Career-Themed Names of Famous People

Portentous Surnames

Dentists are disproportionately named Dennis. A career-choice based on name-resemblance appears irrational, but it's a statistical fact. The unconscious is an important part of human decision-making.

Here's a short list of famous people with career-related last names...

In baseball --

Cecil Fielder -- former Major League Baseball player
(FIELDER)

Earl Battey, Jr. -- catcher in Major League Baseball
(BAT)

Braden Looper -- pitcher in Major League Baseball
(LOOPER)


In boxing --

Henry Armstrong
(ARMSTRONG)


Famous architects --

William Chambers
(CHAMBERS)

Richard Cassels
(CASSELS)


Others --

Alexander Graham Bell -- inventor of the telephone
(BELL)

Francis Scott Key -- wrote our national anthem
(KEY)

Sally K. Ride -- destined to RIDE in the space shuttle
(RIDE)

Robert Frost -- "Stopping By Woods on a SNOWY Evening"
(FROST)

Rollo May -- wrote on the WILL of individuals
(MAY)

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More and better examples undoubtedly exist.



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