# The celebrity alphabetical initials game (how long can it last?) **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [August 6, 2010, 1:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-alphabetical-initials-game-how-long-can-it-last/549392 "2010-08-06T13:41:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 10
**Author:** ![The\_Other\_Jeffrey\_Lebowski](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_other_jeffrey_lebowski/32/215_2.png) [@The\_Other\_Jeffrey\_Lebowski](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Other_Jeffrey_Lebowski)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2010, 7:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-alphabetical-initials-game-how-long-can-it-last/549392/181 "2010-08-08T07:44:30Z")
George Martin ---
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Gary Numan ---
**Author:** ![Lamar\_Mundane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/85f322/32.png) [@Lamar\_Mundane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lamar_Mundane)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2010, 8:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-alphabetical-initials-game-how-long-can-it-last/549392/183 "2010-08-08T08:05:42Z")
Gary Oldman ---
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Gregory Peck ---
**Author:** ![The\_Other\_Jeffrey\_Lebowski](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_other_jeffrey_lebowski/32/215_2.png) [@The\_Other\_Jeffrey\_Lebowski](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Other_Jeffrey_Lebowski)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2010, 9:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-alphabetical-initials-game-how-long-can-it-last/549392/185 "2010-08-08T09:21:51Z")
Gregory Qaiyum, actor ---
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I don’t see him on imdb, so I’ll boost GQ with Glenn Quinn, the actor from Roseanne/Angel who OD’d. Gilda Radner ---
**Author:** ![The\_Other\_Jeffrey\_Lebowski](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_other_jeffrey_lebowski/32/215_2.png) [@The\_Other\_Jeffrey\_Lebowski](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Other_Jeffrey_Lebowski)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2010, 9:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-alphabetical-initials-game-how-long-can-it-last/549392/187 "2010-08-08T09:45:05Z")
> [@EllisDee](#): > > I don’t see him on imdb, so I’ll boost GQ with Glenn Quinn, the actor from Roseanne/Angel who OD’d. [Wiki page](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GQ_(actor)). 😉 George C. Scott ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2010, 12:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-alphabetical-initials-game-how-long-can-it-last/549392/188 "2010-08-08T12:20:22Z")
Grady Tate (jazz musician) ---
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George Uhle (pitcher for the Cleveland Indians whose house I once called randomly during by brief stint as a telephone solicitor for Time-Life Books – his wife answered and said they were old people who didn’t read much any more. Had George answered, I’d have been tempted to tell him I knew of his career, but probably would have refrained even if I hadn’t been worried such chat would have been frowned on by my supervisor.) ---
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Gore Vidal ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2010, 1:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-alphabetical-initials-game-how-long-can-it-last/549392/191 "2010-08-08T13:28:25Z")
George Wendt (Cheers) ---
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Pope Gregory X (Pope from 1271 - 1276) ---
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George X (George Foreman’s 10th son) Well, it would be his name if Foreman continued to have sons. ---
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Gig Young ---
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Guillermo Zuloaga - Fugitive critic of Venezuelan President ---
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Henry (Hank) Aaron ---
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Halle Berry ---
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Harry Caray ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2010, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-alphabetical-initials-game-how-long-can-it-last/549392/199 "2010-08-08T16:08:10Z")
Howard (the) Duck Hilary Duff ---
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