# The Feud: Famous Last Names (but not that one!) by Barkis is Willin' \[Game Over\]

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-famous-last-names-but-not-that-one-by-barkis-is-willin-game-over/573344>\
**Category:** The Game Room\
**Created:** [March 3, 2011, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-famous-last-names-but-not-that-one-by-barkis-is-willin-game-over/573344 "2011-03-03T14:37:47Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 20\
**Page:** 2

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![mkecane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9e8a1a/32.png) [@mkecane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mkecane)\
**Post date:** [March 3, 2011, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-famous-last-names-but-not-that-one-by-barkis-is-willin-game-over/573344/21 "2011-03-03T16:19:57Z")

</div>

1. Tom Hanks
2. Michael Jordan
3. Stephen Hawking
4. Kathy Ireland
5. Tim Burton
6. Ashley Judd
7. John Boehner
8. Jennifer Lopez
9. Justin Timberlake
10. James Franco

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![42fish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/4/b487fb/32.png) [@42fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/42fish)\
**Post date:** [March 3, 2011, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-famous-last-names-but-not-that-one-by-barkis-is-willin-game-over/573344/22 "2011-03-03T16:21:06Z")

</div>

1. Tom Hanks
2. Michael Jordan
3. Stephen Spielberg
4. Kathy Lee Gifford
5. Tim Burton
6. Ashley Judd
7. John Lennon
8. Jennifer Lopez
9. Justin Timberlake
10. James Brown

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![Barkis\_is\_Willin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a183cd/32.png) [@Barkis\_is\_Willin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Barkis_is_Willin)\
**Post date:** [March 3, 2011, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-famous-last-names-but-not-that-one-by-barkis-is-willin-game-over/573344/23 "2011-03-03T16:24:39Z")

</div>

1. Tom Hanks
2. Michael Jordan
3. Stephen Speilberg
4. Kathy Bates
5. Tim Conway
6. Ashley Judd
7. John Ritter
8. Jennifer Garner
9. Justin Guarini
10. James Gandolfini

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![Barkis\_is\_Willin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a183cd/32.png) [@Barkis\_is\_Willin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Barkis_is_Willin)\
**Post date:** [March 3, 2011, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-famous-last-names-but-not-that-one-by-barkis-is-willin-game-over/573344/24 "2011-03-03T16:26:00Z")

</div>

Wow, I have no justification for my #9 answer. I slink away in shame.

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![Asimovian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asimovian/32/172_2.png) [@Asimovian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asimovian)\
**Post date:** [March 3, 2011, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-famous-last-names-but-not-that-one-by-barkis-is-willin-game-over/573344/25 "2011-03-03T16:28:02Z")

</div>

Fill in the last name of a famous person, living or dead. Use both first and last name in your answer.

1. Tom Brokaw
2. Michael Keaton
3. Steven Spielberg
4. Kathy Bates
5. Timothy Dalton
6. Ashley Judd
7. John F. Kennedy
8. Jennifer Hudson
9. Justin Timberlake
10. James Tipton

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![Scuba\_Ben](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/278dde/32.png) [@Scuba\_Ben](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scuba_Ben)\
**Post date:** [March 3, 2011, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-famous-last-names-but-not-that-one-by-barkis-is-willin-game-over/573344/26 "2011-03-03T16:28:16Z")

</div>

1. Tom Hanks
2. Michael Douglas
3. Stephen Colbert
4. Kathy Bates
5. Tim Curry
6. Ashley Judd
7. John Belushi
8. Jennifer Lopez
9. Justin Morneau
10. James Belushi

(7 and 10, both Belushi brothers.)  
(5: Oh Rocky!)  
(9: That was tough! I went with the MLB AL MVP.)

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![wonky](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wonky/32/393_2.png) [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\
**Post date:** [March 3, 2011, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-famous-last-names-but-not-that-one-by-barkis-is-willin-game-over/573344/27 "2011-03-03T16:29:58Z")

</div>

1. Tom Selleck
2. Michael Buble
3. Stephen Spielberg
4. Kathy Bates
5. Tim Burton
6. Ashley Judd
7. John Lennon
8. Jennifer Connelly
9. Justin Timberlake
10. James Taylor

All of these names now sound like gibberish in my head. James, James, James. ACK!

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\
**Post date:** [March 3, 2011, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-famous-last-names-but-not-that-one-by-barkis-is-willin-game-over/573344/28 "2011-03-03T16:31:28Z")

</div>

1. Tom Poston
2. Michael McDonald
3. Stephen (or Steven) Segal
4. Kathy Bates
5. Tim McGraw
6. Ashley Judd
7. John Denver
8. Jennifer Lopez
9. Justin Timberlake
10. James Taylor

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![Larry\_Borgia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/larry_borgia/32/156_2.png) [@Larry\_Borgia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Borgia)\
**Post date:** [March 3, 2011, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-famous-last-names-but-not-that-one-by-barkis-is-willin-game-over/573344/29 "2011-03-03T16:33:46Z")

</div>

1. Tom Brady
2. Michael Jordan
3. Stephen Hawking
4. Kathy Heigl
5. Tim Tebow
6. Ashley Judd
7. John Ashcroft
8. Jennifer Garner
9. Justin Timberlake
10. James Brown

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\
**Post date:** [March 3, 2011, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-famous-last-names-but-not-that-one-by-barkis-is-willin-game-over/573344/30 "2011-03-03T16:34:33Z")

</div>

1. Tom Selleck
2. Michael MacDonald
3. Stephen J. Cannell
4. Kathy Guisewhite
5. Tim Taylor
6. Ashley Judd
7. John Wilkes Boothe
8. Jennifer Hudson
9. Justin Timberlake
10. James Bond

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![MeanOldLady](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/meanoldlady/32/10737_2.png) [@MeanOldLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MeanOldLady)\
**Post date:** [March 3, 2011, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-famous-last-names-but-not-that-one-by-barkis-is-willin-game-over/573344/31 "2011-03-03T16:35:01Z")

</div>

1. Tom Hanks
2. Michael Jordan
3. Stephen Colbert
4. Kathy Bates
5. Tim Roth
6. Ashley Judd
7. John Voigt
8. Jennifer Garner
9. Justin Timberlake
10. James Brown

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![AuntiePam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f19dbf/32.png) [@AuntiePam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AuntiePam)\
**Post date:** [March 3, 2011, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-famous-last-names-but-not-that-one-by-barkis-is-willin-game-over/573344/32 "2011-03-03T16:37:52Z")

</div>

1. Tom Jones
2. Michael Douglas
3. Stephen Hawking
4. Kathy Bates
5. Tim Curry
6. Ashley Simpson
7. John Hancock
8. Jennifer Hudson
9. Justin Timberlake
10. James Earl Jones

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\
**Post date:** [March 3, 2011, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-famous-last-names-but-not-that-one-by-barkis-is-willin-game-over/573344/33 "2011-03-03T16:40:59Z")

</div>

1. Tom Selleck
2. Michael Jordan
3. Stephen Hawking
4. Kathy Lee Gifford
5. Tim McGraw
6. Ashley Judd
7. John Fitzgerald Kennedy
8. Jennifer Love Hewitt
9. Justin Timberlake
10. James Madison
11. Hope my refusal to go with AshleE Simpson doesn’t cost me

Middle names included when the person is best known by that form.

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![Freudian\_Slit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/5daacb/32.png) [@Freudian\_Slit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freudian_Slit)\
**Post date:** [March 3, 2011, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-famous-last-names-but-not-that-one-by-barkis-is-willin-game-over/573344/34 "2011-03-03T16:43:47Z")

</div>

> [@Rebo](#):
>
> They never read the rules…
> 
> \<sigh\>

Sorry if this refers to me as well but I did go back and put the first names in. You can downgrade my gold star for effort to a silver. 🙂

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![Skammer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skammer/32/143_2.png) [@Skammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skammer)\
**Post date:** [March 3, 2011, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-famous-last-names-but-not-that-one-by-barkis-is-willin-game-over/573344/35 "2011-03-03T16:45:14Z")

</div>

1. Tom Brady
2. Michael Jordan
3. Stephen Colbert
4. Kathy Lee Gifford
5. Tim Burton
6. Ashley Judd
7. John Wayne
8. Jennifer Hudson
9. Justin Timberlake
10. James Franco

\*I really wanted to go with Tim Horton (donuts) and Ashley Furniture, but decided against it.

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![UncaStuart](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/uncastuart/32/404_2.png) [@UncaStuart](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UncaStuart)\
**Post date:** [March 3, 2011, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-famous-last-names-but-not-that-one-by-barkis-is-willin-game-over/573344/36 "2011-03-03T16:52:37Z")

</div>

1. Tom Hanks
2. Michael Jordan
3. Stephen Colbert
4. Kathy Lee Gifford
5. Tim Robbins
6. Ashley Judd
7. John Wayne
8. Jennifer Connolly
9. Justin Timberlake
10. James Franco

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![Bricker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/977dab/32.png) [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\
**Post date:** [March 3, 2011, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-famous-last-names-but-not-that-one-by-barkis-is-willin-game-over/573344/37 "2011-03-03T17:07:08Z")

</div>

1. Tom Hanks
2. Michael Jordan
3. Stephen Baldwin
4. Kathy Bates
5. Tim McGraw
6. Ashley Simpson
7. John Wayne
8. Jennifer Love hewitt
9. Justin Timberlake
10. James Earl JOnes

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\
**Post date:** [March 3, 2011, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-famous-last-names-but-not-that-one-by-barkis-is-willin-game-over/573344/38 "2011-03-03T17:07:13Z")

</div>

> [@Rebo](#):
>
> They never read the rules…
> 
> \<sigh\>

I did!

… er, in time to edit my answers, that is. 😉

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![gonzomax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e8c25b/32.png) [@gonzomax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzomax)\
**Post date:** [March 3, 2011, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-famous-last-names-but-not-that-one-by-barkis-is-willin-game-over/573344/39 "2011-03-03T17:12:54Z")

</div>

> [@Rebo](#):
>
> They never read the rules…
> 
> \<sigh\>

What rules?  
Should I resubmit?

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**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:** [March 3, 2011, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-famous-last-names-but-not-that-one-by-barkis-is-willin-game-over/573344/40 "2011-03-03T17:13:40Z")

</div>

1. Tom Hanks
2. Michael Jordan
3. Stephen Hawkings
4. Kathy Bates
5. Tim Burton
6. Ashley Simpson
7. John Lennon
8. Jennifer Lopez
9. Justin Timberlake
10. James Bond

[Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-famous-last-names-but-not-that-one-by-barkis-is-willin-game-over/573344.md?page=1)

[Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-famous-last-names-but-not-that-one-by-barkis-is-willin-game-over/573344.md?page=3)
