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* '''Edward Cullen''' is a [[Twilight (novel)|sparkly vampire]]. [[wikipedia:Edward Peter Cullen|Edward (Peter) Cullen]] is a Roman Catholic Bishop. And [[Peter Cullen]] is [[Transformers|Optimus Prime]].
* '''Edward Cullen''' is a [[Twilight (novel)|sparkly vampire]]. [[wikipedia:Edward Peter Cullen|Edward (Peter) Cullen]] is a Roman Catholic Bishop. And [[Peter Cullen]] is [[Transformers|Optimus Prime]].
** A National Guardsman firefighter changed his legal name to Optimus Prime.
** A National Guardsman firefighter changed his legal name to Optimus Prime.
* '''Arthur Currie''', the brilliant Canadian general of [[World War One]], should not be confused with '''Arthur Curry''', [[Aquaman (Comic Book)|Aquaman]].
* '''Arthur Currie''', the brilliant Canadian general of [[World War One]], should not be confused with '''Arthur Curry''', [[Aquaman]].
* '''Matt Dillon''': Movie actor or [[Gunsmoke|Dodge City marshal]]? Or a [[wikipedia:Matthew Dillon chr(28)computer scientistchr(29)|software developer]]?
* '''Matt Dillon''': Movie actor or [[Gunsmoke|Dodge City marshal]]? Or a [[wikipedia:Matthew Dillon chr(28)computer scientistchr(29)|software developer]]?
* Is '''Frank Drake''' a reluctant vampire hunter from a 1970s [[Marvel Comics]] series or an astronomer famous for his ideas about extraterrestrial life? Even their Wikipedia pages have redirects!
* Is '''Frank Drake''' a reluctant vampire hunter from a 1970s [[Marvel Comics]] series or an astronomer famous for his ideas about extraterrestrial life? Even their Wikipedia pages have redirects!
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* There's '''Jonathan Pryce''', the actor, and then there's [[Modern Warfare|John Price]], the SAS operator.
* There's '''Jonathan Pryce''', the actor, and then there's [[Modern Warfare|John Price]], the SAS operator.
* '''Eric Raymond''': open-source software advocate or ''[[Jem|Jem and the Holograms]]'' villain?
* '''Eric Raymond''': open-source software advocate or ''[[Jem|Jem and the Holograms]]'' villain?
* '''Robby Reed''' is a [[Dial H for Hero (Comic Book)|goofy teenager with an alien rotary dial]]. Robert Reed was [[The Brady Bunch|a man named Brady]]. This is mentioned in ''H-E-R-O'', where the warden of the prison an adult Robby is staying in mentions with amusement that he shares a name with the actor who played Mike Brady. Robby says he's heard it before. A third Robert Reed is a science-fiction writer.
* '''Robby Reed''' is a [[Dial H for Hero|goofy teenager with an alien rotary dial]]. Robert Reed was [[The Brady Bunch|a man named Brady]]. This is mentioned in ''H-E-R-O'', where the warden of the prison an adult Robby is staying in mentions with amusement that he shares a name with the actor who played Mike Brady. Robby says he's heard it before. A third Robert Reed is a science-fiction writer.
* '''Richard Rider''': [[Nova|A space-faring superhero]], or the author of the ''Stockholm Syndrome'' trilogy?
* '''Richard Rider''': [[Nova|A space-faring superhero]], or the author of the ''Stockholm Syndrome'' trilogy?
* '''Robbie Robertson''' is a guitarist and songwriter formerly with [[The Band]], as well as [[Spider-Man (Comic Book)|editor at the ''Daily Bugle'']].
* '''Robbie Robertson''' is a guitarist and songwriter formerly with [[The Band]], as well as [[Spider-Man (Comic Book)|editor at the ''Daily Bugle'']].
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