavier, Francis (Saint)

missionary extraordinaire

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**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\
**Post date:** [June 16, 2021, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/6235 "2021-06-16T14:46:58Z")

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**Famous leaders in their field - i.e. politics, business, medicine, etc.**

Albert Einstein  
Beethoven, Ludwig van  
Charles Carroll of Carrollton  
Dylan, Bob  
Ernie Pyle  
Fermi, Enrico  
Genghis Khan  
Hillary Clinton  
Isabel Allende  
Jesus of Nazareth  
Kennedy, John F.  
Linus Pauling  
Margaret Mead  
Nielsen, Arthur C.  
O’Neill, Eugene  
Peter Frampton  
Qin Shi Huang  
Richelieu, Cardinal  
Steven Spielberg  
Tolstoy, Leo  
Ulyanov, Vladimir Ilyich (Lenin)  
Vladimir Putin  
Will Smith  
Xavier, Francis (Saint)  
Yamaguchi, Kristi

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**Author:** ![llikewise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/llikewise/32/8522_2.png) [@llikewise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/llikewise)\
**Post date:** [June 16, 2021, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/6236 "2021-06-16T16:51:25Z")

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**Famous leaders in their field - i.e. politics, business, medicine, etc.**

Albert Einstein  
Beethoven, Ludwig van  
Charles Carroll of Carrollton  
Dylan, Bob  
Ernie Pyle  
Fermi, Enrico  
Genghis Khan  
Hillary Clinton  
Isabel Allende  
Jesus of Nazareth  
Kennedy, John F.  
Linus Pauling  
Margaret Mead  
Nielsen, Arthur C.  
O’Neill, Eugene  
Peter Frampton  
Qin Shi Huang  
Richelieu, Cardinal  
Steven Spielberg  
Tolstoy, Leo  
Ulyanov, Vladimir Ilyich (Lenin)  
Vladimir Putin  
Will Smith  
Xavier, Francis (Saint)  
Yamaguchi, Kristi  
Zimmerman, Bob

Pass

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**Author:** ![Cardigan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cardigan/32/187_2.png) [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\
**Post date:** [June 16, 2021, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/6237 "2021-06-16T17:00:53Z")

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**Articles of clothing**

Ascot tie

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**Author:** ![Nars\_Glinley](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nars_glinley/32/8177_2.png) [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\
**Post date:** [June 16, 2021, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/6238 "2021-06-16T17:02:10Z")

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**Articles of clothing**

Ascot tie  
Bow tie

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**Author:** ![Cardigan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cardigan/32/187_2.png) [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\
**Post date:** [June 16, 2021, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/6239 "2021-06-16T17:05:03Z")

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**Articles of clothing**

Ascot tie  
Bow tie  
Cardigan!!!

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**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\
**Post date:** [June 16, 2021, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/6240 "2021-06-16T17:13:55Z")

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The leader so nice, we named him twice! 😃

> [@llikewise](#):
>
> **Famous leaders in their field - i.e. politics, business, medicine, etc.**
> 
> Albert Einstein  
> Beethoven, Ludwig van  
> Charles Carroll of Carrollton  
> **Dylan, Bob**  
> Ernie Pyle  
> Fermi, Enrico  
> Genghis Khan  
> Hillary Clinton  
> Isabel Allende  
> Jesus of Nazareth  
> Kennedy, John F.  
> Linus Pauling  
> Margaret Mead  
> Nielsen, Arthur C.  
> O’Neill, Eugene  
> Peter Frampton  
> Qin Shi Huang  
> Richelieu, Cardinal  
> Steven Spielberg  
> Tolstoy, Leo  
> Ulyanov, Vladimir Ilyich (Lenin)  
> Vladimir Putin  
> Will Smith  
> Xavier, Francis (Saint)  
> Yamaguchi, Kristi  
> **Zimmerman, Bob**

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**Author:** ![llikewise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/llikewise/32/8522_2.png) [@llikewise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/llikewise)\
**Post date:** [June 16, 2021, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/6241 "2021-06-16T17:33:49Z")

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[quote=“llikewise, post:6236, topic:846920, full:true”]  
**Famous leaders in their field - i.e. politics, business, medicine, etc.**

Albert Einstein  
Beethoven, Ludwig van  
Charles Carroll of Carrollton  
Dylan, Bob  
Ernie Pyle  
Fermi, Enrico  
Genghis Khan  
Hillary Clinton  
Isabel Allende  
Jesus of Nazareth  
Kennedy, John F.  
Linus Pauling  
Margaret Mead  
Nielsen, Arthur C.  
O’Neill, Eugene  
Peter Frampton  
Qin Shi Huang  
Richelieu, Cardinal  
Steven Spielberg  
Tolstoy, Leo  
Ulyanov, Vladimir Ilyich (Lenin)  
Vladimir Putin  
Will Smith  
Xavier, Francis (Saint)  
Yamaguchi, Kristi  
Zack Snyder

Pass

Now we can go back to articles of clothing for the second time in the past week

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**Author:** ![Nars\_Glinley](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nars_glinley/32/8177_2.png) [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\
**Post date:** [June 16, 2021, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/6242 "2021-06-16T18:24:14Z")

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**Articles of clothing**

Ascot tie  
Bow tie  
Cardigan!!!  
Dockers

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