# What ONE name comes immediately to mind when you hear "1950's"? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [February 8, 2014, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-one-name-comes-immediately-to-mind-when-you-hear-1950s/680839 "2014-02-08T16:36:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2014, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-one-name-comes-immediately-to-mind-when-you-hear-1950s/680839/1 "2014-02-08T16:36:59Z")
First name that comes to mind, please. Okay to mention others after that first one, if you like, but make your post start with that first impression. ---
**Author:** ![Motorgirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e36b37/32.png) [@Motorgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Motorgirl)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2014, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-one-name-comes-immediately-to-mind-when-you-hear-1950s/680839/2 "2014-02-08T16:47:27Z")
Elvis Presley ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2014, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-one-name-comes-immediately-to-mind-when-you-hear-1950s/680839/3 "2014-02-08T16:54:55Z")
> [@Motorgirl](#): > > Elvis Presley Good idea with the spoiler. I should have thought of that for the OP. I’m betting your chosen name will be #1, surely in the Top 5. ---
**Author:** ![Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/son_of_a_rich/32/5439_2.png) [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2014, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-one-name-comes-immediately-to-mind-when-you-hear-1950s/680839/4 "2014-02-08T16:55:20Z")
Eisenhower. Second place is a tie between Howdy Doody and Dave Garroway. ---
**Author:** ![Amateur\_Barbarian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/59ef9b/32.png) [@Amateur\_Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amateur_Barbarian)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2014, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-one-name-comes-immediately-to-mind-when-you-hear-1950s/680839/5 "2014-02-08T16:56:54Z")
Elvis. I’m not even a fan. Followed by Eisenhower. ---
**Author:** ![AncientHumanoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ancienthumanoid/32/278_2.png) [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2014, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-one-name-comes-immediately-to-mind-when-you-hear-1950s/680839/6 "2014-02-08T16:57:30Z")
I simultaneously thought of the two E names already posted. ---
**Author:** ![Jophiel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jophiel/32/66_2.png) [@Jophiel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jophiel)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2014, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-one-name-comes-immediately-to-mind-when-you-hear-1950s/680839/7 "2014-02-08T17:00:01Z")
Eisenhower was my first. ---
**Author:** ![johnpost](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f17d59/32.png) [@johnpost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/johnpost)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2014, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-one-name-comes-immediately-to-mind-when-you-hear-1950s/680839/8 "2014-02-08T17:06:43Z")
Ike ---
**Author:** ![Tim\_R.Mortiss](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tim_r.mortiss/32/142_2.png) [@Tim\_R.Mortiss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tim_R.Mortiss)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2014, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-one-name-comes-immediately-to-mind-when-you-hear-1950s/680839/9 "2014-02-08T17:07:32Z")
elvis!!! ---
**Author:** ![AuntiePam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f19dbf/32.png) [@AuntiePam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AuntiePam)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2014, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-one-name-comes-immediately-to-mind-when-you-hear-1950s/680839/10 "2014-02-08T17:08:08Z")
Elvis. If I had to come up with a second, there’d be too many to choose from. ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2014, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-one-name-comes-immediately-to-mind-when-you-hear-1950s/680839/11 "2014-02-08T17:12:38Z")
Elvis. Then Ike. ---
**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2014, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-one-name-comes-immediately-to-mind-when-you-hear-1950s/680839/12 "2014-02-08T17:16:05Z")
Elvis. I just bought my old college girlfriend an Elvis Teddy on Amazon for Valentines. ---
**Author:** ![rjk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ed655f/32.png) [@rjk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rjk)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2014, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-one-name-comes-immediately-to-mind-when-you-hear-1950s/680839/13 "2014-02-08T17:18:34Z")
Johnny B. Goode What can I say? He’s an old fave, and has been brought to mind recently by a couple of threads here. ---
**Author:** ![Sahirrnee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sahirrnee/32/13937_2.png) [@Sahirrnee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sahirrnee)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2014, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-one-name-comes-immediately-to-mind-when-you-hear-1950s/680839/14 "2014-02-08T17:23:21Z")
Elvis ---
**Author:** ![El\_Kabong](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/el_kabong/32/496_2.png) [@El\_Kabong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Kabong)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2014, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-one-name-comes-immediately-to-mind-when-you-hear-1950s/680839/15 "2014-02-08T17:31:31Z")
Eisenhower (selected before looking at the thread) Interesting, I Elvis I can see dominating, but I wasn’t quite sure about the other one. ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2014, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-one-name-comes-immediately-to-mind-when-you-hear-1950s/680839/16 "2014-02-08T17:34:57Z")
Another Elvis ---
**Author:** ![bibliophage](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bibliophage/32/7615_2.png) [@bibliophage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bibliophage)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2014, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-one-name-comes-immediately-to-mind-when-you-hear-1950s/680839/17 "2014-02-08T17:36:09Z")
Another vote for Eisenhower. ---
**Author:** ![pravnik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8edcca/32.png) [@pravnik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pravnik)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2014, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-one-name-comes-immediately-to-mind-when-you-hear-1950s/680839/18 "2014-02-08T17:36:53Z")
I simultaneously thought of Elvis and Fonzie. ---
**Author:** ![DCnDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dcndc/32/2842_2.png) [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2014, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-one-name-comes-immediately-to-mind-when-you-hear-1950s/680839/19 "2014-02-08T17:36:59Z")
Buddy Holly ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2014, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-one-name-comes-immediately-to-mind-when-you-hear-1950s/680839/20 "2014-02-08T17:57:59Z")
Oddly enough, I thought of Richard Nixon. Well, maybe not that odd, he was Ike’s Veep. But still, he didn’t do anything noteworthy in the 50s besides his “Checkers” speech. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-one-name-comes-immediately-to-mind-when-you-hear-1950s/680839.md?page=2)