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* '''John Cage''': Employer of [[Ally McBeal]], avant-garde composer, or ''[[Mortal Kombat]]'' fighter "Johnny"?
* '''John Carpenter''' is [[John Carpenter|a famous movie director]]. He's also the alias of the alien Klaatu in the original 1951 version of ''[[The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951 film)|The Day the Earth Stood Still]]'', as well as the first contestant to earn the top prize on ''[[Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?]]''.
* Is '''James Carter''' [[Jimmy Carter|the 39th President of the United States]] or a loud-mouthed LA cop from ''[[Rush Hour]]''?
** Or is he an old-time blues singer who contributed the song "Po' Lazarus" to the soundtrack of ''[[O Brother, Where Art Thou?]]''?
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* '''Michael Collins''' is the name of an astronaut, one of [[Marvel Comics|Deathlok]]'s alter egos, and General Michael Collins of the Irish Republican Army.
* '''Sarah Connor''': Mother of the [[Terminator|future human resistance leader]], or [[wikipedia:Sarah Connor (singer)|German pop singer]]?
* '''David Copperfield''': [[David Copperfield (novel)||Dickensian hero]] or professional illusionist?
** A common [[Sitcom]] gag involves characters going to see a Copperfield performance, and getting the one other than they were expecting.
* '''Alice Cullen''', [[Twilight (novel)|quirky vampire]] or [[Law and Order UK|murdered nurse]].
* '''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.
* '''Arthur Currie''', the brilliant Canadian general of [[World War OneI]], should not be confused with '''Arthur Curry''', [[Aquaman]].
 
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** Also, there is a member of the Canadian legislature named Kevin Flynn.
** There's also a French politician named Georges Tron.
* '''Timmy Turner''': [[The Fairly Odd ParentsOddParents|10 year old boy with fairies]] or a surfing film director in his early 30s?
 
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