# Which spin-offs are more famous than their founders?

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**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [July 25, 2012, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-spin-offs-are-more-famous-than-their-founders/629396 "2012-07-25T23:52:18Z")\
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**Author:** ![ftg](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ftg/32/2801_2.png) [@ftg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ftg)\
**Post date:** [July 26, 2012, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-spin-offs-are-more-famous-than-their-founders/629396/21 "2012-07-26T21:14:29Z")

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In the vein of the OP, Carthage was founded by Phoenicians, whose largest city was Tyre (along with Sidon and Byblos). While most dopers can name at least Tyre, I don’t think it’s nearly as well known to most people as Carthage.

Portland, OR, is named for Portland, ME (itself named for Portland, UK). One of the co-founders was from Portland, ME. Definitely a lot more famous.

Better stop there.

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**Author:** ![leahcim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/b4bc9f/32.png) [@leahcim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/leahcim)\
**Post date:** [July 26, 2012, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-spin-offs-are-more-famous-than-their-founders/629396/22 "2012-07-26T21:32:00Z")

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Carl’s Jr. is a famous fast food chain. Carl’s Drive-In Barbecue, the thing that it was a “Junior” version of, is not.

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