Sam Downing

“Silly” here is not used in the pejorative sense, so much – these names aren’t bad (most of them are actually pretty delightful, and lots of fun to say out loud); they just have a fictional whimsy, they’re etymonyms that sound more like pseudonyms. (Second clarification: the definition of “famous” is very, very flexible.)

Celebrity chef

Glee actor

Sherlock star

WWII-era British actress. (Her real first name was Georgette.)

Neighbours star

Dreamboat

The Amazing Race mastermind

Poor man’s Johnny Depp. (His real name is Bryan Ray Trout.)

Justified actor

British ingenue

The Bold and the Beautiful actor

AFL player

Race-car driver

Actor

Filipino singer. (I tried avoiding names that sound silly just because of a “hur hur, their clothes are different to my clothes” thing, but: “Dick Poon”. Yep.)

Australian newsreader. (Spoonerise it.)

Former teen pin-up

Actress. (Her real first name is Mary.)

Daggy former pop icon. (His real name is Arnold George Dorsey, but he’s named after a real guy, so it counts.)

Australian actor

Who’d I miss?

Tags: silliness

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