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1503: Squirrel Plan

2023-10-24T02:13:58Z

172.69.135.184: /* Explanation */

{{comic
| number = 1503
| date = March 25, 2015
| title = Squirrel Plan
| image = squirrel plan.png
| titletext = [Halfway to the Sun ...] Heyyyy ... what if this BALLOON is full of acorns?!
}}

==Explanation==
These particular squirrels are ambitious but misguided, like the characters in the myth of {{w|Icarus}} and {{w|Daedalus}} (it should be noted that [[Randall]] does not see it that way, as seen in the bottom of {{what if|30|"Interplanetary Cessna"}}), or the {{w|Tower of Babel}}. The squirrels' understanding of astrophysics is lacking{{citation needed}}, regarding the distance to the Sun and appropriate transportation to reach it in addition to the need to resist the sun's heat and exist in the vacuum of space. Their belief that the Sun is made of acorns reflects their uniquely acorn-focused worldview, a reference to the tendency of real-life squirrels to gather and store acorns as winter food, as well as their single-minded dedication to overcoming obstacles (even [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hFZFjoX2cGg elaborately-constructed obstacle courses]) for the sake of obtaining nuts.

The title text reveals that "halfway to the Sun," 75 million kilometers from all known acorns in our universe, the airborne squirrel seems to jeopardize the entire mission because he wants to test if the balloon itself is full of acorns. Basic observational skills will tell anyone that acorns are not lighter than air,{{Citation needed}} but the idea follows the logic stated by the squirrels: If the Sun, being so magnificent, must be full of acorns, then a balloon powerful enough to take a squirrel to the Sun must also be powered by something amazing, like acorns. Obviously, neither the Sun or balloons are filled with acorns{{Citation needed}}. That we know of..... Maybe those squirrels were onto something.

Usage of balloons for space travel is a prominent motif in early science fiction; see, for example, "{{w|The Unparalleled Adventure of One Hans Pfaall}}" by Edgar Allan Poe.

==Transcript==
:[There are three squirrels. One is suspended from a balloon. The other two are sitting on the ground, looking up at it.]

:Squirrel to the right: Once you've chewed a hole in the Sun, shoot the balloon to fall back to earth, then pull the parachute ripcord to land.

:Squirrel tied to balloon: Are you '''''sure''''' it's full of acorns?

:Squirrel to the right: Look how bright and magnificent it is! What ''else'' could be in there?

==Trivia==
*It is commonly believed that real squirrels use their ''tails'' as parachutes, although as yet [http://io9.com/5946627/squirrel-hurls-itself-through-a-fourth-story-window-scampers-off-unscathed "there have been no observational studies on the aerodynamics of free-falling squirrels."]
*In the real world [http://www.thenakedscientists.com/forum/index.php?topic=1020.0 helium balloons cannot escape the stratosphere.] Perhaps the squirrel only ''thinks'' he's halfway to the Sun. Or maybe the acorns in the balloon are pushing on the [[1404:_Quantum_Vacuum_Virtual_Plasma|quantum vacuum virtual plasma]].
*The "shooting a hole in the balloon" is based on Larry Walters, who actually flew in a lawn chair suspended below a large cluster of helium balloons, using a pellet gun to shoot out balloons to descend. Featured in {{what if|62|What If: Falling With Helium}}.

{{comic discussion}}
[[Category:Squirrels]]

1970: Name Dominoes

2019-03-22T08:20:16Z

172.69.135.184: No longer incomplete.

{{comic
| number = 1970
| date = March 21, 2018
| title = Name Dominoes
| image = name_dominoes.png
| titletext = In competition, you can only play a name if you know who the person is. No fair saying "Frank ... Johnson. That sounds like a real person! Let me just Google him real quick."
}}

*A large version of the comic picture can be found [https://xkcd.com/1970/large/ here].
*A numbered version can be found [http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/7/73/1970-_Name_Dominoes_-_The_large_image_with_numbers.jpg here].

==Explanation==
{{w|Dominoes}} is a family of boardgames played with rectangular "domino" tiles. A domino tile is divided into two squares, each displaying a number. Under most rules, a domino tile is placed on the table adjacent to another tile, and the adjacent ends must match in some way (usually by the number displayed on the touching ends). Randall's "name dominoes" shows a set of domino tiles with people's names instead of numbers, and adjacent tiles are matched by whether the closest name is the same (such as how Chris Evans' family name matches Evan Taylor Jones' given name).

The title text spells out a rule that a player may only place a tile if they know who that person is. This is a variation of a rule in {{w|Scrabble}}, where a player loses a turn if their chosen word don't survive a dictionary challenge over the validity of the word. This rule implies that players are allowed to create new name dominoes tiles and that it is not a fixed set. In this case the player that is challenged has used the name Frank Johnson of which there are {{w|Frank Johnson|12 exact matches}} on Wikipedia along with six with a middle name and more. (The player was likely trying to place a tile in the upper-right area of the board, in an attempt to connect the "Frank Vincent" and "Lyndon Johnson" dominoes. The move was subsequently made impossible when the "Francis Drake" domino was played.) In a google search as of the day the comic came out the first hit was {{w|Frank Johnson (basketball)|Frank Johnson}} who is a retired American professional basketball player and coach. Randall has made several [[:Category:Basketball|references to basketball]] in his comics.

A large board is covered in rectangular "dominoes" (271 pieces), with each domino bearing the name of a "well-known" person or character (fictional). The dominoes are arranged as if a game of dominoes were being played, but instead of the game requiring the number of spots of adjacent dominoes to match up, this game requires adjacent ''names'' to match up. Because most people have two or more names, different matches are made at each end of a domino. Fun fact is that two of the people are "named after" the game: {{w|Fats Domino}} and {{w|Domino Harvey}}.

The match can be exact (e.g., "Kevin" on one domino adjacent to "Kevin" on another), homonymic (e.g., "Klein" adjacent to "Kline"), nickname-based (e.g., "James" adjacent to "Jimmy", which in turn is adjacent to "Jim"), or gender different versions of a name (e.g., "Olivia" adjacent to "Oliver"). Sometimes last names are matched up with first names (e.g., "{{w|Elizabeth Warren}}" adjacent to "{{w|Warren Beatty}}"), and in some cases only a single name is used (e.g., "{{w|Columbo}}", "{{w|Drake_(musician)|Drake}}", "{{w|Garfield_(character)|Garfield}}", "{{w|Prince_(musician)|Prince}}"). Singular names are represented by a half-size square "domino" (or "{{w|Polyomino|monomino}}"), with a few exceptions: "{{w|Garnet_(Steven_Universe)|Garnet}}" has a full-size tile (a complex reference explained below), and "{{w|Batman}}" and "{{w|Superman}}" have full-size tiles and are placed as though they were two-part names: the first square of "Superman" is matched with "Super", and the second square is matched with the second square of "Batman" (as though both characters had the last name "Man"). Some people have three or more names (e.g., "{{w|Frank Lloyd Wright}}") and have a 3-square domino tile (or "straight {{w|Tromino|tromino}}", 50% longer than normal) which permits matching to a middle name (e.g. "Frank Lloyd Wright" is matched to "{{w|Lloyd Alexander}}" and "{{w|Harold Lloyd}}").

The names come from a wide variety of fields: scientists (e.g., {{w|Isaac Newton}}), historical figures ({{w|George Washington}}), musicians ({{w|Drake (musician)|Drake}}), politicians ({{w|John Kerry}}), actors ({{w|Kevin Costner}}), writers ({{w|Washington Irving}}), fashion designers ({{w|Oscar de la Renta}}), and so on. Most of the names are real people but a few are fictional characters, including some non-human characters like {{w|Garfield_(character)|Garfield}} and {{w|Grover#Super_Grover|Super Grover}}. In one case the nick name for a company is used: {{w|Ma Bell}} aka Bell System.

One notable reference beyond just the use of a name is in the bottom left, there is the connection [ {{w|William Safire}} ][ Garnet ][ {{w|Jack Ruby|Ruby, Jack}} ]. The connection seems to be based on the fact that {{w|Sapphire}}, {{w|Garnet}} and {{w|Ruby}} are all {{w|gemstones}}, which does not match the implied rules of the game. This tile is a reference to the character {{w|Garnet_(Steven_Universe)|Garnet}} in the cartoon {{w|Steven Universe}}, who is a "fusion" formed by two Gems: Ruby and Sapphire. Thus, the name "Garnet" is treated as though it was two names "Ruby" and "Sapphire", requiring a two-square tile despite having a one-word name. Randall has previously made references to this universe in [[1608: Hoverboard]]. (See [http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/3/39/1608_1031x1095y_Steven_Universe_family_and_ice_cream_prediction.png this] and [http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/f/fa/1608_1077x1109y_Darth_Vaders_talks_about_Steven_Universe_on_the_bridge_Megan_adjust_antenna.png this] image from that comic).

Additionally, Ayn Rand, Paul Ryan and Rand Paul have been mentioned before, in the title text of [[1277: Ayn Random]]. That idea may have been the prototype for this.

In at least one case it is not entirely clear who is being referred to: "John Kelly" most likely refers to Gen. {{w|John F. Kelly}}, Donald Trump's chief of staff, but the name is extremely common and could equally refer to {{w|John Kelly|any number of people}}.

==Table of names==
The number # refers to the numbers on this [http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/7/73/1970-_Name_Dominoes_-_The_large_image_with_numbers.jpg numbered picture]. Read more on this page: [[1970: Name Dominoes/Numbered images]].

Wiki links not tested as they were set in only from the name in the comic.

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!style="width:45%"|Notability and notes
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!style="width:5%"|#
|-
|{{w|Christian Campbell}}
|Canadian American stage and screen actor, writer, and photographer. Most likely refers to the actor, but there are also a Trinidadian-Bahamian poet called {{w|Christian Campbell (poet)|Christian Campbell}}.
|Neve Campbell Naomi Campbell
|Last-Last Last-Last
|1
|-
|{{w|Neve Campbell}}
|Canadian actress, known for starring in the movie series {{w|Scream (1996 film)|Scream}}.
|Christian Campbell Joseph Campbell
|Last-Last Last-Last
|2
|-
|{{w|Joe McCarthy}}
|Joseph McCarthy, (also called {{w|Joseph_McCarthy#Legacy|Joe McCarthy}}), served as U.S. Senator from the state of Wisconsin from 1947 until his death in 1957. {{w|McCarthyism}} is named after him. It was the practice of making accusations of subversion or treason without proper regard for evidence, especially caused by fear of Communist influence during the beginning of the cold war. McCarthyism has its origins in the period in the United States known as the Second Red Scare, lasting roughly from 1947 to 1956.
|Eugene McCarthy Joseph Smith
|Last-Last First-First (approximate)
|3
|-
|{{w|Eugene McCarthy}}
|Eugene Joseph McCarthy was an American politician, poet, and a long-time Congressman from Minnesota. He served in the United States House of Representatives from 1949 to 1959 and the United States Senate from 1959 to 1971. (He is not to be confused with the other Senator McCarthy, Joseph McCarthy, see #3)
|Joe McCarthy Gene Vincent
|Last-Last First-First (approximate)
|4
|-
|{{w|Gene Vincent}}
|American musician who pioneered the styles of rock and roll and rockabilly. His 1956 top ten hit with his Blue Caps, "Be-Bop-A-Lula", is considered a significant early example of rockabilly.
|Eugene McCarthy Gene Kelly Frank Vincent
|First-First (approximate) First-First Last-Last
|5
|-
|{{w|Gene Kelly}}
|American actor and dancer known primarily for musicals such as 'Singing in the rain'
|Gene Vincent John Kelly
|First-First Last-Last
|6
|-
|{{w|Kate Hudson}}
|Golden Globe-winning American actress. Won for playing Penny Lane in Cameron Crowe’s Almost Famous in 2000.
|Rock Hudson Katherine Johnson
|Last-Last First-First (approximate)
|7
|-
|{{w|Rock Hudson}}
|American actor who was viewed as a prominent 'heartthrob' of the Hollywood Golden Age, staring as the lead man in many movies during the 1950s and 60s, among other {{w|Giant (1956 film)|Giant}}, James Deans last film, for which both where nominated for an Oscar in the best actor category. He later became known for his secret homosexual life. Hudson died from AIDS-related complications in 1985, becoming the first major celebrity to die from an AIDS-related illness.
|Katie Hudson The Rock
|Last-Last First-Last
|8
|-
|{{w|Gordon Brown}}
|British Prime Minister from 2007-2010.
|James Brown
|Last-Last
|9
|-
|{{w|James Brown}}
|American singer, known as the Godfather of Soul
|Gordon Brown John Brown James Newton Howard
|Last-Last Last-Last First-First
|10
|-
|{{w|John Brown (abolitionist)|John Brown}}
|American abolitionist who led an attack on the federal armory at Harpers Ferry. There are several other {{w|John Brown|John Browns}}.
|James Brown John Howard John Wayne
|Last-Last First-First First-First
|11
|-
|{{w|John Howard}}
|Australian politician. Served as 25th Prime Minister of Australia from 1996-2007. There are several other {{w|John Howard (disambiguation)|John Howards}} but this Prime Minister is by far the best known among them.
|John Brown Howard Stern
|First-First Last-First
|12
|-
|{{w|Columbo}}
|Fictional character. Homicide detective from American TV show "Columbo"; portrayed by actor Peter Falk.
|Chris Columbus
|Only-Last (approximate)
|13
|-
|{{w|Chris Columbus (filmmaker)|Chris Columbus}}
|Film director and screenwriter.
|Columbo Christopher Columbus Chris Hughes
|Last-Only (approximate) First-First (approximate) and Last-Last First-First
|14
|-
|{{w|Christopher Columbus}}
|Italian explorer. Credited with "discovering" the Americas in 1492 by leading voyages and establishing continued ties between Europe and the Americas.
|Chris Columbus
|First-First (approximate) and Last-Last
|15
|-
|{{w|Naomi Campbell}}
|British model and actress.
|Christian Campbell Joseph Campbell Naomi Klein
|Last-Last Last-Last First-First
|16
|-
|{{w|Joseph Campbell}}
|American author. Most known for his book The Hero with a Thousand Faces about the hero type found throughout world mythologies.
|Neve Campbell Naomi Campbell Joseph Smith
|Last-Last Last-Last First-First
|17
|-
|{{w|Joseph Smith}}
|American religious leader; founder of Mormonism. Publisher of The Book of Mormon.
|Joe McCarthy Joseph Campbell
|First-First (approximate) First-First
|18
|-
|{{w|Frank Vincent}}
|American actor.
|Gene Vincent Francis Drake
|Last-Last First-First (approximate)
|19
|-
|{{w|John Kelly}}
|White House Chief of Staff under President Donald Trump. Retired US Marine Corps general.
|Gene Kelly Katherine Johnson
|Last-Last First-Last (approximate)
|20
|-
|{{w|Katherine Johnson}}
|African-American mathematician at NASA. Calculated trajectories, launch windows, and flight paths for NASA moon missions and the Space Shuttle.
|Kate Hudson John Kelly Lyndon Johnson
|First-First (approximate) Last-First (approximate) Last-Last
|21
|-
|{{w|The Rock}}
|Nickname for Dwayne Johnson, a pro wrestler, and actor.
|Rock Hudson Chris Rock Oscar the Grouch
|Last-First Last-Last First-Middle
|22
|-
|{{w|Chris Rock}}
|American comedian.
|The Rock Chris Isaac
|Last-Last First-First
|23
|-
|{{w|Chris Isaac}}
|Former quarterback in the Canadian Football League. Probable misspelling of {{w|Chris Isaak}}, American musician.
|Chris Rock Isaac Newton
|First-First Last-First
|24
|-
|{{w|James Newton Howard}}
|American composer, conductor, music producer and musician.
|James Brown Isaac Newton Wayne Newton Wayne Howard
|First-First Middle-Last Middle-Last Last-Last
|25
|-
|{{w|John Wayne}}
|American actor, known primarily for roles in Westerns
|John Brown Wayne Newton
|First-First Last-First
|26
|-
|{{w|Howard Stern}}
|Radio talk show host. Known for {{w|The Howard Stern Show}}.
|John Howard Howard Hunt
|First-Last First-First
|27
|-
|{{w|Howard Hunt}}
|Former CIA operative, convicted for Watergate burglary.
|Howard Stern Helen Hunt
|First-First Last-Last
|28
|-
|{{w|Chris Hughes}}
|American entrepreneur who co-founded Facebook with Mark Zuckerberg.
|Chris Columbus Helen Hughes
|First-First Last-Last
|29
|-
|{{w|Naomi Watts}}
| Australian actress, born in Britain
|Naomi Klein James Watt (steam)
|First-First Last-Last (approximate)
|30
|-
|{{w|Naomi Klein}}
|Best known for the book "No Logo"
|Naomi Campbell Naomi Watts Kevin Kline
|First-First First-First Last-Last (approximate)
|31
|-
|{{w|Kevin Kline}}
|American actor
|Naomi Klein Kevin Bacon
|Last-Last (approximate) First-First
|32
|-
|{{w|Francis Bacon}}
|16th century English philosopher. Commonly credited with the phrase "knowledge is power".
|Francis Drake Kevin Bacon
|First-First Last-Last
|33
|-
|{{w|Francis Drake}}
|English privateer
|Frank Vincent Francis Bacon Frank Drake
|First-First (approximate) First-First First-First (approximate)
|34
|-
|{{w|Lyndon Johnson}}
|Former American president (1963-1969)
|Katherine Johnson
|Last-Last
|35
|-
|{{w|Oscar the Grouch}}
|A muppet who lives in a trash can from the children's TV show {{w|Sesame Street}}.
|The Rock Oscar Isaac
|Middle-Last First-First
|36
|-
|{{w|Oscar Isaac}}
|Actor.
|Oscar the Grouch Isaac Hayes Oscar de la Hoya
|First-First Last-First First-First
|37
|-
|{{w|Isaac Hayes}}
|American singer-songwriter
|Oscar Isaac Isaac Newton Sean Hayes
|First-Last First-First Last-Last
|38
|-
|{{w|Isaac Newton}}
|Well-known 15th century physicist who created the three laws of motion.
|Chris Isaac James Newton Howard Isaac Hayes
|First-Last Last-Middle First-First
|39
|-
|{{w|Wayne Newton}}
|Musician.
|James Newton Howard John Wayne Wayne Knight
|Last-Middle First-Last First-First
|40
|-
|{{w|Wayne Knight}}
|American actor best known for playing Newman in the TV show {{w|Seinfeld}}.
|Wayne Newton Wayne Brady
|First-First First-First
|41
|-
|{{w|Helen Hunt}}
|American actress
|Howard Hunt Helen Hughes Helen Thomas
|Last-Last First-First First-First
|42
|-
|{{w|Helen Hughes}}
|Australian economist
|Chris Hughes Helen Hunt
|Last-Last First-First
|43
|-
|{{w|James Watt|James Watt (Steam)}}
|Scottish inventor who perfected on the earlier Newcomen steam engine with a design that made it practical for widespread use and is credited with helping to usher in the Industrial Revolution in Great Britain. His name became the SI unit for power.
|Naomi Watts James Watt (Interior) Stephen James
|Last-Last (approximate) First-First and Last-Last First-Last
|44
|-
|{{w|James G. Watt|James Watt (Interior)}}
|U.S. Secretary of the Interior from 1981-1983
|James Watt (Steam)
|First-First and Last-Last
|45
|-
|{{w|Kevin Costner}}
|Academy Award-winning American actor.
|Kevin Bacon Kevin Love
|First-First First-First
|46
|-
|{{w|Kevin Bacon}}
|American actor. Known for {{w|Footloose (1984 film)|Footloose}}, and for {{w|Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon}}.
|Kevin Kline Francis Bacon Kevin Costner
|First-First Last-Last First-First
|47
|-
|{{w|Kevin Love}}
|Relatively famous and accomplished professional basketball player who won an NBA championship with the much more famous and accomplished LeBron James in Cleveland.
|Kevin Costner Kevin Smith
|First-First First-First
|48
|-
|{{w|Lisa Frank}}
|American businesswoman who founded {{w|Lisa Frank Incorporated}}.
|Frank Drake
|Last-First
|49
|-
|{{w|Frank Drake}}
|American astronomer and astrophysicist.
|Francis Drake Lisa Frank Drake
|Last-Last First-Last Last-Only
|50
|-
|{{w|Drake}}
|Grammy Award-winning Canadian rapper.
|Frank Drake
|Only-Last
|51
|-
|{{w|Oscar de la Renta}}
|Fashion designer.
|Oscar de la Hoya
|First-First
|52
|-
|{{w|Oscar de la Hoya}}
|Professional boxer who won multiple titles in different weight classes as well as an Olympic gold medal before his retirement in 2009.
|Oscar Isaac Oscar de la Renta
|First-First First-First
|53
|-
|{{w|Sean Hayes (actor)|Sean Hayes}}
|Sean Hayes is an American actor, singer, comedian, and producer. He is best known for his role as Jack McFarland on the NBC sitcom Will & Grace.
|Isaac Hayes Wallace Shawn
|Last-Last First-Last (approximate)
|54
|-
|{{w|Wallace Shawn}}
|American actor. Vizzini in The Princess Bride
|George Wallace Charles Wallace Sean Hayes
|First-Last First-Last Last-First (approximate)
|55
|-
|{{w|Wayne Howard}}
|African-American comic book artist. Best known for his work in the 1970s at Charlton Comics.
|James Newton Howard Wayne Brady
|Last-Last First-First
|56
|-
|{{w|Wayne Brady}}
|American comedian, known for {{w|Whose Line Is It Anyway? (U.S. TV series)|Whose Line Is It Anyway?}}
|Wayne Howard Wayne Knight James Brady Tom Brady
|First-First First-First Last-Last Last-Last
|57
|-
|{{w|James Brady}}
|White House Press Secretary for US President Ronald Reagan (1981-1989) who was shot during an assassination attempt against Reagan in 1981. Subsequent gun control legislation known as the "Brady Bill" was named for him.
|Wayne Brady James Monroe
|Last-Last First-First
|58
|-
|{{w|Tom Brady}}
|Quarterback for the {{w|New England Patriots}}. Notable for winning 5 Super Bowls.
|James Brady Helen Thomas
|Last-Last First-Last (approximate)
|59
|-
|{{w|Helen Thomas}}
|American reporter and author best known for her longtime membership in the White House press corps—from the start of the Kennedy administration to the second year of the Obama administration.
|Helen Hunt Tom Brady Tom Hanks
|First-First Last-Last (approximate) Last-Last (approximate)
|60
|-
|{{w|Tom Hanks}}
|Academy award winning actor. Known for {{w|Forrest Gump}}, {{w|Saving Private Ryan}}, {{w|Cast Away}}, and several other famous films.
|Helen Thomas Hank Aaron Hank Williams
|First-Last (approximate) Last-First (approximate) Last-First (approximate)
|61
|-
|{{w|Hank Aaron}}
|Former Major League Baseball player. Hit 755 career home runs, a record at the time.
|Tom Hanks Aaron Carter
|First-Last (approximate) Last-First
|62
|-
|{{w|Aaron Carter}}
|American singer.
|Hank Aaron
|First-Last
|63
|-
|{{w|Stephen James}}
|Canadian actor. Portrayed Jesse Owens in the 2016 film Race and Walter Cruz in the Amazon series Homecoming.
|James Watt (Steam) Steve Harvey
|Last-First First-First (approximate)
|64
|-
|{{w|Will Smith}}
|American actor. Known for {{w|The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air}}
|Kevin Smith
|Last-Last
|65
|-
|{{w|Kevin Smith}}
|American writer and director of {{w|Clerks}} and other films who often also plays the character Silent Bob in his films.
|Will Smith Kevin Love Kevin James
|Last-Last First-First First-First
|66
|-
|{{w|Kevin James}}
|American actor. Known for {{w|Paul Blart: Mall Cop}}
|Kevin Smith James Saint James
|First-First Last-Last
|67
|-
|{{w|Garfield (character)|Garfield}}
|A fictional cat and the star of the eponymous ''{{w|Garfield}}'' comic by {{w|Jim Davis (cartoonist)|Jim Davis}}. Previously appeared in [[78: Garfield]].
|James Garfield
|Only-Last
|68
|-
|{{w|James Garfield}}
|20th President of the United States. Notably, he was assassinated after only 6 months.
|Garfield Etta James James Saint James
|Last-Only First-Last First-Last
|69
|-
|{{w|Warren Buffett}}
|Billionaire and CEO of {{w|Berkshire Hathaway}}.
|Jimmy Buffett Warren Beatty
|Last-Last First-First
|70
|-
|{{w|Jimmy Buffett}}
|American country musician.
|Etta James Warren Buffett Jim Jones
|First-Last (approximate) Last-Last First-First (approximate)
|71
|-
|{{w|Warren Beatty}}
|Actor.
|Warren Buffett Elizabeth Warren
|First-First First-Last
|72
|-
|{{w|Elizabeth Warren}}
|Massachusetts Senator since 2013. Known for her work as a consumer rights activist.
|Warren Beatty Earl Warren Elizabeth Kolbert
|Last-First Last-Last First-First
|73
|-
|{{w|Earl Warren}}
|Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court from 1953 to 1969. Presided over several landmark cases including ''Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka'' (ruled segregation of public schools unconstitutional), ''Reynolds v. Sims'' (electoral districts for state legislature must be equal in population), and ''Miranda v. Arizona'' (suspects detained by police must be informed of their rights as an accused).
|Elizabeth Warren James Earl Jones
|Last-Last First-Middle
|74
|-
|{{w|Elizabeth Kolbert}}
|American journalist and author. Best known for her Pulitzer Prize-winning book The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History.
|Elizabeth Warren Stephen Colbert
|First-First Last-Last (approximate)
|75
|-
|{{w|Stephen Colbert}}
|American talk show host. Known for {{w|The Colbert Report}} and {{w|The Late Show with Stephen Colbert}}
|Elizabeth Kolbert
|Last-Last (approximate)
|76
|-
|{{w|George Wallace}}
|American politician, who initially supported, but later renounced racial segregation.
|Wallace Shawn
|Last-First
|77
|-
|{{w|Charles Wallace}}
|American scholar and researcher. Famed for his discoveries in the field of English Renaissance theatre.
|Wallace Shawn Charles Manson
|Last-First First-First
|78
|-
|{{w|James Monroe}}
|Founding father and Fifth president of the USA
|James Brady Marilyn Monroe
|First-First Last-Last
|79
|-
|{{w|Marilyn Monroe}}
|American actress and pin-up model from the 50s. She was immensely famous during her time, and unexpectedly committed suicide at age 36.
|James Monroe Marilyn Manson
|Last-Last First-First
|80
|-
|{{w|Hank Williams}}
|Country singer
|Tom Hanks William C. Williams Robin Williams
|First-Last (approximate) Last-Last Last-Last
|81
|-
|{{w|William C. Williams}}
|American poet closely associated with modernism and imagism.
|Hank Williams Billy D. Williams
|Last-Last First-First (approximate) and Last-Last
|82
|-
|{{w|Steve Harvey}}
|Host of {{w|Family Feud}}.
|Stephen James Domino Harvey
|First-First (approximate) Last-Last
|83
|-
|{{w|Domino Harvey}}
|British bounty hunter in the United States. Her fame was increased posthumously by the 2005 release of the film Domino.
|Steve Harvey Harvey Milk Fats Domino
|Last-Last Last-First First-Last
|84
|-
|{{w|Harvey Milk}}
|American politician and gay rights activist.
|Domino Harvey
|First-Last
|85
|-
|{{w|James St. James|James Saint James}}
|television personality, author, celebutante, frequent collaborator with Mathu Andersen.
|Kevin James James Garfield Jimmy John
|Last-Last Last-First First-First (approximate)
|86
|-
|{{w|Etta James|Etta James (1)}}
|Used again in 266
|James Garfield Jimmy Buffett
|Last-First Last-First (approximate)
|87
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|{{w|Jim Jones}}
|Cult leader behind the 1978 {{w|Jonestown}} mass suicide in Guyana.
|Jimmy Buffett James Earl Jones Tom Jones
|First-First (approximate) Last-Last Last-Last
|88
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|{{w|James Earl Jones}}
|American actor. Voiced {{w|Darth Vader}} in the original Star Wars.
|Earl Warren Jim Jones Quincy Jones James Earl Ray
|Middle-First Last-Last Last-Last First-First
|89
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|{{w|Charlie Parker}}
|Jazz musician.
|Ray Parker Jr. Charles Manson
|Last-Last First-First (approximate)
|90
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|{{w|Ray Parker Jr.}}
|Singer and songwriter who wrote and performed the theme song to the 1984 film {{w|Ghostbusters}}.
|Charlie Parker Man Ray Rachael Ray
|Last-Last First-Last First-Last
|91
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|{{w|Ray Charles}}
|American blues musician. Blind from the age of 7.
|Charles Manson Rachael Ray Ray Allen
|Last-First First-Last First-First
|92
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|{{w|Charles Manson}}
|Cult leader of the {{w|Manson Family}}. Convicted of 7 murders; used Beatles songs as bases.
|Charles Wallace Charlie Parker Ray Charles Marilyn Manson
|First-First First-First (approximate) First-Last Last-Last
|93
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|{{w|Marilyn Manson}}
|American musician. Known for esoteric performances.
|Marilyn Monroe Charles Manson
|First-First Last-Last
|94
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|{{w|Robin Williams}}
|American stand up comedian. Voiced the Genie in {{w|Aladdin (1992 Disney film)|Aladdin}}.
|Hank Williams Billy D. Williams Robin Wright
|Last-Last Last-Last First-First
|95
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|{{w|Billy D. Williams}}
|American actor best known for playing {{w|Lando Calrissian}} in ''{{w|The Empire Strikes Back}}'' and ''{{w|Return of the Jedi}}''.
|William C. Williams Robin Williams Will Wright
|First-First (approximate) and Last-Last Last-Last First-First (approximate)
|96
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|{{w|Will Wright}}
|American video game designer and co-founder of the former game development company Maxis.
|Billy D. Williams Robin Wright Wilber Wright
|First-First (approximate) Last-Last Last-Last
|97
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|{{w|Fats Domino}}
|Jazz musician.
|Domino Harvey Fatty Arbuckle
|Last-First First-First (approximate)
|98
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|{{w|Bill Clinton}}
|42nd president of the United States. His wife, {{w|Hillary Clinton}}, ran against {{w|Donald Trump}} in the 2016 presidential election and was Secretary of State.
|George Clinton
|Last-Last
|99
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|{{w|Jimmy John}}
|Founder of the sandwich shop chain Jimmy John's.
|James Saint James John Kerry
|First-First (approximate) Last-First
|100
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|{{w|Tom Jones}}
|Can refer to the Welsh Singer or to the fictional character from the book of the same name by Henry Fielding
|Jim Jones Tommy John Quincy Jones
|Last-Last First-First (approximate) Last-Last
|101
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|{{w|Tommy John}}
|Former baseball pitcher who had a surgical graft done to replace a blown ligament in his pitching elbow in 1974; the procedure is now called Tommy John surgery.
|Tom Jones John Irving John Quincy Adams
|First-First (approximate) Last-First Last-First
|102
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|{{w|Quincy Jones}}
|American Jazz musician
|James Earl Jones Tom Jones John Quincy Adams
|Last-Last Last-Last First-Middle
|103
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|{{w|James Earl Ray}}
|Killer of Martin Luther King Jr.
|James Earl Jones Man Ray
|First-First Last-Last
|104
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|{{w|Man Ray}}
|Photographer (Dada, Surrealism).
|Ray Parker Jr. James Earl Ray Batman
|Last-First Last-Last First-Last
|105
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|{{w|Rachel Ray}}
|Celebrity chef.
|Ray Parker Jr. Ray Charles
|Last-First Last-First
|106
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|{{w|Ray Allen}}
|Professional basketball player who retired in 2013. Won two NBA championships with the Boston Celtics and the Miami Heat, making him the second teammate of {{w|LeBron James}} to appear on this list.
|Ray Charles Tim Allen
|First-First Last-Last
|107
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|{{w|Tim Allen}}
|American comedic actor. Created and starred in the long running sitcom "Home Improvement". Voiced Buzz Lightyear in {{w|Toy Story}}.
|Ray Allen Tim Cook Lily Allen
|Last-Last First-First Last-Last
|108
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|{{w|Tim Cook}}
|Current (as of the time of this comic) Chief Executive Officer of {{w|Apple, Inc.}}
|Tim Allen Tim Howard
|First-First First-First
|109
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|{{w|Tim Howard}}
|Former goalkeeper for the United States men's national soccer team. Holds the record for most saves made in a World Cup match (15 against Belgium in 2010).
|Tim Cook Ron Howard
|First-First Last-Last
|110
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|{{w|Robin Wright}}
|American actress, aka Robin Wright-Penn
|Robin Williams Will Wright
|First-First Last-Last
|111
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|{{w|Wilbur Wright}}
|One of the two Wright Brothers (the other was Orville) who made the world's first powered flight at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina in 1903.
|Will Wright
|Last-Last
|112
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|{{w|Fatty Arbuckle}}
|Comedian.
|Fats Domino Fat Joe
|First-First (approximate) First-First (approximate)
|113
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|{{w|Fat Joe}}
|Real name Joseph Antonio Cartagena, rapper.
|Fatty Arbuckle Joe Kennedy
|First-First (approximate) Last-First
|114
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|{{w|George Clinton}}
|Could be either the {{w|George Clinton (vice president)|19th Century politician}} who served as Governor of New York and later as Vice President under {{w|Thomas Jefferson}} and {{w|James Madison}}, or the {{w|George Clinton (musician)|musician}} who rose to fame in the 1970's as one of the biggest acts in funk music and entered the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1997.
|Bill Clinton George Washington
|Last-Last First-First
|115
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|{{w|John Kerry}}
|Secretary of State under {{w|Barack Obama}}. Ran against {{w|George W. Bush}} in the 2004 presidential election.
|Jimmy John Kerry Washington John Irving
|First-Last Last-First First-First
|116
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|{{w|Kerry Washington}}
|Actress in the TV show Scandal.
|John Kerry George Washington Washington Irving
|First-Last Last-Last Last-First
|117
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|{{w|John Irving}}
|Author.
|Tommy John John Kerry Washington Irving
|First-Last First-First Last-Last
|118
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|{{w|John Quincy Adams}}
|Sixth president of the United States and son of John Adams.
|Tommy John Quincy Jones John Adams
|First-Last Middle-First Last-Last
|119
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|{{w|John Adams}}
|Second president of the United States and father of John Quincy Adams.
|John Quincy Adams Amy Adams Jack Ma
|First-First Last-Last First-First (approximate)
|120
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|{{w|Amy Adams}}
|American actress.
|John Adams Aimee Mann
|Last-Last First-First (approximate)
|121
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|{{w|Aimee Mann}}
|Singer and songwriter.
|Amy Adams Batman
|First-First (approximate) Last-Last (approximate)
|122
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|{{w|Superman}}
|Superhero owned by DC comics who can fly and have super strength/invincibility.
|Batman Super Grover
|Last-Last First-First
|123
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|{{w|Batman}}
|Superhero owned by DC comics.
|Man Ray Aimee Mann Superman
|Last-First Last-Last Last-Last
|124
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|{{w|Ayn Rand}}
|Russian political author, known for {{w|Atlas Shrugged}}. XKCD frequently makes fun of Rand's philosophy.
|Rand Paul
|Last-First
|125
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|{{w|Lily Allen}}
|British singer-songwriter, sometime actress.
|Tim Allen Paul Allen
|Last-Last Last-Last
|126
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|{{w|Paul Allen}}
|Co-founder of {{w|Microsoft}} along with Bill Gates and current owner of several professional sports teams in the Pacific Northwest (Seattle Seahawks, Portland Trail Blazers, part of Seattle Sounders FC).
|Lily Allen Rand Paul
|Last-Last First-Last
|127
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|{{w|Ron Howard}}
|Actor and director. Most famously acted in ''{{w|Happy Days}}''; later directed ''{{w|Apollo 13 (film)|Apollo 13}}''.
|Tim Howard Howard Hughes Ron Paul
|Last-Last Last-First First-First
|128
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|{{w|Howard Hughes}}
|American business tycoon
|Ron Howard John Hughes Langston Hughes
|First-Last Last-Last Last-Last
|129
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|{{w|Joe Kennedy}}
|US ambassador to the United Kingdom and father of {{w|John F. Kennedy}}.
|Fat Joe John F. Kennedy
|First-Last Last-Last
|130
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|{{w|George Bush}}
|{{w|George H. W. Bush}} and {{w|George W. Bush}} (father and son, respectively), were both presidents of the United States.
|George Washington
|First-First
|131
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|{{w|George Washington}}
|First president of the United States, and general during the Revolutionary War.
|George Clinton Kerry Washington George Bush
|First-First Last-Last First-First
|132
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|{{w|Washington Irving}}
|Short story author who wrote "{{w|Rip Van Winkle}}" and "{{w|The Legend of Sleepy Hollow}}"
|Kerry Washington John Irving Martha Washington
|First-Last Last-Last First-Last
|133
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|{{w|Martha Wasington}}
|Wife of George Washington.
|Washington Irving Martha Stewart
|Last-First First-First
|134
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|{{w|Ma Rainey}}
|Singer dubbed "Mother of the Blues"
|Jack Ma Yo-Yo Ma
|First-Last First-Last
|135
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|{{w|Jack Ma}}
|Prominent Chinese business tycoon. Co-founder and executive chairman of the {{w|Alibaba Group}}
|John Adams Ma Rainey Ma Bell
|First-First (approximate) Last-First Last-First
|136
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|{{w|Super Grover}}
|Superhero identity of the character Grover from {{w|Sesame Street}}
|Superman Grover Cleveland
|First-First Last-First
|137
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|{{w|Jack Black}}
|Singer and actor.
|Jack Ryan
|First-First
|138
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|{{w|Rand Paul}}
|Republican senator from Kentucky; member of the {{w|Tea Party movement}}. Ran in the 2016 Republican presidential primary.
|Ayn Rand Paul Allen Paul Ryan
|First-Last Last-First Last-First
|139
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|{{w|Paul Ryan}}
|Republican representative from Wisconsin. Served as Speaker of the House at the time this comic was published.
|Rand Paul Debby Ryan
|First-Last Last-Last
|140
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|{{w|Paul Simon}}
|Eponymous member of {{w|Simon & Garfunkel}}.
|Ron Paul Carly Simon
|First-Last Last-Last
|141
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|{{w|Ron Paul}}
|Libertarian politician. Known for running for president in many elections and mentioned often in xkcd.
|Ron Howard Paul Simon
|First-First Last-First
|142
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|{{w|John Hughes}}
|Director famed for a series of 1980s coming of age movies including "Sixteen Candles", "The Breakfast Club", and "Pretty in Pink"
|Howard Hughes Charles Evans Hughes
|Last-Last Last-Last
|143
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|{{w|Langston Hughes}}
|American poet prominent during the {{w|Harlem Renaissance}}
|Howard Hughes
|Last-Last
|144
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|{{w|John F. Kennedy}}
|35th president of the United States. Known for his public assassination during a parade, now the subject of many conspiracy theories.
|Joe Kennedy John Williams
|Last-Last First-First
|145
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|{{w|Little Richard}}
|Early rock and roll singer known for his energetic and flamboyant style on songs such as "Tutti Frutti" and "Long Tall Sally"
|Rich Little Little John
|First-Last and Last-First (approximate) First-First
|146
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|{{w|Rich Little}}
|American comedian known for his impressions of numerous celebrities and public figures
|Little Richard Stuart Little
|First-Last (approximate) and Last-Last Last-Last
|147
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|{{w|Martha Stewart}}
|American TV personality. Convicted of insider trading in 2004.
|Martha Washington Kristen Stewart
|First-First Last-Last
|148
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|{{w|Yo-Yo Ma}}
|Chinese cellist. Known for winning 18 Grammys; considered a child prodigy.
|Ma Rainey Ma Bell
|Last-First Last-First
|149
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|{{w|Ma Bell}}
|AKA Bell System, the system of companies, led by the Bell Telephone Company and later by AT&T, which provided telephone services to much of the United States and Canada from 1877 to 1984.
|Jack Ma Yo-Yo Ma
|First-Last First-Last
|150
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|{{w|Grover Cleveland Alexander}}
|Pitcher named after the president; co-holds record for most wins by a pitcher in the National League (374).
|Grover Cleveland Alexander Graham Bell Lloyd Alexander
|First-First ''and'' Middle-Last Last-First LAst-Last
|151
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|{{w|Grover Cleveland}}
|22nd and 24th president of the United States. Notably the only president to serve two non-consecutive terms.
|Super Grover Grover Cleveland Alexander
|First-Last First-First ''and'' Last-Middle
|152
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|{{w|Jack White}}
|American musician. Part of {{w|The White Stripes}}.
|Jack Ryan Meg White
|First-First Last-Last
|153
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|{{w|Jack Ryan}}
|Fictional character in the novels by Tom Clancy. Portrayed in Movies by Harrison Ford, Alec Baldwin, and Ben Affleck.
|Jack Black Jack White Debby Ryan Meg Ryan
|First-First First-First Last-Last Last-Last
|154
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|{{w|Debby Ryan}}
|American actress and singer. She starred as Bailey Pickett on The Suite Life on Deck
|Paul Ryan Jack Ryan Debbie Reynolds
|Last-Last Last-Last First-First (approximate)
|155
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|{{w|Carly Simon}}
|Singer. {{w|"You're So Vain"}} referenced on xkcd in [[1501: Mysteries]].
|Paul Simon Carly Hughes
|Last-Last First-First
|156
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|{{w|Carly Hughes}}
|Actress
|Carly Simon Charles Evans Hughes Carly Fiorina
|First-First Last-Last First-First
|157
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|{{w|Charles Evans Hughes}}
|Was an American statesman, Republican Party politician, and the 11th Chief Justice of the United States.
|John Hughes Carly Hughes
|Last-Last Last-Last
|158
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|{{w|John Williams}}
|American composer. Known for many famous movie soundtracks, including Star Wars and Harry Potter.
|John F. Kennedy Little John William Safire
|First-First First-Last Last-First (approximate)
|159
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|{{w|Little John}}
|Fictional character in the Robin Hood Legend. Known for great stature and strength.
|Little Richard John Williams Stuart Little
|First-First Last-First First-Last
|160
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|{{w|Stuart Little}}
|Fictional character by E. B. White, an intelligent mouse.
|Rich Little Little John Potter Stuart Little Prince
|Last-Last Last-First First-Last Last-First
|161
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|{{w|Potter Stewart}}
|Was an Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court, serving from 1958 to 1981.
|Stuart Little Kristen Stewart Harry Potter
|Last-First (approximate) Last-Last First-Last
|162
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|{{w|Kristen Stewart}}
|American actress. Known for {{w|Twilight (2008 film)|Twilight}}.
|Martha Stewart Potter Stewart Kristen Bell
|Last-Last Last-Last First-First
|163
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|{{w|Kristen Bell}}
|American actress, known for various romantic comedies.
|Kristen Stewart Bell Hooks
|First-First Last-First
|164
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|{{w|Bell Hooks}}
|American author, professor, feminist, and social activist.
|Kristen Bell Alexander Graham Bell James Hook
|First-Last First-Last Last-Last (approximate)
|165
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|{{w|Alexander Graham Bell}}
|Scottish inventor, credited with inventing the telephone.
|Ma Bell Grover Cleveland Alexander Bell Hooks Franklin Graham
|Last-Last First-Last Last-First Middle-Last
|166
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|{{w|Franklin Graham}}
| Christian evangelist and missionary. He is currently president and CEO of the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association (BGEA) and of Samaritan's Purse.
|Alexander Graham Bell Aretha Franklin
|Last-Middle First-Last
|167
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|{{w|Lloyd Alexander}}
|American author of more than forty books, primarily fantasy novels for children and young adults.
|Grover Cleveland Alexander Frank Lloyd Wright
|Last-Last First-Middle
|168
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|{{w|Meg White}}
|Drummer. The other half of The White Stripes.
|Jack White Meg Ryan Barry White
|Last-Last First-First Last-Last
|169
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|{{w|Meg Ryan}}
|American actress. Known for 'When Harry met Sally'
|Jack Ryan Meg White
|Last-Last First-First
|170
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|{{w|Debbie Reynolds}}
|American singer and actress.
|Debby Ryan John Reynolds
|First-First (approximate) Last-Last
|171
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|{{w|John Reynolds}}
|British astronomer who served as the president of the Royal Astronomical Society. Known for his work on the classification of stellar bodies.
|Debbie Reynolds John Kelly
|Last-Last First-First
|172
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|{{w|Carly Fiorina}}
|Former CEO of {{w|Hewlett-Packard}}. Ran for president in the 2016 Republican primaries.
|Carly Hughes
|First-First
|173
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|{{w|Grace Lee Boggs}}
|American author, social activist, philosopher and feminist.
|Wade Boggs Grace Lee Nancy Grace
|Last-Last First-First ''and'' Middle-Last First-Last
|174
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|{{w|Wade Boggs}}
|American baseball player. Played with the {{w|Boston Red Sox}}.
|Grace Lee Boggs
|Last-Last
|175
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|{{w|William Safire}}
|Writer and publicist.
|John Williams Prince William Garnet
|First-Last (approxiamte) First-Last Last-Only (as a Sapphire gem stone and fused together with Ruby to form Garnet.)
|176
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|{{w|Prince William}}
|Member of the British Royal Family. Second in line for succession to the throne.
|William Safire Little Prince Prince
|Last-First First-Last First-Only
|177
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|{{w|Little Prince}}
|One of the main characters of ''{{w|The Little Prince}}'', a novella by {{w|Antoine de Saint-Exupéry}}. The Little Prince has previously appeared in [[618: Asteroid]], as well as [http://what-if.xkcd.com/68 article 68] of ''[[what if?]]''.
|Stuart Little Prince William Prince Harry
|First-Last First-First First-First
|178
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|{{w|Harry Potter}}
|Fictional main character in the Harry Potter Series by J.K. Rowling
|Potter Stewart James Potter Prince Harry
|Last-First Last-Last First-Last
|179
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|{{w|James Potter}}
|Fictional character, father of Harry Potter.
|Harry Potter James Dean
|Last-Last First-First
|180
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|{{w|James Hook}}
|Fictional character from 'Peter Pan'
|Bell Hooks James Dean
|Last-Last (approximate) First-First
|181
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|{{w|James Dean}}
|American actor and teen icon. Starred in the films "Rebel Without a Cause", "East of Eden" and "Giant" before his sudden death in a car accident
|James Potter James Hook John Dean
|First-First First-First Last-Last
|182
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|{{w|Aretha Franklin}}
|Soul singer, first woman to be inducted into the hall of fame and performer of Respect.
|Franklin Graham Frank Lloyd Wright Benjamin Franklin
|Last-First Last-First (approximate) Last-Last
|183
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|{{w|Frank Lloyd Wright}}
|American architect, known for his unconventional buildings such as Fallingwater and the Guggenheim.
|Lloyd Alexander Aretha Franklin Harold Lloyd
|Middle-First First-Last (approximate) Middle-Last
|184
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|{{w|Barry White}}
|American soul singer known for his deep, rich voice on songs such as "Can't Get Enough of Your Love, Babe"
|Meg White Walter White
|Last-Last Last-Last
|185
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|{{w|Walter White}}
|Main character from the TV show {{w|Breaking Bad}}.
|Barry White Betty White
|Last-Last Last-Last
|186
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|{{w|Walt Whitman}}
|American poet. {{w|Walt Whitman Bridge|A bridge in Philadelphia}} was named after him.
|Walter White Meg Whitman
|First-First (approximate) Last-Last
|187
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|{{w|John Kelly}}
|Politician
|John Reynolds Megyn Kelly
|First-First Last-Last
|188
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|{{w|Grace Lee}}
|Korean television host and radio disc jockey
|Grace Lee Boggs Grace Kelly
|First-First ''and'' Last-Middle First-First
|189
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|{{w|Nancy Grace}}
|American legal commentator and television journalist.She was the host of Nancy Grace.
|Grace Lee Boggs
|Last-First
|190
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|{{w|Garnet_(Steven_Universe)|Garnet}}
|A {{w|garnet}} is a gem stone and the two names around here are {{w|William Safire}} (almost {{w|Sapphire}}) and {{w|Jack Ruby}} as in {{w|Ruby}}. But it is not just used because they are all {{w|gemstones}}. It is instead a reference to the character {{w|Garnet_(Steven_Universe)|Garnet}} in the cartoon {{w|Steven Universe}}. She is a "fusion" formed by two gems: Ruby and Sapphire, hence the legal connection in the Name Dominoes... Randall has previously made references to this universe in [[1608: Hoverboard]]. (See [http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/3/39/1608_1031x1095y_Steven_Universe_family_and_ice_cream_prediction.png this] and [http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/f/fa/1608_1077x1109y_Darth_Vaders_talks_about_Steven_Universe_on_the_bridge_Megan_adjust_antenna.png this] image from that comic).
|{{w|William Safire}} {{w|Jack Ruby}}
|Last-Only (as a Sapphire gem stone) Last-Only (as a Ruby gem stone) Both used to fuse together to form Garnet.
|191
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|{{w|Prince (musician)|Prince}}
|American musician, part of the Rock and Roll hall of fame. He died two years prior to the release of this comic.
|Prince William Prince Harry
|Only-First Only-First
|192
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|{{w|Prince Fielder}}
|Professional baseball player who retired in 2016 after playing for the Milwaukee Brewers, Detroit Tigers, and Texas Rangers.
|Prince Harry Harry Fielder
|First-First Last-Last
|193
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|{{w|Prince Harry}}
|Member of the British royal family. Currently sixth in line for succession to the throne.
|Little Prince Harry Potter Prince Prince Fielder
|First-Last Last-First First-Only First-First
|194
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|{{w|Harry Styles}}
|Singer from One Direction.
|Harry Truman Harry Jon Benjamin
|First-First First-First
|195
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|{{w|John Dean}}
|former attorney who served as White House Counsel for United States President Richard Nixon from July 1970 until April 1973.
|James Dean Harry Jon Benjamin
|Last-Last First-Middle (approximate)
|196
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|{{w|Benjamin Franklin}}
|One of the founding fathers of the United States. Credited with "discovering" electricity by flying a kite in a thunderstorm.
|Aretha Franklin Benjamin Harrison
|Last-Last First-First
|197
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|{{w|Harold Lloyd}}
|American actor, comedian, director, producer, screenwriter, and stunt performer who is best known for his silent comedy films.
|Frank Lloyd Wright Harold Ford
|Last-Middle First-First
|198
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|{{w|Harold Ford}}
|American financial managing director, pundit, author, and former U.S. congressmen.
|Harold Lloyd Henry Ford
|First-First Last-Last
|199
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|{{w|Betty White}}
|American comedian. Known as the only surviving member of the {{w|The Golden Girls}}.
|Walter White Betty Friedan
|Last-Last First-First
|200
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|{{w|Meg Whitman}}
|American business executive, former CEO of eBay and Hewlett Packard, unsuccessful candidate for California governor in 2010
|Walt Whitman Christine Todd Whitman Megyn Kelly
|Last-Last Last-Last First-First (approximate)
|201
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|{{w|Christine Todd Whitman}}
|Governor of New Jersey from 1994 to 2001, then served as Director of the Environmental Protection Agency under {{w|George W. Bush}} from 2001 to 2003.
|Meg Whitman Chris Christie Chris Cooper
|Last-Last First-Last (approximate) First-First (approximate)
|202
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|{{w|Megyn Kelly}}
|American TV news anchor. Worked for Fox news until 2017, then switched to NBC.
|John Kelly Meg Whitman Grace Kelly
|Last-Last First-First (approximate) Last-Last
|203
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|{{w|Grace Kelly}}
|American actress and Princess of Monaco
|Grace Lee Megyn Kelly Grace Jones
|First-First Last-Last First-First
|204
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|{{w|Grace Jones}}
|Singer and actress.
|Grace Kelly Maggie Grace
|First-First First-Last
|205
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|{{w|Jack Nicholson}}
|Actor who has appeared in many films from ''{{w|The Shining (film)}}'' (as Jack Torrance) to ''{{w|Batman (1989 film)}}'' (as the Joker) to ''{{w|A Few Good Men}}'' (as Colonel Jessup).
|Jack Ruby
|First-First
|206
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|{{w|Jack Ruby}}
|Jack Ruby is known for shooting and killing {{w|Lee Harvey Oswald}} on national television. Oswald was the prime suspect in the {{w|assassination of John F. Kennedy}}. Ruby's involvement is the subject of many conspiracy theories.
|Garnet Jack Nicholson Jack Russell
|Only-Last (as a Ruby gem stone and fused together with Safire to form Garnet.) First-First First-First
|207
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|{{w|Jack Russell}}
|American rock vocalist. Founding member of the American hard rock band Great White.
|Jack Ruby Russell Crowe Russ Smith
|First-First Last-First Last-First (approximate)
|208
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|{{w|Harry Fielder}}
|English actor and supporting artist who has worked extensively in British films and television since the 1960s.
|Prince Fielder Harry Truman
|Last-Last First-First
|209
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|{{w|Harry Truman}}
|33rd president of the United States. Known for authorizing the use of atomic weapons against Japan at the end of World War 2.
|Harry Styles Harry Fielder
|First-First First-First
|210
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|{{w|Harry Jon Benjamin}}
|American actor, voice actor and comedian best known for voicing characters, such as Sterling Archer in Archer and Carl in Family Guy.
|Harry Styles John Dean John Edward Benjamin Harrison
|First-First Middle-First (approximate) Middle-First (approximate) First-Last (approximate)
|211
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|{{w|John Edward}}
|American television personality, author and purported psychic medium.
|Harry Jon Benjamin John Bel Edwards
|First-Middle (approximate) First-First
|212
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|{{w|Benjamin Harrison}}
|23rd president of the United States
|Benjamin Franklin Harry Jon Benjamin Harrison Ford
|First-First First-Last ''and'' Last-First (approximate) Last-First
|213
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|{{w|Harrison Ford}}
|American actor. Known for playing Han Solo in the ''{{w|Star Wars}}'' films and the titular character in the ''{{w|Indiana Jones}}'' films.
|Benjamin Harrison Henry Ford
|First-Last Last-Last
|214
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|{{w|Henry Ford}}
|Founder of the {{w|Ford Motor Company}}. Credited with inventing the assembly line.
|Harold Ford Harrison Ford Betty Ford John Henry
|Last-Last Last-Last Last-Last First-Last
|215
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|{{w|Betty Ford}}
|Wife of Gerald Ford, 38th president of the United States.
|Henry Ford Betty Friedan
|Last-Last First-First
|216
|-
|{{w|Betty Friedan}}
|American feminist writer and activist. Her 1963 book The Feminine Mystique is often credited with sparking the second wave of American feminism.
|Betty White Betty Ford
|First-First First-First
|217
|-
|{{w|Chris Christie}}
|Governor of New Jersey from 2010 to 2018. Ran for president in the Republican primaries in 2016.
|Christine Todd Whitman Chris Cooper Chris Hemsworth
|Last-First (approximate) First-First First-First
|218
|-
|{{w|Chris Pratt}}
|American actor. Known for {{w|Parks and Recreation}}
|Chris Hemsworth Topher Grace
|First-First First-First (approximate)
|219
|-
|{{w|Maggie Grace}}
|American actress and model. Known for playing Shannon Rutherford on Lost and Kim Mills in the Taken trilogy.
|Grace Jones Grace Hopper
|Last-First Last-First
|220
|-
|{{w|Grace Hopper}}
|American computer scientist. Helped develop the {{w|COBOL}} programming language.
|Maggie Grace Topher Grace
|First-Last First-Last
|221
|-
|{{w|Russell Crowe}}
|Australian actor.
|Jack Russell Sheryl Crow Cameron Crowe
|First-Last Last-Last (approximate) Last-Last
|222
|-
|{{w|Russ Smith}}
|American professional basketball player for Fujian Sturgeons of the Chinese Basketball Associatio.
|Jack Russell John Smith
|First-Last (approximate) Last-Last
|223
|-
|{{w|John Smith}}
|John Smith is the most common name in the United States. {{w|John Smith|See Wikipedia}} for a list of people this may refer to.
|Russ Smith Long John Silver
|Last-Last First-Middle
|224
|-
|{{w|Justin Long}}
|American actor, comedian and humorist known for roles in such films as Alvin and the Chipmunks and Live Free or Die Hard.
|Huey Long
|Last-Last
|225
|-
|{{w|John Bel Edwards}}
|American politician and lawyer serving as the 56th Governor of Louisiana since 2016.
|John Edward John Candy John Edwards
|First-First First-First First-First
|226
|-
|{{w|John Candy}}
|Canadian comedian and actor. Known for {{w|Spaceballs}}.
|John Bel Edwards John Henry Candy Crowley
|First-First First-First Last-First
|227
|-
|{{w|John Henry}}
|American folk hero
|Henry Ford John Candy Henry James
|Last-First First-First Last-First
|228
|-
|{{w|Henry James}}
|American author known for works including "The Turn of the Screw" and "The Portrait of a Lady"
|John Henry Bill James
|First-Last Last-Last
|229
|-
|{{w|Bill James}}
|American baseball writer, historian, and statistician whose work has been widely influential.
|Henry James James Fenimore Cooper
|Last-Last Last-First
|230
|-
|{{w|Chris Cooper}}
|American film actor. Portrayed Sheriff July Johnson in Lonesome Dove and supervillain Norman Osborn in The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (2014).
|Christine Todd Whitman Chris Christie James Fenimore Cooper
|First-First (approximate) First-First Last-Last
|231
|-
|{{w|Chris Hemsworth}}
|Actor.
|Chris Christie Chris Pratt
|First-First First-First
|232
|-
|{{w|Chris Evans}}
|American actor. Best known for his role as Captain America in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
|Topher Grace Evan Taylor Jones
|First-First (approximate) Last-First (approximate)
|233
|-
|{{w|Topher Grace}}
|American actor. Best known for playing Eric Forman in That '70s Show and Eddie Brock / Venom in Spider-Man 3.
|Chris Pratt Grace Hopper Chris Evans
|First-First (approximate) Last-First First-First (approximate)
|234
|-
|{{w|Van Morrison}}
|Irish singer best known for the song "Brown Eyed Girl"
|Van Jones
|First-First
|235
|-
|{{w|Sheryl Crow}}
|American singer and session musician
|Russell Crowe Sheryl Sandberg
|Last-Last (approximate) First-First
|236
|-
|{{w|Sheryl Sandberg}}
|American technology executive, activist, author, and billionaire. Chief operating officer (COO) of Facebook.
|Sheryl Crow
|First-First
|237
|-
|{{w|Cameron Crowe}}
|American director, producer, screenwriter, journalist, author, and actor. Was a contributing editor at Rolling Stone magazine.
|Russell Crowe James Cameron Cam Newton
|Last-Last First-Last First-First (approximate)
|238
|-
|{{w|Long John Silver}}
|Fictional antagonist from {{w|Treasure Island}}.
|John Smith Olivia Newton John Huey Long
|Middle-First Middle-Last first-Last
|239
|-
|{{w|Olivia Newton John}}
|American actress. Known for ''Grease''
|Long John Silver Cam Newton Huey Newton John Oliver
|Last-Middle Middle-Last Middle-Last First-Last (approximate) ''and'' Last-First
|240
|-
|{{w|Huey Long}}
|Governor of Louisiana from 1928 to 1932, and US Senator from 1932 until his assassination in 1935. Known for his "Share Our Wealth" proposal to address the hard economic conditions of the Great Depression.
|Justin Long Long John Silver Huey Newton
|Last-Last Last-First First-First
|241
|-
|{{w|John Edwards}}
|American politician. Democratic candidate for presidential nomination in 2004 and 2008.
|John Bel Edwards John Lewis
|First-First First-First
|242
|-
|{{w|Candy Crowley}}
|American news anchor. Was employed as CNN's chief political correspondent.
|John Candy Alestier Crowley
|First-Last Last-Last
|243
|-
|{{w|Alestier Crowley}}
|English occultist and author
|Candy Crowley Alistiar Cooke
|Last-Last First-First (approximate)
|244
|-
|{{w|James Fenimore Cooper}}
|Author of ''{{w|The Last of the Mohicans}}''.
|Bill James Chris Cooper James Cook
|First-Last Last-Last First-First
|245
|-
|{{w|James Cook}}
|18th century British explorer, navigator, cartographer, and captain in the Royal Navy.
|Alistair Cooke Cokie Roberts Alistair Cookie James Fenimore Cooper
|Last-Last (approximate) Last-First (approximate) Last-Last (approximate) First-First
|246
|-
|{{w|Robert Frost}}
|19th century American poet, named Poet Laureate of Vermont in 1922 by the Vermont State League of Women's Clubs, and in 1961 by the Vermont State legislature
|Cokie Roberts John Roberts
|First-Last (approximate) First-Last (approximate)
|247
|-
|{{w|Bob Evans}}
|American film producer and former studio executive, best known for The Godfather.
|Evan Taylor Jones Robert E.Lee
|Last-First (approximate) Last-Middle (approximate)
|248
|-
|{{w|Evan Taylor Jones}}
|Musical artist
|Chris Evans Bob Evans Van Jones Tommy Lee Jones
|First-Last (approximate) First-Last (approximate) Last-Last Last-Last
|249
|-
|{{w|Van Jones}}
|American news commentator, author, and non-practicing attorney.
|Van Morrison Evan Taylor Jones
|First-First Last-Last
|250
|-
|{{w|James Cameron}}
|American director. Known for {{w|Terminator}} and {{w|Titanic (1997 film)|Titanic}}.
|Cameron Crowe Cameron Diaz Etta James
|Last-First Last-First First-Last
|251
|-
|{{w|Cam Newton}}
|Quarterback for the {{w|Carolina Panthers}}.
|Cameron Crowe Olivia Newton John Cameron Diaz
|First-First (approximate) Last-Middle First-First (approximate)
|252
|-
|{{w|Cameron Diaz}}
|American actress. Voiced Fiona in {{w|Shrek}}.
|James Cameron Cam Newton
|First-Last First-First (approximate)
|253
|-
|{{w|Huey Newton}}
|Co-founder of the Black Panthers.
|Olivia Newton John Huey Long
|Last-Middle First-First
|254
|-
|{{w|Huey Lewis}}
|Lead singer for the band Huey Lewis and the News.
|Huey Newton John Lewis
|First-First Last-Last
|255
|-
|{{w|John Lewis}}
|American politician and civil rights leader. U.S. Representative for Georgia's 5th congressional district, serving in his 17th term (since 1987).
|John Edwards Huey Lewis Jenny Lewis
|First-First Last-Last Last-Last
|256
|-
|{{w|Jenny Lewis}}
|American singer-songwriter, musician, and actress. Best known as the lead singer and rhythm guitarist for the indie rock band Rilo Kiley.
|John Lewis Ryan Lewis
|Last-Last Last-Last
|257
|-
|{{w|Ryan Lewis}}
|American DJ, musician, videographer, photographer, graphic designer, rapper and songwriter.
|Jenny Lewis Ryan Reynolds
|Last-Last First-First
|258
|-
|{{w|Burt Reynolds}}
|American actor. Known for a wide variety of western and/or action films.
|Ryan Reynolds Alastair Reynolds
|Last-Last Last-Last
|259
|-
|{{w|Alistair Cooke}}
|Name misspelled Alistiar Cooke in the comic.
|Alestier Crowley James Cook
|First-First (approximate) Last-Last (approximate)
|260
|-
|{{w|Monsterpiece_Theater#Alistair_Cookie|Alistair Cookie}}
|A parody of Alistair Cooke "played" by Cookie Monster in the Sesame Street sketch "Monsterpiece Theatre" in the 1980s, a parody of the PBS series "Masterpiece Theatre".
|James Cook Alastair Reynolds
|Last-Last (approximate) First-First (approximate)
|261
|-
|{{w|Cokie Roberts}}
|National Public Radio (NPR) political correspondent known for her recurring segment "Ask Cokie" in which she answers listener submitted questions.
|James Cook Robert Frost
|First-Last (approximate) Last-First (approximate)
|262
|-
|{{w|John Roberts}}
|Current Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court at the time of the comic's publication.
|Robert Frost Robert Johnson
|Last-First (approximate) First-Last (approximate) ''and'' Last-First (approximate)
|263
|-
|{{w|Robert Johnson}}
|Delta blues guitar legend.
|John Roberts Robert E.Lee
|First-Last (approximate) ''and'' Last-First (approximate) First-First
|264
|-
|{{w|Robert E. Lee}}
|Confederate general during the {{w|American Civil War}}.
|Bob Evans Robert Johnson Tommy Lee
|Middle-Last (approximate) First-First Last-Last
|265
|-
|{{w|Tommy Lee}}
|Drummer for the rock band Mötley Crüe
|Robert E. Lee Tommy Lee Jones
|Last-Last First-First ''and'' Middle-Middle
|266
|-
|{{w|Tommy Lee Jones}}
|American actor known for 'The Fugitive'
|Evan Taylor Jones Tommy Lee
|Last-Last First-First ''and'' Middle-Middle
|267
|-
|{{w|Etta James|Etta James (2)}}
|Used first time in 86
|James Cameron
|Last-First
|268
|-
|{{w|John Oliver}}
|American talk show host. Known for {{w|Last Week Tonight}}.
|Olivia Newton John
|First-Last ''and'' Last-First (approximate)
|269
|-
|{{w|Ryan Reynolds}}
|Canadian actor. Known for several romantic comedies, and {{w|Deadpool (film)|Deadpool}}.
|Ryan Lewis Burt Reynolds
|First-First Last-Last
|270
|-
|{{w|Alastair Reynolds}}
|SF writer.
|Burt Reynolds Alistair Cookie
|Last-Last First-First (approximate)
|271
|}

==Transcript==
:[This comic a large grid, 27 units wide and 35 units high, with 271 black "domino" tiles. On each tile there is a name written with white text. The grid is arranged so that each touching side corresponds with the first or last name of another person. Some of the domino tiles are rotated 90, 180 or 270 degrees so the text is either to be read down, up-side down or up. The names on the tiles are listed here below in approximate reading order starting at top left.]
:Christian Campbell, Neve Campbell, Joe McCarthy, Eugene McCarthy, Gene Vincent, Gene Kelly, Kate Hudson, Rock Hudson, Gordon Brown, James Brown, Jon Brown, John Howard, Columbo, Chris Columbus, Christopher Columbus, Naomi Campbell, Joseph Campbell, Joseph Smith, Frank Vincent, John Kelly, Katherine Johnson, The Rock, Chris Rock, Chris Isaac, James Newton Howard, John Wayne, Howard Stern, Howard Hunt, Chris Hughes, Naomi Watts, Naomi Klein, Kevin Kline, Francis Bacon, Francis Drake, Lyndon Johnson, Oscar the Grouch, Oscar Isaac, Isaac Hayes, Isaac Newton, Wayne Newton, Wayne Knight, Helen Hunt, Helen Hughes, James Watt (Steam), James Watt (Interior), Kevin Costner, Kevin Bacon, Kevin Love, Lisa Frank, Frank Drake, Drake, Oscar de la Renta, Oscar de la Hoya, Sean Hayes, Wallace Shawn, Wayne Howard, Wayne Brady, James Brady, Tom Brady, Helen Thomas, Tom Hanks, Hank Aaron, Aaron Carter, Stephen James, Will Smith, Kevin Smith, Kein James, Garfield, James Garfield, Warren Buffett, Jimmy Buffett, Warren Beatty, Elizabeth Warren, Earl Warren, Eliabeth Kolbert, Stephen Colbert, George Wallace, Charles Wallace, James Monroe, Marilyn Monroe, Hank Williams, William C. Williams, Steve Harvey, Domino Harvey, Harvey Milk, James Saint James, Etta James, Jim Jones, James Earl Jones, Charlie Parker, Ray Parker Jr., Ray Charles, Charles Manson, Marilyn Manson, Robin Williams, Billy D. Williams, Will Wright, Fats Domino, Bill Clinton, Jimmy John, Tom Jones, Tommy John, Quincy Jones, James Earl Ray, Man Ray, Rachel Ray, Ray Allen, Tim Allen, Tim Cook, Tim Howard, Robin Wright, Wilbur Wright, Fatty Arbuckle, Fat Joe, George Clinton, John Kerry, Kerry Washington, John Irving, John Quincy Adams, John Adams, Amy Adams, Aimee Mann, Superman, Batman, Ayn Rand, Lily Allen, Paul Allen, Ron Howard, Howard Hughes, Joe Kennedy, George Bush, George Wasington, Wasington Irving, Martha Wasington, Ma Rainey, Jack Ma, Super Grover, Jack Black, Rand Paul, Paul Ryan, Paul Simon, Ron Paul, John Hughes, Langston Hughes, John F. Kennedy, Little Richard, Rich Little, Martha Stewart, Yo Yo Ma, Ma Bell, Grover Cleveland Alexander, Grover Cleveland, Jack White, Jack Ryan, Debby Ryan, Carly Simon, Carly Hughes, Charles Evans Hughes, John Williams, Little John, Stuart Little, Potter Stewart, Kristen Stewart, Kristen Bell, Kristen Hooks, Alexander Graham Bell, Franklin Graham, Lloyd Alexander, Meg White, Meg ryan, Debbie Reynolds, John Reynolds, Carly Fiorina, Grace Lee Boggs, Wade Boggs, William Safire, Prince William, Little Prince, Harry Potter, James Potter, James Hook, James Dean, Aretha Franklin, Frank Lloyd Wright, Barry White, Walter White, Walt Whitman, John Kelly, Grace Lee, Nancy Grace, Garnet, Prince, Prince Fielder, Prince Harry, Harry Styles, John Dean, Benjamin Franklin, Harrold Lloyd, Harrold Ford, Betty White, Meg Whitman, Christine Todd Whitman, Megyn Kelly, Grace Kelly, Grace Jones, Jack Nicholson, Jack Ruby, Jack Russel, Harry Fielder, Harry Trueman, Harry Jon Benjamin, John Edward, Benjamin Harrison, Harrison Ford, Henry Ford, Betty Ford, Betty Friedan, Chris Christie, Chris Pratt, Maggie Grace, Grace Hopper, Russel Crowe, Russ Smith, John Smith, Justin Long, John Bel Edwards, John Candy, John Henry, Henry James, Bill James, Chirs Cooper, Chirs Hemsworth, Chirs Evans, Topher Grace, Van Morrison, Sheryl Crow, Sheryl Sandberg, Cameron Crow, Long John Silver, Olivia Newton John, Huey long, John Edwards, Candy Crowley, Alestier Crowley, James Fenimore Cooper, James Cook, Robert Frost, Bob Evans, Evan Tayler Jones, Van Jones, James Cameron, Cam Newton, Cameron Diaz, Huey Newton, Huey Lewis, John Lewis, Jenny Lewis, Ryan Lewis, Burt Reynolds, Alistiar Cooke, Alistair Cookie, Cokie Roberts, John Roberts, Robert Johnson, Robert E. Lee, Tommy Lee, Tommy Lee Jones, Etta James, John Oliver, Ryan Reynolds, Alastair Reynolds

==Trivia==
*The name Etta James is used twice.

{{comic discussion}}

[[Category:Large drawings]]

1970: Name Dominoes

2019-03-22T08:16:18Z

172.69.135.184: Completed explanations

{{comic
| number = 1970
| date = March 21, 2018
| title = Name Dominoes
| image = name_dominoes.png
| titletext = In competition, you can only play a name if you know who the person is. No fair saying "Frank ... Johnson. That sounds like a real person! Let me just Google him real quick."
}}

*A large version of the comic picture can be found [https://xkcd.com/1970/large/ here].
*A numbered version can be found [http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/7/73/1970-_Name_Dominoes_-_The_large_image_with_numbers.jpg here].

==Explanation==
{{incomplete|Some of the names at the bottom need to be explained, and some links are wrong (Maybe typo by an editor or a mistake on Randall's part? Needs to be sorted out). Good luck to the brave soul who manages to complete the table, and thanks in advance. Do NOT delete this tag too soon. }}

{{w|Dominoes}} is a family of boardgames played with rectangular "domino" tiles. A domino tile is divided into two squares, each displaying a number. Under most rules, a domino tile is placed on the table adjacent to another tile, and the adjacent ends must match in some way (usually by the number displayed on the touching ends). Randall's "name dominoes" shows a set of domino tiles with people's names instead of numbers, and adjacent tiles are matched by whether the closest name is the same (such as how Chris Evans' family name matches Evan Taylor Jones' given name).

The title text spells out a rule that a player may only place a tile if they know who that person is. This is a variation of a rule in {{w|Scrabble}}, where a player loses a turn if their chosen word don't survive a dictionary challenge over the validity of the word. This rule implies that players are allowed to create new name dominoes tiles and that it is not a fixed set. In this case the player that is challenged has used the name Frank Johnson of which there are {{w|Frank Johnson|12 exact matches}} on Wikipedia along with six with a middle name and more. (The player was likely trying to place a tile in the upper-right area of the board, in an attempt to connect the "Frank Vincent" and "Lyndon Johnson" dominoes. The move was subsequently made impossible when the "Francis Drake" domino was played.) In a google search as of the day the comic came out the first hit was {{w|Frank Johnson (basketball)|Frank Johnson}} who is a retired American professional basketball player and coach. Randall has made several [[:Category:Basketball|references to basketball]] in his comics.

A large board is covered in rectangular "dominoes" (271 pieces), with each domino bearing the name of a "well-known" person or character (fictional). The dominoes are arranged as if a game of dominoes were being played, but instead of the game requiring the number of spots of adjacent dominoes to match up, this game requires adjacent ''names'' to match up. Because most people have two or more names, different matches are made at each end of a domino. Fun fact is that two of the people are "named after" the game: {{w|Fats Domino}} and {{w|Domino Harvey}}.

The match can be exact (e.g., "Kevin" on one domino adjacent to "Kevin" on another), homonymic (e.g., "Klein" adjacent to "Kline"), nickname-based (e.g., "James" adjacent to "Jimmy", which in turn is adjacent to "Jim"), or gender different versions of a name (e.g., "Olivia" adjacent to "Oliver"). Sometimes last names are matched up with first names (e.g., "{{w|Elizabeth Warren}}" adjacent to "{{w|Warren Beatty}}"), and in some cases only a single name is used (e.g., "{{w|Columbo}}", "{{w|Drake_(musician)|Drake}}", "{{w|Garfield_(character)|Garfield}}", "{{w|Prince_(musician)|Prince}}"). Singular names are represented by a half-size square "domino" (or "{{w|Polyomino|monomino}}"), with a few exceptions: "{{w|Garnet_(Steven_Universe)|Garnet}}" has a full-size tile (a complex reference explained below), and "{{w|Batman}}" and "{{w|Superman}}" have full-size tiles and are placed as though they were two-part names: the first square of "Superman" is matched with "Super", and the second square is matched with the second square of "Batman" (as though both characters had the last name "Man"). Some people have three or more names (e.g., "{{w|Frank Lloyd Wright}}") and have a 3-square domino tile (or "straight {{w|Tromino|tromino}}", 50% longer than normal) which permits matching to a middle name (e.g. "Frank Lloyd Wright" is matched to "{{w|Lloyd Alexander}}" and "{{w|Harold Lloyd}}").

The names come from a wide variety of fields: scientists (e.g., {{w|Isaac Newton}}), historical figures ({{w|George Washington}}), musicians ({{w|Drake (musician)|Drake}}), politicians ({{w|John Kerry}}), actors ({{w|Kevin Costner}}), writers ({{w|Washington Irving}}), fashion designers ({{w|Oscar de la Renta}}), and so on. Most of the names are real people but a few are fictional characters, including some non-human characters like {{w|Garfield_(character)|Garfield}} and {{w|Grover#Super_Grover|Super Grover}}. In one case the nick name for a company is used: {{w|Ma Bell}} aka Bell System.

One notable reference beyond just the use of a name is in the bottom left, there is the connection [ {{w|William Safire}} ][ Garnet ][ {{w|Jack Ruby|Ruby, Jack}} ]. The connection seems to be based on the fact that {{w|Sapphire}}, {{w|Garnet}} and {{w|Ruby}} are all {{w|gemstones}}, which does not match the implied rules of the game. This tile is a reference to the character {{w|Garnet_(Steven_Universe)|Garnet}} in the cartoon {{w|Steven Universe}}, who is a "fusion" formed by two Gems: Ruby and Sapphire. Thus, the name "Garnet" is treated as though it was two names "Ruby" and "Sapphire", requiring a two-square tile despite having a one-word name. Randall has previously made references to this universe in [[1608: Hoverboard]]. (See [http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/3/39/1608_1031x1095y_Steven_Universe_family_and_ice_cream_prediction.png this] and [http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/f/fa/1608_1077x1109y_Darth_Vaders_talks_about_Steven_Universe_on_the_bridge_Megan_adjust_antenna.png this] image from that comic).

Additionally, Ayn Rand, Paul Ryan and Rand Paul have been mentioned before, in the title text of [[1277: Ayn Random]]. That idea may have been the prototype for this.

In at least one case it is not entirely clear who is being referred to: "John Kelly" most likely refers to Gen. {{w|John F. Kelly}}, Donald Trump's chief of staff, but the name is extremely common and could equally refer to {{w|John Kelly|any number of people}}.

==Table of names==
The number # refers to the numbers on this [http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/7/73/1970-_Name_Dominoes_-_The_large_image_with_numbers.jpg numbered picture]. Read more on this page: [[1970: Name Dominoes/Numbered images]].

Wiki links not tested as they were set in only from the name in the comic.

{| class="wikitable sortable"
!style="width:15%"|Domino
!style="width:45%"|Notability and notes
!style="width:15%"|Connections
!style="width:20%"|Mode
!style="width:5%"|#
|-
|{{w|Christian Campbell}}
|Canadian American stage and screen actor, writer, and photographer. Most likely refers to the actor, but there are also a Trinidadian-Bahamian poet called {{w|Christian Campbell (poet)|Christian Campbell}}.
|Neve Campbell Naomi Campbell
|Last-Last Last-Last
|1
|-
|{{w|Neve Campbell}}
|Canadian actress, known for starring in the movie series {{w|Scream (1996 film)|Scream}}.
|Christian Campbell Joseph Campbell
|Last-Last Last-Last
|2
|-
|{{w|Joe McCarthy}}
|Joseph McCarthy, (also called {{w|Joseph_McCarthy#Legacy|Joe McCarthy}}), served as U.S. Senator from the state of Wisconsin from 1947 until his death in 1957. {{w|McCarthyism}} is named after him. It was the practice of making accusations of subversion or treason without proper regard for evidence, especially caused by fear of Communist influence during the beginning of the cold war. McCarthyism has its origins in the period in the United States known as the Second Red Scare, lasting roughly from 1947 to 1956.
|Eugene McCarthy Joseph Smith
|Last-Last First-First (approximate)
|3
|-
|{{w|Eugene McCarthy}}
|Eugene Joseph McCarthy was an American politician, poet, and a long-time Congressman from Minnesota. He served in the United States House of Representatives from 1949 to 1959 and the United States Senate from 1959 to 1971. (He is not to be confused with the other Senator McCarthy, Joseph McCarthy, see #3)
|Joe McCarthy Gene Vincent
|Last-Last First-First (approximate)
|4
|-
|{{w|Gene Vincent}}
|American musician who pioneered the styles of rock and roll and rockabilly. His 1956 top ten hit with his Blue Caps, "Be-Bop-A-Lula", is considered a significant early example of rockabilly.
|Eugene McCarthy Gene Kelly Frank Vincent
|First-First (approximate) First-First Last-Last
|5
|-
|{{w|Gene Kelly}}
|American actor and dancer known primarily for musicals such as 'Singing in the rain'
|Gene Vincent John Kelly
|First-First Last-Last
|6
|-
|{{w|Kate Hudson}}
|Golden Globe-winning American actress. Won for playing Penny Lane in Cameron Crowe’s Almost Famous in 2000.
|Rock Hudson Katherine Johnson
|Last-Last First-First (approximate)
|7
|-
|{{w|Rock Hudson}}
|American actor who was viewed as a prominent 'heartthrob' of the Hollywood Golden Age, staring as the lead man in many movies during the 1950s and 60s, among other {{w|Giant (1956 film)|Giant}}, James Deans last film, for which both where nominated for an Oscar in the best actor category. He later became known for his secret homosexual life. Hudson died from AIDS-related complications in 1985, becoming the first major celebrity to die from an AIDS-related illness.
|Katie Hudson The Rock
|Last-Last First-Last
|8
|-
|{{w|Gordon Brown}}
|British Prime Minister from 2007-2010.
|James Brown
|Last-Last
|9
|-
|{{w|James Brown}}
|American singer, known as the Godfather of Soul
|Gordon Brown John Brown James Newton Howard
|Last-Last Last-Last First-First
|10
|-
|{{w|John Brown (abolitionist)|John Brown}}
|American abolitionist who led an attack on the federal armory at Harpers Ferry. There are several other {{w|John Brown|John Browns}}.
|James Brown John Howard John Wayne
|Last-Last First-First First-First
|11
|-
|{{w|John Howard}}
|Australian politician. Served as 25th Prime Minister of Australia from 1996-2007. There are several other {{w|John Howard (disambiguation)|John Howards}} but this Prime Minister is by far the best known among them.
|John Brown Howard Stern
|First-First Last-First
|12
|-
|{{w|Columbo}}
|Fictional character. Homicide detective from American TV show "Columbo"; portrayed by actor Peter Falk.
|Chris Columbus
|Only-Last (approximate)
|13
|-
|{{w|Chris Columbus (filmmaker)|Chris Columbus}}
|Film director and screenwriter.
|Columbo Christopher Columbus Chris Hughes
|Last-Only (approximate) First-First (approximate) and Last-Last First-First
|14
|-
|{{w|Christopher Columbus}}
|Italian explorer. Credited with "discovering" the Americas in 1492 by leading voyages and establishing continued ties between Europe and the Americas.
|Chris Columbus
|First-First (approximate) and Last-Last
|15
|-
|{{w|Naomi Campbell}}
|British model and actress.
|Christian Campbell Joseph Campbell Naomi Klein
|Last-Last Last-Last First-First
|16
|-
|{{w|Joseph Campbell}}
|American author. Most known for his book The Hero with a Thousand Faces about the hero type found throughout world mythologies.
|Neve Campbell Naomi Campbell Joseph Smith
|Last-Last Last-Last First-First
|17
|-
|{{w|Joseph Smith}}
|American religious leader; founder of Mormonism. Publisher of The Book of Mormon.
|Joe McCarthy Joseph Campbell
|First-First (approximate) First-First
|18
|-
|{{w|Frank Vincent}}
|American actor.
|Gene Vincent Francis Drake
|Last-Last First-First (approximate)
|19
|-
|{{w|John Kelly}}
|White House Chief of Staff under President Donald Trump. Retired US Marine Corps general.
|Gene Kelly Katherine Johnson
|Last-Last First-Last (approximate)
|20
|-
|{{w|Katherine Johnson}}
|African-American mathematician at NASA. Calculated trajectories, launch windows, and flight paths for NASA moon missions and the Space Shuttle.
|Kate Hudson John Kelly Lyndon Johnson
|First-First (approximate) Last-First (approximate) Last-Last
|21
|-
|{{w|The Rock}}
|Nickname for Dwayne Johnson, a pro wrestler, and actor.
|Rock Hudson Chris Rock Oscar the Grouch
|Last-First Last-Last First-Middle
|22
|-
|{{w|Chris Rock}}
|American comedian.
|The Rock Chris Isaac
|Last-Last First-First
|23
|-
|{{w|Chris Isaac}}
|Former quarterback in the Canadian Football League. Probable misspelling of {{w|Chris Isaak}}, American musician.
|Chris Rock Isaac Newton
|First-First Last-First
|24
|-
|{{w|James Newton Howard}}
|American composer, conductor, music producer and musician.
|James Brown Isaac Newton Wayne Newton Wayne Howard
|First-First Middle-Last Middle-Last Last-Last
|25
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|{{w|John Wayne}}
|American actor, known primarily for roles in Westerns
|John Brown Wayne Newton
|First-First Last-First
|26
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|{{w|Howard Stern}}
|Radio talk show host. Known for {{w|The Howard Stern Show}}.
|John Howard Howard Hunt
|First-Last First-First
|27
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|{{w|Howard Hunt}}
|Former CIA operative, convicted for Watergate burglary.
|Howard Stern Helen Hunt
|First-First Last-Last
|28
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|{{w|Chris Hughes}}
|American entrepreneur who co-founded Facebook with Mark Zuckerberg.
|Chris Columbus Helen Hughes
|First-First Last-Last
|29
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|{{w|Naomi Watts}}
| Australian actress, born in Britain
|Naomi Klein James Watt (steam)
|First-First Last-Last (approximate)
|30
|-
|{{w|Naomi Klein}}
|Best known for the book "No Logo"
|Naomi Campbell Naomi Watts Kevin Kline
|First-First First-First Last-Last (approximate)
|31
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|{{w|Kevin Kline}}
|American actor
|Naomi Klein Kevin Bacon
|Last-Last (approximate) First-First
|32
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|{{w|Francis Bacon}}
|16th century English philosopher. Commonly credited with the phrase "knowledge is power".
|Francis Drake Kevin Bacon
|First-First Last-Last
|33
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|{{w|Francis Drake}}
|English privateer
|Frank Vincent Francis Bacon Frank Drake
|First-First (approximate) First-First First-First (approximate)
|34
|-
|{{w|Lyndon Johnson}}
|Former American president (1963-1969)
|Katherine Johnson
|Last-Last
|35
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|{{w|Oscar the Grouch}}
|A muppet who lives in a trash can from the children's TV show {{w|Sesame Street}}.
|The Rock Oscar Isaac
|Middle-Last First-First
|36
|-
|{{w|Oscar Isaac}}
|Actor.
|Oscar the Grouch Isaac Hayes Oscar de la Hoya
|First-First Last-First First-First
|37
|-
|{{w|Isaac Hayes}}
|American singer-songwriter
|Oscar Isaac Isaac Newton Sean Hayes
|First-Last First-First Last-Last
|38
|-
|{{w|Isaac Newton}}
|Well-known 15th century physicist who created the three laws of motion.
|Chris Isaac James Newton Howard Isaac Hayes
|First-Last Last-Middle First-First
|39
|-
|{{w|Wayne Newton}}
|Musician.
|James Newton Howard John Wayne Wayne Knight
|Last-Middle First-Last First-First
|40
|-
|{{w|Wayne Knight}}
|American actor best known for playing Newman in the TV show {{w|Seinfeld}}.
|Wayne Newton Wayne Brady
|First-First First-First
|41
|-
|{{w|Helen Hunt}}
|American actress
|Howard Hunt Helen Hughes Helen Thomas
|Last-Last First-First First-First
|42
|-
|{{w|Helen Hughes}}
|Australian economist
|Chris Hughes Helen Hunt
|Last-Last First-First
|43
|-
|{{w|James Watt|James Watt (Steam)}}
|Scottish inventor who perfected on the earlier Newcomen steam engine with a design that made it practical for widespread use and is credited with helping to usher in the Industrial Revolution in Great Britain. His name became the SI unit for power.
|Naomi Watts James Watt (Interior) Stephen James
|Last-Last (approximate) First-First and Last-Last First-Last
|44
|-
|{{w|James G. Watt|James Watt (Interior)}}
|U.S. Secretary of the Interior from 1981-1983
|James Watt (Steam)
|First-First and Last-Last
|45
|-
|{{w|Kevin Costner}}
|Academy Award-winning American actor.
|Kevin Bacon Kevin Love
|First-First First-First
|46
|-
|{{w|Kevin Bacon}}
|American actor. Known for {{w|Footloose (1984 film)|Footloose}}, and for {{w|Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon}}.
|Kevin Kline Francis Bacon Kevin Costner
|First-First Last-Last First-First
|47
|-
|{{w|Kevin Love}}
|Relatively famous and accomplished professional basketball player who won an NBA championship with the much more famous and accomplished LeBron James in Cleveland.
|Kevin Costner Kevin Smith
|First-First First-First
|48
|-
|{{w|Lisa Frank}}
|American businesswoman who founded {{w|Lisa Frank Incorporated}}.
|Frank Drake
|Last-First
|49
|-
|{{w|Frank Drake}}
|American astronomer and astrophysicist.
|Francis Drake Lisa Frank Drake
|Last-Last First-Last Last-Only
|50
|-
|{{w|Drake}}
|Grammy Award-winning Canadian rapper.
|Frank Drake
|Only-Last
|51
|-
|{{w|Oscar de la Renta}}
|Fashion designer.
|Oscar de la Hoya
|First-First
|52
|-
|{{w|Oscar de la Hoya}}
|Professional boxer who won multiple titles in different weight classes as well as an Olympic gold medal before his retirement in 2009.
|Oscar Isaac Oscar de la Renta
|First-First First-First
|53
|-
|{{w|Sean Hayes (actor)|Sean Hayes}}
|Sean Hayes is an American actor, singer, comedian, and producer. He is best known for his role as Jack McFarland on the NBC sitcom Will & Grace.
|Isaac Hayes Wallace Shawn
|Last-Last First-Last (approximate)
|54
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|{{w|Wallace Shawn}}
|American actor. Vizzini in The Princess Bride
|George Wallace Charles Wallace Sean Hayes
|First-Last First-Last Last-First (approximate)
|55
|-
|{{w|Wayne Howard}}
|African-American comic book artist. Best known for his work in the 1970s at Charlton Comics.
|James Newton Howard Wayne Brady
|Last-Last First-First
|56
|-
|{{w|Wayne Brady}}
|American comedian, known for {{w|Whose Line Is It Anyway? (U.S. TV series)|Whose Line Is It Anyway?}}
|Wayne Howard Wayne Knight James Brady Tom Brady
|First-First First-First Last-Last Last-Last
|57
|-
|{{w|James Brady}}
|White House Press Secretary for US President Ronald Reagan (1981-1989) who was shot during an assassination attempt against Reagan in 1981. Subsequent gun control legislation known as the "Brady Bill" was named for him.
|Wayne Brady James Monroe
|Last-Last First-First
|58
|-
|{{w|Tom Brady}}
|Quarterback for the {{w|New England Patriots}}. Notable for winning 5 Super Bowls.
|James Brady Helen Thomas
|Last-Last First-Last (approximate)
|59
|-
|{{w|Helen Thomas}}
|American reporter and author best known for her longtime membership in the White House press corps—from the start of the Kennedy administration to the second year of the Obama administration.
|Helen Hunt Tom Brady Tom Hanks
|First-First Last-Last (approximate) Last-Last (approximate)
|60
|-
|{{w|Tom Hanks}}
|Academy award winning actor. Known for {{w|Forrest Gump}}, {{w|Saving Private Ryan}}, {{w|Cast Away}}, and several other famous films.
|Helen Thomas Hank Aaron Hank Williams
|First-Last (approximate) Last-First (approximate) Last-First (approximate)
|61
|-
|{{w|Hank Aaron}}
|Former Major League Baseball player. Hit 755 career home runs, a record at the time.
|Tom Hanks Aaron Carter
|First-Last (approximate) Last-First
|62
|-
|{{w|Aaron Carter}}
|American singer.
|Hank Aaron
|First-Last
|63
|-
|{{w|Stephen James}}
|Canadian actor. Portrayed Jesse Owens in the 2016 film Race and Walter Cruz in the Amazon series Homecoming.
|James Watt (Steam) Steve Harvey
|Last-First First-First (approximate)
|64
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|{{w|Will Smith}}
|American actor. Known for {{w|The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air}}
|Kevin Smith
|Last-Last
|65
|-
|{{w|Kevin Smith}}
|American writer and director of {{w|Clerks}} and other films who often also plays the character Silent Bob in his films.
|Will Smith Kevin Love Kevin James
|Last-Last First-First First-First
|66
|-
|{{w|Kevin James}}
|American actor. Known for {{w|Paul Blart: Mall Cop}}
|Kevin Smith James Saint James
|First-First Last-Last
|67
|-
|{{w|Garfield (character)|Garfield}}
|A fictional cat and the star of the eponymous ''{{w|Garfield}}'' comic by {{w|Jim Davis (cartoonist)|Jim Davis}}. Previously appeared in [[78: Garfield]].
|James Garfield
|Only-Last
|68
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|{{w|James Garfield}}
|20th President of the United States. Notably, he was assassinated after only 6 months.
|Garfield Etta James James Saint James
|Last-Only First-Last First-Last
|69
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|{{w|Warren Buffett}}
|Billionaire and CEO of {{w|Berkshire Hathaway}}.
|Jimmy Buffett Warren Beatty
|Last-Last First-First
|70
|-
|{{w|Jimmy Buffett}}
|American country musician.
|Etta James Warren Buffett Jim Jones
|First-Last (approximate) Last-Last First-First (approximate)
|71
|-
|{{w|Warren Beatty}}
|Actor.
|Warren Buffett Elizabeth Warren
|First-First First-Last
|72
|-
|{{w|Elizabeth Warren}}
|Massachusetts Senator since 2013. Known for her work as a consumer rights activist.
|Warren Beatty Earl Warren Elizabeth Kolbert
|Last-First Last-Last First-First
|73
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|{{w|Earl Warren}}
|Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court from 1953 to 1969. Presided over several landmark cases including ''Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka'' (ruled segregation of public schools unconstitutional), ''Reynolds v. Sims'' (electoral districts for state legislature must be equal in population), and ''Miranda v. Arizona'' (suspects detained by police must be informed of their rights as an accused).
|Elizabeth Warren James Earl Jones
|Last-Last First-Middle
|74
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|{{w|Elizabeth Kolbert}}
|American journalist and author. Best known for her Pulitzer Prize-winning book The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History.
|Elizabeth Warren Stephen Colbert
|First-First Last-Last (approximate)
|75
|-
|{{w|Stephen Colbert}}
|American talk show host. Known for {{w|The Colbert Report}} and {{w|The Late Show with Stephen Colbert}}
|Elizabeth Kolbert
|Last-Last (approximate)
|76
|-
|{{w|George Wallace}}
|American politician, who initially supported, but later renounced racial segregation.
|Wallace Shawn
|Last-First
|77
|-
|{{w|Charles Wallace}}
|American scholar and researcher. Famed for his discoveries in the field of English Renaissance theatre.
|Wallace Shawn Charles Manson
|Last-First First-First
|78
|-
|{{w|James Monroe}}
|Founding father and Fifth president of the USA
|James Brady Marilyn Monroe
|First-First Last-Last
|79
|-
|{{w|Marilyn Monroe}}
|American actress and pin-up model from the 50s. She was immensely famous during her time, and unexpectedly committed suicide at age 36.
|James Monroe Marilyn Manson
|Last-Last First-First
|80
|-
|{{w|Hank Williams}}
|Country singer
|Tom Hanks William C. Williams Robin Williams
|First-Last (approximate) Last-Last Last-Last
|81
|-
|{{w|William C. Williams}}
|American poet closely associated with modernism and imagism.
|Hank Williams Billy D. Williams
|Last-Last First-First (approximate) and Last-Last
|82
|-
|{{w|Steve Harvey}}
|Host of {{w|Family Feud}}.
|Stephen James Domino Harvey
|First-First (approximate) Last-Last
|83
|-
|{{w|Domino Harvey}}
|British bounty hunter in the United States. Her fame was increased posthumously by the 2005 release of the film Domino.
|Steve Harvey Harvey Milk Fats Domino
|Last-Last Last-First First-Last
|84
|-
|{{w|Harvey Milk}}
|American politician and gay rights activist.
|Domino Harvey
|First-Last
|85
|-
|{{w|James St. James|James Saint James}}
|television personality, author, celebutante, frequent collaborator with Mathu Andersen.
|Kevin James James Garfield Jimmy John
|Last-Last Last-First First-First (approximate)
|86
|-
|{{w|Etta James|Etta James (1)}}
|Used again in 266
|James Garfield Jimmy Buffett
|Last-First Last-First (approximate)
|87
|-
|{{w|Jim Jones}}
|Cult leader behind the 1978 {{w|Jonestown}} mass suicide in Guyana.
|Jimmy Buffett James Earl Jones Tom Jones
|First-First (approximate) Last-Last Last-Last
|88
|-
|{{w|James Earl Jones}}
|American actor. Voiced {{w|Darth Vader}} in the original Star Wars.
|Earl Warren Jim Jones Quincy Jones James Earl Ray
|Middle-First Last-Last Last-Last First-First
|89
|-
|{{w|Charlie Parker}}
|Jazz musician.
|Ray Parker Jr. Charles Manson
|Last-Last First-First (approximate)
|90
|-
|{{w|Ray Parker Jr.}}
|Singer and songwriter who wrote and performed the theme song to the 1984 film {{w|Ghostbusters}}.
|Charlie Parker Man Ray Rachael Ray
|Last-Last First-Last First-Last
|91
|-
|{{w|Ray Charles}}
|American blues musician. Blind from the age of 7.
|Charles Manson Rachael Ray Ray Allen
|Last-First First-Last First-First
|92
|-
|{{w|Charles Manson}}
|Cult leader of the {{w|Manson Family}}. Convicted of 7 murders; used Beatles songs as bases.
|Charles Wallace Charlie Parker Ray Charles Marilyn Manson
|First-First First-First (approximate) First-Last Last-Last
|93
|-
|{{w|Marilyn Manson}}
|American musician. Known for esoteric performances.
|Marilyn Monroe Charles Manson
|First-First Last-Last
|94
|-
|{{w|Robin Williams}}
|American stand up comedian. Voiced the Genie in {{w|Aladdin (1992 Disney film)|Aladdin}}.
|Hank Williams Billy D. Williams Robin Wright
|Last-Last Last-Last First-First
|95
|-
|{{w|Billy D. Williams}}
|American actor best known for playing {{w|Lando Calrissian}} in ''{{w|The Empire Strikes Back}}'' and ''{{w|Return of the Jedi}}''.
|William C. Williams Robin Williams Will Wright
|First-First (approximate) and Last-Last Last-Last First-First (approximate)
|96
|-
|{{w|Will Wright}}
|American video game designer and co-founder of the former game development company Maxis.
|Billy D. Williams Robin Wright Wilber Wright
|First-First (approximate) Last-Last Last-Last
|97
|-
|{{w|Fats Domino}}
|Jazz musician.
|Domino Harvey Fatty Arbuckle
|Last-First First-First (approximate)
|98
|-
|{{w|Bill Clinton}}
|42nd president of the United States. His wife, {{w|Hillary Clinton}}, ran against {{w|Donald Trump}} in the 2016 presidential election and was Secretary of State.
|George Clinton
|Last-Last
|99
|-
|{{w|Jimmy John}}
|Founder of the sandwich shop chain Jimmy John's.
|James Saint James John Kerry
|First-First (approximate) Last-First
|100
|-
|{{w|Tom Jones}}
|Can refer to the Welsh Singer or to the fictional character from the book of the same name by Henry Fielding
|Jim Jones Tommy John Quincy Jones
|Last-Last First-First (approximate) Last-Last
|101
|-
|{{w|Tommy John}}
|Former baseball pitcher who had a surgical graft done to replace a blown ligament in his pitching elbow in 1974; the procedure is now called Tommy John surgery.
|Tom Jones John Irving John Quincy Adams
|First-First (approximate) Last-First Last-First
|102
|-
|{{w|Quincy Jones}}
|American Jazz musician
|James Earl Jones Tom Jones John Quincy Adams
|Last-Last Last-Last First-Middle
|103
|-
|{{w|James Earl Ray}}
|Killer of Martin Luther King Jr.
|James Earl Jones Man Ray
|First-First Last-Last
|104
|-
|{{w|Man Ray}}
|Photographer (Dada, Surrealism).
|Ray Parker Jr. James Earl Ray Batman
|Last-First Last-Last First-Last
|105
|-
|{{w|Rachel Ray}}
|Celebrity chef.
|Ray Parker Jr. Ray Charles
|Last-First Last-First
|106
|-
|{{w|Ray Allen}}
|Professional basketball player who retired in 2013. Won two NBA championships with the Boston Celtics and the Miami Heat, making him the second teammate of {{w|LeBron James}} to appear on this list.
|Ray Charles Tim Allen
|First-First Last-Last
|107
|-
|{{w|Tim Allen}}
|American comedic actor. Created and starred in the long running sitcom "Home Improvement". Voiced Buzz Lightyear in {{w|Toy Story}}.
|Ray Allen Tim Cook Lily Allen
|Last-Last First-First Last-Last
|108
|-
|{{w|Tim Cook}}
|Current (as of the time of this comic) Chief Executive Officer of {{w|Apple, Inc.}}
|Tim Allen Tim Howard
|First-First First-First
|109
|-
|{{w|Tim Howard}}
|Former goalkeeper for the United States men's national soccer team. Holds the record for most saves made in a World Cup match (15 against Belgium in 2010).
|Tim Cook Ron Howard
|First-First Last-Last
|110
|-
|{{w|Robin Wright}}
|American actress, aka Robin Wright-Penn
|Robin Williams Will Wright
|First-First Last-Last
|111
|-
|{{w|Wilbur Wright}}
|One of the two Wright Brothers (the other was Orville) who made the world's first powered flight at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina in 1903.
|Will Wright
|Last-Last
|112
|-
|{{w|Fatty Arbuckle}}
|Comedian.
|Fats Domino Fat Joe
|First-First (approximate) First-First (approximate)
|113
|-
|{{w|Fat Joe}}
|Real name Joseph Antonio Cartagena, rapper.
|Fatty Arbuckle Joe Kennedy
|First-First (approximate) Last-First
|114
|-
|{{w|George Clinton}}
|Could be either the {{w|George Clinton (vice president)|19th Century politician}} who served as Governor of New York and later as Vice President under {{w|Thomas Jefferson}} and {{w|James Madison}}, or the {{w|George Clinton (musician)|musician}} who rose to fame in the 1970's as one of the biggest acts in funk music and entered the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1997.
|Bill Clinton George Washington
|Last-Last First-First
|115
|-
|{{w|John Kerry}}
|Secretary of State under {{w|Barack Obama}}. Ran against {{w|George W. Bush}} in the 2004 presidential election.
|Jimmy John Kerry Washington John Irving
|First-Last Last-First First-First
|116
|-
|{{w|Kerry Washington}}
|Actress in the TV show Scandal.
|John Kerry George Washington Washington Irving
|First-Last Last-Last Last-First
|117
|-
|{{w|John Irving}}
|Author.
|Tommy John John Kerry Washington Irving
|First-Last First-First Last-Last
|118
|-
|{{w|John Quincy Adams}}
|Sixth president of the United States and son of John Adams.
|Tommy John Quincy Jones John Adams
|First-Last Middle-First Last-Last
|119
|-
|{{w|John Adams}}
|Second president of the United States and father of John Quincy Adams.
|John Quincy Adams Amy Adams Jack Ma
|First-First Last-Last First-First (approximate)
|120
|-
|{{w|Amy Adams}}
|American actress.
|John Adams Aimee Mann
|Last-Last First-First (approximate)
|121
|-
|{{w|Aimee Mann}}
|Singer and songwriter.
|Amy Adams Batman
|First-First (approximate) Last-Last (approximate)
|122
|-
|{{w|Superman}}
|Superhero owned by DC comics who can fly and have super strength/invincibility.
|Batman Super Grover
|Last-Last First-First
|123
|-
|{{w|Batman}}
|Superhero owned by DC comics.
|Man Ray Aimee Mann Superman
|Last-First Last-Last Last-Last
|124
|-
|{{w|Ayn Rand}}
|Russian political author, known for {{w|Atlas Shrugged}}. XKCD frequently makes fun of Rand's philosophy.
|Rand Paul
|Last-First
|125
|-
|{{w|Lily Allen}}
|British singer-songwriter, sometime actress.
|Tim Allen Paul Allen
|Last-Last Last-Last
|126
|-
|{{w|Paul Allen}}
|Co-founder of {{w|Microsoft}} along with Bill Gates and current owner of several professional sports teams in the Pacific Northwest (Seattle Seahawks, Portland Trail Blazers, part of Seattle Sounders FC).
|Lily Allen Rand Paul
|Last-Last First-Last
|127
|-
|{{w|Ron Howard}}
|Actor and director. Most famously acted in ''{{w|Happy Days}}''; later directed ''{{w|Apollo 13 (film)|Apollo 13}}''.
|Tim Howard Howard Hughes Ron Paul
|Last-Last Last-First First-First
|128
|-
|{{w|Howard Hughes}}
|American business tycoon
|Ron Howard John Hughes Langston Hughes
|First-Last Last-Last Last-Last
|129
|-
|{{w|Joe Kennedy}}
|US ambassador to the United Kingdom and father of {{w|John F. Kennedy}}.
|Fat Joe John F. Kennedy
|First-Last Last-Last
|130
|-
|{{w|George Bush}}
|{{w|George H. W. Bush}} and {{w|George W. Bush}} (father and son, respectively), were both presidents of the United States.
|George Washington
|First-First
|131
|-
|{{w|George Washington}}
|First president of the United States, and general during the Revolutionary War.
|George Clinton Kerry Washington George Bush
|First-First Last-Last First-First
|132
|-
|{{w|Washington Irving}}
|Short story author who wrote "{{w|Rip Van Winkle}}" and "{{w|The Legend of Sleepy Hollow}}"
|Kerry Washington John Irving Martha Washington
|First-Last Last-Last First-Last
|133
|-
|{{w|Martha Wasington}}
|Wife of George Washington.
|Washington Irving Martha Stewart
|Last-First First-First
|134
|-
|{{w|Ma Rainey}}
|Singer dubbed "Mother of the Blues"
|Jack Ma Yo-Yo Ma
|First-Last First-Last
|135
|-
|{{w|Jack Ma}}
|Prominent Chinese business tycoon. Co-founder and executive chairman of the {{w|Alibaba Group}}
|John Adams Ma Rainey Ma Bell
|First-First (approximate) Last-First Last-First
|136
|-
|{{w|Super Grover}}
|Superhero identity of the character Grover from {{w|Sesame Street}}
|Superman Grover Cleveland
|First-First Last-First
|137
|-
|{{w|Jack Black}}
|Singer and actor.
|Jack Ryan
|First-First
|138
|-
|{{w|Rand Paul}}
|Republican senator from Kentucky; member of the {{w|Tea Party movement}}. Ran in the 2016 Republican presidential primary.
|Ayn Rand Paul Allen Paul Ryan
|First-Last Last-First Last-First
|139
|-
|{{w|Paul Ryan}}
|Republican representative from Wisconsin. Served as Speaker of the House at the time this comic was published.
|Rand Paul Debby Ryan
|First-Last Last-Last
|140
|-
|{{w|Paul Simon}}
|Eponymous member of {{w|Simon & Garfunkel}}.
|Ron Paul Carly Simon
|First-Last Last-Last
|141
|-
|{{w|Ron Paul}}
|Libertarian politician. Known for running for president in many elections and mentioned often in xkcd.
|Ron Howard Paul Simon
|First-First Last-First
|142
|-
|{{w|John Hughes}}
|Director famed for a series of 1980s coming of age movies including "Sixteen Candles", "The Breakfast Club", and "Pretty in Pink"
|Howard Hughes Charles Evans Hughes
|Last-Last Last-Last
|143
|-
|{{w|Langston Hughes}}
|American poet prominent during the {{w|Harlem Renaissance}}
|Howard Hughes
|Last-Last
|144
|-
|{{w|John F. Kennedy}}
|35th president of the United States. Known for his public assassination during a parade, now the subject of many conspiracy theories.
|Joe Kennedy John Williams
|Last-Last First-First
|145
|-
|{{w|Little Richard}}
|Early rock and roll singer known for his energetic and flamboyant style on songs such as "Tutti Frutti" and "Long Tall Sally"
|Rich Little Little John
|First-Last and Last-First (approximate) First-First
|146
|-
|{{w|Rich Little}}
|American comedian known for his impressions of numerous celebrities and public figures
|Little Richard Stuart Little
|First-Last (approximate) and Last-Last Last-Last
|147
|-
|{{w|Martha Stewart}}
|American TV personality. Convicted of insider trading in 2004.
|Martha Washington Kristen Stewart
|First-First Last-Last
|148
|-
|{{w|Yo-Yo Ma}}
|Chinese cellist. Known for winning 18 Grammys; considered a child prodigy.
|Ma Rainey Ma Bell
|Last-First Last-First
|149
|-
|{{w|Ma Bell}}
|AKA Bell System, the system of companies, led by the Bell Telephone Company and later by AT&T, which provided telephone services to much of the United States and Canada from 1877 to 1984.
|Jack Ma Yo-Yo Ma
|First-Last First-Last
|150
|-
|{{w|Grover Cleveland Alexander}}
|Pitcher named after the president; co-holds record for most wins by a pitcher in the National League (374).
|Grover Cleveland Alexander Graham Bell Lloyd Alexander
|First-First ''and'' Middle-Last Last-First LAst-Last
|151
|-
|{{w|Grover Cleveland}}
|22nd and 24th president of the United States. Notably the only president to serve two non-consecutive terms.
|Super Grover Grover Cleveland Alexander
|First-Last First-First ''and'' Last-Middle
|152
|-
|{{w|Jack White}}
|American musician. Part of {{w|The White Stripes}}.
|Jack Ryan Meg White
|First-First Last-Last
|153
|-
|{{w|Jack Ryan}}
|Fictional character in the novels by Tom Clancy. Portrayed in Movies by Harrison Ford, Alec Baldwin, and Ben Affleck.
|Jack Black Jack White Debby Ryan Meg Ryan
|First-First First-First Last-Last Last-Last
|154
|-
|{{w|Debby Ryan}}
|American actress and singer. She starred as Bailey Pickett on The Suite Life on Deck
|Paul Ryan Jack Ryan Debbie Reynolds
|Last-Last Last-Last First-First (approximate)
|155
|-
|{{w|Carly Simon}}
|Singer. {{w|"You're So Vain"}} referenced on xkcd in [[1501: Mysteries]].
|Paul Simon Carly Hughes
|Last-Last First-First
|156
|-
|{{w|Carly Hughes}}
|Actress
|Carly Simon Charles Evans Hughes Carly Fiorina
|First-First Last-Last First-First
|157
|-
|{{w|Charles Evans Hughes}}
|Was an American statesman, Republican Party politician, and the 11th Chief Justice of the United States.
|John Hughes Carly Hughes
|Last-Last Last-Last
|158
|-
|{{w|John Williams}}
|American composer. Known for many famous movie soundtracks, including Star Wars and Harry Potter.
|John F. Kennedy Little John William Safire
|First-First First-Last Last-First (approximate)
|159
|-
|{{w|Little John}}
|Fictional character in the Robin Hood Legend. Known for great stature and strength.
|Little Richard John Williams Stuart Little
|First-First Last-First First-Last
|160
|-
|{{w|Stuart Little}}
|Fictional character by E. B. White, an intelligent mouse.
|Rich Little Little John Potter Stuart Little Prince
|Last-Last Last-First First-Last Last-First
|161
|-
|{{w|Potter Stewart}}
|Was an Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court, serving from 1958 to 1981.
|Stuart Little Kristen Stewart Harry Potter
|Last-First (approximate) Last-Last First-Last
|162
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|{{w|Kristen Stewart}}
|American actress. Known for {{w|Twilight (2008 film)|Twilight}}.
|Martha Stewart Potter Stewart Kristen Bell
|Last-Last Last-Last First-First
|163
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|{{w|Kristen Bell}}
|American actress, known for various romantic comedies.
|Kristen Stewart Bell Hooks
|First-First Last-First
|164
|-
|{{w|Bell Hooks}}
|American author, professor, feminist, and social activist.
|Kristen Bell Alexander Graham Bell James Hook
|First-Last First-Last Last-Last (approximate)
|165
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|{{w|Alexander Graham Bell}}
|Scottish inventor, credited with inventing the telephone.
|Ma Bell Grover Cleveland Alexander Bell Hooks Franklin Graham
|Last-Last First-Last Last-First Middle-Last
|166
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|{{w|Franklin Graham}}
| Christian evangelist and missionary. He is currently president and CEO of the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association (BGEA) and of Samaritan's Purse.
|Alexander Graham Bell Aretha Franklin
|Last-Middle First-Last
|167
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|{{w|Lloyd Alexander}}
|American author of more than forty books, primarily fantasy novels for children and young adults.
|Grover Cleveland Alexander Frank Lloyd Wright
|Last-Last First-Middle
|168
|-
|{{w|Meg White}}
|Drummer. The other half of The White Stripes.
|Jack White Meg Ryan Barry White
|Last-Last First-First Last-Last
|169
|-
|{{w|Meg Ryan}}
|American actress. Known for 'When Harry met Sally'
|Jack Ryan Meg White
|Last-Last First-First
|170
|-
|{{w|Debbie Reynolds}}
|American singer and actress.
|Debby Ryan John Reynolds
|First-First (approximate) Last-Last
|171
|-
|{{w|John Reynolds}}
|British astronomer who served as the president of the Royal Astronomical Society. Known for his work on the classification of stellar bodies.
|Debbie Reynolds John Kelly
|Last-Last First-First
|172
|-
|{{w|Carly Fiorina}}
|Former CEO of {{w|Hewlett-Packard}}. Ran for president in the 2016 Republican primaries.
|Carly Hughes
|First-First
|173
|-
|{{w|Grace Lee Boggs}}
|American author, social activist, philosopher and feminist.
|Wade Boggs Grace Lee Nancy Grace
|Last-Last First-First ''and'' Middle-Last First-Last
|174
|-
|{{w|Wade Boggs}}
|American baseball player. Played with the {{w|Boston Red Sox}}.
|Grace Lee Boggs
|Last-Last
|175
|-
|{{w|William Safire}}
|Writer and publicist.
|John Williams Prince William Garnet
|First-Last (approxiamte) First-Last Last-Only (as a Sapphire gem stone and fused together with Ruby to form Garnet.)
|176
|-
|{{w|Prince William}}
|Member of the British Royal Family. Second in line for succession to the throne.
|William Safire Little Prince Prince
|Last-First First-Last First-Only
|177
|-
|{{w|Little Prince}}
|One of the main characters of ''{{w|The Little Prince}}'', a novella by {{w|Antoine de Saint-Exupéry}}. The Little Prince has previously appeared in [[618: Asteroid]], as well as [http://what-if.xkcd.com/68 article 68] of ''[[what if?]]''.
|Stuart Little Prince William Prince Harry
|First-Last First-First First-First
|178
|-
|{{w|Harry Potter}}
|Fictional main character in the Harry Potter Series by J.K. Rowling
|Potter Stewart James Potter Prince Harry
|Last-First Last-Last First-Last
|179
|-
|{{w|James Potter}}
|Fictional character, father of Harry Potter.
|Harry Potter James Dean
|Last-Last First-First
|180
|-
|{{w|James Hook}}
|Fictional character from 'Peter Pan'
|Bell Hooks James Dean
|Last-Last (approximate) First-First
|181
|-
|{{w|James Dean}}
|American actor and teen icon. Starred in the films "Rebel Without a Cause", "East of Eden" and "Giant" before his sudden death in a car accident
|James Potter James Hook John Dean
|First-First First-First Last-Last
|182
|-
|{{w|Aretha Franklin}}
|Soul singer, first woman to be inducted into the hall of fame and performer of Respect.
|Franklin Graham Frank Lloyd Wright Benjamin Franklin
|Last-First Last-First (approximate) Last-Last
|183
|-
|{{w|Frank Lloyd Wright}}
|American architect, known for his unconventional buildings such as Fallingwater and the Guggenheim.
|Lloyd Alexander Aretha Franklin Harold Lloyd
|Middle-First First-Last (approximate) Middle-Last
|184
|-
|{{w|Barry White}}
|American soul singer known for his deep, rich voice on songs such as "Can't Get Enough of Your Love, Babe"
|Meg White Walter White
|Last-Last Last-Last
|185
|-
|{{w|Walter White}}
|Main character from the TV show {{w|Breaking Bad}}.
|Barry White Betty White
|Last-Last Last-Last
|186
|-
|{{w|Walt Whitman}}
|American poet. {{w|Walt Whitman Bridge|A bridge in Philadelphia}} was named after him.
|Walter White Meg Whitman
|First-First (approximate) Last-Last
|187
|-
|{{w|John Kelly}}
|Politician
|John Reynolds Megyn Kelly
|First-First Last-Last
|188
|-
|{{w|Grace Lee}}
|Korean television host and radio disc jockey
|Grace Lee Boggs Grace Kelly
|First-First ''and'' Last-Middle First-First
|189
|-
|{{w|Nancy Grace}}
|American legal commentator and television journalist.She was the host of Nancy Grace.
|Grace Lee Boggs
|Last-First
|190
|-
|{{w|Garnet_(Steven_Universe)|Garnet}}
|A {{w|garnet}} is a gem stone and the two names around here are {{w|William Safire}} (almost {{w|Sapphire}}) and {{w|Jack Ruby}} as in {{w|Ruby}}. But it is not just used because they are all {{w|gemstones}}. It is instead a reference to the character {{w|Garnet_(Steven_Universe)|Garnet}} in the cartoon {{w|Steven Universe}}. She is a "fusion" formed by two gems: Ruby and Sapphire, hence the legal connection in the Name Dominoes... Randall has previously made references to this universe in [[1608: Hoverboard]]. (See [http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/3/39/1608_1031x1095y_Steven_Universe_family_and_ice_cream_prediction.png this] and [http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/f/fa/1608_1077x1109y_Darth_Vaders_talks_about_Steven_Universe_on_the_bridge_Megan_adjust_antenna.png this] image from that comic).
|{{w|William Safire}} {{w|Jack Ruby}}
|Last-Only (as a Sapphire gem stone) Last-Only (as a Ruby gem stone) Both used to fuse together to form Garnet.
|191
|-
|{{w|Prince (musician)|Prince}}
|American musician, part of the Rock and Roll hall of fame. He died two years prior to the release of this comic.
|Prince William Prince Harry
|Only-First Only-First
|192
|-
|{{w|Prince Fielder}}
|Professional baseball player who retired in 2016 after playing for the Milwaukee Brewers, Detroit Tigers, and Texas Rangers.
|Prince Harry Harry Fielder
|First-First Last-Last
|193
|-
|{{w|Prince Harry}}
|Member of the British royal family. Currently sixth in line for succession to the throne.
|Little Prince Harry Potter Prince Prince Fielder
|First-Last Last-First First-Only First-First
|194
|-
|{{w|Harry Styles}}
|Singer from One Direction.
|Harry Truman Harry Jon Benjamin
|First-First First-First
|195
|-
|{{w|John Dean}}
|former attorney who served as White House Counsel for United States President Richard Nixon from July 1970 until April 1973.
|James Dean Harry Jon Benjamin
|Last-Last First-Middle (approximate)
|196
|-
|{{w|Benjamin Franklin}}
|One of the founding fathers of the United States. Credited with "discovering" electricity by flying a kite in a thunderstorm.
|Aretha Franklin Benjamin Harrison
|Last-Last First-First
|197
|-
|{{w|Harold Lloyd}}
|American actor, comedian, director, producer, screenwriter, and stunt performer who is best known for his silent comedy films.
|Frank Lloyd Wright Harold Ford
|Last-Middle First-First
|198
|-
|{{w|Harold Ford}}
|American financial managing director, pundit, author, and former U.S. congressmen.
|Harold Lloyd Henry Ford
|First-First Last-Last
|199
|-
|{{w|Betty White}}
|American comedian. Known as the only surviving member of the {{w|The Golden Girls}}.
|Walter White Betty Friedan
|Last-Last First-First
|200
|-
|{{w|Meg Whitman}}
|American business executive, former CEO of eBay and Hewlett Packard, unsuccessful candidate for California governor in 2010
|Walt Whitman Christine Todd Whitman Megyn Kelly
|Last-Last Last-Last First-First (approximate)
|201
|-
|{{w|Christine Todd Whitman}}
|Governor of New Jersey from 1994 to 2001, then served as Director of the Environmental Protection Agency under {{w|George W. Bush}} from 2001 to 2003.
|Meg Whitman Chris Christie Chris Cooper
|Last-Last First-Last (approximate) First-First (approximate)
|202
|-
|{{w|Megyn Kelly}}
|American TV news anchor. Worked for Fox news until 2017, then switched to NBC.
|John Kelly Meg Whitman Grace Kelly
|Last-Last First-First (approximate) Last-Last
|203
|-
|{{w|Grace Kelly}}
|American actress and Princess of Monaco
|Grace Lee Megyn Kelly Grace Jones
|First-First Last-Last First-First
|204
|-
|{{w|Grace Jones}}
|Singer and actress.
|Grace Kelly Maggie Grace
|First-First First-Last
|205
|-
|{{w|Jack Nicholson}}
|Actor who has appeared in many films from ''{{w|The Shining (film)}}'' (as Jack Torrance) to ''{{w|Batman (1989 film)}}'' (as the Joker) to ''{{w|A Few Good Men}}'' (as Colonel Jessup).
|Jack Ruby
|First-First
|206
|-
|{{w|Jack Ruby}}
|Jack Ruby is known for shooting and killing {{w|Lee Harvey Oswald}} on national television. Oswald was the prime suspect in the {{w|assassination of John F. Kennedy}}. Ruby's involvement is the subject of many conspiracy theories.
|Garnet Jack Nicholson Jack Russell
|Only-Last (as a Ruby gem stone and fused together with Safire to form Garnet.) First-First First-First
|207
|-
|{{w|Jack Russell}}
|American rock vocalist. Founding member of the American hard rock band Great White.
|Jack Ruby Russell Crowe Russ Smith
|First-First Last-First Last-First (approximate)
|208
|-
|{{w|Harry Fielder}}
|English actor and supporting artist who has worked extensively in British films and television since the 1960s.
|Prince Fielder Harry Truman
|Last-Last First-First
|209
|-
|{{w|Harry Truman}}
|33rd president of the United States. Known for authorizing the use of atomic weapons against Japan at the end of World War 2.
|Harry Styles Harry Fielder
|First-First First-First
|210
|-
|{{w|Harry Jon Benjamin}}
|American actor, voice actor and comedian best known for voicing characters, such as Sterling Archer in Archer and Carl in Family Guy.
|Harry Styles John Dean John Edward Benjamin Harrison
|First-First Middle-First (approximate) Middle-First (approximate) First-Last (approximate)
|211
|-
|{{w|John Edward}}
|American television personality, author and purported psychic medium.
|Harry Jon Benjamin John Bel Edwards
|First-Middle (approximate) First-First
|212
|-
|{{w|Benjamin Harrison}}
|23rd president of the United States
|Benjamin Franklin Harry Jon Benjamin Harrison Ford
|First-First First-Last ''and'' Last-First (approximate) Last-First
|213
|-
|{{w|Harrison Ford}}
|American actor. Known for playing Han Solo in the ''{{w|Star Wars}}'' films and the titular character in the ''{{w|Indiana Jones}}'' films.
|Benjamin Harrison Henry Ford
|First-Last Last-Last
|214
|-
|{{w|Henry Ford}}
|Founder of the {{w|Ford Motor Company}}. Credited with inventing the assembly line.
|Harold Ford Harrison Ford Betty Ford John Henry
|Last-Last Last-Last Last-Last First-Last
|215
|-
|{{w|Betty Ford}}
|Wife of Gerald Ford, 38th president of the United States.
|Henry Ford Betty Friedan
|Last-Last First-First
|216
|-
|{{w|Betty Friedan}}
|American feminist writer and activist. Her 1963 book The Feminine Mystique is often credited with sparking the second wave of American feminism.
|Betty White Betty Ford
|First-First First-First
|217
|-
|{{w|Chris Christie}}
|Governor of New Jersey from 2010 to 2018. Ran for president in the Republican primaries in 2016.
|Christine Todd Whitman Chris Cooper Chris Hemsworth
|Last-First (approximate) First-First First-First
|218
|-
|{{w|Chris Pratt}}
|American actor. Known for {{w|Parks and Recreation}}
|Chris Hemsworth Topher Grace
|First-First First-First (approximate)
|219
|-
|{{w|Maggie Grace}}
|American actress and model. Known for playing Shannon Rutherford on Lost and Kim Mills in the Taken trilogy.
|Grace Jones Grace Hopper
|Last-First Last-First
|220
|-
|{{w|Grace Hopper}}
|American computer scientist. Helped develop the {{w|COBOL}} programming language.
|Maggie Grace Topher Grace
|First-Last First-Last
|221
|-
|{{w|Russell Crowe}}
|Australian actor.
|Jack Russell Sheryl Crow Cameron Crowe
|First-Last Last-Last (approximate) Last-Last
|222
|-
|{{w|Russ Smith}}
|American professional basketball player for Fujian Sturgeons of the Chinese Basketball Associatio.
|Jack Russell John Smith
|First-Last (approximate) Last-Last
|223
|-
|{{w|John Smith}}
|John Smith is the most common name in the United States. {{w|John Smith|See Wikipedia}} for a list of people this may refer to.
|Russ Smith Long John Silver
|Last-Last First-Middle
|224
|-
|{{w|Justin Long}}
|American actor, comedian and humorist known for roles in such films as Alvin and the Chipmunks and Live Free or Die Hard.
|Huey Long
|Last-Last
|225
|-
|{{w|John Bel Edwards}}
|American politician and lawyer serving as the 56th Governor of Louisiana since 2016.
|John Edward John Candy John Edwards
|First-First First-First First-First
|226
|-
|{{w|John Candy}}
|Canadian comedian and actor. Known for {{w|Spaceballs}}.
|John Bel Edwards John Henry Candy Crowley
|First-First First-First Last-First
|227
|-
|{{w|John Henry}}
|American folk hero
|Henry Ford John Candy Henry James
|Last-First First-First Last-First
|228
|-
|{{w|Henry James}}
|American author known for works including "The Turn of the Screw" and "The Portrait of a Lady"
|John Henry Bill James
|First-Last Last-Last
|229
|-
|{{w|Bill James}}
|American baseball writer, historian, and statistician whose work has been widely influential.
|Henry James James Fenimore Cooper
|Last-Last Last-First
|230
|-
|{{w|Chris Cooper}}
|American film actor. Portrayed Sheriff July Johnson in Lonesome Dove and supervillain Norman Osborn in The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (2014).
|Christine Todd Whitman Chris Christie James Fenimore Cooper
|First-First (approximate) First-First Last-Last
|231
|-
|{{w|Chris Hemsworth}}
|Actor.
|Chris Christie Chris Pratt
|First-First First-First
|232
|-
|{{w|Chris Evans}}
|American actor. Best known for his role as Captain America in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
|Topher Grace Evan Taylor Jones
|First-First (approximate) Last-First (approximate)
|233
|-
|{{w|Topher Grace}}
|American actor. Best known for playing Eric Forman in That '70s Show and Eddie Brock / Venom in Spider-Man 3.
|Chris Pratt Grace Hopper Chris Evans
|First-First (approximate) Last-First First-First (approximate)
|234
|-
|{{w|Van Morrison}}
|Irish singer best known for the song "Brown Eyed Girl"
|Van Jones
|First-First
|235
|-
|{{w|Sheryl Crow}}
|American singer and session musician
|Russell Crowe Sheryl Sandberg
|Last-Last (approximate) First-First
|236
|-
|{{w|Sheryl Sandberg}}
|American technology executive, activist, author, and billionaire. Chief operating officer (COO) of Facebook.
|Sheryl Crow
|First-First
|237
|-
|{{w|Cameron Crowe}}
|American director, producer, screenwriter, journalist, author, and actor. Was a contributing editor at Rolling Stone magazine.
|Russell Crowe James Cameron Cam Newton
|Last-Last First-Last First-First (approximate)
|238
|-
|{{w|Long John Silver}}
|Fictional antagonist from {{w|Treasure Island}}.
|John Smith Olivia Newton John Huey Long
|Middle-First Middle-Last first-Last
|239
|-
|{{w|Olivia Newton John}}
|American actress. Known for ''Grease''
|Long John Silver Cam Newton Huey Newton John Oliver
|Last-Middle Middle-Last Middle-Last First-Last (approximate) ''and'' Last-First
|240
|-
|{{w|Huey Long}}
|Governor of Louisiana from 1928 to 1932, and US Senator from 1932 until his assassination in 1935. Known for his "Share Our Wealth" proposal to address the hard economic conditions of the Great Depression.
|Justin Long Long John Silver Huey Newton
|Last-Last Last-First First-First
|241
|-
|{{w|John Edwards}}
|American politician. Democratic candidate for presidential nomination in 2004 and 2008.
|John Bel Edwards John Lewis
|First-First First-First
|242
|-
|{{w|Candy Crowley}}
|American news anchor. Was employed as CNN's chief political correspondent.
|John Candy Alestier Crowley
|First-Last Last-Last
|243
|-
|{{w|Alestier Crowley}}
|English occultist and author
|Candy Crowley Alistiar Cooke
|Last-Last First-First (approximate)
|244
|-
|{{w|James Fenimore Cooper}}
|Author of ''{{w|The Last of the Mohicans}}''.
|Bill James Chris Cooper James Cook
|First-Last Last-Last First-First
|245
|-
|{{w|James Cook}}
|18th century British explorer, navigator, cartographer, and captain in the Royal Navy.
|Alistair Cooke Cokie Roberts Alistair Cookie James Fenimore Cooper
|Last-Last (approximate) Last-First (approximate) Last-Last (approximate) First-First
|246
|-
|{{w|Robert Frost}}
|19th century American poet, named Poet Laureate of Vermont in 1922 by the Vermont State League of Women's Clubs, and in 1961 by the Vermont State legislature
|Cokie Roberts John Roberts
|First-Last (approximate) First-Last (approximate)
|247
|-
|{{w|Bob Evans}}
|American film producer and former studio executive, best known for The Godfather.
|Evan Taylor Jones Robert E.Lee
|Last-First (approximate) Last-Middle (approximate)
|248
|-
|{{w|Evan Taylor Jones}}
|Musical artist
|Chris Evans Bob Evans Van Jones Tommy Lee Jones
|First-Last (approximate) First-Last (approximate) Last-Last Last-Last
|249
|-
|{{w|Van Jones}}
|American news commentator, author, and non-practicing attorney.
|Van Morrison Evan Taylor Jones
|First-First Last-Last
|250
|-
|{{w|James Cameron}}
|American director. Known for {{w|Terminator}} and {{w|Titanic (1997 film)|Titanic}}.
|Cameron Crowe Cameron Diaz Etta James
|Last-First Last-First First-Last
|251
|-
|{{w|Cam Newton}}
|Quarterback for the {{w|Carolina Panthers}}.
|Cameron Crowe Olivia Newton John Cameron Diaz
|First-First (approximate) Last-Middle First-First (approximate)
|252
|-
|{{w|Cameron Diaz}}
|American actress. Voiced Fiona in {{w|Shrek}}.
|James Cameron Cam Newton
|First-Last First-First (approximate)
|253
|-
|{{w|Huey Newton}}
|Co-founder of the Black Panthers.
|Olivia Newton John Huey Long
|Last-Middle First-First
|254
|-
|{{w|Huey Lewis}}
|Lead singer for the band Huey Lewis and the News.
|Huey Newton John Lewis
|First-First Last-Last
|255
|-
|{{w|John Lewis}}
|American politician and civil rights leader. U.S. Representative for Georgia's 5th congressional district, serving in his 17th term (since 1987).
|John Edwards Huey Lewis Jenny Lewis
|First-First Last-Last Last-Last
|256
|-
|{{w|Jenny Lewis}}
|American singer-songwriter, musician, and actress. Best known as the lead singer and rhythm guitarist for the indie rock band Rilo Kiley.
|John Lewis Ryan Lewis
|Last-Last Last-Last
|257
|-
|{{w|Ryan Lewis}}
|American DJ, musician, videographer, photographer, graphic designer, rapper and songwriter.
|Jenny Lewis Ryan Reynolds
|Last-Last First-First
|258
|-
|{{w|Burt Reynolds}}
|American actor. Known for a wide variety of western and/or action films.
|Ryan Reynolds Alastair Reynolds
|Last-Last Last-Last
|259
|-
|{{w|Alistair Cooke}}
|Name misspelled Alistiar Cooke in the comic.
|Alestier Crowley James Cook
|First-First (approximate) Last-Last (approximate)
|260
|-
|{{w|Monsterpiece_Theater#Alistair_Cookie|Alistair Cookie}}
|A parody of Alistair Cooke "played" by Cookie Monster in the Sesame Street sketch "Monsterpiece Theatre" in the 1980s, a parody of the PBS series "Masterpiece Theatre".
|James Cook Alastair Reynolds
|Last-Last (approximate) First-First (approximate)
|261
|-
|{{w|Cokie Roberts}}
|National Public Radio (NPR) political correspondent known for her recurring segment "Ask Cokie" in which she answers listener submitted questions.
|James Cook Robert Frost
|First-Last (approximate) Last-First (approximate)
|262
|-
|{{w|John Roberts}}
|Current Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court at the time of the comic's publication.
|Robert Frost Robert Johnson
|Last-First (approximate) First-Last (approximate) ''and'' Last-First (approximate)
|263
|-
|{{w|Robert Johnson}}
|Delta blues guitar legend.
|John Roberts Robert E.Lee
|First-Last (approximate) ''and'' Last-First (approximate) First-First
|264
|-
|{{w|Robert E. Lee}}
|Confederate general during the {{w|American Civil War}}.
|Bob Evans Robert Johnson Tommy Lee
|Middle-Last (approximate) First-First Last-Last
|265
|-
|{{w|Tommy Lee}}
|Drummer for the rock band Mötley Crüe
|Robert E. Lee Tommy Lee Jones
|Last-Last First-First ''and'' Middle-Middle
|266
|-
|{{w|Tommy Lee Jones}}
|American actor known for 'The Fugitive'
|Evan Taylor Jones Tommy Lee
|Last-Last First-First ''and'' Middle-Middle
|267
|-
|{{w|Etta James|Etta James (2)}}
|Used first time in 86
|James Cameron
|Last-First
|268
|-
|{{w|John Oliver}}
|American talk show host. Known for {{w|Last Week Tonight}}.
|Olivia Newton John
|First-Last ''and'' Last-First (approximate)
|269
|-
|{{w|Ryan Reynolds}}
|Canadian actor. Known for several romantic comedies, and {{w|Deadpool (film)|Deadpool}}.
|Ryan Lewis Burt Reynolds
|First-First Last-Last
|270
|-
|{{w|Alastair Reynolds}}
|SF writer.
|Burt Reynolds Alistair Cookie
|Last-Last First-First (approximate)
|271
|}

==Transcript==
:[This comic a large grid, 27 units wide and 35 units high, with 271 black "domino" tiles. On each tile there is a name written with white text. The grid is arranged so that each touching side corresponds with the first or last name of another person. Some of the domino tiles are rotated 90, 180 or 270 degrees so the text is either to be read down, up-side down or up. The names on the tiles are listed here below in approximate reading order starting at top left.]
:Christian Campbell, Neve Campbell, Joe McCarthy, Eugene McCarthy, Gene Vincent, Gene Kelly, Kate Hudson, Rock Hudson, Gordon Brown, James Brown, Jon Brown, John Howard, Columbo, Chris Columbus, Christopher Columbus, Naomi Campbell, Joseph Campbell, Joseph Smith, Frank Vincent, John Kelly, Katherine Johnson, The Rock, Chris Rock, Chris Isaac, James Newton Howard, John Wayne, Howard Stern, Howard Hunt, Chris Hughes, Naomi Watts, Naomi Klein, Kevin Kline, Francis Bacon, Francis Drake, Lyndon Johnson, Oscar the Grouch, Oscar Isaac, Isaac Hayes, Isaac Newton, Wayne Newton, Wayne Knight, Helen Hunt, Helen Hughes, James Watt (Steam), James Watt (Interior), Kevin Costner, Kevin Bacon, Kevin Love, Lisa Frank, Frank Drake, Drake, Oscar de la Renta, Oscar de la Hoya, Sean Hayes, Wallace Shawn, Wayne Howard, Wayne Brady, James Brady, Tom Brady, Helen Thomas, Tom Hanks, Hank Aaron, Aaron Carter, Stephen James, Will Smith, Kevin Smith, Kein James, Garfield, James Garfield, Warren Buffett, Jimmy Buffett, Warren Beatty, Elizabeth Warren, Earl Warren, Eliabeth Kolbert, Stephen Colbert, George Wallace, Charles Wallace, James Monroe, Marilyn Monroe, Hank Williams, William C. Williams, Steve Harvey, Domino Harvey, Harvey Milk, James Saint James, Etta James, Jim Jones, James Earl Jones, Charlie Parker, Ray Parker Jr., Ray Charles, Charles Manson, Marilyn Manson, Robin Williams, Billy D. Williams, Will Wright, Fats Domino, Bill Clinton, Jimmy John, Tom Jones, Tommy John, Quincy Jones, James Earl Ray, Man Ray, Rachel Ray, Ray Allen, Tim Allen, Tim Cook, Tim Howard, Robin Wright, Wilbur Wright, Fatty Arbuckle, Fat Joe, George Clinton, John Kerry, Kerry Washington, John Irving, John Quincy Adams, John Adams, Amy Adams, Aimee Mann, Superman, Batman, Ayn Rand, Lily Allen, Paul Allen, Ron Howard, Howard Hughes, Joe Kennedy, George Bush, George Wasington, Wasington Irving, Martha Wasington, Ma Rainey, Jack Ma, Super Grover, Jack Black, Rand Paul, Paul Ryan, Paul Simon, Ron Paul, John Hughes, Langston Hughes, John F. Kennedy, Little Richard, Rich Little, Martha Stewart, Yo Yo Ma, Ma Bell, Grover Cleveland Alexander, Grover Cleveland, Jack White, Jack Ryan, Debby Ryan, Carly Simon, Carly Hughes, Charles Evans Hughes, John Williams, Little John, Stuart Little, Potter Stewart, Kristen Stewart, Kristen Bell, Kristen Hooks, Alexander Graham Bell, Franklin Graham, Lloyd Alexander, Meg White, Meg ryan, Debbie Reynolds, John Reynolds, Carly Fiorina, Grace Lee Boggs, Wade Boggs, William Safire, Prince William, Little Prince, Harry Potter, James Potter, James Hook, James Dean, Aretha Franklin, Frank Lloyd Wright, Barry White, Walter White, Walt Whitman, John Kelly, Grace Lee, Nancy Grace, Garnet, Prince, Prince Fielder, Prince Harry, Harry Styles, John Dean, Benjamin Franklin, Harrold Lloyd, Harrold Ford, Betty White, Meg Whitman, Christine Todd Whitman, Megyn Kelly, Grace Kelly, Grace Jones, Jack Nicholson, Jack Ruby, Jack Russel, Harry Fielder, Harry Trueman, Harry Jon Benjamin, John Edward, Benjamin Harrison, Harrison Ford, Henry Ford, Betty Ford, Betty Friedan, Chris Christie, Chris Pratt, Maggie Grace, Grace Hopper, Russel Crowe, Russ Smith, John Smith, Justin Long, John Bel Edwards, John Candy, John Henry, Henry James, Bill James, Chirs Cooper, Chirs Hemsworth, Chirs Evans, Topher Grace, Van Morrison, Sheryl Crow, Sheryl Sandberg, Cameron Crow, Long John Silver, Olivia Newton John, Huey long, John Edwards, Candy Crowley, Alestier Crowley, James Fenimore Cooper, James Cook, Robert Frost, Bob Evans, Evan Tayler Jones, Van Jones, James Cameron, Cam Newton, Cameron Diaz, Huey Newton, Huey Lewis, John Lewis, Jenny Lewis, Ryan Lewis, Burt Reynolds, Alistiar Cooke, Alistair Cookie, Cokie Roberts, John Roberts, Robert Johnson, Robert E. Lee, Tommy Lee, Tommy Lee Jones, Etta James, John Oliver, Ryan Reynolds, Alastair Reynolds

==Trivia==
*The name Etta James is used twice.

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1970: Name Dominoes

2019-03-22T07:55:56Z

172.69.135.184: Added some more explanations

{{comic
| number = 1970
| date = March 21, 2018
| title = Name Dominoes
| image = name_dominoes.png
| titletext = In competition, you can only play a name if you know who the person is. No fair saying "Frank ... Johnson. That sounds like a real person! Let me just Google him real quick."
}}

*A large version of the comic picture can be found [https://xkcd.com/1970/large/ here].
*A numbered version can be found [http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/7/73/1970-_Name_Dominoes_-_The_large_image_with_numbers.jpg here].

==Explanation==
{{incomplete|Some of the names at the bottom need to be explained, and some links are wrong (Maybe typo by an editor or a mistake on Randall's part? Needs to be sorted out). Good luck to the brave soul who manages to complete the table, and thanks in advance. Do NOT delete this tag too soon. }}

{{w|Dominoes}} is a family of boardgames played with rectangular "domino" tiles. A domino tile is divided into two squares, each displaying a number. Under most rules, a domino tile is placed on the table adjacent to another tile, and the adjacent ends must match in some way (usually by the number displayed on the touching ends). Randall's "name dominoes" shows a set of domino tiles with people's names instead of numbers, and adjacent tiles are matched by whether the closest name is the same (such as how Chris Evans' family name matches Evan Taylor Jones' given name).

The title text spells out a rule that a player may only place a tile if they know who that person is. This is a variation of a rule in {{w|Scrabble}}, where a player loses a turn if their chosen word don't survive a dictionary challenge over the validity of the word. This rule implies that players are allowed to create new name dominoes tiles and that it is not a fixed set. In this case the player that is challenged has used the name Frank Johnson of which there are {{w|Frank Johnson|12 exact matches}} on Wikipedia along with six with a middle name and more. (The player was likely trying to place a tile in the upper-right area of the board, in an attempt to connect the "Frank Vincent" and "Lyndon Johnson" dominoes. The move was subsequently made impossible when the "Francis Drake" domino was played.) In a google search as of the day the comic came out the first hit was {{w|Frank Johnson (basketball)|Frank Johnson}} who is a retired American professional basketball player and coach. Randall has made several [[:Category:Basketball|references to basketball]] in his comics.

A large board is covered in rectangular "dominoes" (271 pieces), with each domino bearing the name of a "well-known" person or character (fictional). The dominoes are arranged as if a game of dominoes were being played, but instead of the game requiring the number of spots of adjacent dominoes to match up, this game requires adjacent ''names'' to match up. Because most people have two or more names, different matches are made at each end of a domino. Fun fact is that two of the people are "named after" the game: {{w|Fats Domino}} and {{w|Domino Harvey}}.

The match can be exact (e.g., "Kevin" on one domino adjacent to "Kevin" on another), homonymic (e.g., "Klein" adjacent to "Kline"), nickname-based (e.g., "James" adjacent to "Jimmy", which in turn is adjacent to "Jim"), or gender different versions of a name (e.g., "Olivia" adjacent to "Oliver"). Sometimes last names are matched up with first names (e.g., "{{w|Elizabeth Warren}}" adjacent to "{{w|Warren Beatty}}"), and in some cases only a single name is used (e.g., "{{w|Columbo}}", "{{w|Drake_(musician)|Drake}}", "{{w|Garfield_(character)|Garfield}}", "{{w|Prince_(musician)|Prince}}"). Singular names are represented by a half-size square "domino" (or "{{w|Polyomino|monomino}}"), with a few exceptions: "{{w|Garnet_(Steven_Universe)|Garnet}}" has a full-size tile (a complex reference explained below), and "{{w|Batman}}" and "{{w|Superman}}" have full-size tiles and are placed as though they were two-part names: the first square of "Superman" is matched with "Super", and the second square is matched with the second square of "Batman" (as though both characters had the last name "Man"). Some people have three or more names (e.g., "{{w|Frank Lloyd Wright}}") and have a 3-square domino tile (or "straight {{w|Tromino|tromino}}", 50% longer than normal) which permits matching to a middle name (e.g. "Frank Lloyd Wright" is matched to "{{w|Lloyd Alexander}}" and "{{w|Harold Lloyd}}").

The names come from a wide variety of fields: scientists (e.g., {{w|Isaac Newton}}), historical figures ({{w|George Washington}}), musicians ({{w|Drake (musician)|Drake}}), politicians ({{w|John Kerry}}), actors ({{w|Kevin Costner}}), writers ({{w|Washington Irving}}), fashion designers ({{w|Oscar de la Renta}}), and so on. Most of the names are real people but a few are fictional characters, including some non-human characters like {{w|Garfield_(character)|Garfield}} and {{w|Grover#Super_Grover|Super Grover}}. In one case the nick name for a company is used: {{w|Ma Bell}} aka Bell System.

One notable reference beyond just the use of a name is in the bottom left, there is the connection [ {{w|William Safire}} ][ Garnet ][ {{w|Jack Ruby|Ruby, Jack}} ]. The connection seems to be based on the fact that {{w|Sapphire}}, {{w|Garnet}} and {{w|Ruby}} are all {{w|gemstones}}, which does not match the implied rules of the game. This tile is a reference to the character {{w|Garnet_(Steven_Universe)|Garnet}} in the cartoon {{w|Steven Universe}}, who is a "fusion" formed by two Gems: Ruby and Sapphire. Thus, the name "Garnet" is treated as though it was two names "Ruby" and "Sapphire", requiring a two-square tile despite having a one-word name. Randall has previously made references to this universe in [[1608: Hoverboard]]. (See [http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/3/39/1608_1031x1095y_Steven_Universe_family_and_ice_cream_prediction.png this] and [http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/f/fa/1608_1077x1109y_Darth_Vaders_talks_about_Steven_Universe_on_the_bridge_Megan_adjust_antenna.png this] image from that comic).

Additionally, Ayn Rand, Paul Ryan and Rand Paul have been mentioned before, in the title text of [[1277: Ayn Random]]. That idea may have been the prototype for this.

In at least one case it is not entirely clear who is being referred to: "John Kelly" most likely refers to Gen. {{w|John F. Kelly}}, Donald Trump's chief of staff, but the name is extremely common and could equally refer to {{w|John Kelly|any number of people}}.

==Table of names==
The number # refers to the numbers on this [http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/7/73/1970-_Name_Dominoes_-_The_large_image_with_numbers.jpg numbered picture]. Read more on this page: [[1970: Name Dominoes/Numbered images]].

Wiki links not tested as they were set in only from the name in the comic.

{| class="wikitable sortable"
!style="width:15%"|Domino
!style="width:45%"|Notability and notes
!style="width:15%"|Connections
!style="width:20%"|Mode
!style="width:5%"|#
|-
|{{w|Christian Campbell}}
|Canadian American stage and screen actor, writer, and photographer. Most likely refers to the actor, but there are also a Trinidadian-Bahamian poet called {{w|Christian Campbell (poet)|Christian Campbell}}.
|Neve Campbell Naomi Campbell
|Last-Last Last-Last
|1
|-
|{{w|Neve Campbell}}
|Canadian actress, known for starring in the movie series {{w|Scream (1996 film)|Scream}}.
|Christian Campbell Joseph Campbell
|Last-Last Last-Last
|2
|-
|{{w|Joe McCarthy}}
|Joseph McCarthy, (also called {{w|Joseph_McCarthy#Legacy|Joe McCarthy}}), served as U.S. Senator from the state of Wisconsin from 1947 until his death in 1957. {{w|McCarthyism}} is named after him. It was the practice of making accusations of subversion or treason without proper regard for evidence, especially caused by fear of Communist influence during the beginning of the cold war. McCarthyism has its origins in the period in the United States known as the Second Red Scare, lasting roughly from 1947 to 1956.
|Eugene McCarthy Joseph Smith
|Last-Last First-First (approximate)
|3
|-
|{{w|Eugene McCarthy}}
|Eugene Joseph McCarthy was an American politician, poet, and a long-time Congressman from Minnesota. He served in the United States House of Representatives from 1949 to 1959 and the United States Senate from 1959 to 1971. (He is not to be confused with the other Senator McCarthy, Joseph McCarthy, see #3)
|Joe McCarthy Gene Vincent
|Last-Last First-First (approximate)
|4
|-
|{{w|Gene Vincent}}
|American musician who pioneered the styles of rock and roll and rockabilly. His 1956 top ten hit with his Blue Caps, "Be-Bop-A-Lula", is considered a significant early example of rockabilly.
|Eugene McCarthy Gene Kelly Frank Vincent
|First-First (approximate) First-First Last-Last
|5
|-
|{{w|Gene Kelly}}
|American actor and dancer known primarily for musicals such as 'Singing in the rain'
|Gene Vincent John Kelly
|First-First Last-Last
|6
|-
|{{w|Kate Hudson}}
|Golden Globe-winning American actress. Won for playing Penny Lane in Cameron Crowe’s Almost Famous in 2000.
|Rock Hudson Katherine Johnson
|Last-Last First-First (approximate)
|7
|-
|{{w|Rock Hudson}}
|American actor who was viewed as a prominent 'heartthrob' of the Hollywood Golden Age, staring as the lead man in many movies during the 1950s and 60s, among other {{w|Giant (1956 film)|Giant}}, James Deans last film, for which both where nominated for an Oscar in the best actor category. He later became known for his secret homosexual life. Hudson died from AIDS-related complications in 1985, becoming the first major celebrity to die from an AIDS-related illness.
|Katie Hudson The Rock
|Last-Last First-Last
|8
|-
|{{w|Gordon Brown}}
|British Prime Minister from 2007-2010.
|James Brown
|Last-Last
|9
|-
|{{w|James Brown}}
|American singer, known as the Godfather of Soul
|Gordon Brown John Brown James Newton Howard
|Last-Last Last-Last First-First
|10
|-
|{{w|John Brown (abolitionist)|John Brown}}
|American abolitionist who led an attack on the federal armory at Harpers Ferry. There are several other {{w|John Brown|John Browns}}.
|James Brown John Howard John Wayne
|Last-Last First-First First-First
|11
|-
|{{w|John Howard}}
|Australian politician. Served as 25th Prime Minister of Australia from 1996-2007. There are several other {{w|John Howard (disambiguation)|John Howards}} but this Prime Minister is by far the best known among them.
|John Brown Howard Stern
|First-First Last-First
|12
|-
|{{w|Columbo}}
|Fictional character. Homicide detective from American TV show "Columbo"; portrayed by actor Peter Falk.
|Chris Columbus
|Only-Last (approximate)
|13
|-
|{{w|Chris Columbus (filmmaker)|Chris Columbus}}
|Film director and screenwriter.
|Columbo Christopher Columbus Chris Hughes
|Last-Only (approximate) First-First (approximate) and Last-Last First-First
|14
|-
|{{w|Christopher Columbus}}
|Italian explorer. Credited with "discovering" the Americas in 1492 by leading voyages and establishing continued ties between Europe and the Americas.
|Chris Columbus
|First-First (approximate) and Last-Last
|15
|-
|{{w|Naomi Campbell}}
|British model and actress.
|Christian Campbell Joseph Campbell Naomi Klein
|Last-Last Last-Last First-First
|16
|-
|{{w|Joseph Campbell}}
|American author. Most known for his book The Hero with a Thousand Faces about the hero type found throughout world mythologies.
|Neve Campbell Naomi Campbell Joseph Smith
|Last-Last Last-Last First-First
|17
|-
|{{w|Joseph Smith}}
|American religious leader; founder of Mormonism. Publisher of The Book of Mormon.
|Joe McCarthy Joseph Campbell
|First-First (approximate) First-First
|18
|-
|{{w|Frank Vincent}}
|American actor.
|Gene Vincent Francis Drake
|Last-Last First-First (approximate)
|19
|-
|{{w|John Kelly}}
|White House Chief of Staff under President Donald Trump. Retired US Marine Corps general.
|Gene Kelly Katherine Johnson
|Last-Last First-Last (approximate)
|20
|-
|{{w|Katherine Johnson}}
|African-American mathematician at NASA. Calculated trajectories, launch windows, and flight paths for NASA moon missions and the Space Shuttle.
|Kate Hudson John Kelly Lyndon Johnson
|First-First (approximate) Last-First (approximate) Last-Last
|21
|-
|{{w|The Rock}}
|Nickname for Dwayne Johnson, a pro wrestler, and actor.
|Rock Hudson Chris Rock Oscar the Grouch
|Last-First Last-Last First-Middle
|22
|-
|{{w|Chris Rock}}
|American comedian.
|The Rock Chris Isaac
|Last-Last First-First
|23
|-
|{{w|Chris Isaac}}
|Former quarterback in the Canadian Football League. Probable misspelling of {{w|Chris Isaak}}, American musician.
|Chris Rock Isaac Newton
|First-First Last-First
|24
|-
|{{w|James Newton Howard}}
|American composer, conductor, music producer and musician.
|James Brown Isaac Newton Wayne Newton Wayne Howard
|First-First Middle-Last Middle-Last Last-Last
|25
|-
|{{w|John Wayne}}
|American actor, known primarily for roles in Westerns
|John Brown Wayne Newton
|First-First Last-First
|26
|-
|{{w|Howard Stern}}
|Radio talk show host. Known for {{w|The Howard Stern Show}}.
|John Howard Howard Hunt
|First-Last First-First
|27
|-
|{{w|Howard Hunt}}
|Former CIA operative, convicted for Watergate burglary.
|Howard Stern Helen Hunt
|First-First Last-Last
|28
|-
|{{w|Chris Hughes}}
|American entrepreneur who co-founded Facebook with Mark Zuckerberg.
|Chris Columbus Helen Hughes
|First-First Last-Last
|29
|-
|{{w|Naomi Watts}}
| Australian actress, born in Britain
|Naomi Klein James Watt (steam)
|First-First Last-Last (approximate)
|30
|-
|{{w|Naomi Klein}}
|Best known for the book "No Logo"
|Naomi Campbell Naomi Watts Kevin Kline
|First-First First-First Last-Last (approximate)
|31
|-
|{{w|Kevin Kline}}
|American actor
|Naomi Klein Kevin Bacon
|Last-Last (approximate) First-First
|32
|-
|{{w|Francis Bacon}}
|16th century English philosopher. Commonly credited with the phrase "knowledge is power".
|Francis Drake Kevin Bacon
|First-First Last-Last
|33
|-
|{{w|Francis Drake}}
|English privateer
|Frank Vincent Francis Bacon Frank Drake
|First-First (approximate) First-First First-First (approximate)
|34
|-
|{{w|Lyndon Johnson}}
|Former American president (1963-1969)
|Katherine Johnson
|Last-Last
|35
|-
|{{w|Oscar the Grouch}}
|A muppet who lives in a trash can from the children's TV show {{w|Sesame Street}}.
|The Rock Oscar Isaac
|Middle-Last First-First
|36
|-
|{{w|Oscar Isaac}}
|Actor.
|Oscar the Grouch Isaac Hayes Oscar de la Hoya
|First-First Last-First First-First
|37
|-
|{{w|Isaac Hayes}}
|American singer-songwriter
|Oscar Isaac Isaac Newton Sean Hayes
|First-Last First-First Last-Last
|38
|-
|{{w|Isaac Newton}}
|Well-known 15th century physicist who created the three laws of motion.
|Chris Isaac James Newton Howard Isaac Hayes
|First-Last Last-Middle First-First
|39
|-
|{{w|Wayne Newton}}
|Musician.
|James Newton Howard John Wayne Wayne Knight
|Last-Middle First-Last First-First
|40
|-
|{{w|Wayne Knight}}
|American actor best known for playing Newman in the TV show {{w|Seinfeld}}.
|Wayne Newton Wayne Brady
|First-First First-First
|41
|-
|{{w|Helen Hunt}}
|American actress
|Howard Hunt Helen Hughes Helen Thomas
|Last-Last First-First First-First
|42
|-
|{{w|Helen Hughes}}
|Australian economist
|Chris Hughes Helen Hunt
|Last-Last First-First
|43
|-
|{{w|James Watt|James Watt (Steam)}}
|Scottish inventor who perfected on the earlier Newcomen steam engine with a design that made it practical for widespread use and is credited with helping to usher in the Industrial Revolution in Great Britain. His name became the SI unit for power.
|Naomi Watts James Watt (Interior) Stephen James
|Last-Last (approximate) First-First and Last-Last First-Last
|44
|-
|{{w|James G. Watt|James Watt (Interior)}}
|U.S. Secretary of the Interior from 1981-1983
|James Watt (Steam)
|First-First and Last-Last
|45
|-
|{{w|Kevin Costner}}
|Academy Award-winning American actor.
|Kevin Bacon Kevin Love
|First-First First-First
|46
|-
|{{w|Kevin Bacon}}
|American actor. Known for {{w|Footloose (1984 film)|Footloose}}, and for {{w|Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon}}.
|Kevin Kline Francis Bacon Kevin Costner
|First-First Last-Last First-First
|47
|-
|{{w|Kevin Love}}
|Relatively famous and accomplished professional basketball player who won an NBA championship with the much more famous and accomplished LeBron James in Cleveland.
|Kevin Costner Kevin Smith
|First-First First-First
|48
|-
|{{w|Lisa Frank}}
|American businesswoman who founded {{w|Lisa Frank Incorporated}}.
|Frank Drake
|Last-First
|49
|-
|{{w|Frank Drake}}
|American astronomer and astrophysicist.
|Francis Drake Lisa Frank Drake
|Last-Last First-Last Last-Only
|50
|-
|{{w|Drake}}
|Grammy Award-winning Canadian rapper.
|Frank Drake
|Only-Last
|51
|-
|{{w|Oscar de la Renta}}
|Fashion designer.
|Oscar de la Hoya
|First-First
|52
|-
|{{w|Oscar de la Hoya}}
|Professional boxer who won multiple titles in different weight classes as well as an Olympic gold medal before his retirement in 2009.
|Oscar Isaac Oscar de la Renta
|First-First First-First
|53
|-
|{{w|Sean Hayes (actor)|Sean Hayes}}
|Sean Hayes is an American actor, singer, comedian, and producer. He is best known for his role as Jack McFarland on the NBC sitcom Will & Grace.
|Isaac Hayes Wallace Shawn
|Last-Last First-Last (approximate)
|54
|-
|{{w|Wallace Shawn}}
|American actor. Vizzini in The Princess Bride
|George Wallace Charles Wallace Sean Hayes
|First-Last First-Last Last-First (approximate)
|55
|-
|{{w|Wayne Howard}}
|African-American comic book artist. Best known for his work in the 1970s at Charlton Comics.
|James Newton Howard Wayne Brady
|Last-Last First-First
|56
|-
|{{w|Wayne Brady}}
|American comedian, known for {{w|Whose Line Is It Anyway? (U.S. TV series)|Whose Line Is It Anyway?}}
|Wayne Howard Wayne Knight James Brady Tom Brady
|First-First First-First Last-Last Last-Last
|57
|-
|{{w|James Brady}}
|White House Press Secretary for US President Ronald Reagan (1981-1989) who was shot during an assassination attempt against Reagan in 1981. Subsequent gun control legislation known as the "Brady Bill" was named for him.
|Wayne Brady James Monroe
|Last-Last First-First
|58
|-
|{{w|Tom Brady}}
|Quarterback for the {{w|New England Patriots}}. Notable for winning 5 Super Bowls.
|James Brady Helen Thomas
|Last-Last First-Last (approximate)
|59
|-
|{{w|Helen Thomas}}
|American reporter and author best known for her longtime membership in the White House press corps—from the start of the Kennedy administration to the second year of the Obama administration.
|Helen Hunt Tom Brady Tom Hanks
|First-First Last-Last (approximate) Last-Last (approximate)
|60
|-
|{{w|Tom Hanks}}
|Academy award winning actor. Known for {{w|Forrest Gump}}, {{w|Saving Private Ryan}}, {{w|Cast Away}}, and several other famous films.
|Helen Thomas Hank Aaron Hank Williams
|First-Last (approximate) Last-First (approximate) Last-First (approximate)
|61
|-
|{{w|Hank Aaron}}
|Former Major League Baseball player. Hit 755 career home runs, a record at the time.
|Tom Hanks Aaron Carter
|First-Last (approximate) Last-First
|62
|-
|{{w|Aaron Carter}}
|American singer.
|Hank Aaron
|First-Last
|63
|-
|{{w|Stephen James}}
|Canadian actor. Portrayed Jesse Owens in the 2016 film Race and Walter Cruz in the Amazon series Homecoming.
|James Watt (Steam) Steve Harvey
|Last-First First-First (approximate)
|64
|-
|{{w|Will Smith}}
|American actor. Known for {{w|The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air}}
|Kevin Smith
|Last-Last
|65
|-
|{{w|Kevin Smith}}
|American writer and director of {{w|Clerks}} and other films who often also plays the character Silent Bob in his films.
|Will Smith Kevin Love Kevin James
|Last-Last First-First First-First
|66
|-
|{{w|Kevin James}}
|American actor. Known for {{w|Paul Blart: Mall Cop}}
|Kevin Smith James Saint James
|First-First Last-Last
|67
|-
|{{w|Garfield (character)|Garfield}}
|A fictional cat and the star of the eponymous ''{{w|Garfield}}'' comic by {{w|Jim Davis (cartoonist)|Jim Davis}}. Previously appeared in [[78: Garfield]].
|James Garfield
|Only-Last
|68
|-
|{{w|James Garfield}}
|20th President of the United States. Notably, he was assassinated after only 6 months.
|Garfield Etta James James Saint James
|Last-Only First-Last First-Last
|69
|-
|{{w|Warren Buffett}}
|Billionaire and CEO of {{w|Berkshire Hathaway}}.
|Jimmy Buffett Warren Beatty
|Last-Last First-First
|70
|-
|{{w|Jimmy Buffett}}
|American country musician.
|Etta James Warren Buffett Jim Jones
|First-Last (approximate) Last-Last First-First (approximate)
|71
|-
|{{w|Warren Beatty}}
|Actor.
|Warren Buffett Elizabeth Warren
|First-First First-Last
|72
|-
|{{w|Elizabeth Warren}}
|Massachusetts Senator since 2013. Known for her work as a consumer rights activist.
|Warren Beatty Earl Warren Elizabeth Kolbert
|Last-First Last-Last First-First
|73
|-
|{{w|Earl Warren}}
|Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court from 1953 to 1969. Presided over several landmark cases including ''Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka'' (ruled segregation of public schools unconstitutional), ''Reynolds v. Sims'' (electoral districts for state legislature must be equal in population), and ''Miranda v. Arizona'' (suspects detained by police must be informed of their rights as an accused).
|Elizabeth Warren James Earl Jones
|Last-Last First-Middle
|74
|-
|{{w|Elizabeth Kolbert}}
|American journalist and author. Best known for her Pulitzer Prize-winning book The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History.
|Elizabeth Warren Stephen Colbert
|First-First Last-Last (approximate)
|75
|-
|{{w|Stephen Colbert}}
|American talk show host. Known for {{w|The Colbert Report}} and {{w|The Late Show with Stephen Colbert}}
|Elizabeth Kolbert
|Last-Last (approximate)
|76
|-
|{{w|George Wallace}}
|American politician, who initially supported, but later renounced racial segregation.
|Wallace Shawn
|Last-First
|77
|-
|{{w|Charles Wallace}}
|American scholar and researcher. Famed for his discoveries in the field of English Renaissance theatre.
|Wallace Shawn Charles Manson
|Last-First First-First
|78
|-
|{{w|James Monroe}}
|Founding father and Fifth president of the USA
|James Brady Marilyn Monroe
|First-First Last-Last
|79
|-
|{{w|Marilyn Monroe}}
|American actress and pin-up model from the 50s. She was immensely famous during her time, and unexpectedly committed suicide at age 36.
|James Monroe Marilyn Manson
|Last-Last First-First
|80
|-
|{{w|Hank Williams}}
|Country singer
|Tom Hanks William C. Williams Robin Williams
|First-Last (approximate) Last-Last Last-Last
|81
|-
|{{w|William C. Williams}}
|American poet closely associated with modernism and imagism.
|Hank Williams Billy D. Williams
|Last-Last First-First (approximate) and Last-Last
|82
|-
|{{w|Steve Harvey}}
|Host of {{w|Family Feud}}.
|Stephen James Domino Harvey
|First-First (approximate) Last-Last
|83
|-
|{{w|Domino Harvey}}
|British bounty hunter in the United States. Her fame was increased posthumously by the 2005 release of the film Domino.
|Steve Harvey Harvey Milk Fats Domino
|Last-Last Last-First First-Last
|84
|-
|{{w|Harvey Milk}}
|American politician and gay rights activist.
|Domino Harvey
|First-Last
|85
|-
|{{w|James Saint James}}
|
|Kevin James James Garfield Jimmy John
|Last-Last Last-First First-First (approximate)
|86
|-
|{{w|Etta James|Etta James (1)}}
|Used again in 266
|James Garfield Jimmy Buffett
|Last-First Last-First (approximate)
|87
|-
|{{w|Jim Jones}}
|Cult leader behind the 1978 {{w|Jonestown}} mass suicide in Guyana.
|Jimmy Buffett James Earl Jones Tom Jones
|First-First (approximate) Last-Last Last-Last
|88
|-
|{{w|James Earl Jones}}
|American actor. Voiced {{w|Darth Vader}} in the original Star Wars.
|Earl Warren Jim Jones Quincy Jones James Earl Ray
|Middle-First Last-Last Last-Last First-First
|89
|-
|{{w|Charlie Parker}}
|Jazz musician.
|Ray Parker Jr. Charles Manson
|Last-Last First-First (approximate)
|90
|-
|{{w|Ray Parker Jr.}}
|Singer and songwriter who wrote and performed the theme song to the 1984 film {{w|Ghostbusters}}.
|Charlie Parker Man Ray Rachael Ray
|Last-Last First-Last First-Last
|91
|-
|{{w|Ray Charles}}
|American blues musician. Blind from the age of 7.
|Charles Manson Rachael Ray Ray Allen
|Last-First First-Last First-First
|92
|-
|{{w|Charles Manson}}
|Cult leader of the {{w|Manson Family}}. Convicted of 7 murders; used Beatles songs as bases.
|Charles Wallace Charlie Parker Ray Charles Marilyn Manson
|First-First First-First (approximate) First-Last Last-Last
|93
|-
|{{w|Marilyn Manson}}
|American musician. Known for esoteric performances.
|Marilyn Monroe Charles Manson
|First-First Last-Last
|94
|-
|{{w|Robin Williams}}
|American stand up comedian. Voiced the Genie in {{w|Aladdin (1992 Disney film)|Aladdin}}.
|Hank Williams Billy D. Williams Robin Wright
|Last-Last Last-Last First-First
|95
|-
|{{w|Billy D. Williams}}
|American actor best known for playing {{w|Lando Calrissian}} in ''{{w|The Empire Strikes Back}}'' and ''{{w|Return of the Jedi}}''.
|William C. Williams Robin Williams Will Wright
|First-First (approximate) and Last-Last Last-Last First-First (approximate)
|96
|-
|{{w|Will Wright}}
|
|Billy D. Williams Robin Wright Wilber Wright
|First-First (approximate) Last-Last Last-Last
|97
|-
|{{w|Fats Domino}}
|Jazz musician.
|Domino Harvey Fatty Arbuckle
|Last-First First-First (approximate)
|98
|-
|{{w|Bill Clinton}}
|42nd president of the United States. His wife, {{w|Hillary Clinton}}, ran against {{w|Donald Trump}} in the 2016 presidential election and was Secretary of State.
|George Clinton
|Last-Last
|99
|-
|{{w|Jimmy John}}
|Founder of the sandwich shop chain Jimmy John's.
|James Saint James John Kerry
|First-First (approximate) Last-First
|100
|-
|{{w|Tom Jones}}
|Can refer to the Welsh Singer or to the fictional character from the book of the same name by Henry Fielding
|Jim Jones Tommy John Quincy Jones
|Last-Last First-First (approximate) Last-Last
|101
|-
|{{w|Tommy John}}
|Former baseball pitcher who had a surgical graft done to replace a blown ligament in his pitching elbow in 1974; the procedure is now called Tommy John surgery.
|Tom Jones John Irving John Quincy Adams
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|{{w|Quincy Jones}}
|American Jazz musician
|James Earl Jones Tom Jones John Quincy Adams
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|{{w|James Earl Ray}}
|Killer of Martin Luther King Jr.
|James Earl Jones Man Ray
|First-First Last-Last
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|{{w|Man Ray}}
|Photographer (Dada, Surrealism).
|Ray Parker Jr. James Earl Ray Batman
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|{{w|Rachel Ray}}
|Celebrity chef.
|Ray Parker Jr. Ray Charles
|Last-First Last-First
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|{{w|Ray Allen}}
|Professional basketball player who retired in 2013. Won two NBA championships with the Boston Celtics and the Miami Heat, making him the second teammate of {{w|LeBron James}} to appear on this list.
|Ray Charles Tim Allen
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|{{w|Tim Allen}}
|American comedic actor. Created and starred in the long running sitcom "Home Improvement". Voiced Buzz Lightyear in {{w|Toy Story}}.
|Ray Allen Tim Cook Lily Allen
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|{{w|Tim Cook}}
|Current (as of the time of this comic) Chief Executive Officer of {{w|Apple, Inc.}}
|Tim Allen Tim Howard
|First-First First-First
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|{{w|Tim Howard}}
|Former goalkeeper for the United States men's national soccer team. Holds the record for most saves made in a World Cup match (15 against Belgium in 2010).
|Tim Cook Ron Howard
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|{{w|Robin Wright}}
|American actress, aka Robin Wright-Penn
|Robin Williams Will Wright
|First-First Last-Last
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|{{w|Wilbur Wright}}
|One of the two Wright Brothers (the other was Orville) who made the world's first powered flight at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina in 1903.
|Will Wright
|Last-Last
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|{{w|Fatty Arbuckle}}
|Comedian.
|Fats Domino Fat Joe
|First-First (approximate) First-First (approximate)
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|{{w|Fat Joe}}
|Real name Joseph Antonio Cartagena, rapper.
|Fatty Arbuckle Joe Kennedy
|First-First (approximate) Last-First
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|{{w|George Clinton}}
|Could be either the {{w|George Clinton (vice president)|19th Century politician}} who served as Governor of New York and later as Vice President under {{w|Thomas Jefferson}} and {{w|James Madison}}, or the {{w|George Clinton (musician)|musician}} who rose to fame in the 1970's as one of the biggest acts in funk music and entered the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1997.
|Bill Clinton George Washington
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|{{w|John Kerry}}
|Secretary of State under {{w|Barack Obama}}. Ran against {{w|George W. Bush}} in the 2004 presidential election.
|Jimmy John Kerry Washington John Irving
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|{{w|Kerry Washington}}
|Actress in the TV show Scandal.
|John Kerry George Washington Washington Irving
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|{{w|John Irving}}
|Author.
|Tommy John John Kerry Washington Irving
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|{{w|John Quincy Adams}}
|Sixth president of the United States and son of John Adams.
|Tommy John Quincy Jones John Adams
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|{{w|John Adams}}
|Second president of the United States and father of John Quincy Adams.
|John Quincy Adams Amy Adams Jack Ma
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|{{w|Amy Adams}}
|American actress.
|John Adams Aimee Mann
|Last-Last First-First (approximate)
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|{{w|Aimee Mann}}
|Singer and songwriter.
|Amy Adams Batman
|First-First (approximate) Last-Last (approximate)
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|{{w|Superman}}
|Superhero owned by DC comics who can fly and have super strength/invincibility.
|Batman Super Grover
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|{{w|Batman}}
|Superhero owned by DC comics.
|Man Ray Aimee Mann Superman
|Last-First Last-Last Last-Last
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|{{w|Ayn Rand}}
|Russian political author, known for {{w|Atlas Shrugged}}. XKCD frequently makes fun of Rand's philosophy.
|Rand Paul
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|{{w|Lily Allen}}
|British singer-songwriter, sometime actress.
|Tim Allen Paul Allen
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|{{w|Paul Allen}}
|Co-founder of {{w|Microsoft}} along with Bill Gates and current owner of several professional sports teams in the Pacific Northwest (Seattle Seahawks, Portland Trail Blazers, part of Seattle Sounders FC).
|Lily Allen Rand Paul
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|{{w|Ron Howard}}
|Actor and director. Most famously acted in ''{{w|Happy Days}}''; later directed ''{{w|Apollo 13 (film)|Apollo 13}}''.
|Tim Howard Howard Hughes Ron Paul
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|{{w|Howard Hughes}}
|American business tycoon
|Ron Howard John Hughes Langston Hughes
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|{{w|Joe Kennedy}}
|US ambassador to the United Kingdom and father of {{w|John F. Kennedy}}.
|Fat Joe John F. Kennedy
|First-Last Last-Last
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|{{w|George Bush}}
|{{w|George H. W. Bush}} and {{w|George W. Bush}} (father and son, respectively), were both presidents of the United States.
|George Washington
|First-First
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|{{w|George Washington}}
|First president of the United States, and general during the Revolutionary War.
|George Clinton Kerry Washington George Bush
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|{{w|Washington Irving}}
|Short story author who wrote "{{w|Rip Van Winkle}}" and "{{w|The Legend of Sleepy Hollow}}"
|Kerry Washington John Irving Martha Washington
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|{{w|Martha Wasington}}
|Wife of George Washington.
|Washington Irving Martha Stewart
|Last-First First-First
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|{{w|Ma Rainey}}
|Singer dubbed "Mother of the Blues"
|Jack Ma Yo-Yo Ma
|First-Last First-Last
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|{{w|Jack Ma}}
|Prominent Chinese business tycoon. Co-founder and executive chairman of the {{w|Alibaba Group}}
|John Adams Ma Rainey Ma Bell
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|{{w|Super Grover}}
|Superhero identity of the character Grover from {{w|Sesame Street}}
|Superman Grover Cleveland
|First-First Last-First
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|{{w|Jack Black}}
|Singer and actor.
|Jack Ryan
|First-First
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|{{w|Rand Paul}}
|Republican senator from Kentucky; member of the {{w|Tea Party movement}}. Ran in the 2016 Republican presidential primary.
|Ayn Rand Paul Allen Paul Ryan
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|{{w|Paul Ryan}}
|Republican representative from Wisconsin. Served as Speaker of the House at the time this comic was published.
|Rand Paul Debby Ryan
|First-Last Last-Last
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|{{w|Paul Simon}}
|Eponymous member of {{w|Simon & Garfunkel}}.
|Ron Paul Carly Simon
|First-Last Last-Last
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|{{w|Ron Paul}}
|Libertarian politician. Known for running for president in many elections and mentioned often in xkcd.
|Ron Howard Paul Simon
|First-First Last-First
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|{{w|John Hughes}}
|Director famed for a series of 1980s coming of age movies including "Sixteen Candles", "The Breakfast Club", and "Pretty in Pink"
|Howard Hughes Charles Evans Hughes
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|{{w|Langston Hughes}}
|American poet prominent during the {{w|Harlem Renaissance}}
|Howard Hughes
|Last-Last
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|{{w|John F. Kennedy}}
|35th president of the United States. Known for his public assassination during a parade, now the subject of many conspiracy theories.
|Joe Kennedy John Williams
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|{{w|Little Richard}}
|Early rock and roll singer known for his energetic and flamboyant style on songs such as "Tutti Frutti" and "Long Tall Sally"
|Rich Little Little John
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|{{w|Rich Little}}
|American comedian known for his impressions of numerous celebrities and public figures
|Little Richard Stuart Little
|First-Last (approximate) and Last-Last Last-Last
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|{{w|Martha Stewart}}
|American TV personality. Convicted of insider trading in 2004.
|Martha Washington Kristen Stewart
|First-First Last-Last
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|{{w|Yo-Yo Ma}}
|Chinese cellist. Known for winning 18 Grammys; considered a child prodigy.
|Ma Rainey Ma Bell
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|{{w|Ma Bell}}
|AKA Bell System, the system of companies, led by the Bell Telephone Company and later by AT&T, which provided telephone services to much of the United States and Canada from 1877 to 1984.
|Jack Ma Yo-Yo Ma
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|{{w|Grover Cleveland Alexander}}
|Pitcher named after the president; co-holds record for most wins by a pitcher in the National League (374).
|Grover Cleveland Alexander Graham Bell Lloyd Alexander
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|{{w|Grover Cleveland}}
|22nd and 24th president of the United States. Notably the only president to serve two non-consecutive terms.
|Super Grover Grover Cleveland Alexander
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|{{w|Jack White}}
|American musician. Part of {{w|The White Stripes}}.
|Jack Ryan Meg White
|First-First Last-Last
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|{{w|Jack Ryan}}
|Fictional character in the novels by Tom Clancy. Portrayed in Movies by Harrison Ford, Alec Baldwin, and Ben Affleck.
|Jack Black Jack White Debby Ryan Meg Ryan
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|{{w|Debby Ryan}}
|American actress and singer. She starred as Bailey Pickett on The Suite Life on Deck
|Paul Ryan Jack Ryan Debbie Reynolds
|Last-Last Last-Last First-First (approximate)
|155
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|{{w|Carly Simon}}
|Singer. {{w|"You're So Vain"}} referenced on xkcd in [[1501: Mysteries]].
|Paul Simon Carly Hughes
|Last-Last First-First
|156
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|{{w|Carly Hughes}}
|
|Carly Simon Charles Evans Hughes Carly Fiorina
|First-First Last-Last First-First
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|{{w|Charles Evans Hughes}}
|Was an American statesman, Republican Party politician, and the 11th Chief Justice of the United States.
|John Hughes Carly Hughes
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|{{w|John Williams}}
|American composer. Known for many famous movie soundtracks, including Star Wars and Harry Potter.
|John F. Kennedy Little John William Safire
|First-First First-Last Last-First (approximate)
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|{{w|Little John}}
|Fictional character in the Robin Hood Legend. Known for great stature and strength.
|Little Richard John Williams Stuart Little
|First-First Last-First First-Last
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|{{w|Stuart Little}}
|Fictional character by E. B. White, an intelligent mouse.
|Rich Little Little John Potter Stuart Little Prince
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|{{w|Potter Stewart}}
|Was an Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court, serving from 1958 to 1981.
|Stuart Little Kristen Stewart Harry Potter
|Last-First (approximate) Last-Last First-Last
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|{{w|Kristen Stewart}}
|American actress. Known for {{w|Twilight (2008 film)|Twilight}}.
|Martha Stewart Potter Stewart Kristen Bell
|Last-Last Last-Last First-First
|163
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|{{w|Kristen Bell}}
|American actress, known for various romantic comedies.
|Kristen Stewart Bell Hooks
|First-First Last-First
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|{{w|Bell Hooks}}
|American author, professor, feminist, and social activist.
|Kristen Bell Alexander Graham Bell James Hook
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|{{w|Alexander Graham Bell}}
|Scottish inventor, credited with inventing the telephone.
|Ma Bell Grover Cleveland Alexander Bell Hooks Franklin Graham
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|{{w|Franklin Graham}}
| Christian evangelist and missionary. He is currently president and CEO of the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association (BGEA) and of Samaritan's Purse.
|Alexander Graham Bell Aretha Franklin
|Last-Middle First-Last
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|{{w|Lloyd Alexander}}
|American author of more than forty books, primarily fantasy novels for children and young adults.
|Grover Cleveland Alexander Frank Lloyd Wright
|Last-Last First-Middle
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|{{w|Meg White}}
|Drummer. The other half of The White Stripes.
|Jack White Meg Ryan Barry White
|Last-Last First-First Last-Last
|169
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|{{w|Meg Ryan}}
|American actress. Known for 'When Harry met Sally'
|Jack Ryan Meg White
|Last-Last First-First
|170
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|{{w|Debbie Reynolds}}
|American singer and actress.
|Debby Ryan John Reynolds
|First-First (approximate) Last-Last
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|{{w|John Reynolds}}
|
|Debbie Reynolds John Kelly
|Last-Last First-First
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|{{w|Carly Fiorina}}
|Former CEO of {{w|Hewlett-Packard}}. Ran for president in the 2016 Republican primaries.
|Carly Hughes
|First-First
|173
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|{{w|Grace Lee Boggs}}
|American author, social activist, philosopher and feminist.
|Wade Boggs Grace Lee Nancy Grace
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|{{w|Wade Boggs}}
|American baseball player. Played with the {{w|Boston Red Sox}}.
|Grace Lee Boggs
|Last-Last
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|{{w|William Safire}}
|Writer and publicist.
|John Williams Prince William Garnet
|First-Last (approxiamte) First-Last Last-Only (as a Sapphire gem stone and fused together with Ruby to form Garnet.)
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|{{w|Prince William}}
|Member of the British Royal Family. Second in line for succession to the throne.
|William Safire Little Prince Prince
|Last-First First-Last First-Only
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|{{w|Little Prince}}
|One of the main characters of ''{{w|The Little Prince}}'', a novella by {{w|Antoine de Saint-Exupéry}}. The Little Prince has previously appeared in [[618: Asteroid]], as well as [http://what-if.xkcd.com/68 article 68] of ''[[what if?]]''.
|Stuart Little Prince William Prince Harry
|First-Last First-First First-First
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|{{w|Harry Potter}}
|Fictional main character in the Harry Potter Series by J.K. Rowling
|Potter Stewart James Potter Prince Harry
|Last-First Last-Last First-Last
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|{{w|James Potter}}
|Fictional character, father of Harry Potter.
|Harry Potter James Dean
|Last-Last First-First
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|{{w|James Hook}}
|Fictional character from 'Peter Pan'
|Bell Hooks James Dean
|Last-Last (approximate) First-First
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|{{w|James Dean}}
|American actor and teen icon. Starred in the films "Rebel Without a Cause", "East of Eden" and "Giant" before his sudden death in a car accident
|James Potter James Hook John Dean
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|{{w|Aretha Franklin}}
|Soul singer, first woman to be inducted into the hall of fame and performer of Respect.
|Franklin Graham Frank Lloyd Wright Benjamin Franklin
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|183
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|{{w|Frank Lloyd Wright}}
|American architect, known for his unconventional buildings such as Fallingwater and the Guggenheim.
|Lloyd Alexander Aretha Franklin Harold Lloyd
|Middle-First First-Last (approximate) Middle-Last
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|{{w|Barry White}}
|American soul singer known for his deep, rich voice on songs such as "Can't Get Enough of Your Love, Babe"
|Meg White Walter White
|Last-Last Last-Last
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|{{w|Walter White}}
|Main character from the TV show {{w|Breaking Bad}}.
|Barry White Betty White
|Last-Last Last-Last
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|{{w|Walt Whitman}}
|American poet. {{w|Walt Whitman Bridge|A bridge in Philadelphia}} was named after him.
|Walter White Meg Whitman
|First-First (approximate) Last-Last
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|{{w|John Kelly}}
|Politician
|John Reynolds Megyn Kelly
|First-First Last-Last
|188
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|{{w|Grace Lee}}
|Korean television host and radio disc jockey
|Grace Lee Boggs Grace Kelly
|First-First ''and'' Last-Middle First-First
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|{{w|Nancy Grace}}
|American legal commentator and television journalist.She was the host of Nancy Grace.
|Grace Lee Boggs
|Last-First
|190
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|{{w|Garnet_(Steven_Universe)|Garnet}}
|A {{w|garnet}} is a gem stone and the two names around here are {{w|William Safire}} (almost {{w|Sapphire}}) and {{w|Jack Ruby}} as in {{w|Ruby}}. But it is not just used because they are all {{w|gemstones}}. It is instead a reference to the character {{w|Garnet_(Steven_Universe)|Garnet}} in the cartoon {{w|Steven Universe}}. She is a "fusion" formed by two gems: Ruby and Sapphire, hence the legal connection in the Name Dominoes... Randall has previously made references to this universe in [[1608: Hoverboard]]. (See [http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/3/39/1608_1031x1095y_Steven_Universe_family_and_ice_cream_prediction.png this] and [http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/f/fa/1608_1077x1109y_Darth_Vaders_talks_about_Steven_Universe_on_the_bridge_Megan_adjust_antenna.png this] image from that comic).
|{{w|William Safire}} {{w|Jack Ruby}}
|Last-Only (as a Sapphire gem stone) Last-Only (as a Ruby gem stone) Both used to fuse together to form Garnet.
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|{{w|Prince (musician)|Prince}}
|American musician, part of the Rock and Roll hall of fame. He died two years prior to the release of this comic.
|Prince William Prince Harry
|Only-First Only-First
|192
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|{{w|Prince Fielder}}
|Professional baseball player who retired in 2016 after playing for the Milwaukee Brewers, Detroit Tigers, and Texas Rangers.
|Prince Harry Harry Fielder
|First-First Last-Last
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|{{w|Prince Harry}}
|Member of the British royal family. Currently sixth in line for succession to the throne.
|Little Prince Harry Potter Prince Prince Fielder
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|194
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|{{w|Harry Styles}}
|Singer from One Direction.
|Harry Truman Harry Jon Benjamin
|First-First First-First
|195
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|{{w|John Dean}}
|former attorney who served as White House Counsel for United States President Richard Nixon from July 1970 until April 1973.
|James Dean Harry Jon Benjamin
|Last-Last First-Middle (approximate)
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|{{w|Benjamin Franklin}}
|One of the founding fathers of the United States. Credited with "discovering" electricity by flying a kite in a thunderstorm.
|Aretha Franklin Benjamin Harrison
|Last-Last First-First
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|{{w|Harold Lloyd}}
|American actor, comedian, director, producer, screenwriter, and stunt performer who is best known for his silent comedy films.
|Frank Lloyd Wright Harold Ford
|Last-Middle First-First
|198
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|{{w|Harold Ford}}
|American financial managing director, pundit, author, and former U.S. congressmen.
|Harold Lloyd Henry Ford
|First-First Last-Last
|199
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|{{w|Betty White}}
|American comedian. Known as the only surviving member of the {{w|The Golden Girls}}.
|Walter White Betty Friedan
|Last-Last First-First
|200
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|{{w|Meg Whitman}}
|American business executive, former CEO of eBay and Hewlett Packard, unsuccessful candidate for California governor in 2010
|Walt Whitman Christine Todd Whitman Megyn Kelly
|Last-Last Last-Last First-First (approximate)
|201
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|{{w|Christine Todd Whitman}}
|Governor of New Jersey from 1994 to 2001, then served as Director of the Environmental Protection Agency under {{w|George W. Bush}} from 2001 to 2003.
|Meg Whitman Chris Christie Chris Cooper
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|202
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|{{w|Megyn Kelly}}
|American TV news anchor. Worked for Fox news until 2017, then switched to NBC.
|John Kelly Meg Whitman Grace Kelly
|Last-Last First-First (approximate) Last-Last
|203
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|{{w|Grace Kelly}}
|American actress and Princess of Monaco
|Grace Lee Megyn Kelly Grace Jones
|First-First Last-Last First-First
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|{{w|Grace Jones}}
|Singer and actress.
|Grace Kelly Maggie Grace
|First-First First-Last
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|{{w|Jack Nicholson}}
|Actor who has appeared in many films from ''{{w|The Shining (film)}}'' (as Jack Torrance) to ''{{w|Batman (1989 film)}}'' (as the Joker) to ''{{w|A Few Good Men}}'' (as Colonel Jessup).
|Jack Ruby
|First-First
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|{{w|Jack Ruby}}
|Jack Ruby is known for shooting and killing {{w|Lee Harvey Oswald}} on national television. Oswald was the prime suspect in the {{w|assassination of John F. Kennedy}}. Ruby's involvement is the subject of many conspiracy theories.
|Garnet Jack Nicholson Jack Russell
|Only-Last (as a Ruby gem stone and fused together with Safire to form Garnet.) First-First First-First
|207
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|{{w|Jack Russell}}
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|Jack Ruby Russell Crowe Russ Smith
|First-First Last-First Last-First (approximate)
|208
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|{{w|Harry Fielder}}
|English actor and supporting artist who has worked extensively in British films and television since the 1960s.
|Prince Fielder Harry Truman
|Last-Last First-First
|209
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|{{w|Harry Truman}}
|33rd president of the United States. Known for authorizing the use of atomic weapons against Japan at the end of World War 2.
|Harry Styles Harry Fielder
|First-First First-First
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|{{w|Harry Jon Benjamin}}
|American actor, voice actor and comedian best known for voicing characters, such as Sterling Archer in Archer and Carl in Family Guy.
|Harry Styles John Dean John Edward Benjamin Harrison
|First-First Middle-First (approximate) Middle-First (approximate) First-Last (approximate)
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|{{w|John Edward}}
|American television personality, author and purported psychic medium.
|Harry Jon Benjamin John Bel Edwards
|First-Middle (approximate) First-First
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|{{w|Benjamin Harrison}}
|23rd president of the United States
|Benjamin Franklin Harry Jon Benjamin Harrison Ford
|First-First First-Last ''and'' Last-First (approximate) Last-First
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|{{w|Harrison Ford}}
|American actor. Known for playing Han Solo in the ''{{w|Star Wars}}'' films and the titular character in the ''{{w|Indiana Jones}}'' films.
|Benjamin Harrison Henry Ford
|First-Last Last-Last
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|{{w|Henry Ford}}
|Founder of the {{w|Ford Motor Company}}. Credited with inventing the assembly line.
|Harold Ford Harrison Ford Betty Ford John Henry
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|{{w|Betty Ford}}
|Wife of Gerald Ford, 38th president of the United States.
|Henry Ford Betty Friedan
|Last-Last First-First
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|{{w|Betty Friedan}}
|American feminist writer and activist. Her 1963 book The Feminine Mystique is often credited with sparking the second wave of American feminism.
|Betty White Betty Ford
|First-First First-First
|217
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|{{w|Chris Christie}}
|Governor of New Jersey from 2010 to 2018. Ran for president in the Republican primaries in 2016.
|Christine Todd Whitman Chris Cooper Chris Hemsworth
|Last-First (approximate) First-First First-First
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|{{w|Chris Pratt}}
|American actor. Known for {{w|Parks and Recreation}}
|Chris Hemsworth Topher Grace
|First-First First-First (approximate)
|219
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|{{w|Maggie Grace}}
|American actress and model. Known for playing Shannon Rutherford on Lost and Kim Mills in the Taken trilogy.
|Grace Jones Grace Hopper
|Last-First Last-First
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|{{w|Grace Hopper}}
|American computer scientist. Helped develop the {{w|COBOL}} programming language.
|Maggie Grace Topher Grace
|First-Last First-Last
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|{{w|Russell Crowe}}
|Australian actor.
|Jack Russell Sheryl Crow Cameron Crowe
|First-Last Last-Last (approximate) Last-Last
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|{{w|Russ Smith}}
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|Jack Russell John Smith
|First-Last (approximate) Last-Last
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|{{w|John Smith}}
|John Smith is the most common name in the United States. {{w|John Smith|See Wikipedia}} for a list of people this may refer to.
|Russ Smith Long John Silver
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|{{w|Justin Long}}
|American actor, comedian and humorist known for roles in such films as Alvin and the Chipmunks and Live Free or Die Hard.
|Huey Long
|Last-Last
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|{{w|John Bel Edwards}}
|American politician and lawyer serving as the 56th Governor of Louisiana since 2016.
|John Edward John Candy John Edwards
|First-First First-First First-First
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|{{w|John Candy}}
|Canadian comedian and actor. Known for {{w|Spaceballs}}.
|John Bel Edwards John Henry Candy Crowley
|First-First First-First Last-First
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|{{w|John Henry}}
|American folk hero
|Henry Ford John Candy Henry James
|Last-First First-First Last-First
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|{{w|Henry James}}
|American author known for works including "The Turn of the Screw" and "The Portrait of a Lady"
|John Henry Bill James
|First-Last Last-Last
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|{{w|Bill James}}
|American baseball writer, historian, and statistician whose work has been widely influential.
|Henry James James Fenimore Cooper
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|{{w|Chris Cooper}}
|American film actor. Portrayed Sheriff July Johnson in Lonesome Dove and supervillain Norman Osborn in The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (2014).
|Christine Todd Whitman Chris Christie James Fenimore Cooper
|First-First (approximate) First-First Last-Last
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|{{w|Chris Hemsworth}}
|Actor.
|Chris Christie Chris Pratt
|First-First First-First
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|{{w|Chris Evans}}
|American actor. Best known for his role as Captain America in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
|Topher Grace Evan Taylor Jones
|First-First (approximate) Last-First (approximate)
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|{{w|Topher Grace}}
|American actor. Best known for playing Eric Forman in That '70s Show and Eddie Brock / Venom in Spider-Man 3.
|Chris Pratt Grace Hopper Chris Evans
|First-First (approximate) Last-First First-First (approximate)
|234
|-
|{{w|Van Morrison}}
|Irish singer best known for the song "Brown Eyed Girl"
|Van Jones
|First-First
|235
|-
|{{w|Sheryl Crow}}
|American singer and session musician
|Russell Crowe Sheryl Sandberg
|Last-Last (approximate) First-First
|236
|-
|{{w|Sheryl Sandberg}}
|American technology executive, activist, author, and billionaire. Chief operating officer (COO) of Facebook.
|Sheryl Crow
|First-First
|237
|-
|{{w|Cameron Crowe}}
|American director, producer, screenwriter, journalist, author, and actor. Was a contributing editor at Rolling Stone magazine.
|Russell Crowe James Cameron Cam Newton
|Last-Last First-Last First-First (approximate)
|238
|-
|{{w|Long John Silver}}
|Fictional antagonist from {{w|Treasure Island}}.
|John Smith Olivia Newton John Huey Long
|Middle-First Middle-Last first-Last
|239
|-
|{{w|Olivia Newton John}}
|American actress. Known for ''Grease''
|Long John Silver Cam Newton Huey Newton John Oliver
|Last-Middle Middle-Last Middle-Last First-Last (approximate) ''and'' Last-First
|240
|-
|{{w|Huey Long}}
|Governor of Louisiana from 1928 to 1932, and US Senator from 1932 until his assassination in 1935. Known for his "Share Our Wealth" proposal to address the hard economic conditions of the Great Depression.
|Justin Long Long John Silver Huey Newton
|Last-Last Last-First First-First
|241
|-
|{{w|John Edwards}}
|American politician. Democratic candidate for presidential nomination in 2004 and 2008.
|John Bel Edwards John Lewis
|First-First First-First
|242
|-
|{{w|Candy Crowley}}
|American news anchor. Was employed as CNN's chief political correspondent.
|John Candy Alestier Crowley
|First-Last Last-Last
|243
|-
|{{w|Alestier Crowley}}
|English occultist and author
|Candy Crowley Alistiar Cooke
|Last-Last First-First (approximate)
|244
|-
|{{w|James Fenimore Cooper}}
|Author of ''{{w|The Last of the Mohicans}}''.
|Bill James Chris Cooper James Cook
|First-Last Last-Last First-First
|245
|-
|{{w|James Cook}}
|18th century British explorer, navigator, cartographer, and captain in the Royal Navy.
|Alistair Cooke Cokie Roberts Alistair Cookie James Fenimore Cooper
|Last-Last (approximate) Last-First (approximate) Last-Last (approximate) First-First
|246
|-
|{{w|Robert Frost}}
|19th century American poet, named Poet Laureate of Vermont in 1922 by the Vermont State League of Women's Clubs, and in 1961 by the Vermont State legislature
|Cokie Roberts John Roberts
|First-Last (approximate) First-Last (approximate)
|247
|-
|{{w|Bob Evans}}
|American film producer and former studio executive, best known for The Godfather.
|Evan Taylor Jones Robert E.Lee
|Last-First (approximate) Last-Middle (approximate)
|248
|-
|{{w|Evan Tayler Jones}}
|
|Chris Evans Bob Evans Van Jones Tommy Lee Jones
|First-Last (approximate) First-Last (approximate) Last-Last Last-Last
|249
|-
|{{w|Van Jones}}
|American news commentator, author, and non-practicing attorney.
|Van Morrison Evan Taylor Jones
|First-First Last-Last
|250
|-
|{{w|James Cameron}}
|American director. Known for {{w|Terminator}} and {{w|Titanic (1997 film)|Titanic}}.
|Cameron Crowe Cameron Diaz Etta James
|Last-First Last-First First-Last
|251
|-
|{{w|Cam Newton}}
|Quarterback for the {{w|Carolina Panthers}}.
|Cameron Crowe Olivia Newton John Cameron Diaz
|First-First (approximate) Last-Middle First-First (approximate)
|252
|-
|{{w|Cameron Diaz}}
|American actress. Voiced Fiona in {{w|Shrek}}.
|James Cameron Cam Newton
|First-Last First-First (approximate)
|253
|-
|{{w|Huey Newton}}
|Co-founder of the Black Panthers.
|Olivia Newton John Huey Long
|Last-Middle First-First
|254
|-
|{{w|Huey Lewis}}
|Lead singer for the band Huey Lewis and the News.
|Huey Newton John Lewis
|First-First Last-Last
|255
|-
|{{w|John Lewis}}
|American politician and civil rights leader. U.S. Representative for Georgia's 5th congressional district, serving in his 17th term (since 1987).
|John Edwards Huey Lewis Jenny Lewis
|First-First Last-Last Last-Last
|256
|-
|{{w|Jenny Lewis}}
|American singer-songwriter, musician, and actress. Best known as the lead singer and rhythm guitarist for the indie rock band Rilo Kiley.
|John Lewis Ryan Lewis
|Last-Last Last-Last
|257
|-
|{{w|Ryan Lewis}}
|American DJ, musician, videographer, photographer, graphic designer, rapper and songwriter.
|Jenny Lewis Ryan Reynolds
|Last-Last First-First
|258
|-
|{{w|Burt Reynolds}}
|American actor. Known for a wide variety of western and/or action films.
|Ryan Reynolds Alastair Reynolds
|Last-Last Last-Last
|259
|-
|{{w|Alistair Cooke}}
|Name misspelled Alistiar Cooke in the comic.
|Alestier Crowley James Cook
|First-First (approximate) Last-Last (approximate)
|260
|-
|{{w|Monsterpiece_Theater#Alistair_Cookie|Alistair Cookie}}
|A parody of Alistair Cooke "played" by Cookie Monster in the Sesame Street sketch "Monsterpiece Theatre" in the 1980s, a parody of the PBS series "Masterpiece Theatre".
|James Cook Alastair Reynolds
|Last-Last (approximate) First-First (approximate)
|261
|-
|{{w|Cokie Roberts}}
|National Public Radio (NPR) political correspondent known for her recurring segment "Ask Cokie" in which she answers listener submitted questions.
|James Cook Robert Frost
|First-Last (approximate) Last-First (approximate)
|262
|-
|{{w|John Roberts}}
|Current Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court at the time of the comic's publication.
|Robert Frost Robert Johnson
|Last-First (approximate) First-Last (approximate) ''and'' Last-First (approximate)
|263
|-
|{{w|Robert Johnson}}
|Delta blues guitar legend.
|John Roberts Robert E.Lee
|First-Last (approximate) ''and'' Last-First (approximate) First-First
|264
|-
|{{w|Robert E. Lee}}
|Confederate general during the {{w|American Civil War}}.
|Bob Evans Robert Johnson Tommy Lee
|Middle-Last (approximate) First-First Last-Last
|265
|-
|{{w|Tommy Lee}}
|Drummer for the rock band Mötley Crüe
|Robert E. Lee Tommy Lee Jones
|Last-Last First-First ''and'' Middle-Middle
|266
|-
|{{w|Tommy Lee Jones}}
|American actor known for 'The Fugitive'
|Evan Taylor Jones Tommy Lee
|Last-Last First-First ''and'' Middle-Middle
|267
|-
|{{w|Etta James|Etta James (2)}}
|Used first time in 86
|James Cameron
|Last-First
|268
|-
|{{w|John Oliver}}
|American talk show host. Known for {{w|Last Week Tonight}}.
|Olivia Newton John
|First-Last ''and'' Last-First (approximate)
|269
|-
|{{w|Ryan Reynolds}}
|Canadian actor. Known for several romantic comedies, and {{w|Deadpool (film)|Deadpool}}.
|Ryan Lewis Burt Reynolds
|First-First Last-Last
|270
|-
|{{w|Alastair Reynolds}}
|SF writer.
|Burt Reynolds Alistair Cookie
|Last-Last First-First (approximate)
|271
|}

==Transcript==
:[This comic a large grid, 27 units wide and 35 units high, with 271 black "domino" tiles. On each tile there is a name written with white text. The grid is arranged so that each touching side corresponds with the first or last name of another person. Some of the domino tiles are rotated 90, 180 or 270 degrees so the text is either to be read down, up-side down or up. The names on the tiles are listed here below in approximate reading order starting at top left.]
:Christian Campbell, Neve Campbell, Joe McCarthy, Eugene McCarthy, Gene Vincent, Gene Kelly, Kate Hudson, Rock Hudson, Gordon Brown, James Brown, Jon Brown, John Howard, Columbo, Chris Columbus, Christopher Columbus, Naomi Campbell, Joseph Campbell, Joseph Smith, Frank Vincent, John Kelly, Katherine Johnson, The Rock, Chris Rock, Chris Isaac, James Newton Howard, John Wayne, Howard Stern, Howard Hunt, Chris Hughes, Naomi Watts, Naomi Klein, Kevin Kline, Francis Bacon, Francis Drake, Lyndon Johnson, Oscar the Grouch, Oscar Isaac, Isaac Hayes, Isaac Newton, Wayne Newton, Wayne Knight, Helen Hunt, Helen Hughes, James Watt (Steam), James Watt (Interior), Kevin Costner, Kevin Bacon, Kevin Love, Lisa Frank, Frank Drake, Drake, Oscar de la Renta, Oscar de la Hoya, Sean Hayes, Wallace Shawn, Wayne Howard, Wayne Brady, James Brady, Tom Brady, Helen Thomas, Tom Hanks, Hank Aaron, Aaron Carter, Stephen James, Will Smith, Kevin Smith, Kein James, Garfield, James Garfield, Warren Buffett, Jimmy Buffett, Warren Beatty, Elizabeth Warren, Earl Warren, Eliabeth Kolbert, Stephen Colbert, George Wallace, Charles Wallace, James Monroe, Marilyn Monroe, Hank Williams, William C. Williams, Steve Harvey, Domino Harvey, Harvey Milk, James Saint James, Etta James, Jim Jones, James Earl Jones, Charlie Parker, Ray Parker Jr., Ray Charles, Charles Manson, Marilyn Manson, Robin Williams, Billy D. Williams, Will Wright, Fats Domino, Bill Clinton, Jimmy John, Tom Jones, Tommy John, Quincy Jones, James Earl Ray, Man Ray, Rachel Ray, Ray Allen, Tim Allen, Tim Cook, Tim Howard, Robin Wright, Wilbur Wright, Fatty Arbuckle, Fat Joe, George Clinton, John Kerry, Kerry Washington, John Irving, John Quincy Adams, John Adams, Amy Adams, Aimee Mann, Superman, Batman, Ayn Rand, Lily Allen, Paul Allen, Ron Howard, Howard Hughes, Joe Kennedy, George Bush, George Wasington, Wasington Irving, Martha Wasington, Ma Rainey, Jack Ma, Super Grover, Jack Black, Rand Paul, Paul Ryan, Paul Simon, Ron Paul, John Hughes, Langston Hughes, John F. Kennedy, Little Richard, Rich Little, Martha Stewart, Yo Yo Ma, Ma Bell, Grover Cleveland Alexander, Grover Cleveland, Jack White, Jack Ryan, Debby Ryan, Carly Simon, Carly Hughes, Charles Evans Hughes, John Williams, Little John, Stuart Little, Potter Stewart, Kristen Stewart, Kristen Bell, Kristen Hooks, Alexander Graham Bell, Franklin Graham, Lloyd Alexander, Meg White, Meg ryan, Debbie Reynolds, John Reynolds, Carly Fiorina, Grace Lee Boggs, Wade Boggs, William Safire, Prince William, Little Prince, Harry Potter, James Potter, James Hook, James Dean, Aretha Franklin, Frank Lloyd Wright, Barry White, Walter White, Walt Whitman, John Kelly, Grace Lee, Nancy Grace, Garnet, Prince, Prince Fielder, Prince Harry, Harry Styles, John Dean, Benjamin Franklin, Harrold Lloyd, Harrold Ford, Betty White, Meg Whitman, Christine Todd Whitman, Megyn Kelly, Grace Kelly, Grace Jones, Jack Nicholson, Jack Ruby, Jack Russel, Harry Fielder, Harry Trueman, Harry Jon Benjamin, John Edward, Benjamin Harrison, Harrison Ford, Henry Ford, Betty Ford, Betty Friedan, Chris Christie, Chris Pratt, Maggie Grace, Grace Hopper, Russel Crowe, Russ Smith, John Smith, Justin Long, John Bel Edwards, John Candy, John Henry, Henry James, Bill James, Chirs Cooper, Chirs Hemsworth, Chirs Evans, Topher Grace, Van Morrison, Sheryl Crow, Sheryl Sandberg, Cameron Crow, Long John Silver, Olivia Newton John, Huey long, John Edwards, Candy Crowley, Alestier Crowley, James Fenimore Cooper, James Cook, Robert Frost, Bob Evans, Evan Tayler Jones, Van Jones, James Cameron, Cam Newton, Cameron Diaz, Huey Newton, Huey Lewis, John Lewis, Jenny Lewis, Ryan Lewis, Burt Reynolds, Alistiar Cooke, Alistair Cookie, Cokie Roberts, John Roberts, Robert Johnson, Robert E. Lee, Tommy Lee, Tommy Lee Jones, Etta James, John Oliver, Ryan Reynolds, Alastair Reynolds

==Trivia==
*The name Etta James is used twice.

{{comic discussion}}

[[Category:Large drawings]]

Talk:2003: Presidential Succession

2019-02-27T07:43:36Z

172.69.135.184: Billboard problem

Aw, but what about Morgan Freeman? [[Special:Contributions/108.162.221.11|108.162.221.11]] 04:43, 6 June 2018 (UTC)
:And Kiefer -designated survivor- Sutherland?[[Special:Contributions/141.101.104.83|141.101.104.83]] 08:24, 6 June 2018 (UTC)
:Morgan Freeman> "I do solemnly swear / that I will faithfully execute the Office of President of the United States..." [[User:Linker|Linker]] ([[User talk:Linker|talk]]) 12:39, 6 June 2018 (UTC)

Academy awards have been won by actors playing kings / queens - of England, the United Kingdom and Siam - Princes - of Denmark - and Prime Ministers of Great Britain and even the President of the Uniter States / Member of the house of Representatives, but I do not believe it has been won by an actor playing a state govenor. Mind you it is not clear if an actor playing a prison govenor, would count. [[User:Arachrah|Arachrah]] ([[User talk:Arachrah|talk]]) 11:30, 6 June 2018 (UTC)
: Broderick Crawford, actually. I've added him. To the best of my ability to determine, the opposite group (Governors Award recipients who have played characters named Oscar) appears to be an empty set. I'll note that I don't have a really comprehensive filmography for {{w|Jean-Claude Carrière}}, but I consider it fairly unlikely that he ever played a character by that name. [[User:Squeamish Ossifrage|Squeamish Ossifrage]] ([[User talk:Squeamish Ossifrage|talk]]) 16:08, 6 June 2018 (UTC)

Bill Pullman's eldest daughter Maesa is a film composer with an IMDB page in her own right. [[User:Arachrah|Arachrah]] ([[User talk:Arachrah|talk]]) 11:30, 6 June 2018 (UTC)

Top 5 US astronauts? I only count three. Who are the other two? [[Special:Contributions/172.68.150.76|172.68.150.76]] 12:15, 6 June 2018 (UTC)

As of September 3, 2017, the 5 US astronauts with the most total time in space are Peggy Whitson (665 days), Jeff Williams (534), Scott Kelly (520), Mike Fincke (382), and Mike Foale (374), according to https://www.nasa.gov/feature/nasa-station-astronaut-record-holders. Michael Lopez-Alegria has the second-most time in space for a single spaceflight (215 days, compared to Scott Kelly, 340). [[User:The Dining Logician|The Dining Logician]] ([[User talk:The Dining Logician|talk]]) 12:59, 6 June 2018 (UTC)

Mike Foale was born in Louth - so ineligible. Michael Lopez-Alegria was born in Spain ditto [[User:Arachrah|Arachrah]] ([[User talk:Arachrah|talk]]) 15:26, 6 June 2018 (UTC)
:Foale was born to an American mother and should hence be a natural-born American. --[[User:Ycthiognass|Ycthiognass]] ([[User talk:Ycthiognass|talk]]) 09:40, 7 June 2018 (UTC)
::There is actually legal question about whether someone born on foreign soil to US citizens count as "natural-born" (or whether courts would just say it's a political question and pass the buck to Congress), though I will add Foale back to the list. [[Special:Contributions/162.158.62.207|162.158.62.207]] 14:04, 7 June 2018 (UTC)

The non-US-citizen-being-in-line-for-the-Presidency thing has already been cleared up IRL - several Presidential cabinets have had non-natural-born-US citizens on them (current Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao was born in Taiwan; in the past Madeline Albright was born in the then-Czechoslovakia). All the serious succession lists I've ever seen just list them and skip over them. [[Special:Contributions/162.158.62.51|162.158.62.51]] 13:19, 6 June 2018 (UTC)

How do we decide who gets a bye in the jousting tournament? [[Special:Contributions/162.158.74.147|162.158.74.147]] 13:30, 6 June 2018 (UTC)
:Random draw, probably. There's no jousting rankings AFAIK to enable any kind of seeding like in tennis. [[Special:Contributions/162.158.62.51|162.158.62.51]] 15:16, 6 June 2018 (UTC) There is a USA chapter of the International Jousting Association. I didn't spend enough time to track down a rankings list, but there are 3 levels of competition, which would be a start in seeding. To further seed I'd suggest using the Europa Tiebreaker.[[Special:Contributions/162.158.62.15|162.158.62.15]] 18:14, 18 June 2018 (UTC)

Anyone with a jousting ranking would not need a bye. [[User:Arachrah|Arachrah]] ([[User talk:Arachrah|talk]]) 15:26, 6 June 2018 (UTC)

Anyone else think it's interesting that Kate gets a "if available" but Tom Hanks doesn't? [[Special:Contributions/172.69.62.184|172.69.62.184]] 16:23, 6 June 2018 (UTC)
: Also, why doesn't Tom Hanks kids get to be in line, like Bill Pulman's? Colin Hanks is old enough. [[Special:Contributions/162.158.122.210|162.158.122.210]] 03:59, 7 June 2018 (UTC)

I assume, but am too lazy to do all the maths, that the person born closest to Europa would be the one closest in time to the point Sun Earth and Jupiter are in line.
I found a table of opposition distances here: http://www.ianridpath.com/jupiter.htm
[[User:Arachrah|Arachrah]] ([[User talk:Arachrah|talk]]) 18:26, 6 June 2018 (UTC)That would seem to be the overwhelmingly dominant factor, the only other factors would be which side of the Earth someone is born on (up to 7915miles difference, or about 7 minutes of the Earth's orbit), and Elevation/Altitude,since as of yet no one has been born in space(citation required), this factor is trivial, equivalent to less than 1 second of Earth's orbit.[[Special:Contributions/162.158.62.15|162.158.62.15]] 18:14, 18 June 2018 (UTC)

All of this talk about ''where'' people were born is very misleading. The general opinion is that you have to have been a citizen from birth, not born in the U.S. (or a U.S. territory or whatever). Ted Cruz was born in Canada, but he would have been eligible had he won the nomination and the election. See http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/article/2015/mar/26/ted-cruz-born-canada-eligible-run-president-update/ for discussion. —[[User:TobyBartels|TobyBartels]] ([[User talk:TobyBartels|talk]]) 20:56, 6 June 2018 (UTC)
*Yes, Kate Brown (governor of Oregon) should be restored to Randall's line of succession, because she was born in Spain while her father was serving in the U.S. Air Force. Presumably she's a U.S. citizen by birth and thus eligible for the presidency. --[[Special:Contributions/172.68.150.52|172.68.150.52]] 22:44, 6 June 2018 (UTC)
** Added her. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_foreign-born_United_States_politicians#Governors This page says she's a natural-born citizen]. --[[User:Ycthiognass|Ycthiognass]] ([[User talk:Ycthiognass|talk]]) 08:49, 7 June 2018 (UTC)

I read #7 being that we would have 5 people as co-president. [[Special:Contributions/162.158.122.210|162.158.122.210]] 03:59, 7 June 2018 (UTC)
:Would that also hold for other entries where multiple people are listed (e.g., multiple league MVPs meet the criteria)? Also, there is the "ties broken by born closest to Europa" title text. [[Special:Contributions/162.158.62.207|162.158.62.207]] 13:31, 7 June 2018 (UTC)

For the 'List of Specific Individuals', should it be maintained by who currently holds those positions, or left as who held them when the comic was posted? [[Special:Contributions/172.69.70.71|172.69.70.71]] 12:14, 7 June 2018 (UTC)
:If you want to come back and update the line as things change in the weeks, months, and years ahead, you're welcome to do so. If you do, I would recommend that both lists (the one accurate as of comic publishing and the one "updated") be maintained, perhaps as one table for fun comparison (adding blank spots as necessary if a current spot falls out of eligibility or a new one becomes eligible for whatever reason. [[Special:Contributions/162.158.62.207|162.158.62.207]] 13:29, 7 June 2018 (UTC)

Tom Hanks is probably a reference to the June 4 Last Week Tonight episode, see http://time.com/5298479/john-oliver-last-week-tonight-guardianship/ {{unsigned ip|162.158.123.85}}

Oh! Question regarding Serena Williams - does it count if her latest match was in a ''doubles'' tournament? She pretty much always teams up with sister Venus in doubles. [[Special:Contributions/162.158.62.207|162.158.62.207]] 14:52, 7 June 2018 (UTC)

Anyone else curious about the apostrophe in "Governor's award"? The current notes imply that it is simply a mistake in "Governors Awards" (the Academy Awards similar to the Oscars), but Governor's awards (i.e., an award by a state Governor) for other areas are quite common (e.g. Clemson University Governor's Award for Excellence in Science and Pennsylvania's Governor's Award for the Arts). Rearranging Oscar and governor from the preceding criterion certainly makes sense, but wild speculation is always more fun... {{unsigned ip|172.68.211.28}}

1933: Santa Facts mentioned Santa being 9th in the presidential line of succession. [[Special:Contributions/162.158.111.7|162.158.111.7]] 08:56, 8 June 2018 (UTC)

To me, #17 (Pullman '''and''' his descendants) seems to imply that we'd abolish the 4-year term and be presided by the Pullman clan for as long as there are eligible successors. #18 might imply that too. [[Special:Contributions/162.158.74.21|162.158.74.21]] 20:14, 8 June 2018 (UTC)
:Presidential elections are mandated in the Constitution every four years - Bill or any of his descendants, or any qualifying member of the UK royal line of succession, would only serve until the current term ends. (Whether a crisis that knocked so many people ahead of them out of the line would allow a reputable and accepted election is another story.) [[Special:Contributions/173.245.52.139|173.245.52.139]] 15:37, 11 June 2018 (UTC)

I note that if Donald Trump wasn't already holding the office of President, he could only qualify from positions 7 and 20 on Randall's list. And not at all from the actual list. [[User:These Are Not The Comments You Are Looking For|These Are Not The Comments You Are Looking For]] ([[User talk:These Are Not The Comments You Are Looking For|talk]]) 01:09, 10 June 2018 (UTC)
:He wouldn't have been the only one - Obama's and JFK's previous job title before becoming President was US Senator, and Eisenhower was President of Columbia University. [[Special:Contributions/173.245.52.139|173.245.52.139]] 15:37, 11 June 2018 (UTC)

There are two problems with this explanation:
The line of succession applies only when the office of president becomes vacant. If the president is incapacitated, the vice president acts as president. If that office is vacant, or the vice precident is also incapacitated, the US will have to do without a president.

The constitution places no restrictions on who can act as president. The current law of succession stipulates that only those elegible to become president can act as president, the constitution does not.
--[[Special:Contributions/162.158.134.154|162.158.134.154]] 08:30, 10 June 2018 (UTC)
:Point 1, the office of President may be vacant but the powers of the Acting President execute the same by whomever the line falls to, and in times of crisis people will nearly certainly just consider them the new President (conflicting claims aside). Point 2 is just false - Article 2 of the Constitution stipulates natural-born citizen at 35 years old and having lived in the US for the last 14 years. Unless you're arguing that "President" and "Acting President" aren't the same? That sure as hell didn't stop John Tyler from refusing to acknowledge anyone who didn't acknowledge him as the new President after William Henry Harrison died a month into his term. [[Special:Contributions/173.245.52.139|173.245.52.139]] 15:17, 11 June 2018 (UTC)
::Point2: That is exactly what I am saying. Only the vice president can succeed to the presidency. The others would execute the powers of the president. What would most likely happen is that the acting president would appoint a vice president, who would succeed immediately when approved by congress.--[[Special:Contributions/162.158.134.34|162.158.134.34]] 07:50, 12 June 2018 (UTC)
::Point 1: There would be no acting president. Only the vice president can become acting president when the president is incapacitated. This and the office of president being vacant are covered in entirely separate parts of the constitution. The line of succession applies only in the latter case.
::Point 2: That was established in congressional legislation. Only the Vice President can become President when the President is incapcaitated, the rest act using the powers of the president but are not themselves the president.

;The Queen
Shouldn't the Queen come before Charles of Windsor? She is 0th in the British succession line. [[Special:Contributions/172.68.27.246|172.68.27.246]] 20:48, 17 June 2018 (UTC)
::It would violate Royal Oath. [[User:Erkinalp|Erkinalp]] ([[User talk:Erkinalp|talk]]) 13:53, 19 June 2018 (UTC)

Since jousting can be a lethal sport (especially if you don't know what you're doing, or like, not wearing armor), I'm left to wonder if part of the whole single-elimination aspect of the competition, where EVERY American is participating, is basically a strategy to literally eliminate everyone there is to be subject to the government's rule (literally eliminate every citizen so the last one left alive is left to be in charge sort of thing) - [[User:Brettpeirce|Brettpeirce]] ([[User talk:Brettpeirce|talk]]) 18:10, 31 December 2018 (UTC)

[[Special:Contributions/172.69.135.184|172.69.135.184]] 07:43, 27 February 2019 (UTC) Foresee a problem with the Billboard Year End chart-toppers: What if a band has anonymous or pseudonymous members and/or deliberately avoids letting one of them assume leadership?
What about the MVPs, should the awards not be given prior to the line of succession reaching them?

;Updates to List of Individuals

Note that this list is supposed to be '''as of the date of the comic''' and should not be updated with changes due to events after that date. [[User:Ianrbibtitlht|Ianrbibtitlht]] ([[User talk:Ianrbibtitlht|talk]]) 17:31, 5 January 2019 (UTC)

2113: Physics Suppression

2019-02-19T13:21:25Z

172.69.135.184: /* Explanation */

{{comic
| number = 2113
| date = February 18, 2019
| title = Physics Suppression
| image = physics_suppression.png
| titletext = If physics had a mafia, I'm pretty sure the BICEP2 mess would have ended in bloodshed.
}}

==Explanation==
{{incomplete|Created by the Physics Mafia. Please mention here why this explanation isn't complete. Do NOT delete this tag too soon.}}

[[White Hat]] is mad at physicists in general and directs his fury at [[Megan]], a physicist. He has a theory and blames physicists for suppressing it. He believes that no one takes it seriously because his theory would disrupt the standard model in physics. He believes they do this because his theory would be inconvenient to accept, causing them to have to change their current models.

Megan is not taking him seriously and instead states that she did not know that physicists had a Mafia that was able to suppress anyone from publishing annoying results. She continues that if such a group were there to do so, then why were they not there to stop the people who published results about dark energy?

She acknowledges that the "dark energy people" were awarded a {{w|Nobel Prize}} (in {{w|List_of_Nobel_laureates_in_Physics#Laureates|2011}}), but she's still mad at them for the "trouble" this new concept caused for other physicists, including her.

{{w|Dark energy}} is an unknown form of energy which is hypothesized to permeate all of space, tending to accelerate the expansion of the universe. Even though "dark energy" is a direct consequence of {{w|Albert Einstein|Albert Einstein's}} "{{w|cosmological constant}}" in the field equations of {{w|general relativity}}, its actual discovery was still seen as a surprise within the physics community. Einstein called the cosmological constant his "greatest blunder"[https://arxiv.org/pdf/1804.06768.pdf], but the concept was revived after the observation that cosmic expansion was accelerating. In the comic, Megan says that if scientists were able to suppress inconvenient ideas, dark energy would likely have been such a case.

It should be noted that White Hat doesn't state that he actually has some results, but just a theory that contradicts known physics. The reason the "dark energy people" got a Nobel Prize is that the experiments and measurements show that they were onto something real. It seems like White Hat currently only has a model, and not data, to back his theory up which is probably why his theory is being ignored (which he decides to interpret as "suppression").

The title text mentions {{w|BICEP2}} (Background Imaging of Cosmic Extragalactic Polarization, 2nd generation) which was part of a series of instruments used to measure the polarization of the cosmic microwave background (CMB). On 17 March 2014, it was announced, to much fanfare, that BICEP2 had detected B-modes from gravitational waves in the early universe (called primordial gravitational waves). A few years later, this announcement had to be backtracked as it was found that most, if not all, of the reported signal was actually due to interstellar dust within the Milky Way.{{Citation needed}} The word BICEP2 is a word play with the biceps brachii, a large arm muscle, indicative of physical strength.

The title text notes that if there had been a physics mafia, then those results would have ended in bloodshed due to the controversy they caused.

==Transcript==
:[White Hat, with his hands balled into fist and held up above him, is talking with Megan.]
:White Hat: You physicists are suppressing my theory because it's inconvenient for your models!
:Megan: Wait, we have a mafia that can suppress annoying results?
:Megan: ''Why didn't they do something about the dark energy people?!''
:Megan: We gave them a Nobel prize but I'm still mad at them!

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2086: History Department

2019-02-18T09:31:58Z

172.69.135.184: /* Explanation */

{{comic
| number = 2086
| date = December 17, 2018
| title = History Department
| image = history_department.png
| titletext = When we take into account the recent discovery of previously-unstudied history in the 1750s, this year may have been an outright loss.
}}

==Explanation==
In this comic [[Ponytail]] is a representative of the history department, which might be a department of a university or other organisation. She presents the year report of 2018. In this, she explains, the department has fully analyzed over four months of history. In the meantime, due to the passage of time, another year of history has been added to their workload (implied to be the year spanning between the current meeting and the previous one). This presents a cycle in which the department would only be able to keep up if they could analyze, within a one year period, more than or exactly one year of history.

A department in a business, such as the finance department, is typically required to keep up with their own workload and complete an entire year's worth of workload every year. A business that fails to manage this minimum would almost certainly fail: bills would not get collected, invoices would not get paid, employees would not get paid, etc. A history department fails to follow this model in two very important ways. First, the subject of history cannot be fully processed. New discoveries change what we know about certain time periods. Even current events cannot be fully processed, as future events will cause historians to see connections in things not previously thought to be connected. Second, the standard model for History Departments focuses on specific eras or specific subjects for the purpose of explaining the events to students. History Departments do not process years, but instead process the subject so that it stays relevant to the understanding of the current student body.

There are, however, long running historical projects that have suffered this very problem. An example is the {{w|Histoire_littéraire_de_la_France| Histoire littéraire de la France}} which began publication in 1733 with a volume covering up to the year 300. By 1995 over 40 volumes had been published, but the historical account had only reached the 14th century. The volumes for the 14th century had taken 130 years to produce. Although over the 250 years of the project publication had been proceeding faster than time elapsed, the proliferation of literary content following the dawn of printing in the 15th century is likely to cause the project to slip further into reverse.

The title text further expands this problem by indicating the discovery of a new era of history that had previously gone un-analyzed, which would have added more undiscovered history than it removed. The 1750s decade is possibly a reference to the {{w|Adoption_of_the_Gregorian_calendar#Great_Britain_and_its_colonies|adoption of the Gregorian Calendar by the British Empire}}.

Randall previously mentioned that history is huge in [[1979: History]].

Events in the dates listed:
* November 1833: A Leonid meteor shower occurred in North America ({{w|Leonids#1800s}}); an 8.7 {{w|1833_Sumatra_earthquake| earthquake struck Sumatra}}.

* April 19-22, 1979: April 20: {{w|Jimmy_Carter_rabbit_incident| President Jimmy Carter was attacked by a swamp rabbit}}. This was referenced directly in [[204: America]], so is most likely the reason this period has been included; April 22: the {{w|Albert Einstein Memorial}} was unveiled at The National Academy of Sciences in Washington, DC.

* May 21-25, 585 BCE: Possibly a reference to the solar eclipse that actually happened May 28, 585 BCE, or to the war between King Alyattes of Lydia and King Cyaxares of Media that ended after said solar eclipse.

* June-August 1848:
:* June – The {{w|Serbians}} from {{w|Vojvodina}} start a rebellion against the Hungarian government.
:* June 2–June 12 – The {{w|Prague Slavic Congress, 1848|Prague Slavic Congress}} brings together members of the {{w|Pan-Slavism}} movement.
:* June 17 – The Austrian army bombards {{w|Prague}}, and crushes a working class revolt.
:* June 21 – {{w|Wallachian Revolution of 1848}}: The {{w|Proclamation of Islaz}} is made public, and a {{w|Romanians|Romanian}} revolutionary government led by {{w|Ion Heliade Rădulescu}} and {{w|Christian Tell}} is created.
:* June 22 – The French government dissolves the national workshops in Paris, giving the workers the choice of joining the army or going to workshops in the provinces. The following day, the {{w|June Days Uprising}} begin in response.
:* July – The {{w|Public Health Act 1848|Public Health Act}} establishes {{w|Local board of health|Boards of Health}} across {{w|England and Wales}}.
:* July 5 – The Hungarian national revolutionary parliament starts to work.
:* July 19 – {{w|Women's rights}} – {{w|Seneca Falls Convention}}: The 2-day {{w|Women's Rights Convention}} opens in {{w|Seneca Falls, New York}} and "{{w|Bloomers (clothing)|Bloomers}}" are introduced at the {{w|feminism|feminist}} convention.
:* July 26 – The {{w|Matale Rebellion}} breaks out, against {{w|British Ceylon|British rule}} in {{w|Sri Lanka}}.
:* July 29 – {{w|Young Irelander Rebellion of 1848|Young Irelander Rebellion}}: A nationalist revolt in {{w|County Tipperary}}, against British rule, is put down by the {{w|Royal Irish Constabulary|Irish Constabulary}}.
:* August 6 – {{w|HMS Daedalus (1826)|HMS ''Daedalus''}} reports a sighting of a sea serpent.
:* August 14 – American President {{w|James K. Polk}} annexes the {{w|Oregon Country}}, and renames it the {{w|Oregon Territory}} as part of the United States.
:* August 17 – {{w|Yucatán}} officially unites with Mexico.
:* August 24 – The U.S. barque ''{{w|Ocean Monarch (barque)|Ocean Monarch}}'' is burnt out off the {{w|Great Orme}}, {{w|North Wales}}, with the loss of 178, chiefly emigrants.
:* August 28 – Mathieu Luis becomes the first black member to join the {{w|French Parliament}}, as a representative of {{w|Guadeloupe}}.

* May 16, 2001: The {{w|neo-noir}} mystery film {{w|Mullholland Drive (film)|Mulholland Drive}} premiered at the {{w|2001 Cannes Film Festival|2001}} {{w|Cannes Film Festival}}. In addition, the Timothy McVeigh execution was originally scheduled for this date.

==Transcript==
:[Ponytail is standing behind a lectern holding a hand up indicating the presentation screen next to her with a list of time periods. The screen has a string ending in ring, attached to it, to pull it down.]
:Ponytail: 2018 was a productive year for the history department - we were able to fully analyze over four months of history.
:Ponytail: Unfortunately, over that same period, an entire year of new history was produced.
:Ponytail: I'm afraid we're falling behind.

:[Presentation:]
:Studied
:November 1833
:April 19-22, 1979
:May 21-25, 585 BCE
:June-August 1848
:May 16, 2001

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2111: Opportunity Rover

2019-02-14T23:50:11Z

172.69.135.184: /* Explanation */

{{comic
| number = 2111
| date = February 13, 2019
| title = Opportunity Rover
| image = opportunity_rover.png
| titletext = Thanks for bringing us along.
}}

==Explanation==
{{incomplete|Made By a GUY WITH ONIONS IN HIS ROOM, HE ISN'T CYRING... . Do NOT delete this tag too soon.}}

This comic is a paean to the {{w|Opportunity (rover)|Opportunity rover}}, and its nearly 15 year mission in which it sent back publicly available photos and research from Mars to Earth. The evening prior to this comic uploading (Feb 12, 2019), Nasa's JPL sent their [https://arstechnica.com/science/2019/02/opportunity-did-not-answer-nasas-final-call-and-its-now-gone-to-us/ final data request] to the rover, in hopes that it would respond. When it did not, the rover was declared to be officially lost.

The comic starts with White Hat, looking at some people taking photographs and lamenting the fact that they're taking pictures all the time, saying "Kids these days...", a common complaint of younger people by their elders.This is actually a straw-person argument, as White Hat is lamenting that the younger generation look at the world through their camera phones and thus don't experience it directly, and believe that they lose some of the joy of the event in the process - [[1314: Photos|an opinion he has expressed previously]].

To this [[Randall]] appears to counter that sharing and showing to others is an exciting part of the joy, an opinion which he has been sharing since before this comic{{1314: Photos|[1]}}. He then proceeds to say that the Oppurtunity of exploring a completely new world is an exciting part of the exploration, and expresses joy in the fact that MER-B Opportunity was able to share its experiences in its 15-year, 45-kilometer journey on Mars with the entirety of humanity.

The comic ends by thanking Rover (and NASA) for allowing the general public the incredible experiences it had on Mars in its 15 Earth-year lifetime, to receive the pictures and data, while traversing along hostile terrain for us. The last panel shows some "followers" which represents everyone on Earth listening to the words from Rover as it transmits the incredible experiences it had on Mars in its 15 Earth-year lifetime. Note, perhaps the reference to "dust devil" suggests these may have been the last such descriptions as that may refer to the deadly global dust storm that likely killed the Rover and ended the mission. Actually, the dust-devils were likely responsible for the amazing extended missions for both rovers as they tended to blow the accumulated dust off the solar panels.

The title text shows gratitude for the rover, which brought everyone on Earth, including Randall along in its journey by sending images of the journey to Earth. Also, Randall used to work for NASA, so as much joy as it brought the world at large, it probably felt just a little more personal for him.

The Opportunity rover also appeared in [[1504: Opportunity]], while its twin rover Spirit also had a dedicated comic in [[695: Spirit]]

==Transcript==
{{incomplete transcript|Do NOT delete this tag too soon.}}

:[White Hat is watching while two people in the background hold their phones to use their cameras.]
:Some people complain that we see the world through our cameras.
:White Hat: Kids these days...

:[Cueball points to the left with his hand while shouting.]
:But for me, the really exciting part of finding something new
:Cueball: ''Wow, you gotta come see this!''
:has always been showing it to others.

:[A space probe is approaching a planet.]
:Exploring an entire new world
:would already be the adventure of a lifetime.
:Imagine having the chance to share every new sight

:[A queue of seven people is seen following a rover.]
:with seven billion friends.
:Rover: ...and here's a trench I dug with my wheel, and here's where a dust devil went ''right'' past me, and over there is the biggest cliff I've ever seen, and this is...

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1314: Photos

2019-02-14T23:50:09Z

172.69.135.184: /* Explanation */

{{comic
| number = 1314
| date = January 8, 2014
| title = Photos
| image = photos.png
| titletext = I hate when people take photos of their meal instead of eating it, because there's nothing I love more than the sound of other people chewing.
}}

==Explanation==
[[White Hat]] is upset at the sight of people photographing a richly colored sunset. His argument is that by documenting it instead of simply enjoying it, they have become an observer rather than a participant in life. [[Cueball]] expresses a contrary view, saying that not only does taking a photo of something help him focus attention on it, it is also none of White Hat's business how someone else chooses to enjoy a sunset.

Cueball's logic reduces White Hat to inarticulacy, then speechlessness. Cueball then takes a photograph, implying that he would most enjoy White Hat's discomfiture by recording an image of it for posterity.

Randall discusses a similar situation in the title text, the common modern phenomenon of restaurant diners photographing their meal. However, in this case he says he does not like them to document as he likes to listen to them eat. This may be sarcasm since not many people love the sound of someone else chewing.{{Citation needed}} However, some people are annoyed by the food images posted to sites such as Facebook and Instagram. Note that the photograph is taken quickly; the chewing is only delayed for a few seconds. This brevity in delay can also apply to the main comic, since spending a few seconds photographing a sunset is just a brief interruption in enjoying the view sans camera.

This comic is referenced in ''[[Thing Explainer]]'' in the explanation ''Picture taker'' by a small drawing of people taking photos of the view from the edge of a cliff. Another Cueball standing behind those taking pictures (another than in this comic for sure) is talking to [[Megan]]:
:Cueball: I hate how everyone takes pictures instead of just enjoying the view.
:Megan: ...You say instead of enjoying the view.

See also [[648: Fall Foliage]] about Megan taking pictures and Cueball complaining. Later in [[1719: Superzoom]] White Hat and Cueball again discusses photography, while in [[2111: Opportunity Rover]] White Hat shares this same opinion again.

==Transcript==
:[White Hat stands next to Cueball on a roof. There's a colourful sunset; in the distance, there are three people (a blonde girl, a Cueball-like guy and Megan) taking photos of the skyline as the sun sets.]
:White Hat: Ugh, I hate how people take pictures instead of just enjoying the view.
:Cueball: Why?

:[White Hat turns to Cueball.]
:White Hat: Documenting your life distracts you from ''living'' it. You're not really—
:Cueball: Oh, come on.

:[Only both their faces.]
:Cueball: Trying to take a picture of a thing makes me pay more attention to it. Some of my best adventures are built around trying to photograph something.

:[The panel zooms in on Cueball's face.]
:Cueball: If "other people having experiences incorrectly" is annoying to you, think how unbearable it must be to have a condescending stranger tell you they hate the way you're experiencing your life at just the moment you've found something you want to remember. Why the fuck do you care how someone '''else''' enjoys a sunset?

:[Zoom back out.]
:White Hat: Well, they...
:White Hat: Because I just, uh...
:White Hat: ...

:[Cueball takes out a camera.]
:''Click''

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