Jesus Christ...
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Who's that?
British guy who was James Bond for the last 5 movies, but probably was best as Joe Bang in Logan Lucky
Lebron James
LeBron ain't no first name
It's literally his first name
Yeah he has a single name like Oprah but in 2 parts
Michael Jordan?
Ricky Bobby? Lol
Keith David
What about Elton John, huh? He's not famous enough for you, eh? Well what about Michael Jack(son)?? No? How about Betty Boop??
Boop? 😂 Is your first name Boop?
It's short for "Boopifer"
Neil Patrick Harris has three first names
I've not once in my life seen Harris has a first name
I've met someone with the first name Harrison, so it's not out of the realm of possibility. Also, what is "Harry" short for?
Also, what is “Harry” short for?
Harold?
I actually looked it up this morning because I was curious, and "Harry" is actually short for "Henry," "Harold," "Harrison, and "Harvey"
Harry Ford sounds like a very different actor.
Abraham Lincoln
Wait what’s his last name then..
A few more famous people with 2 first names:
- Anne Frank
- Bob Dylan
- Dylan Thomas
- Billy Joel
- George Harrison
- George Michael
- Elton John
- Missy Elliot
- Meg Ryan
- Kevin James
- Elizabeth Tyler
- Liv Tyler
- Steven Tyler
- Carey Grant
- Hugh Grant
- Mariah Carey
- Diana Ross
- Dean Martin
- Steve Martin
- Grace Kelly
- Alexander Hamilton
- Larry David
Today is the day I saw Missy Elliot on the same list as Anne Frank lol
James Taylor
Former President James Taylor!
Bob Ross
Jason alexander
That's a stage name. I assume some of the others on the list are too.
didn't even think of that lol
Reminds me of that Simon & Garfunkel lyric, along the lines of
...he's so unhip
when you say Dylan
he thinks you're talking about Dylan Thomas!
Whoever he was.
Hamilton is a last name. I won't doubt that there are some people who have it first (not checking), but they probably have two last names.
probably have two last names.
Savage.
The only one that comes to mind is Hamilton Morris. I don't know if Morris is a first name, but I really like the dude. He did a bunch of documentaries about drugs for VICE. Big tangent incoming.
Those documentaries are really good. He did one about Project Coast, an awful program started by the apartheid government in South Africa (before Mandela became president). It's the reason why the country still has such a high usage of methaqualone (AKA qualuudes, called Mandrax or "Buttons" colloquially) compared to the rest of the world.
Project Coast did so many much fucking lingering damage. Poisoned baby milk, nerve agents, you name it.
It was engineered by this piece of shit who earned the nickname "Dr. Death", Wouter Basson. Cunt got away with it. He's somehow still a practicing cardiologist in Cape Town. Infuriating.
Main point: those documentaries are worth a watch. Not an ad. Pirate it if you want.
Also, if anyone happens to be near Dr Death's practice, just fucking exorcise that demon.
You also have Hamilton Fish. He was Grant’s Secretary of State. His letter of gratitude before retirement is, or at least was, hanging in the Empire State Building.
https://empirestateplaza.ny.gov/hall-governors/hamilton-fish
Morris is defintely a first name in Britain. I went to school with a Morris Morrison.
One of my friends in middle school had the last name Morris, so I think of it as a last name.
Hope he named his kid Morris Morrisonson.
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