Celebrity name subsets

[skullturfq]

I can't think of a catchy title for this topic that's also accurate, but some examples will show what I mean.

I've noticed watching my local pro baseball team this year that outfielder BRAD WILKERSON has a name that begins with the name of Rage Against The Machine drummer BRAD WILK.

Some other such pairs are:

Clash bassist PAUL SIMONON and Art Garfunkel's more famous partner PAUL SIMON
Character actor DAVID DUKES and ex-Klan leader and gubernatorial candidate DAVID DUKE

If you instead add letters at the beginning of the name, probably the most famous such pair are musicians BRYAN ADAMS and RYAN ADAMS (who in fact share the same birthday, November 5th).

Are there other good examples? I'd find it particularly amusing if there are any where the names are etymologically unrelated, like CHAN/CHANDLER or LI/LIEBMAN.

[grodney]

An ex football (American) player that could run people over.
and
A successful investor, as quoted from Wikipedia:
His awards and distinctions include:
- named as one of the "world’s 100 most powerful and influential people" by Time magazine in 2004
- Institutional Investor's Lifetime Achievement Award (2004)
- named one of the investment industry’s four "Giants of the 20th Century" by Fortune magazine in 1999
- the Woodrow Wilson Award from Princeton University for "distinguished achievement in the Nation’s service" (1999)

Each person's first name is a subset of the other person's last name.

This is a little lame unless you know the investor. I'll find a better one.

[Ken Jennings]

DR DRE and DR DREW.

[skullturfq]

DR DRE and DR DREW.

Love it!

[econgator]

I've noticed watching my local pro baseball team this year that outfielder BRAD WILKERSON

Go Gators!

Sorry, I haven't hijacked a thread and turned it into a Gators thread in a while.

[Ken Jennings]

There's also senator PAT ROBERTS and evangelist PAT ROBERTSON.

So there's a trivia question there somewhere about two Midwestern senators who become other famous names if you add "-on" to the end of their names (see Clash bassist above).

[econgator]

Along those same lines there's the astronaut, WILLIAM ANDERS and the politician/commander of the first nuclear sub, WILLIAM ANDERSON.

[mavman]

This is a little lame unless you know the investor. I'll find a better one.

Is this one Jack Bogle and Bo Jackson?

[grodney]

Yep, mavman got that one.

[Neel Mehta]

An ex football (American) player that could run people over.
and
A successful investor, as quoted from Wikipedia:
His awards and distinctions include:
- named as one of the "world’s 100 most powerful and influential people" by Time magazine in 2004
- Institutional Investor's Lifetime Achievement Award (2004)
- named one of the investment industry’s four "Giants of the 20th Century" by Fortune magazine in 1999
- the Woodrow Wilson Award from Princeton University for "distinguished achievement in the Nation’s service" (1999)

WARREN SAPPETT?

Kidding. There's actor/director PETER BERG and soap opera fixture PETER BERGMAN.

[Ken Jennings]

If you allow fictional characters, there's MARY HART and MARY HARTMAN MARY HARTMAN!

[marpocky]

Boy, do I was there was a famous...uh... CHICKEN JENNINGSON right about now.

[braggtastic]

John Edward & John Edwards

[Paucle]

a Desperate Housewife and a Ray?

[melissa]

Marilyn Monroe and Marilyn Manson?

[Ken Jennings]

Rebecca Romjin and Rebecca Romjin-Stamos.

[Neel Mehta]

a Desperate Housewife and a Ray?

That's pretty good. I remember reading about Tampa Bay baseballer EVAN LONGORIA and wondering if he suffered through any Tony Parker jokes in the dugout.

Here's a more cross-cultural pair:
One could be considered the definitive action director. The other could be considered the definitive basketball coach.

[econgator]

a Desperate Housewife and a Ray?

That's pretty good. I remember reading about Tampa Bay baseballer EVAN LONGORIA and wondering if he suffered through any Tony Parker jokes in the dugout.

Here's a more cross-cultural pair:
One could be considered the definitive action director. The other could be considered the definitive basketball coach.

You mean John Woo and John Wooden?

[skullturfq]

And don't forget baseball manager LEO DUROCHER and singer/actress CHER.

[PhygLeGuy]

TONY PEREZCHICA and JOHN MIZEROCK each have a line or two in the baseball encyclopedia as players, and have been minor league managers for years. Ask them to sign your foul ball with a pen that’s just about to run out of ink.

LITTLE RICHARD and RICH LITTLE don’t quite fit this or any other category, but they seem to be worth a mention.

[melissa]

a Desperate Housewife and a Ray?

That's pretty good. I remember reading about Tampa Bay baseballer EVAN LONGORIA and wondering if he suffered through any Tony Parker jokes in the dugout.

Here's a more cross-cultural pair:
One could be considered the definitive action director. The other could be considered the definitive basketball coach.

You mean John Woo and John Wooden?

LOL - I was thinking Action Jackson and Phil Jackson!

[Neel Mehta]

LITTLE RICHARD and RICH LITTLE don’t quite fit this or any other category, but they seem to be worth a mention.

As might actors DAVID KEITH and KEITH DAVID, the Kris Kross of Hollywood.

Back on topic, sort of, someone should mention the whole TOMMY LEE / TOMMY LEE JONES thing.

[grodney]

DAN PATRICK
DANICA PATRICK

[rockgolf]

For bands, there are plenty:

CHICago
three DOORS down

Lisa Lisa's back up band scored a double: Cult / Jam.

[mavman]

Although the spelling is slightly off, I think it's close enough for FJ rules, so I'll suggest





Photographer David LaChapelle and Comedian David Chappelle.