First names associated with only one famous person

[Guest]

First names associated with only one famous person

Ayn?

If ridiculous and pretentious misspellings count then that "Agyness" woman.

[Gerontophile]

First names associated with only one famous person

Ayn Rand... some author, perhaps?

[Outside Agent]

First names associated with only one famous person

gerontophile wrote:

Impact Substitute wrote:

Winston

Churchill or Bogarde?

Seriously, do even football people think of Winston Bogarde? Handiest ever pay packet perhaps.

[Alderman Barnes]

First names associated with only one famous person

Some from German football

Berti (or Hans-Hubert, if you like)
Lothar bzw. Loddar
"Der Franz"
Heribert

[Purves Grundy]

First names associated with only one famous person

Harrison
Carly
Ethelred

[Lucia Lanigan]

First names associated with only one famous person

Hoagy
Attila
Shabba

I like it when famous people try to consolidate their brand by becoming one name, and fail. Like Janet Jackson (she's no Mariah).

[Bored Of Education]

First names associated with only one famous person

I am pissed off that I didn't think of Nigella but anyway

Delia

and the other thread has made me realise that, in Wales at least, there is only one

Tom

and, indeed,

Ryan

[Reed John]

First names associated with only one famous person

Johns Hopkins University is named for a guy whose first name was Johns, not John, but Johns with an S. It was his grandma's maiden name or something.

[Spearmint Rhino]

First names associated with only one famous person

I already had Hoagy, Engelbert and Prunella. Honestly, what's wrong with you people? Next you'll be saying you thought Vorderman was asking for suggestions for his goth.

[treibeis]

First names associated with only one famous person

Some from German football

Berti (or Hans-Hubert, if you like)
Lothar bzw. Loddar
"Der Franz"
Heribert

I'd like to add "Ansgar" to that list. Not because Herr Brinkmann is really all that famous, but because I think about him far too often and just like writing his name. I think it stems from an article I read about his front room being full of deckchairs.

[Alderman Barnes]

First names associated with only one famous person

The name suits him as well: rampaging through the lower leagues like a drunken, nomadic viking.

[Wyatt Earp]

First names associated with only one famous person

Surely Engelbert is the prime example of a first name associated with exactly two famous people?

Speaking of which, I don't think you can have "Adolf" either. Eichmann's pretty famous too.

[Wyatt Earp]

First names associated with only one famous person

I'm having "Isambard", incidentally.

[Andy C]

First names associated with only one famous person

Ndabaningi. A bugger to do in charades, that.

[Spearmint Rhino]

First names associated with only one famous person

Wyatt Earp wrote:

Surely Engelbert is the prime example of a first name associated with exactly two famous people?

Speaking of which, I don't think you can have "Adolf" either. Eichmann's pretty famous too.

Who's the other Engelbert?

[Wyatt Earp]

First names associated with only one famous person

Assuming you mean the crooner, the other is the Austrian composer he was named after, most famous for Hansel and Gretel.

[Gangster Octopus]

First names associated with only one famous person

Wyatt

[Guest]

First names associated with only one famous person

Ezra ( Pound )
Cliff - no disrespect to Mr. Thorburn the snooker player.
Mention 'Bertie' to Irish people or 'DJ' to Kilkenny hurling fans like meself.

[Spearmint Rhino]

First names associated with only one famous person

Aidan wrote:

Cliff - no disrespect to Mr. Thorburn the snooker player.

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