Have you ever met someone with a famous name who wasn't that famous person?

[u/Immediate_Long165]

[u/dragonflyhil1]

Charlie Brown 😂

[u/Accomplished-Ruin742 → u/dragonflyhil1]

Middle School in my city is Charles E Brown Middle School

https://brown.newton.k12.ma.us/

[u/hornet_teaser → u/dragonflyhil1]

I also know a Charlie brown!

[u/procrastinatorsuprem → u/dragonflyhil1]

I worked with a Charlie Brown.

I also know a Nancy Drew and an Austin Powers.

I've met John Adam's as well.

[u/alienz67]

I know a guy named Will Smith. And I recently met a guy named Ben Affleck.

[u/Adventurous-Gur-361 → u/alienz67]

At the beach, and just met a Will Smith from Alabama yesterday! Lol

[u/JerseyGuy-77 → u/alienz67]

Was Ben smoking outside a Dunkin?

[u/Detatchamo → u/alienz67]

I've also met a Will Smith before! I also know a Jennifer Lopez lol!

[u/OutcomeLegitimate618 → u/Detatchamo]

I went to high school with a Jennifer Lopez

[u/pallasermine → u/OutcomeLegitimate618]

I had a neighbor called Jennifer Lopez, there was a Jennifer Gardner who also lived in the same area (just slightly different spelling from the Alias actress)

[u/Marisarah → u/alienz67]

Yes!! Same, my fiancé worked with a Will Smith very recently

[u/justbreathe5678 → u/alienz67]

Graduated high school with a Will Smith

[u/TradeDependent142 → u/alienz67]

I know a Ben Affleck too!! And a Michael Jackson

[u/DueFlamingo6735]

I worked with a guy named Chris Evans. Every new person would do the little double take when they heard his name. He'd just sigh and say no not that one.

[u/liza_lo → u/DueFlamingo6735]

There are already two famous Chris Evans as well!

[u/JooJooBird → u/DueFlamingo6735]

I’ve also worked with a Chris Evans; same thing

[u/Awkward_Beat_7472]

I know the most lovely, delightful guy called Andrew Tate.

[u/DoubtCommercial8578 → u/Awkward_Beat_7472]

this poor man

[u/SupersoftBday_party → u/Awkward_Beat_7472]

Yikes!

[u/hash-slingin_slashr]

My moms best friend when I was a kid was named Jennifer Lopez

[u/redrosebeetle]

I met an Elizabeth Taylor once.

[u/liza_lo → u/redrosebeetle]

There is also a famous brit author I really like called Elizabeth Taylor. When I tell people I'm reading an Elizabeth Taylor book I always have to say "No, not that one!"

[u/DrB_2000]

James Bond. He even apologised for the fact he wasn't a handsome spy but an older gentleman. I told him 'that's exactly what a spy would say' .

[u/thousandsofbirds]

I met a guy named Alexander Hamilton

[u/d4rkprincess448]

I worked with a Patrick Dempsey

[u/StellaBlue37 → u/d4rkprincess448]

I knew a Patrick Dempsey too.

[u/Few_Strategy7164]

At school with James Dean.

[u/LovesPickles03]

knew a guy named stephen curry. his daughter would go around saying her dad was stephen curry and no one would believe her

[u/puceglitz_theavoider]

I dated a Michael Jordan for a few years. Guy was a tall, kind of scrawny, white hippie type. Turned out to be completely looney tunes, I'm so glad I got away from that relationship. Lol

[u/jeezy-chreezy]

My neighbour was Audrey Hepburn!

[u/quokkamole89]

Worked with a Chris Brown. He was infinitely kinder.

[u/analogue_flower]

I have a neighbor named Bill Clinton.

[u/Rustmutt]

Met a lady named Morgan Freeman

[u/PegFam]

My step dad’s name is James Taylor

[u/Evening-Cry-8233]

I know a couple Will Smiths and a Vincent Price.

[u/DownInaHole33]

Jeff Beck, Donna Reed, Michael Flatley, George Michael, Janet Jackson. I’m related to Donna Reed and Michael Flatley, and my cousin Mikey was born just a year before Riverdance blew up

[u/Muffycola]

John Stewart

[u/123fofisix]

I worked with a guy named Donald Duck. He said he liked his name because once he told someone, they never forgot it.

[u/MarsStar2301 → u/123fofisix]

We used to have someone at work (in another department) with the surname Duck…she wasn’t called Donald, unfortunately. Perhaps they’re related!

[u/BradleyFerdBerfel → u/MarsStar2301]

Pretty sure she'd be Daisy. That's Donalds "girlfriends" name, right?

[u/MarsStar2301 → u/BradleyFerdBerfel]

That would be far more likely. Her name didn’t even begin with D, though.

[u/lolsappho]

I had a summer where I spent time with both a Jaden Smith and an Anna Kendrick

[u/lindakurzweil]

Will Smith, Omar Sharif and George Bush

[u/misssundaze]

My last name is Brown. I have an uncle Chris Brown and an uncle James Brown. Telling people my uncle was Chris Brown was a lot of fun in middle school.

[u/hornet_teaser]

When I was bartending and waitressing a guy used to come in and pay with a credit card. His name was Walter Disney!

[u/DeliciousBeanWater]

My friend’s mom’s name is alice cooper

[u/LeiaO315]

Courtney Love and James Brown

[u/Marisarah]

My partners coworker is Will Smith

[u/hippymom77]

My cousin Cheryl Burke

[u/No-Hand-8078]

I'm a teenager and so far I've met three guys called James Martin.

Not that famous, especially if you're not in the UK but definitely known.

[u/Altruistic-Side-9093]

Of course lots of famous people have common names. Such as Bette Davis ( my SIL )

[u/StellaBlue37]

Jeff Beck

[u/DownInaHole33 → u/StellaBlue37]

I had a friend in high school named Jeff Beck

[u/StellaBlue37 → u/DownInaHole33]

Maybe it was the same guy. I knew him in college.

[u/DownInaHole33 → u/StellaBlue37]

Based on our song title user names I don’t think we’re the same generation, so I guess there’s a few

[u/KoalasAndPenguins]

Me growing up. Think JLo. It was so nice to change my name when I got married. The comments of "Is that like the celebrity?" Get old very quick.

[u/Tupac_Chigurh]

My mates Dad is called is called Russel Crowe

[u/naivemelody9]

Went to school with a kid named Ben Harper.

[u/bestem]

I had a classmate in high school in the late 90s named Katie Holmes. The late 90s was when Katie Holmes played one of the main characters on the very popular Dawson's Creek.

[u/Stephie0822]

The probate judge in my town, who is a personal friend of my ex husband, and who handles my sons’ guardianship stuff is named Chuck Norris. When he was running for probate judge we had his campaign signs in our yard and they were constantly being stolen

[u/Geeseinfection]

I went to high school with a Conor Kennedy who used to joke that he was dating Taylor Swift.

[u/Afraid-Astronomer886]

I've known 2 Tom Joneses,

[u/davewh]

I used to skydive with Richard Branson. Not that Richard Branson.

[u/Mam9293]

I work with Marilyn Monroe

[u/Grouchy-Stand-4570]

Yes two of my friends growing up. They couldn’t use their names for social media because they were accused of making fake fan accounts.
Jess Alba and Lauren Hill

[u/freyjawolfheart]

I know a James Bond and two Michael Jacksons.

[u/Coconut-bird]

Met at least 3 Michael Jacksons, and I work with a Michael Bolton.

[u/m2dqbjd]

https://youtu.be/jw7AIXQhFWw?is=UgiSK9BV69AD5ETP

[u/707Riverlife → u/m2dqbjd]

Thanks for that

[u/wivsta]

Kid of the 80s here - and we all knew at least one Michael Jackson.

[u/Sabriel_Love]

Brian Griffin. I went to school with him for years. He had never seen Family Guy before and was very confused

There was also Kevin Bacon. He wasn't famous until he was murdered so technically he is famous now. I never knew him, but I knew people that did

[u/randomrants]

I worked with Diana Ross

[u/DarkBabyCat]

I met someone named Juan Carlos Borbón and someone named Mario Bros.

[u/PrudentOwlet]

When we bought our house, our Notary's name was Wendy Darling.  I couldn't keep my cool and I asked her if it was her birth name or if she married into it, and she said it was her birth name.  Then I sensed she was really freaking sick of talking about her name and I shut up about it.

[u/onlyoneder]

I know 2 Michael Jacksons lol

[u/HovercraftOk7356]

I met a guy named Bradd Pitt. The way he spelled his first name was the only difference 😊

[u/ChattyBear]

I met a guy called Albert Hall and I couldn’t even look at him.

Also got introduced to a Nathan Jones who confronted the elephant in that particular room before I could.

[u/TrollerCoasterRide]

Sharon Stone

[u/NowDothTimeWasteMe]

I know an Isaac Newton and a James Taylor

[u/allandon14]

My first boss was Tom Kruse. Different spelling, but still a fun coincidence

[u/truffles333]

I knew a Zac brown in college- thought it was interesting the Zac was even spelled that way too

[u/Efficient-Gap-1282]

I know a Dan Brown who has never written a book

[u/Formal-Gas2015]

My mom knew a Tom Petty!

[u/hobhamwich]

Had a sales rep named Muhammad Ali.

[u/trajikamajika]

My pediatrician’s name was Regina George

[u/BradleyFerdBerfel]

I know a Michael Jordan. Pretty sure everybody knows a Michael Jordan.

[u/Then-Independence153]

The assigned officiant to my city hall wedding was named 'George Lucas'. As a huge star wars fan, I couldn't have been more stoked.

[u/ActualAfternoon2535]

My sister named her daughter Cleopatra….

[u/CharErinazard]

I just ran a training session the other day that had a Carrie price and a Robin Williams

[u/Itchy_Teaching_597]

Absolutely. My friend Margaret Smith is the best!

[u/JerseyGuy-77]

Not the same but I know a William Williams III who also named his kid William.

[u/AuntRobin]

I worked as a bank teller a while back. Had an older pair of brothers - James and Charlie Brown

[u/707Riverlife → u/AuntRobin]

‘Pair of brothers’ - were they twins?

[u/YarnHoardingDragon]

Stephen Crane. Iirc he did Civil War reenactments

[u/AppealSerious9966]

the seller’s realtor for a house we bought was George Lucas

[u/liza_lo]

I met a John MacDonald. John A. Macdonald is Canada's first prime minister.

Also this me realize how many already famous people have industry doubles.

Elizabeth Taylor (actress) v Elizabeth Taylor) (writer)
Will Smith (actor) v Will Smith) (producer)
Michelle Williams) (singer) v Michelle Williams) (actress)
David Mitchell) (writer) v David Mitchell) (comedian/writer)
Chris Evans) (actor) v Chris Evans) (presenter)

And of course Michael B. Jordan only has the B. to distinguish himself from Michael Jordan. He's talked about it a lot, including the fact that he was kinda screwed because his dad was ALSO Michael Jordan (non-famous)

[u/Kindly_Feeling7910]

Robert Ballard but he didn’t discover the Titanic. He did sell me a used car though.

[u/SupersoftBday_party]

I went to high school with a gal named Kate Hudson. Also someone named Angela Basset is running for city council in my city.

[u/blondererer]

I worked with a John Deacon

[u/iLoveLoveLoveLove]

a thomas sanders

[u/goldilocksmermaid]

David Essex. Only older people think he can sing. Rock on.

[u/PuzzledKumquat]

My neighbor is Travis Barker. He has a few fewer tattoos than the famous Travis.

My podiatrist is James Taylor.

[u/ett_garn_i_taget]

Maybe not famous to the world at large anymore, but arund 20 years ago, my sister had a friend called Peter Forsberg, which I found to be very funny at the time.

[u/Pomelo_Wild]

I knew a Wes Anderson

[u/brookenorthcoast]

Our town has a very short redneck with a Santa beard who’s name is Micheal Jordan.

Everyone calls him by both names all the time. He’s not Mike, he’s Micheal Jordan.

[u/SectionNo8395]

Me 😁

[u/Select_Ad_9295]

Hung out with a Kate Moss.

[u/Trushaka10]

I knew a girl named Julia Roberts. She had a great smile, just like the OG

[u/HolyLung32]

I read an article recently about a elderly disabled farmer named Justin Bieber.

In my small rural town, we had a guy named Harry Potter run for office. We also had a prominent local businessman named Steve Martin.

[u/MarsStar2301]

My dad once met an Irish guy called (or at least pronounced, it wasn’t written down so the spelling could have been different) Jimi Hendrix…who, on saying what his name was, specified that he doesn’t play the guitar.

[u/EvilAbed57]

I met a Jim T Kirk once. He was extremely sick of hearing how cool his name is.

[u/bakernon]

Off the top of my head, I've known people named Jon Stewart, Jennifer Lopez, Michelle Williams, and Chris Brown.

[u/Smoopiebear]

I worked with a Tom Hanks- he was a 6”6’ 250lb black guy.😂

[u/SuspiciousServe3667]

Went to high school with a Jessica Simpson right at the height of her fame

[u/Past_Ordinary_4087]

Worked with a guy named Owen Wilson at McDonald’s.

[u/RamonaAStone]

Me.

[u/bronwynbloomington]

Ronald Reagan. (Though he went by Ron). And another kind of. On vacation in SC my husband was wearing a Notre Dame hat. A man stopped us and said, “Go Notre Dame! I went to Notre Dame. My name is Rudy.”

[u/Commercial_Fee422]

I knew a Steve Miller

[u/judgingA-holes]

When I was in high school we had a Nick Carter and a Jessica Simpson, and they were in the same year.

[u/GoldieMack_]

I had a teacher named Pamela Anderson in elementary school!

[u/MailOrderDog]

Pamela Anderson and I shared the same employer for a few years.

[u/elcaminogirl]

(Rabbi) Carl Perkins!

[u/baxbakualanuxsiwae]

Yes, my mum. She has the same name as a film actress, mostly famous in the 40s-60s. Weirdly she was actually named after her (just her first name) and it just so happened that my dad had the same surname as the actress.

[u/PurplePenguin1991]

My stepdads name was Gene Simmons

[u/SchoolCrossing]

Knew a Jimmy Stewart back in school.

[u/as_fast_as_a_snail]

I know a James Brown

[u/tetheredswimmer]

I worked with a Garth Brooks

[u/Xyxyxxxx4]

My in-laws live next door to Frank Sinatra.

[u/Hwegh6]

I've met both the famous Séamus Heaney and a local bloke who kept getting free drinks in America because everyone thought he was a Nobel prize winning poet. He said he had to come home to Ireland to prevent himself from becoming an alcoholic. 'In retrospect,' he pointed out wistfully while raising his pint 'I might just be doomed.' 

Both Séamus's were/are lovely guys, by the way with wicked senses of humour. 

[u/StunGod]

I am not the guy who has a TV show, and at one job the person who gave me the most crap about it was named Michael Scott.

[u/BackOnTheMap]

I have a friend named John Lennon

[u/DBSeamZ]

I once knew a Jennifer Lopez who went by Jen.

[u/Mk3Toni]

My dad knows a Harri Potter

[u/ellumina]

My high school teacher’s dad’s name is Edward Cullen. This was in 2008-2009, so peak Twilight years. She had no knowledge of the series and was confused by our gasps.

[u/Basic-Computer2503]

My stepdad’s parents are called Charles and Diana

[u/ukbakeslotsofcakes]

I work with an Alice Cooper

[u/Full-Divide5742]

Dave Mason.

[u/Chemistry-Inside]

James Bond

[u/CeleryNo5079]

I went to elementary school with a Jimmy Fallon

[u/aNurseByDay]

Brad Pitt- a Dr.

[u/jstbrwsng333]

More than one Michael Jackson

[u/SirWarm6963]

My sister in law was Pamela Anderson before she got married.

[u/Low-Plankton4880]

I bought a car from a Roger Moore.

[u/Right_Said_Teddy]

Sam Jackson