# The Famous People Name Game **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [August 4, 2006, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-famous-people-name-game/367381 "2006-08-04T19:59:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 18\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![MagicXylophone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b19c9b/32.png) [@MagicXylophone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MagicXylophone)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2006, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-famous-people-name-game/367381/1 "2006-08-04T19:59:07Z")
Here’s the deal: think of a famous person with your first name. Thing is, (s)he has to be involved in a field that begins with the first letter of the city you live in. (Mods, if that’s too personal, feel free to smite me.) Try not to do any reposts, but it’s probably unavoidable in some circumstances. I’ll go first: **Mike** Judge, **C** omedian ---
**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 4, 2006, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-famous-people-name-game/367381/2 "2006-08-04T20:01:50Z")
**Carol** Burnett, **E** ntertainment ---
**Author:** ![Hal\_Briston](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a9a28c/32.png) [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2006, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-famous-people-name-game/367381/3 "2006-08-04T20:06:48Z")
**Paul** McCartney, **M** usician Up until my recent move, I could’ve used “ **Paul** McCartney, **B** eatle” ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2006, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-famous-people-name-game/367381/4 "2006-08-04T20:12:22Z")
**Robert** Shapiro, Law ---
**Author:** ![Draelin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ce73a5/32.png) [@Draelin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Draelin)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2006, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-famous-people-name-game/367381/5 "2006-08-04T20:25:28Z")
**Jessica** Alba, **D** amned Pretty Actress. ---
**Author:** ![SnakesCatLady](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4af34b/32.png) [@SnakesCatLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SnakesCatLady)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2006, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-famous-people-name-game/367381/6 "2006-08-04T20:29:54Z")
**Madeline** Kahn, **C** omediene ---
**Author:** ![Clockwork\_And\_Candy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b782af/32.png) [@Clockwork\_And\_Candy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clockwork_And_Candy)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2006, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-famous-people-name-game/367381/7 "2006-08-04T20:46:27Z")
**Ian** McKellen, **A** ctor. … No one cool is ever named Ian. :-\ ---
**Author:** ![Rebecca\_DiMwitter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/a87d85/32.png) [@Rebecca\_DiMwitter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebecca_DiMwitter)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2006, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-famous-people-name-game/367381/8 "2006-08-04T21:04:50Z")
**Angela** Lansbury, **B** roadway actress ---
**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2006, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-famous-people-name-game/367381/9 "2006-08-04T21:15:38Z")
OK, I can only find one so far (not so many with my spelling) [Gwendolen Gross](http://www.gwendolengross.com/AboutTheAuthor.htm), esoteric novelist ---
**Author:** ![Rico](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rico/32/3582_2.png) [@Rico](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rico)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2006, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-famous-people-name-game/367381/10 "2006-08-04T21:22:33Z")
**Richard** Simmons, **S** trange-ass person. ---
**Author:** ![AwSnappity](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a3d4f5/32.png) [@AwSnappity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AwSnappity)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2006, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-famous-people-name-game/367381/11 "2006-08-05T02:21:57Z")
**Kerry** Wood, **u** mpire’s subject of viewing ---
**Author:** ![WhyNot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c77e96/32.png) [@WhyNot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WhyNot)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2006, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-famous-people-name-game/367381/12 "2006-08-05T02:46:31Z")
\*\*Nicole \*\*Ritchie - **C** unt. ooh, that was mean…how 'bout: \*\*Nicole \*\*Kidman - **C** inematic Goddess Not too many Nicoles in the public eye, actually. ---
**Author:** ![Anastasaeon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/73ab20/32.png) [@Anastasaeon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anastasaeon)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2006, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-famous-people-name-game/367381/13 "2006-08-05T03:30:47Z")
Sigh. I thought maybe the **S** inger, Anastacia, was spelled like mine is, but it isn’t… soooo… **Anastasia** Blue. **S** ex Film Star. _cough_ ---
**Author:** ![Telperien](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/65b543/32.png) [@Telperien](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telperien)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2006, 4:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-famous-people-name-game/367381/14 "2006-08-05T04:06:12Z")
**Kelly** Preston, _ **R** eturn to Sender_ star Thank you, IMDB. ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2006, 5:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-famous-people-name-game/367381/15 "2006-08-05T05:14:53Z")
John Glenn, astronaut Or John Wayne, actor Or John Wilkes Booth, assassin Or John Grisham, author (or John Grisham, attorney) ---
**Author:** ![ZipperJJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zipperjj/32/211_2.png) [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2006, 5:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-famous-people-name-game/367381/16 "2006-08-05T05:20:44Z")
**Jessica Simpson** , **M** usic (not musician. she’s in the music biz ;)) ---
**Author:** ![Baffle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/dec6dc/32.png) [@Baffle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baffle)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2006, 8:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-famous-people-name-game/367381/17 "2006-08-05T08:35:40Z")
Matthew - **G** ospel writer. ---
**Author:** ![davmilasav](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e9bcb4/32.png) [@davmilasav](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davmilasav)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2006, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-famous-people-name-game/367381/18 "2006-08-05T18:57:40Z")
> [@MagicXylophone](#): > > Here’s the deal: think of a famous person with your first name… What about those of us with unique first names? I don’t wanna be left out!