# Who is the Most Famous Person Who Shares Your Initials... **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [June 4, 2008, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-most-famous-person-who-shares-your-initials/451760 "2008-06-04T14:51:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![minlokwat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/minlokwat/32/2844_2.png) [@minlokwat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/minlokwat)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2008, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-most-famous-person-who-shares-your-initials/451760/1 "2008-06-04T14:51:02Z")
…and can we think of someone better? My initials (from first and last name) are GY. The only celebrity I can think of -without googling- with the same starting letters is **Garo Yepremium** -the field goal kicker for the Miami Dolphins from the early '70’s who is immortalized with a spectacular blooper reel highlight during Super Bowl 7. (Kick was blocked, Yepremium gets the ball tries a girly-man throw downfield when it is intercepted and run back for a touchdown). Anyway. I submit he is the most noteworthy -if not only- famous person with whom I share initials and thus I propose the following: Think of the most famous person from any field or endeavor- throughout the course of history -real or imagined- who shares your initials and post it here. If someone disagrees pointing out that person X is much more famous- he or she should let you know. And of course there will be no googling in any form. ---
**Author:** ![ultrafilter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/3d9bf3/32.png) [@ultrafilter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ultrafilter)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2008, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-most-famous-person-who-shares-your-initials/451760/2 "2008-06-04T14:52:45Z")
J.K. Rowling. I think she’ll be hard to beat. ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2008, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-most-famous-person-who-shares-your-initials/451760/3 "2008-06-04T14:59:07Z")
[QUOTE=ultrafilter] J.K. Rowling. I think she’ll be hard to beat. [/QUOTE] Is your middle initial K? Because otherwise I’d vote no for that being a match. I’m JW, which is way common – let me think about who I’m going to “play” here. ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2008, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-most-famous-person-who-shares-your-initials/451760/4 "2008-06-04T14:59:36Z")
**N** eil **A** rmstrong (also shares my first name). ---
**Author:** ![Kid\_A\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ed8c4c/32.png) [@Kid\_A\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kid_A_1)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2008, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-most-famous-person-who-shares-your-initials/451760/5 "2008-06-04T15:02:50Z")
Jesus Christ? ---
**Author:** ![delphica](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e9a140/32.png) [@delphica](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/delphica)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2008, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-most-famous-person-who-shares-your-initials/451760/6 "2008-06-04T15:03:50Z")
If you have a middle name, do you have to play all three initials or can you opt for first and last only? ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2008, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-most-famous-person-who-shares-your-initials/451760/7 "2008-06-04T15:09:13Z")
[QUOTE=Kid\_A] Jesus Christ? [/QUOTE] Not his real surname! 😛 ---
**Author:** ![minlokwat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/minlokwat/32/2844_2.png) [@minlokwat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/minlokwat)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2008, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-most-famous-person-who-shares-your-initials/451760/8 "2008-06-04T15:11:53Z")
[QUOTE=delphica] If you have a middle name, do you have to play all three initials or can you opt for first and last only? [/QUOTE] Oy. I was thinking only first and last name. I mean there can’t be too many matches of complete monograms wherein the famous person you cite is known mainly for going by his/her full name like Haley Joel Osment or Edgar Allan Poe so first and last names only. And for **twickster** , _John Wayne_ immediately sprung to mind. ---
**Author:** ![ultrafilter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/3d9bf3/32.png) [@ultrafilter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ultrafilter)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2008, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-most-famous-person-who-shares-your-initials/451760/9 "2008-06-04T15:11:57Z")
[QUOTE=twickster] Is your middle initial K? [/QUOTE] Yes. ---
**Author:** ![An\_Gadai](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d6d6ee/32.png) [@An\_Gadai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Gadai)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2008, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-most-famous-person-who-shares-your-initials/451760/10 "2008-06-04T15:16:05Z")
**C** ormac **M** c **C** arthy In fact my name is the same as his except for three letters. He changed his name to that though. ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2008, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-most-famous-person-who-shares-your-initials/451760/11 "2008-06-04T15:39:11Z")
[QUOTE=minlokwat] And for **twickster** , _John Wayne_ immediately sprung to mind. [/QUOTE] John Wayne’s real name is Marion Michael Morrison, IIRC. ---
**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2008, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-most-famous-person-who-shares-your-initials/451760/12 "2008-06-04T15:50:36Z")
Jack Palance ---
**Author:** ![Pithy\_Moniker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8dc957/32.png) [@Pithy\_Moniker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pithy_Moniker)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2008, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-most-famous-person-who-shares-your-initials/451760/13 "2008-06-04T15:53:29Z")
**C** huck **N** orris! Hah! ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2008, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-most-famous-person-who-shares-your-initials/451760/14 "2008-06-04T15:54:29Z")
[QUOTE=minlokwat] The only celebrity I can think of -without googling- with the same starting letters is **Garo Yepremium** -the field goal kicker for the Miami Dolphins from the early '70’s who is immortalized with a spectacular blooper reel highlight during Super Bowl 7. (Kick was blocked, Yepremium gets the ball tries a girly-man throw downfield when it is intercepted and run back for a touchdown). [/QUOTE] Nitpick: His surname is Yepremian. Other “GY” people I can think of are Gig Young (actor) and George Yardley (early NBA star), but Garo probably has more name recognition today than do either of my additions. My initials are RK. Since my first name is Robert, my immediate thought is Robert Kennedy. He might not be the best-known worldwide, but I’d hope he’s ahead of Richard Kline, who played Larry on _Three’s Company_. ---
**Author:** ![delphica](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e9a140/32.png) [@delphica](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/delphica)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2008, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-most-famous-person-who-shares-your-initials/451760/15 "2008-06-04T16:05:58Z")
Neither of the two people I can think of who share my initials go by their full first name – both use nicknames that mess up the initials. Edward (Ted) Kennedy and Eugene (Gene) Kelly. I feel personally affronted by their use of nicknames, now. ---
**Author:** ![Antinor01](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecae2f/32.png) [@Antinor01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antinor01)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2008, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-most-famous-person-who-shares-your-initials/451760/16 "2008-06-04T16:16:37Z")
For the name I actually use…Road Runner. I don’t know of any that share my full set of initials. ---
**Author:** ![want2know](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/50afbb/32.png) [@want2know](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/want2know)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2008, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-most-famous-person-who-shares-your-initials/451760/17 "2008-06-04T16:18:44Z")
Eric Burdon ---
**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:** [June 4, 2008, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-most-famous-person-who-shares-your-initials/451760/18 "2008-06-04T16:19:19Z")
I’m thinking it’d be **P** aul **M** cCartney. ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2008, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-most-famous-person-who-shares-your-initials/451760/19 "2008-06-04T16:30:03Z")
Daniel Boone is the first to come to mind. Though I suppose David Bowie is probably better known outside the US. ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2008, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-most-famous-person-who-shares-your-initials/451760/20 "2008-06-04T16:37:30Z")
MOST famous? I’m having a hard time coming up with ANYONE famous. The best I can find is Ted Neely. Though I must say that if there is a celebrity named Turkish Daily News, that would be a good match. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-most-famous-person-who-shares-your-initials/451760.md?page=2)