#46

Went to school with James Brown.

Was in a band with Matt King, who looked and acted exactly like Super Hans on Peep Show, who was played by an actor called…Matt King.

My girlfriend’s brother is also called Matt King.

#47

I think it’s funnier these days when it’s someone who’s name is ever so slightly off being a famous person.

Like Howard McDonald who was a friend of a friend.

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#48

Best mate at college, and groom last wedding I went to, was a Tom Holland :spider:

#49

There’s a James Dean and a James Brown at work.

#50

i know a Pete Doherty

#51

also work with a James Stewart

#52

this is the kind of name where you don’t notice it’s actually a really plain ordinary mundane name until you see it attached to some ordinary schmo

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#53

What’s our position on people who changed their names to famous people’s names? Because I know someone who used to work with a Jack Bauer (who later got convicted for flashing).

#54

I met a guy called Will Smith on a residential language camp in Beijing. He was from Arizona and a GBOL. One of my friends had her first kiss with him and said it was terrible.

Still fb friends with him, he works in Washington as a policy wonk for the Republicans I think :confused:

#55

my cousin is a James Stewart

#56

i’ll tell him you said hi

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#57

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#58

I bought a futon bed there once, and a normal bed

#59

There is someone at my work called Kate Bush

My ex wife’s cousins maiden name is Sarah Lee, like the frozen desserts

#60

Know a guy called Ryan Adams and worked with someone called Sam Smith a few years ago

#61

Worked with a Nick Cave
went to school with a Ben Elton

Bored with this already.

#62

Wow, we work at the same place!

I worked with Michael Jackson & Donald Sutherland at the same company for a while.

#63

Great choice. Out of Bowie’s entire back catalogue that is easily his most loved song.

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#64

Went to university with a P J Harvey.
There was a guy in our work called Richie Edwards.

That’s all I’ve got.

Good thread.

#65

My Mum’s boss at a local radio station was called James Bond.

He still does the sports show, they play highlights from the day’s Shrewsbury Town game commentary over the James Bond music. Quite enjoyable.