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* There have been several American presidents whose names qualify, especially [[Ulysses S. Grant]] (born Hiram Ulysses Grant, but the Congressman who nominated him to West Point forgot the "Hiram" on the paperwork) and some of the subsequent Gilded Age "what did he do again?" presidents ([[Rutherford B. Hayes]], [[Grover Cleveland]]), and of course [[Dwight D. Eisenhower]]. |
* There have been several American presidents whose names qualify, especially [[Ulysses S. Grant]] (born Hiram Ulysses Grant, but the Congressman who nominated him to West Point forgot the "Hiram" on the paperwork) and some of the subsequent Gilded Age "what did he do again?" presidents ([[Rutherford B. Hayes]], [[Grover Cleveland]]), and of course [[Dwight D. Eisenhower]]. |
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** [[Zachary Taylor]] would've been on this list 30 years ago but the name caught on big time with new parents in the '80s and '90s. |
** [[Zachary Taylor]] would've been on this list 30 years ago but the name caught on big time with new parents in the '80s and '90s. |
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* He was never President, but [[ |
* He was never President, but [[Alliteration|Hubert Horatio Humphrey]] cannot be overlooked. |
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* Republican lobbyist Grover Norquist shares a first name with one of those Gilded Age presidents (Grover Cleveland). |
* Republican lobbyist Grover Norquist shares a first name with one of those Gilded Age presidents (Grover Cleveland). |
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* Not one but ''two'' astronauts nicknamed "Buzz", which is why Buzz Lightyear and countless others have that name... |
* Not one but ''two'' astronauts nicknamed "Buzz", which is why Buzz Lightyear and countless others have that name... |
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