I know someone whose last name is Docter. Her brother is in medical school.
Years ago I was friends with someone whose last name is Ho. I was going to meet her one afternoon, and she was expecting her sister to show up from overseas. Things got a little mixed up and I missed them. But while I was waiting for a bus, I saw a girl that looked a lot like my friend. Could it be my friend’s sister? It was very tempting to ask her “Excuse me, are you a Ho?”
Yet another encounter with Mike Hunt here- this one was a client of ours some years back. I also knew of a Jack Frost- went to middle school with him.
And, of course, there’s Austin’s well-known urologist and performer of vasectomies, Dick Chopp. His urology practice includes Dr. Hardeman and Dr. Wang, no less.
I was reading yesterday about a guy named Peter Peterson.
Don’t feel too bad for him though - he’s the founder of the Blackstone Group, was US Secretary of Commerce for a few years, and is worth about $3 billion.
I also knew a guy who was saddled with the unfortunate name Rhett Butler. He pretty much acted like a person who was razzed about his name for his entire life - when the professor called out his name for the first time in class, he flinched.
The NBC affiliate in Chicago has an anchorman named Dick Johnson. I saw one morning newscast with him where one of the fluff items was about bogus names given when calling for pizza delivery. With a small grin but no elaboration, he mentioned that he will occasionally run into disbelief in similar situations.
The same station also has a meteorologist named Pete Sack.
I know a guy in sales whose name is Charlie Brown. Not Charles, not Chuck - he specifically goes by Charlie. I can only assume that he goes by Charlie because it makes him very memorable. And it does, because I always remember his name when I need to look for a product of the type he sells.
I also know someone who works in medical research, whose name is Martha Stewart. She’s a very nice lady.
That reminds me - I know an adult woman (ethnically Chinese) working for one of the larger property management companies in Vancouver, with the legal given name “Snoopy.” * Snoopy.* Good grief.