One-Named People

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Allyson's Ultimate Compendium of One-Named
People*

[*and anthropomorphs....]

(by Allyson except where otherwise noted)

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	Abel	Son of Adam and Eve, slain by brother Cain --Lush 12/5/97
	Achilles	Was the sourpuss in The Iliad --Mosfet 12/11/97
	Adam	Biblical first man --Lush 12/5/97
	Agamemnon	King of Mycanae, son of Atreus. --Mosfet 12/11/97
	Aladdin	Guy who rubbed a lamp and got his own personal genie
	Alexander	Macedonian warrior-king. Liked Aristotle so much he gave him a few bucks for his Lycaeum. --Dilligaff 1/26/98
	Allyson	grin
	Anonymous	He wrote a huge amount of stuff. --Fuzzball 5/3/98
	Aphrodite	The Greek Goddess of Love
	Ariel	The little mermaid!
	Aristotle	Greek Philosopher

	Babe	Talking pig --tilter 12/5/97 (Paul Bunyan's ox --codymaxx)
	Bagheera	Character from Jungle Book --tilter 12/5/97
	Baloo	Character from Jungle Book --tilter 12/5/97
	Bambi	Disney character --tilter 12/5/97
	Barney	The Dinosaur
	Bashful	1 of 7 dwarves --tilter 12/5/97
	Basia	Jazz, Samba singer from Poland on Columbia Records. If your last name was Tsetselewska, you would drop it too. --Fuzzball 5/3/98
	Batman	Superhero
	Beavis	The idiot on MTV
	Beelzebub	One of the fallen angels in Milton's Paradise Lost. Beelzebub was next to Satan in power. --K/C 1/2/98
	Beetlejuice	Weird fellow from the Movie and the Cartoon
	Bert	Ernie's flatmate --RoLLerGrrL 2/19/98
	Bjork	"kooky" Icelandic singer --RoLLerGrrL 2/19/98
	Blondie	The singer
	Bluto	Popeye's rival --Titch 12/5/97
	Bono	U2 singer --RoLLerGrrL 2/19/98
	BooBoo	Yogi Bear's sidekick --codymaxx 12/6/97
	Brand	the big brother from goonies --Katie 10/22/98
	Brandy	"...she's a fine girl, what a good wife she would be..."--matt 12/10/97
	Broomhilda	A Witch
	Brutus	Caesar slayer --Nolij 5/9/98 **tk notes that Brutus isn't a one-namer. His full name is Marcus Brutus.
	Butthead	The other idiot on MTV
	Byron	famous Philhellennic Romantic poet --RoLLerGrrL 2/19/98

	Cain	Son of Adam and Eve who slew his brother, Abel --Lush 12/5/97
	Cameo	anyone remember "Word Up"? --RoLLerGrrL 2/19/98
	Candide	Young innocent kid in French play by Voltaire (another one namer, I believe) and also featured in musical "Candide" by Bernstein. --PMKruzer 4/18/98
	CareBear	MamaBear's sweet daughter. --MamaBear 12/5/97
	Carman	A christian music artist who dropped his huge Greek last name. --Fuzzball 5/3/98
	Carmen	Heroine of opera by the same name. If she had a last name, it's lost in the mists of history. Known for her fancy dancing, ability to get bullfighters' attention, and major cigarette habit. --PMKruzer 4/18/98
	Casanova	Italian super-stud --PMKruzer 4/18/98
	Casper	The Friendly Ghost --tilter 12/5/97
	Catbert	Dilbert's cat --cls 12/6/97
	Cathy	Comic strip character --cls 12/6/97
	Charlemagne	the roman emperor who converted the empire --Locke 1/27/98
	Charo	Yes, yes, that cha-cha lady from The Love Boat(tm)
	Cher	The singer. Next to Madonna this is the most used name for this category.
	Chewbacca	The hero in Star Wars who was not awarded a medal for destroying the Death Star. --Fuzzball 5/3/98
	Chunk	From movie Goonies --tilter 12/5/97
	Cinderella	Lovely lady --tilter 12/5/97
	codymaxx	shameless suck-up :o)
	Confucius	Chinese guy who says many wise things
	Coolio	The singer
	Crito	Artist? Appears in Plato. --Mosfet 12/11/97
	Crow	Gold Robot from Mystery Science Theater 3000 --Captain Spam, from the Flying Toaster 7/6/98
	Cupid	Shooter of hearts

	Data	The Android replacement for the "Spock" character in the Star Trek universe, emotionless and intelligent. --Fuzzball 5/3/98
	Data	The inverter of "slick shoes" in Goonies --Katie 10/22/98
	Dilbert	The Comic Strip Character
	Dino	The original purple dinosaur. Barney was the NEIGHBOR, remember?!? Also, a Christian Music artist/pianist with the unused last name of Kartsonakis.--Fuzzball 5/3/98
	Dionysus	Greek God of Wine
	Diver	Person of the underwater world --Diver 12/5/97
	Divine	rather rotund transsexual --RoLLerGrrL 2/19/98
	Dogbert	Dilbert's dog --cls 12/6/97
	Donatello	Renaissance painter (and a Ninja Turtle) --Nolij 5/9/98
	Dopey	1 of 7 dwarves --tilter 12/5/97
	Dracula	My hero --tilter 12/5/97 (Bram Stoker's vampire Count)
	Dumbo	Flying elephant --tilter 12/5/97

	Elle	Supermodel
	Elmo	The tickle-me Muppet
	Elvira	Morbid Lady always dressed in Black
	Elvis	The singer ** Neblig wonders if Presley or Costello...
	Erato	The lovely, loves poety, and plays the lyre. One of the nine Muses (daughters of Zeuss). --Vickie 1/13/98
	ET	Spielberg's Extra Terrestrial --tilter 12/5/97

	Fabian	Bad singer from 50's/60's --Eve & Jim 12/8/97
	Fabio	The male model on the cover of Romance Novels ** Neblig adds "One of those rare men who has larger breasts than most women."
	Faust	Sold his soul to Mephistopheles. He may have a first name but I don't think anyone knows what it is. --PMKruzer 4/18/98
	Flipper	talented sea mammal --RoLLerGrrL 2/19/98
	Frankenstein	A monster --tilter 12/5/97 (from Mary Shelley's famous novel)
	Frodo	Hobbit hero of Lord of the Rings --Eve & Jim 12/8/97 **Locke notes that "Frodo" isn't a one-namer, his last name was "Baggins"

	Gallagher	Crazy comedian --cls 12/6/97
	Garfield	Comic cat --cls 12/6/97
	Gepetto	Pinocchio's creator --tilter 12/5/97
	Geyser	see Wyzegeyser --Wyzegeyser 1/12/98
	Gidget	the eternally ponytailed one --RoLLerGrrL 2/19/98
	Gilligan	The guy on the island
	Goliath	The giant slain by David. --K/C 1/2/98
	God	Another one with no explanation
	Goofy	Disney character --tilter 12/5/97
	Greedo	Shot in the Cantina by Han Solo. --Fuzzball 5/3/98
	Grandma	Does she need an explanation?? grin
	Grover	Monster on Sesame Street --Quagmire 12/6/97
	Grumpy	1 of 7 dwarves --tilter 12/5/97
	Gypsy	Purple Robot from Mystery Science Theater 3000 --Captain Spam, from the Flying Toaster 7/6/98

	Hamlet	Hero of Shakespeare's play of same name. --PMKruzer 4/18/98
	Hammer	singer; nee MC- --RoLLerGrrL 2/19/98
	Happy	1 of 7 dwarves --tilter 12/5/97
	Hector	Killed by Achilles. --Mosfet 12/11/97
	Hecuba	Wife of Priam. --Mosfet 12/11/97
	Helen	The face that launched a thousand ships. --Mosfet 12/11/97
	Hercules	The Greek God - Son of Zeus
	Homer	Not Simpson! Illiad & the Odyssey writer
	Houdini	Magician/disappearing artist, also had first name (Harry) but also not used often. --PMKruzer 4/18/98

	Iago	originally the villain in Shakespeare's "Othello", also the parrot in the Disney movie "Aladdin." --Fuzzball 5/3/98
	Igor	As in, "Igor! Get the bags!" (from Young Frankenstein) --Fuzzball 5/3/98
	Iman	The Supermodel
	Ishmael	narrator of Moby Dick --Dilligaff 1/26/98

	Jack	Pic one! --Fuzzball 5/3/98
	Jasmine	Aladdin's sweetheart --tilter 12/5/97
	Jeannie	genie gal --RoLLerGrrL 2/19/98
	Jehoshaphat	Not sure who he is but he is always Jumpin'! :o) (King of Judah who formed an alliance with the kingdom of Israel.)
	Jehovah	Another name for God, not really a person of course, but neither are the Greek gods ;-) --PMKruzer 4/18/98
	Jeremiah	was a bullfrog, good friend o' mine --K/C 1/2/98
	Jesus	Teacher and prophet who lived in the first century of this era and whose life and teachings form the basis of Christianity --Lush 12/5/97
	Jewel	itty bitty folk singer --Chettlebug 12/20/97
	Job	Bible. God tests Job's faith to settle a bet with the devil. --Mosfet 12/11/97
	Joker	Batman's rival
	Jonah	The dude in the Bible that spent 3 days & 3 nights in the belly of a whale. --Jennn :) 5/31/98

	Kermit	a frog --Quagmire 12/6/97
	Kilroy	The guy who was always there first --JoMaus 12/5/97

	Leonardo	the epitome of a Renaissance Man (and a Ninja Turtle) --Nolij 5/9/98
	Liberace	Deceased pianist known for big Las Vegas shows; had first name (Lee) but not used very often. --PMKruzer 4/18/98
	Linus	Peanuts character who takes his security blanket everywhere. --Jennn :) 5/31/98
	Lot	Biblical character best known for the fact that his wife turned to a "pillar of salt" when she turned to look at Sodom and Gomorrah (sp??) being destroyed by the wrath of God. --PMKruzer 4/18/98
	Lucifer	Hmmm If you don't know who this is you are in good shape
	Lucy	Peanuts character with an attitude - lol. --Jennn :) 5/31/98
	Lush	An Acrophobiac who knows ALOT of Bible people. --Quagmire 12/6/97

	M	Bond boss --RoLLerGrrL 2/19/98
	Madmartigan	Val Kilmer in the movie "Willow" --Fuzzball 5/3/98
	Madonna	A singer. The most widely used in this category, I might add.
	MamaBear	Acrophobic Mother always at Memory Lane from 10:00 P.M UTL (Until Too Late). Coworkers wonder what disease is causing the bags under her eyes. --MamaBear 12/5/97
	Mario	a super brother --Nolij 5/9/98
	Mase	Rapper --AZDenmo* & Quagmire 12/6/97
	Medusa	Mythical gorgon with a head full of snakes
	Menos	Student, appears in Plato --Mosfet 12/11/97
	Mephistopheles	The devil in the Faust legend to whom Faust sold his soul.--K/C 1/2/98
	Merlin	The magician, King Arthur's principal advisor --tilter 12/5/97
	Michelangelo	painted the Sistine Chapel (and a Ninja Turtle) --Nolij 5/9/98
	Mikey	the leader of the goonies --Katie 10/22/98
	Milla	Singer, Actress, the 5th element, the perfect being, etc... --Neblig 12/9/97
	Morrissey	Maudlin English singer, formerly of The Smiths --RoLLerGrrL 2/19/98
	Moses	Biblical prophet and lawgiver who led the Israelites out of Egypt --Lush 12/5/97
	Mouth	the lovable loud mouth from the goonies --Katie 10/22/98
	Mowgli	Jungle Book character --tilter 12/5/97
	Mufasa	Simba's father --tilter 12/5/97

	Narcissus	A handsome youth who pined away staring at his reflection in a pool of water until he died. --Neblig 12/10/97
	Nebuchadnezzar	Encamped against the city of Juda and captured the king on March 15, 586. --PaSTE (Flying Toaster Irregular) 7/6/98
	Neelix	the Talaxian chef/security officer on the USS Voyager (Star Trek) --Fuzzball 5/3/98
	Neptune	Mythological god of the Oceans ** Neblig notes Neptune is the Roman name for Poseidon.
	Nermal	Garfield the Cat's kitten nemesis. --Fuzzball 5/3/98
	Noah	the ark builder --DizzyDog 12/10/97

	Octavian	Augustus Caesar --Nolij 5/9/98
	Odie	Garfield's dog friend --AZDenmo* 12/6/97
	Odin	the Norwiegan god of war --Superhawk15 3/18/98
	Odysseus	Hero in greek mythology that posed as a strong beggar to win back his wife from wooers. --weston 3/14/98
	O.J.	if you don't know, I suggest you find someone who didn't live under a rock from 1994-96 --Nolij 5/9/98
	Ophelia	the insane woman from Hamlet --Neblig 12/5/97
	Ophelius	I have no clue who this is but it sounds good! (perhaps a combination of Ophelia and Orpheus?)
	Orpheus	a Greek poet and hero who rescued his wife, the nymph Euridice from the Underworld --Neblig 12/5/97
	Oprah	Cattlemen's nemesis? ~melissa~ 4/30/98
	Othello	Shakespearean Character

	Pan	Greek god of the lyre and wild animals. --weston 3/14/98
	Paris	Steals Helen, pisses everybody off. --Mosfet 12/11/97
	Parrappa	Character off "Parappa The Rappa", a game for Sony Playstation(tm) --Quagmire 12/6/97
	Penguin	Another one of Batman's rivals
	Penny	Little girl on Inspector Gadget --Quagmire 12/6/97
	Phaedon	Plato again. --Mosfet 12/11/97
	Pinocchio	Wooden puppet --tilter 12/5/97
	Plato	Who IS he anyway? Hehe
	Pluto	Mickey Mouse's Dog and Roman name for the Greek god Hades
	Polonius	Obnoxious know-it-all also in "Hamlet", not too well known a name though. --PMKruzer 4/18/98
	Popeye	Spinach eating sailor --Diver 12/6/97
	Porgy	From "Porgy and Bess" --PMKruzer 4/18/98
	Priam	King of Troy. --Mosfet 12/11/97
	Prince	Another Singer **Joe Harrison aptly notes that The descript for PRINCE in the one-namers list ought to be: Not his name anymore. heh heh.
	Professor	From Gilligan's Island --Quagmire 12/6/97
	Pumba	Timon's friend

	Q	author --RoLLerGrrL 2/19/98
	'Q'	The gadget-dude from James Bond --Quagmire 12/6/97
	Q.	From Star Trek! HINT Keep the period after the Q!
	Q-Tip	Sister to the hippest dude on the block and rapper in A Tribe Called Quest --Quagmire 12/6/97
	Quagmire	The hippest dude on the block --Quagmire 12/6/97
	Quark	Another Star Trek character. The money grubbing Ferengi.
	Quasimoto	Bell ringer from Notre Dame
	Queequeg	Member of crew in "Moby Dick", also good in any Acro with "Q", but only if voters have heard of him (I've only used once and it got one vote LOL, better than zero!) --PMKruzer 4/18/98

	Raphael	painted a whole lot of Madoona and childs (and a Ninja turtle) --Nolij 5/9/98
	Ratbert	Dilbert's rat --cls 12/6/97
	Ren	Cartoon Character (Ren & Stimpy)
	Riddler	Enemy of Batman --tilter 12/5/97
	Robin	Sidekick of Batman --tilter 12/5/97
	RuPaul	The crossdresser from VH-1
	Ruth	Biblical - Moabite widow who left home with her mother-in-law and went to Bethlehem, where she later married Boaz. --Lush 12/5/97

	Sally	Charlie Brown's sister. --Jennn :) 5/31/98
	Salome	Served up John the Baptist's head on a silver platter. --PMKruzer 4/18/98
	Samson	The guy who was super strong until he got a haircut. --K/C 1/2/98
	Sandman	A comic book character, his real name is Dream. He has siblings named Death, Dementia, Desire, etc... --Fuzzball 5/3/98
	Santa	Dude in a red suit without horns --grandma 12/9/97
	Sappho	the ancient female poet --Locke 1/27/98
	Satan	Dude in a red suit with horns
	Schroeder	the Peanuts pianist who Lucy's in love with (or is it the music?) --Jennn :) 5/31/98
	Seal	Pop singer --PMKruzer 4/18/98
	Shaft	A bad mother! --AZDenmo* 12/6/97
	Shaq	Nickname of Shaquille O'neal --AZDenmo* 12/6/97
	Sheherazade (sp?)	Had to tell a new story for 1,001 nights to save herself from death (technically, the narrator of the "Arabian Nights"). --PMKruzer 4/18/98
	Simba	The Lion King --tilter 12/5/97
	Sinbad	Comedian ** Neblig notes that Sinbad, before he was a lousy comedian in the 1900's, was a famous sea adventurer.
	Skippy	talented Australian indigenous mammal --RoLLerGrrL 2/19/98
	Sleepy	1 of 7 dwarves --tilter 12/5/97
	Sloth	Chunk's friend from Goonies --tilter 12/5/97
	Sneezy	1 of 7 dwarves
	Snoopy	The dog from Peanuts(tm)
	Snuffalupagus	Big Bird's imaginary friend--DizzyDog 12/10/97
	Socrates	I am stuck on all of these Greek Guys eh?
	Spawn	a demon from a comic book series. --Fuzzball 5/3/98
	Spiderman	the Amazing --K/C 1/2/98
	Spock	Original Vulcan Science Officer/First Mate of the USS Enterprise (Star Trek) --Fuzzball 5/3/98
	Stimpy	Cartoon Character (Ren & Stimpy)
	Sting	Singer --tilter 12/5/97
	Superman	Famous kryptonian who wears his underwear on the outside. --Chettlebug 12/20/97

	Tarzan	The Jungle Guy
	T'ealc	One of Stargate SG-1's team, formerly a Jaffa warrior. --Dilligaff 1/26/98
	Thor	Mythical man with a big hammer
	Timon	Pumba's friend --tilter 12/5/97
	Tuvok	the Vulcan Science Officer abord the USS Voyager (Star Trek) --Fuzzball 5/3/98

	Ulysses	Mythological hero --tilter 12/5/97
	Uma	one of Dave Letterman's favorite words --Nolij 5/9/98
	Ursula	Mean witch from The Little Mermaid(tm)
	Usher	Singer --AZDenmo* 12/6/97

	Valkyrie	The gal who picked up dead guys --JoMaus 12/5/97
	Venus	Roman goddess of Love --tilter 12/5/97
	Vickie	Usually found in Mardi Gras. Loves Acrophobia, practices random acts of kindness, and loves to chat. --Vickie 1/13/98

	Waldo	That One Guy that's always lost for some reason or another. --AZDenmo* 1/12/98
	Woodstock	Snoopy's friend from the Peanut's strip. --Fuzzball 5/3/98
	Wyze	see Wyzegeyser --Wyzegeyser 1/12/98
	Wyzegeyser	The Acroteers & Dungeonites faithful webpage keeper!!! Also see "Geyser" and "Wyze" and/or any variation of! --Wyzegeyser 1/12/98
	Wolverine	Comic Book Character --AZDenmo*
	Woody	Cute toy from the Disney movie Toy Story
	Wotan	King of the Gods in Wagner's Ring Cycle operas, but see note about Queequeg as far as people knowing who he is. --PMKruzer 4/18/98

	Xena	Teenage fantasy woman --JoMaus 12/5/97
	Xenophanes	Greek poet 6th century BC --Titch 12/6/97
	Xenophon	Greek historian and soldier 430-354 BC --Titch 12/6/97
	Xerxes	King of Persia 486-465 BC --Titch 12/6/97

	Yanni	The pianist-composer...Of course, I must warn you that using his name may actually COST you some votes! Heehee! --MikeCk123 1/16/98
	Yoda	Star Wars. Jedi Master, trains Luke Skywalker (for the 2 who don't know). --Mosfet 12/11/97
	Yogi	The loveable pal of BooBoo's

	Zed	he's dead baby --Nolij 5/9/98
	Zeus	Another God in Greek Mythology
	Zorro	The debonair hero with the mighty sword Neblig protests! Zorro's sword was not "mighty"! He used a foil! He might have been a mighty swordsman, but he fought with a toothpick. ..Allyson rebuts: well maybe, but he was definitely debonair! <g>

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