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A list of the <a href="http://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/18-celebrities-who_ve-aged-horribly?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">worst celebrity</a> baby names to ever be inked on legal birth certificates. Fame does strange things to people, and these weird celebrity baby names might be a sign that some of these actors, musicians, and socialites have let the money, popularity, and power go to their heads. Most are even repeat offenders, as those celebs who make name their kids dumb things&nbsp;often do it to all of their kids. Any publicity is good, right? Unfortunately for Rocket, Camera, Muziq, and Kal-El, the other kids in kindergarten aren't generally impressed by <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/worst-baby-names-of-all-time/carly-kiel?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">bad baby names</a>.What are the most ridiculous celebrity baby names? You may think Moxie, Zephyr, and Ocean are cool baby names, and that's fine, just vote DOWN the ones you like and vote UP the ones you think are bordering on child abuse. To keep track of other crazy, bizarre, <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/top-10-dumbest-celebrity-quotes-of-the-decade/elaineyo?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">dumbest celebrity</a> kid names and celebrity baby news, keep an eye on this list of <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/2018-celebrity-baby-names/carly-kiel" target="_blank">celebrity babies born in 2018</a>.

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List of Full Names of Mononymous People, loosely ranked by fame and popularity. Several celebrities opt to use a stage name rather than their given name in public. This protects at least some of their privacy (and that of their families), and for some, hiding their surnames helps separate professional life from personal life. Some celebrities have chosen names that have additional meanings. Many famous musicians, actors, and comedians use eponymous names. Several famous rappers are known by single names that have dual meanings.Who is the most famous Eponymous person? Prince tops our list. The “Purple Rain” genius was born Prince Rogers Nelson on June 7, 1958. The word prince also refers to the son of a monarch. During the 90s, Prince changed his name to a symbol in order to protest the negative treatment that he was receiving from his record company. Throughout that time he was known as “the artist formally known as Prince.” Other eponymous people include Pink, Pitbull and Meatloaf.Many famous rappers are eponymous. Ice-T was born Tracy Marrow on February 16, 1958. Ice tea is also a popular beverage. Ice-T has kept his stage name throughout the various stages of his career. Ice-T has been starring in “Law &amp; Order: Special Victims Unit” since 2000. The Pharcyde rapper Fatlip was born Derrick Stewart on March 26, 1969. The word fatlip also refers to a swollen mouth or lip, typically from a blow or punch.If you were a celebrity would you use a stage name or your given name? Share your thoughts in the comments section.

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Some people believe that everyone makes their own destiny. Others believe that there is one true love in the world just waiting for them. Whether you're an eternal optimist or card-carrying pessimist, the good news is there's a surefire way to find the person you're meant to be with and it's all about your last name. Find a combination of your last name (which may be a funny name to begin with) and someone else's last name that combine to make a hysterically funny last name. That's exactly what this list of of people with already funny names did. Took their funny names and combined it with someone else's to go down in history with the funniest of all of the funny last names in the history of Earth.

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List of celebrities with stage names, loosely ranked according to fame and popularity. It's tough to break into show business, but a good stage name might give you a leg up in a sea of boring Joe Smiths and Anne Taylors. This list includes famous people you didn't know were using fake stage names, including those who go by their middle names and celebrities who used variations of family names. A number of people on this list changed their names to avoid confusion with other actors. For example, the Batman you know as Michael Keaton was born Michael John Douglas - not to be confused with Michael Kirk Douglas (whose own father, Kirk Douglas, was born Issur Danielovitch). Other celebrities changed their names to protect their privacy. Natalie Hershlag was a famous child actress, but you have always known her as Natalie Portman. Some celebrities who use pseudonyms changed their names themselves just because they sounded better.This list of famous stage names includes celebrities who go by nicknames and famous people who have changed their names. It does not, however, include female celebrities who use their married surnames professionally, <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/adopted-celebrities/carlybobarly?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">famous people who were adopted</a> by stepparents at a young age and had their names legally changed as children, or celebrities with obviously theatrical stage names, such as many wrestlers and eponymous artists. You know Adele must have a last name. You know Sting's real name is not Sting. You are pretty sure it's not just a coincidence that the Macho Man's last name was Savage. For more lists of celebrity names, check out the <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/funniest-real-names-of-celebrities/carlybobarly">funniest real names of celebrities</a> and this list of <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/most-ridiculous-celebrity-baby-names/carlybobarly">stupid celebrity baby names</a>.

List of Famous People with the Same Name ranked by fame and popularity. Things can get confusing when celebrities share the same name. Several famous people try to distinguish themselves by adding a middle initial to their name while others adopt a stage name. One famous actor, known as “The King of Cool,” even shares his name with an Oscar-winning director.Who is the most famous person who has a shared name? Kate Hudson tops our list. Hudson shares her name with a famous pop singer.&nbsp; “I Kissed a Girl” singer Katy Perry was actually born Katheryn Elizabeth Hudson. She decided to use her mother's maiden name of Perry so she wouldn't be confused with the Almost Famous actress. Honeymooners actor Jackie Gleason shares a name with an up and coming TV actor.&nbsp; Jack Gleeson plays the unscrupulous King Joffrey on Game of Thrones.The Great Escape actor Steve McQueen shares his name with the man who directed the Oscar-winning film 12 Years a Slave. Blue Valentine actress Michelle Williams shares her name with one of the members of Destiny's Child.Would you change your name if it was the same as another celebrities? Share your thoughts in the comments section.

A list of celebrities who have very long names. Some have multiple middle names, and some are from cultures where their surnames include the names of all of their family members. Some just have hyphenated last names, or just extra names for no clear reason at all. What are the longest names ever? Which famous people have really long names?&nbsp;This list includes actors, musicians, writers, and other celebrity-type people who have multiple names. Several are of Spanish heritage, from cultures that customarily include the names of relatives and ancestors. These include <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/famous-cubism-artists/reference?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">Spanish painter Pablo</a> Picasso, whose full naem is Pablo Diego Jos&eacute; Francisco de Paula Juan Nepomuceno Mar&iacute;a de los Remedios Cipriano de la Sant&iacute;sima Trinidad Ruiz y Picasso, and personality Charo, who was born&nbsp;Mar&iacute;a del Rosario Mercedes Pilar Mart&iacute;nez Molina Baeza.&nbsp;

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This list of the real names of rappers will inform and enlighten you, because who even knew some of the best rappers in history used a stage name? &quot;Snoop&quot; wasn&#39;t his mother&#39;s idea? Get out. Kanye West and Wyclef Jean use their given name to record their music, but most rappers use a stage name. Some rappers use nicknames that they have had their whole life, while other MCs create an entirely new persona and&nbsp;give themselves unique rapper names. Some rappers have even changed their name multiple times.

Who is the most famous rapper that uses a stage name? Jay Z tops our list. Jay Z was born Shawn Corey Carter on December 4, 1969. He has had such hit songs as &quot;Empire State of Mind&quot; and &quot;99 Problems.&quot; He was known as &ldquo;Jazzy&rdquo; growing up and eventually that merged into Jay Z. 50 Cent was born Curtis James Jackson III on July 6, 1975. He has released such songs as &quot;In da Club&quot; and &quot;Candy Shop.&quot;

A couple of famous rappers have gone by multiple stage names. Snoop Dogg was born Calvin Cordozar Broadus, Jr. on October 20, 1971. He has released such songs as &quot;Drop It Like It&#39;s Hot&quot; and &quot;Gin and Juice.&quot; After a recent trip to Jamaica, Snoop changed his name to Snoop Lion. P. Diddy was born Sean Combs on November 4, 1969. He has had such hit singles as &quot;Bad Boy for Life&quot; and &quot;Last Night.&quot; He has also been known as Puff Daddy and Diddy.

Would you use a stage name if you were a rapper? Would it be something bada** or something fun and really crazy?!

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There are many great songs with a girl's or woman's name in the song title. From the advent of popular music, crooners, rockers, rappers and country music stars have used a girl's name in their songs. Many of the biggest bands in music history have done this. Several of The Beatles biggest songs have used a girl's name in its title. &quot;Eleanor Rigby,&quot; &quot;Dear Prudence&quot; and &quot;Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds&quot; are three examples of Beatles songs that contain a girl's name. The same goes for their counterpart in the Rolling Stones. &quot;Ruby Tuesday,&quot; &quot;Angie&quot; and &quot;Sweet Virginia&quot; are three songs where Mick Jagger sings about women by name.The Beatles and Rolling Stones may two of the biggest bands to use a girl's name in its title, but they are far from the only bands to do so. Other famous fictional ladies who have been mentioned in songs include &quot;Layla&quot; by Derek and the Dominos, Rod Stewart's &quot;Maggie May&quot; and the unforgettable &quot;Sweet Caroline&quot; by Neil Diamond. Vote for the song you consider to be the best one that contain's a girl's name in its title. These songs are some of the most recognizable with a girl's name and it's up to you to decide which one can truly considered the best on this Ultimate List.

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What's in a name? For some famous folks, naming is everything. Here's a list of celebrities, actors, musicians, sports stars, and politicians who have one-of-a-kind real first names. In fact, these stars' names are so unique that you can't even really steal them for your own kids. Like, what, &quot;This is my daughter, Madonna&quot;? &quot;Did you eat the last cookie, RuPaul&quot;? No, if you give a child any of these iconic names, you are basically just naming him or her after a celebrity. Sorry, but there can be only one Beyonc&eacute;.&nbsp;What are the most unique celebrity names? This list only includes real given first names - no <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/celebrities-with-stage-names/celebrity-lists">stage names</a> or pseudonyms. Many listed are <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/full-names-of-mononymous-people-v2/celebrity-lists">mononymous people</a> who are known just by a single name, like Shakira, Kesha, and Prince. Others have well-known surnames, even if they don't need them, like Charlize Theron and Kanye West. Many of the names on this list are popular in other cultures or on other continents, but are not common in North America. Other names may be used by more than one famous person or even fictional character, but everyone knows who the true Elvis is (i.e. not Elvis Costello, whose <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/celebrities-with-stage-names/celebrity-lists" target="_blank">real name</a> is Declan anyway) and the true Cher (i.e. not Cher from Clueless).&nbsp;Anyway, these famous people names are the ones for whom you don't need clarification. You are never like, &quot;Wait, which Tupac?&quot; Vote up the ones that are so unique that you hope to never find out that a person you know has give their baby the same name.&nbsp;

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Think you really know your favorite author? It may be surprising to you to learn that a number of famous authors are actually using a pen name, pseudonym, or nom de plume. In fact, the use of a pen name in place of an author's real name has been quite popular throughout history of writing for a variety of reasons, from avoiding a political danger due to a controversial literary work, avoiding a previous failed attempt at literary success, or utilizing a false name in order to completely distance and author from his or her public identity to write a different genre. Who are some famous authors who used pen names? You might be surprised. Some of the authors featured here are regarded as the most beloved in the industry and many are even Nobel Peace Prize or Pulitzer Prize winners.You’ll find authors such as Mark Twain, Benjamin Franklin, J.K. Rowling, Nora Roberts, Anne Rice, Stephen King, Louisa May Alcott, the Bronte Sisters, and many other authors who used pen names that might surprise you.Think you know your favorite writers? Read on to find out which authors have used pen names.

TLC's Sister Wives features the <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/sister-wives-family-rules/erin-wisti" target="_blank">polygamist Brown family</a>: patriarch Kody, his four wives (Meri, Janelle, Christine, and Robyn), and their combined 18 children. This is a list of all the <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/sister-wives-family-rules/erin-wisti?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">Sister Wives family</a> names, ranked from best to worst, including info about each cast member's age and role in the family. Devout members of the fundamentalist&nbsp;Apostolic United Brethren, <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/alaskan-bush-people-fake/donn-saylor?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">the Brown family</a> lives together in Las Vegas, with each wife in a separate free-standing&nbsp;house in the same cul-de-sac. Check out the Brown Family tree, which also includes the children's ages and how they are related to one another.&nbsp;Which Sister Wives names are the best?&nbsp;Because the 18 children in the family have four different mothers, there is a lot of variety in the Brown family names. The oldest three children - Logan, Aspyn, and Mariah - were all born within 14&nbsp;months of each other to each of Kody's first three wives - Janelle, Christine, and Meri, respectively. After that, Wives #2 and #3 took turns popping out new babies for the next 15 years until they had six kids each: Maddie (Janelle), Mykelti (Christine), Hunter (Janelle), Paedon (Christine), Garrison and Gabriel&nbsp;(Janelle), Gwendlyn and Ysabel (Christine), Savanah (Janelle), and Truley (Christine). Wife #3 Christine had a theme of the letter Y, except for that one Paedon.&nbsp;The series began in 2010 when Kody (a Y name!) surprised his three wives with the announcement that he would be marrying a saucy little divorcee named Robyn (another Y name!). Wife #4 came with three kids of her own - Dayton, Aurora, and Breanna, all of whom&nbsp;Kody later adopted - and then gave birth to Kody Brown's 17th and 18th children, Solomon and Ariella. Wow, that's a lot of college tuition.Now that you know all of the Sister Wives kids' names, which do you think are the best? Vote up the ones you might actually use, and vote down Mykelti and Truley. And Aspyn. Sorry, you are all sweet girls but your names are awful.

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What's in a name? For an actor, actress, or pop star, that name is a brand, identity, and image -&nbsp;so, to answer the question,&nbsp;a lot. Perhaps that's why there are so many <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/celebrities-with-stage-names/celebrity-lists" target="_blank">celebrities with stage names</a>. And the surprising stage name stories behind those famed monikers can be fascinating. The stories behind famous stage names reveal personal details about difficult childhoods, or reflect the fear that a narrow-minded&nbsp;public would not accept an actor's&nbsp;ethnicity. Of course, there are funny stories, too, involving wordplay and <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/superheroes-ranked-by-most-comic-book-appearances/ranker-comics?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">comic book superheroes</a>.How do celebrities pick their names? In some cases, how stars got their stage names is the stuff of Hollywood lore. Plenty of fans know that Nicholas Cage was born a Coppola - but have you heard the wonderfully geeky inspiration for his professional moniker? And then there's Katy Perry; she shares her birth name with another notable celeb. The stories behind these famous stage names shed new light on some of your favorite stars, whether their new identities are more practical or downright <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/silliest-celebrity-name-changes/jude-newsome" target="_blank">silly</a>.

From Paris to Ireland to Dakota to Brooklyn, many famous actors, actresses, and musicians share their names with famous places in the world. Some of these celebrities have names that are also <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-european-cities-to-visit/island-hopper-dan?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">cities in Europe</a>, and others share a name with US states and cities. A few famous people even share their name with entire countries! Talk about human geography!Who is the <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/13-famous-missing-people/celeb-stalker?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">most famous person</a> with a name that is also a town, city, or country? Paris Hilton tops our list. The reality TV star shares her first name with Paris, France. Michael Jackson's daughter, Paris Jackson, also shares her name with the City of Love, but Paris Hilton claims that Jackson was actually named after her. The&nbsp;Lord of the Rings actor Orlando Bloom shares his name with the city of Orlando, Florida.<a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/best-dancing-with-the-stars-winners-of-all-time/ranker-tv?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">Dancing with the Stars</a> alum Bristol Palin shares her name with the city of Bristol, Connecticut. Her mother Sarah Palin explained the name saying, “I worked at the Bristol Inn, and Todd grew up in Bristol Bay. But also, Bristol, Connecticut, is the home of ESPN. And when I was in high school, my desire was to be a sportscaster.” Hide and Seek actress Dakota Fanning shares her name with the US states of North and South Dakota.Which place would you like to be named after? Share your thoughts in the comments section.

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Some big time Hollywood celebrities have one tiny thing wrong with them: it's very hard to spell their names. These celebrities all have hard names to spell, either because they are much more complex than say, &quot;John Smith,&quot; or because they are a creative take on a usually easy name, like &quot;Katharine&quot; Hepburn. Tricky!The famous names on this list are ones you probably remember, because when you first heard them, you went &quot;well, what now?&quot; Do you misspell Shia LaBeouf every single time you search Google to learn about his latest antics? Yes, yes you do. It's okay, so does everyone else.From Matthew Mcconnaughheyeyghey (Matthew Mcaun? Matthew Machonahy? Matthew Mahogany? Who even knows.) to Oscar 2013 darling&nbsp;Quvenzhan&eacute; Wallis, there are some celebs with complicated names that you will just never master. It's okay, the world will keep spinning, I promise.Celebrities with complicated names are also some of the biggest stars in Hollywood. Remember Monica from Friends? Of course you do, but you definitely don't remember the extra &quot;e&quot; in Courteney Cox! In any case, it's time for you to upvote the celebrity names you can never remember how to spell. Bonus: if you can think of any other famous people with confusing name spellings, then you can, and should, add them to this list for other mystified fans of big screen stars to ponder.

Many famous people have chosen to adopt a &quot;second self,&quot; or alter ego&nbsp;- like musicians who develop personas as a way to push themselves creatively or break into a new genre, or comedians who use them as a way to go unrecognized. Most celebrities have one, maybe two alter egos. One female rapper even has as many as 19.

Comedian <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/sacha-baron-cohen-characters/reference" target="_blank">Sacha Baron Cohen</a> has several hilarious alter egos - including Ali G, Borat, Br&uuml;no, and Admiral General Haffaz Aladeen - who have all been featured on film and on TV. He uses his funny personas for comedic purposes, and he even appeared at the Oscars as his Aladeen alter ego. Female pop stars like Beyonc&eacute;&nbsp;and Katy Perry often performed as their alter egos, Sasha Fierce and <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yAtvoXNO91c" target="_blank">Kathy Beth Terry</a>, respectively. Other singers and actors who have donned alternate personalities include <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/how-hannah-montana-ruined-everyone-on-the-show/zack-howe" target="_blank">Miley Cyrus</a> and Jennifer Lopez.

While some may question&nbsp;the benefits of an alter ego or why a celebrity would adopt several different names, these successful stars showcase how personas can help bolster one&#39;s career. And if these celebs are <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/she-the-people/wp/2013/12/28/finally-free-of-sasha-fierce-beyonce-is-a-grown-woman/?utm_term=.8a6078ceaad3" target="_blank">anything like Bae</a>, they know that sometimes, all good things must end. Even pop personas. RIP Sasha Fierce.

This list of the real names of wrestlers is loosely ranked by fame and popularity. Ken Shamrock and Jeff Hardy use their given name in the ring, but most wrestlers use a <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/celebrities-with-stage-names/celebrity-lists?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">stage name</a>. Some wrestlers use nicknames that they have had their whole life, while others create an entirely new persona.&nbsp;Who is the most <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/greatest-pro-wrestlers-of-all-time/sportsyeah?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">famous wrestler</a> who uses a stage name? The Rock tops this list. The Rock was born Dwayne Douglas Johnson on May 2, 1972. The Rock has been successful transitioning from the world of professional wrestling into Hollywood. As Dwayne Johnson, he has acted in such films as Pain &amp; Gain and the Fast &amp; Furious franchise.Hulk Hogan was born Terry Gene Bollea on August 11, 1953. Hogan is a six time WWF Champion and a six time WCW World Heavyweight Champion. He was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2005 for years of dropping some of the <a href="http://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/best-finishers-in-wrestling">best wrestling moves</a>. He and his family were the subject of a reality TV show entitled “Hogan Knows Best.” He also appeared in several films including Rocky III, Mr. Nanny and Santa with Muscles.Would you use a stage name if you were a wrestler? Share your thoughts in the comments section.

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TLC&#39;s 19 Kids and Counting featured the Duggar family: Jim Bob, Michelle&nbsp;and their 19 children, all of whose names began with the letter J. Here are all of the Duggar family names, ranked best to worst, and their ages. It&nbsp;includes the extended family members and new grandchildren who have joined the clan since the show premiered in 2008. Devout independent Baptists, the family lives by strong codes of modesty, devotion, side hugging, and trust in God, especially when it comes to <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/why-have-children/lauren-slocum?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">having children</a>.

Which Duggar names are your favorite? This is a list of all the Duggar kids names, including recent pics of all the family members. Picking out 19 unique J names proved to be a challenge for the ambitious couple. They started strong with Joshua James, and then had <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/famous-boy-and-girl-twins/celebrity-lists">boy-girl&nbsp;twins</a>&nbsp;John-David and Jana Marie. Next came Jill Michelle, which was alright, sure, and then Jessa, which maybe could have been Jessica instead. Then was Jinger, which definitely should have been Ginger, and maybe this plan wasn&#39;t working. They were back on track with Joseph, though Josiah felt a bit old-timey, as did Joy-Anna,&nbsp;Jedidiah, and Jeremiah, which all sound like <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/creepy-scary-weird-kids-real-stories/michaelchoi?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">creepy kids</a> who live in&nbsp;barns among rusty harvesting equipment.&nbsp;Jason, James, and Justin lucked out, and Jackson got a popular baby name. Johannah... why that H on the end? At last, a Jennifer, but then a Jordyn-Grace where a Jordan would have done, and a Josie, not a Josephine or Jocelyn or even Joseline.

The next generation of Duggars&nbsp;has not one J among them - though there are plenty or normal ones left, like Jamie, Jeremy, Jacob, Jasmine, Jared, Juliet, Julianne, Julian, Judith, Julie, or Jules. Instead, Jessa Duggar named her first son Spurgeon. Some of the other grandchildren are OK, though, including a Samuel, a Mason, and even a cute Felicity (born 2018) or Ivy (born 2019).

What are your favorite Duggar family names? Vote up the ones that you might also use, and vote down Jinger.

Nicknames can be serious business. Whether created by one&#39;s enemies or allies, nicknames often become more associated with a historical figure than their given name. &quot;Gaius&quot; was an extremely common name in Ancient Rome, but there&#39;s only been one Caligula. Similarly, England has been ruled by three Richards, the most famous of whom is remembered as the &quot;Lionheart.&quot;

<a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-political-nicknames/mike-rothschild" target="_blank">US Presidents have had all sorts of nicknames</a>, too, from the unflattering &quot;Tricky Dick&quot; to the superior &quot;Honest Abe.&quot; When it comes to monarchs and other rulers, a nickname often reflects how their contemporaries viewed their reign. These can be insightful, funny, and sometimes just plain embarrassing. Vote up the best nicknames of historical figures.

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List of notable fictional characters whose name is Don, including photos when available. The fictional characters named Donald below come from every kind of genre and medium, as this list includes movie characters named Donnie, TV characters named Don, and book characters named Donald. You might even find some notable video game characters whose name is Don below as well. Whether you're looking for comedy characters named Donnie or drama characters named Don, this list will have what you're looking for. Who are the most well known fictional Dons? Some of the more memorable names below include Don Draper from Mad Men, Donald Duck from Disney's House of Mouse, and Donnie Darko from Donnie Darko. This list is ranked by the votes of users like you, so vote for your favorite characters below if you want to see them higher on the list. If we left your top character named Don off the list, feel free to add them.

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Donald Duck

Donald Duck is a cartoon character created in 1934, at Walt Disney Productions. Donald is an anthropomorphic white duck with a yellow-orange bill, legs, and feet. He typically wears a sailor shirt and cap with a black or red bow tie. Donald is most famous for his semi-intelligible speech and his mischievous and temperamental personality. Along with his friend Mickey Mouse, Donald is one of the most popular Disney characters and was included in TV Guide's list of the 50 greatest cartoon characters of all time in 2002. He has appeared in more films than any other Disney character, and is the most published comic book character in the world outside of the superhero genre.
Donald Duck rose to fame with his comedic roles in animated cartoons. Donald's first appearance was in 1934 in The Wise Little Hen, but it was his second appearance in Orphan's Benefit which introduced him as a temperamental comic foil to Mickey Mouse. Throughout the next two decades Donald appeared in over 150 theatrical films, several of which were recognized at the Academy Awards.

Donald the Monkey

Donald the Monkey is a fictional character in the 2011 comedy film Zookeeper.

Don Twombly

Don Twombly is a fictional character in the 2010 comedy film Marmaduke.

Donald 'Don' Forrester

Donald 'Don' Forrester is a fictional character from the 1989 film Honey, I Shrunk the Kids.

Don Carlson

Don Carlson is a fictional character from 2013 Monsters University.

Donald "Ducky" Mallard

Donald Mallard is a fictional character from the 2003 TV series NCIS.

Don Karnage

Donnie Azoff

Donnie Azoff is a fictional character from the 2013 film The Wolf of Wall Street.

Don Rafael Montero

Don Rafael Montero is a fictional character from The Mask of Zorro.

Don Quixote

Alonso Quixano is a fictional character from the 1957 film Don Quixote.

Don Juan

Don Juan, Don Giovanni is a legendary, fictional libertine. The first written version of the Don Juan legend was written by the Spanish dramatist Tirso de Molina. His play, El burlador de Sevilla y convidado de piedra, was set in the fourteenth century and published in Spain around 1630. The name "Don Juan" is a common metaphor for a "womanizer".

Don Luiz

Don Luiz is a fictional character from The Mask of Zorro.

Don Lockwood

Donald Thompson

At that time Tina Grey, his daughter's friend, was murdered. He arrested Rod Lane as he was the primary suspect. Soon, however, Lane apparently committed suicide. However, his daughter kept on telling him that it was Freddy Krueger who was responsible and that he lived in the dreams of the teenagers. After the death of Nancy's boyfriend Glen Lantz Donald Thompson arrived to his house just in front of his daughter's and former wife's house. His daughter phoned him and told him to help her to catch Freddy. When Donald Thompson saw smoke coming out Nancy's house he rushed inside. As the police and Donald Thompson went upstairs, they saw a burning Freddy Krueger trying to strangle Marge Thompson. Donald Thompson tried to save her but it was too late and she burned to death. Soon afterwards his daughter ended up in a psychiatric clinic. 

edit Dream WarriorsAfter his daughter's release in 1984 Donald Thompson didn't talk much to her. He started to drink heavily and could hardly do his police duty. In 1987 he heard about a series of deaths in the clinic in Springwood his daughter worked in. By this time he had lost his job at police department and was currently a security guard.Nancy Thompson and Dr. Neil Gordon came to Donald Thompson to ask him where Krueger was buried. At first Donald didn't tell anything and Nancy rushed to the clinic. However, Dr. Neil Gordon persuaded him to take him to the burial site. Once arrived in a junkyard the couple dug up the remains of Freddy Krueger. Suddenly the skeleton got up and attacked Dr. Neil Gordon. Donald Thompson tried to attack the skeleton of Krueger but was impaled on metallic tube. He then died as the tube went right through his heart. Shortly after the death of Kristen Parker, we briefly see his grave beside his daughter's, Kincaid's, and Kristen's in a cemetery. 

edit In the afterlifeIn the Nightmares on Elm Street comic miniseries by Innovation Publishing, set between the events of A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child and Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare, Donald appears; the series reveals that ever since his death, Donald has been trapped in Freddy's realm, constantly tortured by him and unable ascend to the afterlife. When Freddy inacts a complex scheme to break through to the real world, he forces Donald into working for him, promising to allow him to die completely in exchange for killing Nancy. 

Encountering Nancy when she enters Freddy's world, Donald, on the verge of tears and begging for forgiveness for all he's done and what he is going to do, shoots her in the head. Donald's attempt at killing Nancy fails, due to her having become a being similar to Freddy; despite his attack on her, Nancy forgives Donald and finally ends his suffering by using her power to free him of Freddy's hold and allow him to ascend, after he leads her to Freddy's central lair.

Don Diego

Don Diego is a fictional character from the 1961 film El Cid.

Donald Cragen

Donald "Don" Cragen is a fictional character played by Dann Florek in the American crime drama television series Law & Order and its spinoff Law & Order: Special Victims Unit on NBC. Cragen started the series as a homicide captain with the New York Police Department, but then became captain of the department's Special Victims Unit. A recovering alcoholic, Cragen is a tough police veteran, but loyal to his officers.
Florek starred in the first three seasons of Law & Order before he was fired from the show due to an order from NBC to add more female cast members. Before his termination, Florek expressed disappointment with his character's lack of material. Series creator Dick Wolf took the actor and reintroduced him to Special Victims Unit, in which Cragen has appeared since the first season. Cragen had also appeared in the Law & Order episodes "Bad Faith", "Entitled" and "Fixed". With his last appearance in "Amaro's One-Eighty", the eleventh episode of SVU's 15th Season, Cragen has appeared in 399 episodes of the Law & Order franchise, more than any other character.

Don Altobello

Osvaldo "Ozzie" Altobello is a fictional character and the primary antagonist of the film The Godfather Part III. In the film, he is portrayed by Eli Wallach.

Don John

Don John is a fictional character from the book Much Ado About Nothing, appearing in several related movies and plays.

Don Pedro

Don Pedro is a fictional character from The Mask of Zorro.

Don Biederman

Don Hollenbeck

Don Martín

Don Martín is a fictional character from the 1961 film El Cid.

Don Diego is a fictional character from the 1963 film The Leopard.

Don Fernando de Guzman

Don Fernando de Guzmán is a fictional character from the 1972 film Aguirre, the Wrath of God.

Don Giuseppe 'Joe the Boss' Masseria

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List of notable fictional characters whose name is Don, including photos when available. The fictional characters named Donald below come from every kind of ...