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* '''[[Rebecca Black]]''', when she's not lookin' forward to the weekend, [http://www.10tv.com/content/stories/2011/08/30/westerville-rebecca-black-mix-up.html is a bikini model].

* '''Robert Blake''' was an actor who ([[Rule of Cautious Editing Judgement|allegedly]]) murdered his wife. [http://www.j-archive.com/showplayer.php?player_id=512 Bob Blake] was a 5-time ''[[Jeopardy!]]'' champion who was not only the first player to earn over $75,000 in regular competition (which was the then-winnings cap), but also won the 1990 Tournament of Champions. Neither seems to be related to Robert M. Blake, creator of the [[World of Fizz]].

* '''[[Steve Blum]]''' is a voice actor known for roles in (among others) [[Cowboy Bebop]] and [[Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann]]. '''Steven Blum''' is an associate director of ''[[Whose Line Is It Anyway?|Whose Line Is It Anyway]]''. Neither seems to be related to '''Steve Bloom''', a South African photographer and published author.

* '''Bono''': [[U2]] Frontman or Melbourne-based noise trio?

** Double-whammy in the case from the latter: While one of the members is named Kyle, makes [[Harsh Noise]], and lives in Melbourne, he is not [[Kyle Dennis]].

* '''Daniel Boone''' has been the name of an American [[The Pioneer|Pioneer]], a baseball pitcher, a British singer, and a British Member of Parliament.

* Some episodes of ''[[Inspector Morse]]'' were written by a guy named '''Daniel Boyle'''. This is different from the Oscar-winning director [[Danny Boyle]]... who ''did'' direct some ''Morse'' episodes.

* '''Michael Bradley''', according to [[The Other Wiki]] there are [[wikipedia:Michael Bradley|more than 10 different Michael Bradleys]]. The most prominent ones being Michael Joseph Bradley (1897-1979), American congressman of Pennsylvania, and Michael John Bradley (1933-2010), British governor of the Turks and Caicos Islands.

* '''Tom Brady''' is the name of both a star NFL quarterback for the New England Patriots, and a movie director whose credits include ''The Comebacks'' and ''Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star''.

* '''[[James Brown]]''' is: a.) the Godfather of [[Soul Music|Soul]], b.) a legendary American football player, better known as "Jim", c.) an American sports announcer, formerly with Fox and now with CBS, d.) a music video director who frequently works with [[Tori Amos]], e.) a journalist and former editor of loaded and f.) a former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (although he goes by his middle name, [[Gordon Brown|Gordon]]), g.)a soccer striker for Hartlepool.

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* And when I say '''Robert Burton''', do I mean the author of ''The Anatomy of Melancholy'' or the British track star?

* '''Kate Bush''': [[Kate Bush|a beautiful and amazingly talented but notoriously reclusive British singer with her own unique style]] or [http://gundam.wikia.com/wiki/Kate_Bush a character from Gundam].

** "Kate" is short for her birth name "Catherine". Which she shares with '''Catherine Bush''', a successful novelist.

* '''Brett Butler''' is the name of [[wikipedia:Brett Butler (baseball)|a former MLB center fielder]], [[wikipedia:Brett Butler (comedian)|a stand-up comedian]] and former star of the ABC sitcom ''[[Grace Under Fire]]'', and [[wikipedia:Brett Butler (voice actor)|a stage and voice actor]] known for playing Dr. Quinn on ''[[Sealab 2021]]''.

* [http://hubpages.com/hub/PLEASE-RETURN-TO-LAURA-BUXTON Laura Buxton meets Laura Buxton]. Both each had a brown and orange guinea pig, a gray rabbit, and a black Labrador. Synchronicity, anyone?

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* In the state of Texas, judges are elected, but few voters care enough to become informed about or actually vote in judicial elections. Worse, the few that do have to go through candidates for an absurd number of seats on the bench. As a result, the "name game" plays a huge role in who gets elected. '''Ron Chapman''' got elected despite being a Democrat in a Republican-dominated year because he shares the name of a popular Texas radio DJ. And that's not just a theory; on a survey regarding politician name recognition, most people who claimed to be familiar with Chapman listed his public office as "DJ". Conversely, judicial candidates with difficult-to-spell (or pronounce) names, like Cathy Herasimchuk, find it difficult to get elected no matter how much partisan or financial support they get.

* '''Don Cherry''' is the name of both an American jazz musician (father to Eagle-Eye and stepfather to Neneh) and a Canadian NHL coach turned ''[[Hockey Night in Canada]]'' commentator.

* '''Deepak Chopra''' the [[New Age/~~Useful Notes~~|New Age]] guru and favourite of [[The Oprah Winfrey Show|Oprah Winfrey]]? Or Deepak Chopra, president of Canada Post?

* '''Deepak Chopra''' the [[New Age/Analysis|New Age]] guru and favourite of [[The Oprah Winfrey Show|Oprah Winfrey]]? Or Deepak Chopra, president of Canada Post?

* '''[[Winston Churchill]]''' was not happy to learn about Winston Churchill the American novelist. The British Churchill wrote only one novel, being better known for his popular histories and journalism. Both Churchills had political careers, and were both noted amateur painters. The British Churchill, upon becoming aware of the American Churchill's books, wrote to him suggesting that he would sign his own works "Winston S. Churchill", using his middle name (actually part of his surname), "Spencer", to differentiate them. This suggestion was accepted, with the comment that the American Churchill would have done the same, had he any middle names. Supposedly (it might just be a joke), the British one had first suggested the American change his name and was informed that since the American was born three years earlier, the American said the British one should be the one changing it.

* There's '''[[Bob Clampett]]''', the ''[[Looney Tunes]]'' animator and director and creator of ''[[Beany and Cecil]]''. And then there's Bobby Clampett, a former PGA golfer.

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** Let's not forget another noted character actor (and [[Patrick Swayze]]-lookalike), David Keith, who shares his birthday with the actor Keith David. He's white.

* '''Sylvie Davidson''': A black French singer, or a white American theare actress and folk/country singer (also from Seattle)? This name combination is surprisingly common.

* General '''Jefferson Davis''' (1828-1879) of the Union should not be confused with President Jefferson Davis (1808-1889) of the Confederacy. Both were active in [[The American Civil War]]. Jefferson Davis (1862-1913), Governor of Arkansas, was not related to either man. Though some of his voters reportedly mistook him for a son or nephew of the President. "A belief that Davis did nothing to discourage".

* All three seem to have no relation to [[Whose Line Is It Anyway?|Jeff Davis]].

* '''Jim Davis''', the creator of ''[[Garfield (Comic Strip)|Garfield]]'', was not an animator on ''[[Fritz the Cat (animation)|Fritz the Cat]]'' and ''[[The Nine Lives of Fritz the Cat]]''. The animator, who also went by '''James Davis''', had a long career in animation, originally working for [[Warner Bros]] and [[MGM]] animation. The book ''Forbidden Animation'' confused the two, as did [[IMDb]] for a time.

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** Also of note is that Dublin has a suburb named Blackpool. As does Cork, Ireland's second city.

* We have '''[[Amelia Earhart]]''', the pilot who went missing, and Amelia Earhart, traffic reporter for NBC affiliate KUSA (she left for Los Angeles briefly in 2009). A promo from 2005 actually played off of this.

* '''John Edwards''' is an American politician of the Democratic Party, who unsucessfuly sought the presidential nomination in 2004 and 2008. '''John Edward''' (no s) is a professional psychic medium who has starred in two television shows. The latter's use of [[Cold Reading]] techniques lead to detractors calling him a [[Phony Psychic]], but he obviously still has fans.

* The actor [[Albert Brooks]]' real name is '''[[Albert Einstein]]'''.

* There are two notables with the name '''Greg Ellis''' - one, the guy who voiced [[Final Fantasy VII|Cait Sith]]; the other, a linebacker in the National Football League.

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** The science fiction author is Christopher Evans on the book covers, but ''[[David Langford|Ansible]]'' consistently calls him Chris...

* '''Linda Evans''': SF/F writer, star of ''[[Dynasty]]'', or [[wikipedia:Linda Evans (U.S. radical)|1980s political radical?]]

* '''Terry''' Farrell, actress who portrayed Dax in ''[[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine|Star Trek Deep Space Nine]]'', has a similar name to '''Perry''' Farrell, lead singer of [[~~Janes~~ Addiction]]. Not that people would get them confused, them being opposite genders and all.

* '''Terry''' Farrell, actress who portrayed Dax in ''[[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine|Star Trek Deep Space Nine]]'', has a similar name to '''Perry''' Farrell, lead singer of [[Jane's Addiction]]. Not that people would get them confused, them being opposite genders and all.

* There are at least three email services called Fastmail (not counting those whose name ''includes'' Fastmail); the Australian one which is now a subsidiary of Opera, the Canadian one (whose rep showed briefly on EmailDiscussions because his service was mistaken for the Australian one), and the Greek one.

* '''Jon Favreau'''? The [[Barack Obama]] speechwriter or the director for the ''[[Iron Man (film)|Iron Man]]'' movie?

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** What's more, its name was changed to Firebird because its original name, Phoenix, is also the (trademarked) name of a company that develops BIOS software for PCs.

** And then there's the Mozilla project's browser for Mac OS X only, Camino. It was originally called Chimera, but changed because several other pieces of software are also called Chimera (including a [http://www.chimera.org/ very old web browser for UNIX]).

* When you hear the name '''Carrie Fisher''' you think of [[Star Wars|Princess Leia]], well [[There Is Another|there's another]] [http://wonderwall.msn.com/movies/carrie-underwood-marries-hockey-player-mike-fisher-1560537.story?GT1=28135 Carrie Fisher]. You may know her by the name [[Carrie Underwood]] though. She is married to hockey player Mike Fisher and uses "Fisher" as her married name.

* An actor named '''"[[Ian Fleming]]"''' once had a minor role on an episode of ''[[The Prisoner]]''. He shared his name with the author of the [[James Bond (novel)|James Bond]] series.

* '''[[Harrison Ford]]''' shares a name with a [[Silent Movie|silent film]] actor, who famously had a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame long before him.

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* '''Paul Gilbert''' was an actor in [[The Thirties]]. A different Paul Gilbert played guitar with pop-metal bands Racer X and Mr. Big.

* The '''Gilbert Scott''' architectural family, starting with [[wikipedia:George Gilbert Scott|George Gilbert Scott]] (1811-1878). His son, [[wikipedia:George Gilbert Scott, Jr|George Gilbert Scott]] (1839-1897), was also an architect. With the result that working out who designed what has been a nightmare for some architectural historians.

** The family also included architects John Oldrid Scott (1841-1913), Charles Marriott Oldrid Scott (1880-1952), Giles Gilbert Scott (1880-1960), Adrian Gilbert Scott (1882-1963), Elisabeth Scott (1898-1972), and Richard Gilbert Scott (1923-). Disambiguating their works can get tricky.

* '''David Gilmore''', an experimental jazz guitarist, should not be confused with '''David Gilmour''' of [[Pink Floyd]].

** There's also a [[wikipedia:David Gilmour (writer)|Canadian novelist]] named David Gilmour.

* '''John Glenn''' (two ''N''s) was the first American and third person to orbit the Earth. '''John Glen''' (one N) directed almost every [[James Bond (film)|James Bond]] movie in [[The Eighties]]: ''[[For Your Eyes Only (film)|For Your Eyes Only]]'', ''[[Octopussy]]'', ''[[A View to a Kill]]'', ''[[The Living Daylights]]'', and ''[[Licence to Kill]]''. (He did not direct ''[[Never Say Never Again]]'').

* '''Alberto Gonzales''' is a former US Attorney General. '''Alberto Gonzalez''' is the name of a baseball player for the Washington Nationals. A different '''Alberto Gonzalez''' composed music for Infogrames' video games, and has written some [[Video Games/Awesome Music|Crowning Music of Awesome]] for the entire Game Boy system. And none of these are to be confused with '''Albert Gonzalez''', who hacked TJ Maxx' credit card processing system.

* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/g/gonzaal01.shtml Alex Gonzalez] and [http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/g/gonzaal02.shtml Alex Gonzalez.] They play the same position as well (shortstop) but their careers had much more overlap. (Both even played for the Toronto Blue Jays, though not at the same time.)

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* When I say '''Michael Griffin''', do I mean the anti-abortionist or the former head of NASA? (Fortunately, the latter is usually just called Mike.)

** Or do you mean the Tennessee Titans safety?

* If you are talking about '''Christopher Guest''' are you talking about the American actor and filmmaker from ''[[This Is Spinal Tap]]'' and ''[[Best in Show]]'', or are you talking about the one who was Lords of Appeal in Ordinary (which was the British equivalent of a Supreme Court Justice). [[The Other Wiki]] tried to clear up the confusion by referring to one of them as Baron Guest but is still a problem considering they both held the noble title of Baron. The actor has inherited the title of '''Baron Haden-Guest''', while the judge held the life peerage title of '''Baron Guest'''.

* An American commentator accused neurosurgeon/reporter '''Sanjay Gupta''' of having a supposed "conflict of interest" after discovering his name on a list of physicians working for the pharmaceutical company Pfizer. It turns out that the doctor working for Pfizer was a different Sanjay Gupta entirely - not surprisingly, as "Sanjay Gupta" is almost as common among Indians as "John Smith" is among Americans.

* '''John Hancock''' the Founding Father, and John Hancock the film director.

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* '''[[Tom Hardy]]''' is an English actor who usually plays gangsters or action heroes, as seen in ''[[Inception]]''. [[Thomas Hardy]] is an English writer famous for ''[[Tess of the D'Urbervilles]]'' and ''Far from the Madding Crowd''.

* '''Ron Harper''': Prolific television actor (''[[Land of the Lost (TV series)|Land of the Lost]]'', ''Garrison's Gorillas''), or member of the Chicago Bulls' second three-peat run in the 1990s?

* '''Josh Harris''' is the name of one of the fisherman Phil Harris' sons, and the name of a DJ. Another one who gained notoriety for the book ''"I Kissed Dating Goodbye"''. There is also '''Joshua Harris''', better known as Christopher Ewing of [[Dallas]].

* '''[[The Phil Harris-Alice Faye Show|Phil Harris]]''' was a singer, comedian, longtime bandleader on ''[[The Jack Benny Program]]'', and frequent [[Disney]] voice actor...and also a late fishing boat captain featured on ''[[Deadliest Catch]]''.

* '''Sam Harris''': Atheist author, or ''[[Star Search]]'' winner and [[One-Hit Wonder]] ("Sugar Don't Bite").

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** Neither of whom should be confused with ''Antony'' (no "h") Hopkins, the composer and author of ''Understanding Music''.

* In Australia, '''John Howard''' is an actor... and a ''[[Australian Politics|former Prime Minister]]''. The actor has been hired to make the joke at least twice: once in ''[[The Games]]'' (hired [[Show Within a Show|within the show]] specifically to fool foreigners) and again in ''[[News Parody|CNNNN]]'' (mistaken for the other one by the presenter).

* '''Michael Howard''' the politician, and '''Sir Michael Howard''', the historian. The two are actually conflated in the index to the first volume of Alan Clark's diaries, Howard being his MP at the time of writing and Sir Michael being a fellow scholar. '''George Osborne''', the Coalition's Chancellor of the Exchequer, has a namesake in '''George Osborne''', one of the protagonists of William Makepeace Thackeray's ''[[Vanity Fair]]''. Also, there was an incident where '''David Davis MP''', the former Conservative Shadow Home Secretary and agitator against 42-day detention policies was supposed to be invited to speak to an ethnic minority police association - but they invited '''David Davies MP''' instead and he ended up calling them racist for their organisation being part of an affirmative action campaign.

* '''Steve Howe''' is the name of a rocker (in the bands [[Yes]] and [[Music/Asia|Asia]]) and a deceased former baseball player.

** In [[The Seventies|1970s]] England, there was a story about a teenage girl called Michelle Booth who was attacked on a train. <ref>She eventually recovered with no serious long-term harm done.</ref> She had been on her way to visit her boyfriend, Steve Howe; not ''that'' [[Yes|Steve Howe]].

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* '''Jack Johnson''' is a controversial African-American boxer, a mellow mixed-race surfer/singer, or a patriotic Caucasian American hockey player.

** John Jackson is an American bobsledder.

* A ''Sports Illustrated'' article about [[NASCAR]] driver '''Jimmie Johnson''' noted that it is hard for him get noticed (despite winning 40 Cup races and 4 championships) A) because he's very polite and not prone to flamboyant behavior and B) he's also got to contend with other sports figures with similar names: Jimmie Johnson, NFL tight end; Jimm'''y''' Johnson, Cowboys football coach and [[~~Fox~~]] sports commentator; Jimmy Johnson, Hall of Fame cornerback; Jimmy Johnson, Northwestern quarterback and '''Jim''' Johnson, defensive coordinator for the Philadelphia Eagles/relief pitcher for the Baltimore Orioles/East Carolina football coach, and a couple of hockey players. An anecdote from his childhood also notes that there's a Rick Johnson who Jimmie wished he was related to (he was a cool older cousin-type).

* A ''Sports Illustrated'' article about [[NASCAR]] driver '''Jimmie Johnson''' noted that it is hard for him get noticed (despite winning 40 Cup races and 4 championships) A) because he's very polite and not prone to flamboyant behavior and B) he's also got to contend with other sports figures with similar names: Jimmie Johnson, NFL tight end; Jimm'''y''' Johnson, Cowboys football coach and [[FOX]] sports commentator; Jimmy Johnson, Hall of Fame cornerback; Jimmy Johnson, Northwestern quarterback and '''Jim''' Johnson, defensive coordinator for the Philadelphia Eagles/relief pitcher for the Baltimore Orioles/East Carolina football coach, and a couple of hockey players. An anecdote from his childhood also notes that there's a Rick Johnson who Jimmie wished he was related to (he was a cool older cousin-type).

** Then there's the Jimmy Johnson who played guitar in the [[Music/Muscle Shoals|Muscle Shoals]] rhythm section in [[The Sixties]], and bassist Jimmy Johnson of fusion band Flim and the BB's.

** It should be noted that Jimmie [[Spell My Name with an "S"|"is his Christian name, not James or even Jim."]]

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* '''Peter King''', British wig maker to [[The Lord of the Rings (film)|Middle Earth]], [http://www.cnn.com/2011/POLITICS/03/09/king.profile/index.html?hpt=C2 American Muslim critic], and American sports writer.

* '''Evel Knievel''', American daredevil and survivor of the [[Medal of Dishonor|"most bones broken in a lifetime"]] 433) according to the [[Guinness Book Of World Records]], should not be confused with '''Evil Knievil''', a British stock market commentator (real name Simon Cawkwell)

* The city of '''Kobe''', fifth-largest city of Japan, has no direct connection to player [[Kobe Bryant]]. Reportedly the player's parents named him after Kobe beef, a Japanese restaraunt delicacy. Which happened to be named after the city.

* '''KK(&)K''', a German company specializing in manufacturing turbochargers, or the '''[[The Birth of a Nation|Ku Klux Klan]]''', a group of white supremacists in strange hats.

* There are two famous [[Ancient Rome|Romans]] named '''Titus Labienus'''. [[Gaius Julius Caesar]]'s lieutenant who defected to [[Pompey the Great]], or a first-century historian who committed suicide when his books were burned?

* There were two Swedish authors named '''Stig Larsson'''. Rumour has it that they met, discussed the potential problem, and tossed a coin. The loser changed his name to ''Stieg'' - pronounced the same. Yes, that's the guy who wrote [[The Millennium Trilogy]].

** Even better, they were childhood friends, who just so happened to both go into writing. So the coin toss is entirely possible.

* There is a '''Las Vegas''' in Nevada and another one in New Mexico.And a third one in [[Useful Notes/Honduras|Honduras]]. As the name literally means "The Meadows", it could apply to several locations.

* '''Jason Scott Lee''' is an Asian-American actor known for starring in ''[[Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story]]'' and the [[Live Action Adaptation]] of ''[[The Jungle Book (film)|The Jungle Book]]''. Jason Lee is a Caucasian actor known for appearing in many [[Kevin Smith]] films, and being the star of ''[[My Name Is Earl]]'' and the [[Live Action Adaptation]] of ''[[Alvin and The Chipmunks]]''. On some sites, the former is mistakenly credited for roles by the latter.

** There is also a middle school in Vancouver, WA called Jason Lee Middle School

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* '''Ralph Macchio''' is the name of both [[The Karate Kid]] and a prominent [[Marvel Comics]] writer/editor.

* Same name, different spelling: '''John MacLean''', the NHL star with a 20 year career, or John McClane, [[Die Hard|badass cop with who walks barefoot on broken glass]]?

** The player shares his name with '''John MacLean'''(1811-1895), a historian and genealogist of Cornwall. With '''John Patterson MacLean''' (1848-1939), an archaeologist. With '''John Maclean''' (1851-1928), a pastor who studied the cultures of [[Useful Notes/Native Americans|Native Americans]]. And '''John Norman Maclean''' (1943-), a journalist who has written [[Non Fiction Literature|Non Fiction Books]] on natural disasters. All four were/are published authors of note.

* '''John Madden''', <s> star</s> ice hockey player for the NHL's <s> Chicago Blackhawks</s> Minnesota Wild, shares a name with the Hall of Fame NFL coach and former color commentator with [[Madden NFL|his own brand of video games]].

** Yet another John Madden directed ''[[Shakespeare in Love]]''.

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* * '''[[Steve McQueen]]''', [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000537/ deceased white American actor] and [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2588606/ living black British director].

* '''Russ Meyer''' was a pioneering director in the sexploitation genre. Russ Meyer was also a Major League Baseball pitcher nicknamed "The Mad Monk". Neither should be confused with Russell Meyers, creator of the comic strip ''Broom-Hilda''.

* Division I college sports has '''Miami University''' and the '''University of Miami'''. Since the word "University" is often left out when referring to teams (except for those that are known best by initials, in which case the "U" is included), and it would be easy to forget which one is which, they are usually referred to in print as Miami (OH) and Miami (FL), respectively. The University of Miami is located in Coral Gables, FL (which is near [[Miami]]), and Miami University is located in the Miami Valley in Oxford, OH.

* '''George Michael''' was a sports broadcaster (The George Michael Sports Machine). The other George Michael sang lead in Wham! before venturing into a solo career in 1986.

* '''''[[Shawn Michaels]]''' is the pro wrestler (he's white). ''Sean'' Michaels is the porno actor (he's black).

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* '''[[Yuuichi Nakamura]]''' is a voice actor known for playing [[Mobile Suit Gundam 00|Graham Aker]] and [[Macross Frontier|Alto Saotome]]. Yuichi Nakamura is a live-action actor known for playing [[Kamen Rider Den-O|Yuto Sakurai/Kamen Rider Zeronos]]. The two are apparently friends in real life.

* '''Keiji Nazakawa:''' Renowned chef known for going against Iron Chef Japanese Masahara Morimoto? Or [[Barefoot Gen|Hiroshima a-bomb survivor best known for his manga which tells his story?]]

* This one is on a smaller scale, but you have '''Mike Nelson''', comedian and [[Mystery Science Theater 3000|Joel Robinson]]'s [[Suspiciously Similar Substitute]], and Mike Nelson, weatherman for Denver's [[ABC]] affiliate KMGH. And politician Michael "Mike" Nelson, a member of the Minnesota House of Representatives.

** Mike Nelson was also the name of Lloyd Bridges's character on ''Sea Hunt''.

* The '''New York Giants''' football team is actually officially named the New York ''Football'' Giants, because when the team was founded one of the city's baseball teams was the New York (now San Francisco) Giants.

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** Another Bill Nye, in Seattle no less, was the proprietor of an Outback Steakhouse.

* '''Jim O'Brien''' coached basketball in Boston (at Boston College) before leaving in 1987 to coach college basketball in Ohio (Ohio State). Then in 1994 Jim O'Brien, who had previously coached college basketball in Ohio (for Dayton), became head coach of the Boston Celtics.

* '''Paul O'Neill''', [[wikipedia:Paul ~~Ochr(27)~~Neill (Secretary of the Treasury)|former Secretary of the Treasury]], or '''Paul O'Neill''', [[wikipedia:Paul ~~Ochr(27)~~Neill (baseball)|former Reds/Yankees outfielder]].

* '''Paul O'Neill''', [[wikipedia:Paul O'Neill (Secretary of the Treasury)|former Secretary of the Treasury]], or '''Paul O'Neill''', [[wikipedia:Paul O'Neill (baseball)|former Reds/Yankees outfielder]].

* '''Terry O'Reilly''', of Canada: former captain of the Boston Bruins, or adwriter and co-creator/writer/host of CBC Radio's [[The Age Of Persuasion]]?

** And neither of them is Terry Riley, composer of minimalist classic ''In C''.

* '''John Oates''' teamed with Daryl Hall to form a popular singing duo, while John''ny'' Oates was a Major League Baseball player and manager.

* The city Obama ("Little Beach") in Japan has no connection to [[Barack Obama]].

* '''One Nation''' - the infamous former anti-immigration [[Australian Politics|Australian political party]] once headed by Pauline Hanson, or [[Sarah Palin]]'s 2011 constitution-draped bus tour of America? Pretty much any politically knowledgeable Australian would accordingly find the implications of the name of Palin's tour either hilarious or disturbing (or both).

* [[Disney Theme Parks|Disneyland is in Orange County, California. Walt Disney World is in Orange County, Florida.]]

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* Because of this trope, David Harris (the author of '''Pegasus Mail''') has repeatedly requested that it always be referred to as "Pegasus '''Mail'''" to distinguish it from other products and services called '''[[Pegasus]]'''.

* '''[http://images1.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20070522162025/powerrangers/images/2/2a/Human_rita_repulsa.jpg Carla Pérez]''' (with an accent) is an American actress who played Rita Repulsa in [[Mighty Morphin Power Rangers]] when they ran out of [[Stock Footage]]. [http://passarim.zip.net/images/Carla-Perez.jpg Carla Perez] (without an accent) is a Brazilian [[Dumb Blonde]] with a nice rear who rose to fame as a dancer [[Stuffy Old Songs About the Buttocks|in a genre mostly about her assets]].

* '''David Perry''' from Northern Ireland, the developer of such classics as ''[[Earthworm Jim (video game)|Earthworm Jim]]'', is not to be confused with Dave Perry, who wrote for a number of British video game magazines. Or with David Perry, a notable filmaker and photographer from Australia.

* '''Joe Perry''', Pro Football Hall of Fame running back with the 49ers, and then there's Joe Perry, Rock & Roll Hall of Fame guitarist with [[Aerosmith]].

* '''[[Katy Perry]]''' (of ''I Kissed A Girl'' fame) and '''Katie Perry''' (an Australian fashion designer), are, you will no doubt be surprised to learn, not to be confused.

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** There's also the science fiction writer Steve Perry.

* '''William Perry''', former U.S. Secretary of Defense; and '''William "The Refrigerator" Perry''', former NFL player.

* '''William Petersen''' is an actor most famous for his starring roles in [[Manhunter (film)|Manhunter]] and [[CSI]]. '''Sir William Peterson''' (1856-1921) was a noted academic who served as principal of McGill University from 1895 to 1919.

* There are two running backs in the NFL named '''Adrian Peterson'''. Adrian Lewis Peterson is a Pro Bowl and potential Hall of Fame halfback for the Minnesota Vikings, and Adrian Nicholas Peterson is a marginal role player who most recently played halfback for the Chicago Bears.

* '''Scott Peterson''': Do you mean the [[wikipedia:Scott Peterson|convicted murderer]], the one who writes for [[Phineas and Ferb]], or the [[wikipedia:Scott Peterson (comics)|comic writer/editor?]]

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* There's '''Johnny Ringo''', a wild west outlaw and the modern writer [[John Ringo]].

* '''Jonathan Roberts''' is either a professional dancer mostly known as a pro from ''[[Dancing With the Stars]]'' or for co-writing ''[[The Lion King]]''

* '''Robin Roberts''': [[wikipedia:Robin Roberts (baseball)|He]] was a Hall of Fame pitcher who played for the Phillies, Orioles, Astros and Cubs. [[wikipedia:Robin Roberts (newscaster)|She]] is a former ESPN reporter and current co-anchor of ''Good Morning America''.

* Just look at how many '''[[wikipedia:Craig Robinson|Craig Robinsons]]''' there are.The most notable being the actor Craig Phillip Robinson (1971-) of [[The Office/Characters/US|The Office]], and Craig Robinson (1972-) the fashion designer.

* '''Mike Rock''': voice of Nero from the Compilation of ''[[Final Fantasy VII]]'', or one of the designers of the [[Cool Guns|Mk 14 Enhanced Battle Rifle]]?

* '''[[Kenny Rogers]]''' the singer is no relation to Kenny Rogers the pitcher, though the latter's nickname "[[The Gambler]]" is a reference to the former.

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* Two famous Ukrainians by the name of '''Andriy Shevchenko''', [[wikipedia:Andriy Shevchenko|soccer player]] or [[wikipedia:Andriy Shevchenko (politician)|politician]]?

* During the SNK run of ''[[Psycho Soldier]]'', Athena is voiced by a singer named '''Kaori Shimizu'''. Right now, there's ''also'' a seiyuu named [[Kaori Shimizu]].

* '''Luke Short''' (1854-1893) was a famous gunfighter and [[The Dandy|Dandy]] of [[The Wild West]]. '''Luke Short''' (born Frederick Dilley Glidden, 1908-1975) was a notable author of [[Western Literature]].

* '''Dan Shulman''' is a baseball and basketball announcer for [[ESPN]]. '''Dan''iel'' Shulman''' is a bassist who has recorded and toured with [[Garbage]].

* '''Gene Simmons''' was ''not'' the female lead in [[Stanley Kubrick]]'s version of ''[[Spartacus]]''. Likewise, [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001739/ Jean Simmons] is ''not'' the guitar player for [[KISS]].

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* '''[[Sting]]''' is either a [[The Police|Famous Musician]] or a [[Wrestler/Sting|Pro Wrestler]]. Also the name of [[The Lord of the Rings|Frodo's sword]], [[The Sting|a movie]], [[Sting Entertainment|a Japanese video game developer]], and a music trope.

* '''George Strait''': [[George Strait|Country music singer]] or former ABC News correspondent?

* Captain '''Dorothy Stratton''' (1899-2006) was the first director of the U.S. Coast Guard Women's Reserve. '''Dorothy Stratten''' (1960-1980) was Playmate of the Year for 1980 and the victim of a murder case.

* '''[[The House of Stuart|James Stuart]]''', the name of more than one Scottish/English king; and '''James Stewart''', the birth name of Stewart Granger, as well as long, tall [[Jimmy Stewart]] the actor.

* '''[[Elizabeth Taylor]]''' the actress or Elizabeth Taylor the novelist?

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* When '''Kurt Warner''', the supermarket-stockboy-turned-big-time-NFL-quarterback, first showed up out of nowhere with the St. Louis Rams in the late [[The Nineties|1990s]], several sportswriters thought it was Curt Warner, a not-all-that-successful Seattle Seahawks running back from the [[The Eighties|1980s]], trying to make a comeback.

** Probably didn't help that Curt Warner also played for the (then-Los Angeles) Rams at the end of his career.

* [[George Washington]] (1831/1732-1799) was the first [[The Presidents|President of the United States]]. His grandnephew George Corbin Washington (1789-1854) was a congessman, plantation owner, busnisessman, and diplomat. George Washington (1817-1905) was an African-American freeborn man and founder of Centralia, a town in Washington state.

* There were two different baseball franchises called the '''Washington Senators'''. The first one moved to Minnesota in 1961 and became the Twins. The second one started play when the first one left, then moved to Texas in 1972 and became the Rangers. The team that currently plays in Washington was going to be called the Senators as well, but the city government vetoed that since the District of Columbia isn't actually represented in the Senate.

* A recent episode of ''[[Pushing Daisies]]'' guest-starred and actor named '''Michael Weaver''' and was shot by a cinematographer named Michael Weaver.

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* Contemporary Canadian author '''Richard Wright''' always includes his middle initial "B." in his name to avoid confusion with African-American author and activist Richard Wright.

** Richard Wright was also the keyboardist for [[Pink Floyd]].

* '''Bill Wyman''' is either the former bassist for [[The Rolling Stones]] or a music journalist. Bill Wyman the musician once [http://articles.sfgate.com/2002-11-21/news/17571735_1_rolling-stones-musician-bill-wyman-uc-berkeley gave Bill Wyman the journalist a cease and desist], although the latter is now free to use the name he was born with (and was given before the other Bill Wyman chose it as a stage name). To be fair, there's more potential for confusion when Bill Wyman the journalist writes articles about The Rolling Stones, which he has done in the past.

* '''Andrew Young''': One is the former [[United Nations]] Ambassador & mayor of [[Atlanta]], the other is the former aide to John Edwards who covered for him by claiming fatherhood of Edwards's illegitimate child with Rielle Hunter.

* There's '''[[~~Neil Young (Music)|~~Neil Young]]''' the singer/songwriter, and Neil Young the guitarist for [[Music/Kittens For Christian|Kittens For Christian]].

* There's '''[[Neil Young]]''' the singer/songwriter, and Neil Young the guitarist for [[Music/Kittens For Christian|Kittens For Christian]].

** Neither of which is to be confused with Neil Young, the former [[Electronic Arts]] executive who's now working for ngmoco.

** Or [[Scott Pilgrim vs. the World|Young Neil.]]