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== [[Real Life]] Von Trope Examples == |
== [[Real Life]] Von Trope Examples == |
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* The trope name is a pun on the von Trapp family, of ''[[The Sound of Music]]'' fame. |
* The trope name is a pun on the von Trapp family, of ''[[The Sound of Music]]'' fame. |
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* [[Ungern-Sternberg|Roman Ungern von Sternberg]], crazy tinpot dictator extraordinaire. |
* [[Ungern-Sternberg|Roman Ungern von Sternberg]], crazy tinpot dictator extraordinaire. |
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* Erich von Stroheim, an actor who specialized in Evil German roles. |
* Erich von Stroheim, an actor who specialized in Evil German roles. |
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* Dita Von Teese, burlesque model and former fiancee of [[Marilyn Manson]]'s, presumably chose her stage name for its darker exotic qualities. |
* Dita Von Teese, burlesque model and former fiancee of [[Marilyn Manson]]'s, presumably chose her stage name for its darker exotic qualities. |
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⚫ | * Wernher von Braun is a combination of the light and dark. Member of the Nazi party, inventor of the V2 rocket, one of the principle brains (if not '''the''' principle brain) behind the American side of the Space Race. (There is still some controversy as to whether he was a ''willing'' Nazi collaborator.) |
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* The famous Dutch football (soccer) player, Marco van Basten, regarded as one of the all-time best forwards in the game. |
* The famous Dutch football (soccer) player, Marco van Basten, regarded as one of the all-time best forwards in the game. |
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** Just like... well... a third of all Dutch. |
** Just like... well... a third of all Dutch. |
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*** [[Comically Missing the Point|A third of all Dutch are great forwards?]] |
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* Architect Maria Ludwig Michael Mies, to seem more impressive, appended his mother's surname, "van der Rohe." |
* Architect Maria Ludwig Michael Mies, to seem more impressive, appended his mother's surname, "van der Rohe." |
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⚫ | * Wernher von Braun is a combination of the light and dark. Member of the Nazi party, inventor of the V2 rocket, one of the principle brains (if not '''the''' principle brain) behind the American side of the Space Race. (There is still some controversy as to whether he was a ''willing'' Nazi collaborator.) |
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* [[Ludwig Van Beethoven]] - But wait, why does a German man have a Dutch surname, you ask? It's just so happens Beethoven was of Belgian descent. His birth name was actually "Lodewijk". |
* [[Ludwig Van Beethoven]] - But wait, why does a German man have a Dutch surname, you ask? It's just so happens Beethoven was of Belgian descent. His birth name was actually "Lodewijk". |
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** This is the reason ''[[A Clockwork Orange (film)|A Clockwork Orange]]'' can get away with referring to him as "Ludwig van". There a lot of people with one of those words, or the other, but it's a rare combination. |
** This is the reason ''[[A Clockwork Orange (film)|A Clockwork Orange]]'' can get away with referring to him as "Ludwig van". There a lot of people with one of those words, or the other, but it's a rare combination. |
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* Jean-Claude Van Damme |
* Jean-Claude Van Damme |
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* Actor Casper Van Dien played the character Brom Van Brunt in ''[[Sleepy Hollow (Film)|Sleepy Hollow]]''. The Van Diens are reportedly distant relatives of the real-life Van Brunt clan. |
* Actor Casper Van Dien played the character Brom Van Brunt in ''[[Sleepy Hollow (Film)|Sleepy Hollow]]''. The Van Diens are reportedly distant relatives of the real-life Van Brunt clan. |
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