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3057: Excusing Yourself

2025-03-01T22:03:11Z

Osufnek: we dont actual know if megan stays,

{{comic
| number = 3057
| date = February 28, 2025
| title = Excusing Yourself
| image = excusing_yourself_2x.png
| imagesize = 740x334px
| noexpand = true
| titletext = The most awkward part is when you have to pause to put on your shoes before you continue rolling out the door.
}}

==Explanation==
{{incomplete|Created by AN EXTREMELY POLITE BOT - Please continue to tidy up the explanation. Do NOT delete this tag too soon.}}

This comic revolves around different degrees of 'politeness' to leave a gathering, various scenes replicating the end of a social event, possibly a dinner party, but with different outcomes.

The first panel shows [[Megan]] sitting at a table with [[White Hat]] and [[Ponytail]]. She suddenly realizes how late she's 'kept them up', and how she needs to go somewhere early in the morning. Despite this and the fact that sleep is essential,{{Citation needed}} she offers to help tidy up the house before she leaves, possibly the most polite you can be in this situation, as it does not suggest the reason for leaving is related to the quality of the gathering and suggests she would stay longer if not for other obligations.

The second panel shows [[Cueball]] at the same gathering, who says that he must leave due to the fact that he is tired and must sleep. This is considered less polite, as he does not offer to help clean up the way Megan did, and indirectly implies the gathering is no longer entertaining enough to merit staying up; or just that he is ''too'' tired to fully comply with social niceties, in an understandable manner.

Even less polite is the trickster and classhole [[Black Hat]], in the third panel, who excuses himself in typical Black Hat fashion. Instead of him saying that he alone is tired, he says that EVERYONE looks tired ''and'' bored. This is very impolite, especially in a social setting, yet it's still not as rude as he ''could'' be; by claiming a lack of interest from everyone present, he makes his departure less about his own desire to leave and more about the fact that the gathering has (allegedly) served its purpose.

The final panel shows three points in time, depicting an unfolding action. [[Danish]] kicks the table, sending the chair tipping backwards and dumping her onto the floor. She then proceeds to roll away from the table, and presumably outside the house. This is rude on multiple levels: she does not give the hosts any chance to wish her goodbye, provides no excuse as to why she is leaving (as if it should be obvious), actively makes more mess by spilling the drinks on the table, and draws significant attention to herself all the while. Moreover, it is a health risk as she may sustain a concussion from such a fall pictured in the comic where the head directly impacts the floor, unless she has {{w|Uke (martial arts)#Ukemi|specifically practiced}} {{w|Stunt#Practical effects|such maneuvers}}.

The title text adds to the general awkwardness of having to excuse yourself, when Danish has to stop rolling to put her shoes on before continuing. This interaction is also unusual since in the United States, where [[Randall]] resides, hosts are unlikely to request their guests to remove shoes at a house party, [https://www.cbsnews.com/news/most-americans-are-shoes-off-at-home/ despite a majority opting to not wear shoes in their own homes]. Therefore, there's a reasonable likelihood that Danish would have had her shoes on already and would not encounter this issue.

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

:[Caption above the panel:]
:Ways to leave a social interaction:
:[An arrow pointing towards the right is shown below the caption. Caption above arrow:]
:Less polite

:[First Panel: From left to right, Ponytail, White Hat, and Megan are sitting at a table with half-full glasses on it. Megan is looking down at her phone.]
:Megan: Oh, gosh, I can't believe how late I've kept you up! I have to wake up early, so I should really go soon.
:Megan: Can I help tidy up?

:[Second Panel: White Hat and Cueball are sitting at a table (only the right half is shown, so Ponytail may be presumed to be in the left chair as in the first panel), on which there are half-full glasses and a plate.]
:Cueball: It's been great, but I'm tired and need to sleep.

:[Third Panel: White Hat and Black Hat are sitting at a table (again, Ponytail may be in the left chair), with two plates and a half-full wine glass at White Hat's spot. Black Hat's arm is resting on the back of his chair.]
:Black Hat: We're about done having fun, right?
:Black Hat: Everyone looks bored.
:Black Hat: And tired.

:[Fourth Panel: Ponytail, White Hat are sitting at the table. Danish is shown in a sequence of actions within the same frame.]
:[Action 1: Danish kicks the table at which she was sat, spilling the drinks on it, while simultaneously pushing her chair backwards, to topple it:]
:''Kick''
:Danish: Bye.
:[Action 2: Danish and her chair crash to the floor, with arm flung back.]
:''Crash''
:[Action 3: Danish tumbles away from the position she fell in, either in a backwards or sideways roll.]

{{comic discussion}}

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3045: AlphaMove

2025-02-03T07:47:14Z

Osufnek: found a line to beat Alphamove in 6 moves instead of 7

{{comic
| number = 3045
| date = January 31, 2025
| title = AlphaMove
| image = alphamove_2x.png
| imagesize = 500x526px
| noexpand = true
| titletext = It struggles a little with complex positions, like when there are an even number of moves and it has to round down, but when run against itself it's capable of finding some novelties. At one point I saw six knights on the board at once; Stockfish rarely exceeds four.
}}

==Explanation==
{{incomplete|Created by THE SEVENTH KNIGHT, WAITING IN ANTICIPATION. Do NOT delete this tag too soon.}}
This comic shows a new {{w|chess engine}}, presumably created by [[Randall]], which takes a list of all legal moves (in {{w|Algebraic notation (chess)|algebraic notation}}) in alphabetical order and chooses the median.

A playable implementation of this game can be found here: [https://enn-nafnlaus.github.io/AlphaMove/alphamove.html AlphaMove].

Algebraic notation begins with a symbol for which piece is being moved, which is always the first letter of the piece name except for knights (N) and pawns (nothing). This is then followed by the square that the piece is being moved to. (Rc4 would indicate a move that moved a rook to c4.) Other symbols include a lowercase x before the destination, indicating that the move is a capture; a plus sign (+) after the destination, indicating that the move places the opposing king in check; and a hash sign (#) after the destination, indicating that the move places the opposing king in checkmate, thus winning the game. There is also O-O and O-O-O, which indicate that a player is castling kingside or queenside, respectively.

In practice, this algorithm runs into a few issues. As seen in the comic, the algorithm rarely moves bishops and rooks due to their relative lack of moves in the early game, and their tendency to inhabit the edges of any list when they do have sortable moves. Among basic moves, only pawns destined to move in the first two files of a board can ever sort higher than bishops, and nothing other than another rook can be closer to the far end than a rook. AlphaMove can never {{w|Castling|castle}} due to the notation for it (0-0 or 0-0-0) being the only one to start with a number, and thus (if ever possible) always being the first in the list. (It's also not possible to create a board state where it's the only legal move, both because the king or rook moving without castling is a legal move, and because castling cannot be done while in check.) The algorithm instead favors knight and king moves, with entries starting with the most alphabetically middling "K" and "N" list entries, and (to a lesser extent) pawns destined to move up the right side of the board, the "h"-file pawn generally having the greatest statistical chance. The shortcomings of AlphaMove are instantly apparent from looking at the game board presented in the comic; roughly ten moves into the game, White has lost three pawns, captured nothing, and advanced their king into the open rather than developing any pieces, while Black (presumably being played by a 'stronger' conventional chess engine) has taken control of the center with a knight and two pawns, developed a bishop, and advanced their queen to f2.

The ''actual'' middle of the list might vary away from the usual alphabetic median if the moves (and the pieces removed by the opponent) are heavily biased to a particular subset of player-pieces. It is conceivable that an opponent could identify the AlphaMove strategy as being used, and then use their foreknowledge of the algorithm's 'developing game' to strategically make (normally non-optimal?) moves designed explicitly to force the algorithm down their own choice of paths, such as targeting undefended rooks and queens (either capturing them with impunity, or just strategically restricting their movements by moving into contact with them in such a way as to normally be a suicidal sacrifice), in order to make certain other pieces take their own moves. Although, given the established failings of uncritically sticking to the algorithmic plan, it is probably ''vastly'' more effort to precisely engineer a given game-state than to merely play properly, and respond with half-decent responses to the overwhelmingly sub-optimal series of moves. For example, setting Stockfish (black) against AlphaMove (white) results in the following fifteen-move victory for black:
# f3 e5
# e4 Bc5
# d4 Bxd4
# f4 d5
# g4 Qh4+
# Ke2 Qf2+
# Kd3 dxe4+
# Kxe4 Nf6+
# Kd3 e4+
# Kc4 Be6+
# Kb5 a6+
# Ka5 Bc3+
# Ka4 b5+
# Ka3 Qc5+
# b4 Qxb4#
On the other hand, a person playing black who knew that white was using AlphaMove could win in six moves (possibly fewer):
# f3 e5
# e4 Qh4+
# Ke2 b6
# g3 Ba6+
# Ke1 Qh3
# c3 Qxf1#
However, chess tournaments do not award more points for quicker victories, and playing like this would be risky because if white initially uses AlphaMove and black goes for the six-move checkmate, white could capture black's undefended queen on move five, revealing the AlphaMove emulation to just be a rouse to get black to hang a queen, then white would be in a winning position after 5. Bxh3 and could play smartly for the rest of the game and would likely win, so going for the fifteen-move mate would likely be safer.

Even if AlphaMove ever found one or more of its potential moves to be one that happens to result in checkmate, it has no reason to do anything other than choose its "mid-list move", as described, and the chances are high that such a mate would never be invoked. Along those lines, Qa4+ is a relatively safe move to create a short-term check, to put immediate pressure upon the black king, and potentially a longer term inconvenience with 'only' a predictable response preventing it from developing into a mate. But it is not in the right list position to attempt, anyway, never mind whether it would then be correctly followed up.

This engine may be named for and inspired by the real chess engine, {{w|AlphaZero}}. Another real name, mentioned in the title text, is {{w|Stockfish (chess)|Stockfish}}, a widely used (and powerful) chess engine.

On this board, Black can win the game instantly with ...Bb4{{w|Checkmate|#}}. Rather than do anything to defend against this, White just moves an unrelated piece, almost certainly losing right afterward. Randall has also chosen a setup where the King is placed in a position where it cannot make any legal moves, thus removing it from the list of pieces that can perform any moves. Almost certainly this was a choice, both to make the list without the Kings moves and also to make it pretty easy to see how one more move would mate the king.

The title of the comic is a play on words. As the name of the chess engine, it refers to the strategy of choosing moves based on alphabetical ordering, while in popular usage, an "alpha move" is an action that would assert dominance over someone else. This makes it an ironic name for the chess engine; rather than asserting dominance, it loses quickly.

The title text mentions games with "six knights", which implies that two pawns have been promoted to knights. Pawns can promote to bishop, knight, queen or rook, so the middle of this list is tied between knight or queen. It is rare that a pawn promotes to knights, when in most normal situations a Queen would be preferred. (The exceptions, where promoting to queen would cause a. immediate stalemate in a winnable position or let the king survive on a square that's a knight's move away from the newly-promoted queen) are common in contrived chess puzzles but rare in actual gameplay. However, when AlphaMove plays itself, the pawns move up opposing sides of the board and thus it is not unrealistic that a pawn would promote to a knight.

See also [[3036: Chess Zoo]], another recent comic about chess, which is a [[:Category:Chess|recurring theme]] on xkcd.

==Transcript==
:[A standard chessboard is shown with Black at the top. The boards "black squares" are light gray. Black (which is drawn as dark gray) has made moves resulting in Qf2, Nd4, e4, a5, Bc5, e5 and Ne7 while other black pieces are in starting positions. White has made moves resulting in c4, f4, h4, Kc3, Ne2 and three white pawns are removed from the board while other white pieces including a- and b-pawns are in starting positions. Two squares associated with white's move Ne2 are highlighted in yellow, it has moved there from its starting position g1.]

:[To the right of the chess board is a vertical list of possible moves listed in alphabetical order. The text is in light gray, except the move Ne2 in the middle which is black and highlighted in yellow. Two light gray double arrows with a line at the end of each arrow head goes from the top to just above the yellow move, and from just below this to the bottom. A short but thick black arrow points in between the space between the two gray arrows pointing at the yellow move.]
:a3
:a4
:b3
:b4
:Bd2
:Bd3
:Be2
:Be3
:Bg2
:Bh3
:f5
:fxe5
:h5
:Na3
:Nd2
: '''Ne2'''
:Nf3
:Nh3
:Qa4+
:Qb3
:Qc2
:Qd2
:Qd3
:Qe1
:Qe2
:Qf3
:Qg4
:Qh5
:Qxd4
:Rh2
:Rh3

:[Caption below the panel:]
:My new AlphaMove chess engine, which sorts the list of legal moves alphabetically and picks the middle one, was quickly defeated by stronger engines.

{{comic discussion}}

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3014: Arizona Chess

2024-11-22T00:18:23Z

Osufnek: expounded on how chess clocks work

{{comic
| number = 3014
| date = November 20, 2024
| title = Arizona Chess
| image = arizona_chess_2x.png
| imagesize = 740x315px
| noexpand = true
| titletext = Sometimes, you have to sacrifice pieces to gain the advantage. Sometimes, to advance ... you have to fall back.
}}

==Explanation==

[[White Hat]] and [[Cueball]] are playing a timed game of tournament-style chess. At the start of the comic White Hat has the advantage because, as well as having one more pawn than Cueball, he has more time left to play his remaining moves — 6 minutes and 35 seconds, versus Cueball's 28 seconds, as shown on the {{w|chess clock}} display above them.

However, Cueball has an unexpected advantage. The building is sited across the border of Arizona with another state, with White Hat on the Arizona side, and the game is being played at a very particular time of year, when (most of) the United States exits {{w|Daylight Saving Time}}, which happens at 2:00 AM on the morning of the first Sunday in November. As Arizona doesn't observe Daylight Saving Time (DST), unlike neighboring US states, only one clock gains an hour. White Hat's time remains normal, but Cueball's time "falls back" one hour, as his departure from daylight saving time occurs, giving him 60 additional minutes of play time. White Hat immediately protests, likely trying to communicate that such is not how chess clocks work. Chess clocks are fancy timers, tracking how much time each player has used since the beginning of the match and sometime, depending on the rules of specific tournament adding a specified increment of time every turn. They're not based on local time, and changing the time remaining during play would certainly be a violation of the rules. Even clocks that do track local time are generally not so carefully calibrated that they would reliably switch times so close to a state line.

Cueball ignores these protests, and now seems confident of victory, since he has far more play time remaining. Daylight Slaying Time is a pun on Daylight Saving Time, but note that the comic takes place as the non-Arizona clock stops observing DST and joins the Arizona clock in Standard Time. A pun on Daylight Saving Time was also made in [[673: The Sun]].

The title text makes use of a pun. To "fall back" in a strategic sense means to withdraw from an attack, or even to retreat. This can be part of a valid strategy, as withdrawing from an engagement can allow you to press the attack elsewhere, at a more advantageous time and place, or can draw enemy forces into an attack under circumstances that you control. [https://www.timeanddate.com/time/dst/spring-forward-fall-back.html "Spring forward, fall back"] is a mnemonic used for daylight saving time; we advance the clock forward when entering DST in the spring, and move it backward when leaving it in the fall (autumn).

There are buildings in the US that are built across state lines (and county and city boundaries), and even some buildings that extend across international boundaries (these are known as {{w|line house}}s). The existence of these buildings can result in eccentric situations when laws and ordinances vary substantially between the locations. For example, a casino might be built on a state border where gambling is legal in one state but illegal in the other. In such a case, the gaming can only happen on one side of the building (the other side being reserved for other services and functions). It's not uncommon for businesses and tourist attractions to lean into the novelty of this by demarking the boundary inside the building and specifically encouraging things that are legal only on one side of the line. Such situations are likely the inspiration for this strip, but using such a line to manipulate a competition based on time zone is highly unlikely.

Ongoing state-level efforts to end time changes could also increase the number of places where this situation could happen, as more DST/non-DST boundaries arise.

The comic was published five days before the start of the {{w|World Chess Championship 2024}} in Singapore.

==Transcript==

:[White Hat and Cueball are sitting across from each other playing chess. The time, shown above them in white on a black screen, reads 6:35 for White Hat, and 0:28 for Cueball.]
:White Hat: It’s late, I’m up a pawn, and you’re out of time. It’s over.
:Cueball: Ah, you’re forgetting something.

:[Cueball gestures with one hand above the chessboard. His time now reads 0:19.]
:Cueball: Did you know this building straddles the Arizona border?
:Cueball: It actually runs right through the table. You're on the Arizona side.

:[Cueball raises his hand further to gesture at his time. It beeps and is now blank and white.]
:Cueball: This tournament started Saturday, November 2nd. Now it's almost 2AM on the 3rd.
:Cueball: And there's something you should know about Arizona.
:Chess clock: BEEP

:[White Hat raises his head slightly to look at the timer. Cueball's time now reads 60:07. Cueball lowers his hand to make a move.]
:White Hat: '''''What?!''''' No! That's not how... '''''No!!'''''
:Cueball: Looks like it's daylight '''''slaying''''' time.

{{comic discussion}}

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1970: Name Dominoes

2023-04-01T18:08:47Z

Osufnek: I checked all the links

{{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-left 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.

Connecting {{w|Marilyn Manson}} with {{w|Marilyn Monroe}} and {{w|Charles Manson}} is likely a tongue-in-cheek reference, as the musician's stage name was ''literally chosen'' in the same way as 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==

{{incomplete|Wrong numbers encountered|target=1970: Name Dominoes}}

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 have been tested but may not go to the right place.

{| 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
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|{{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
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|{{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
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|{{w|Joseph Smith}}
|American religious leader; founder of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and other churches in the Christian Restorationist movement. Translator of The Book of Mormon.
|Joe McCarthy Joseph Campbell
|First-First (approximate) First-First
|18
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|{{w|Frank Vincent}}
|American actor.
|Gene Vincent Francis Drake
|Last-Last First-First (approximate)
|19
|-
|{{w|John Kelly|John Kelly(1)}}
|Many people are named John Kelly, it is unclear which one Randall is referring to.
|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
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|{{w|Dwayne Johnson|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
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|{{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
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|{{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
|-
|{{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
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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
|-
|{{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 discovered 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 (economist)|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 (musician)|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 6 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 (model)|Stephen James}}
|British model and former footballer
|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
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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 William Wallace|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)}}
|American Singer. Used again in 268.
|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 (game designer)|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). Possibly referring to the SpongeBob villain.
|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 has 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|Joseph P. Kennedy Sr.|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 Washington}}
|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 (filmmaker)|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
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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
|-
|{{w|Jack Ryan (character)|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
|-
|{{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, a boy with mouse-like appearance and stature.
|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
|-
|{{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
|-
|{{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
|-
|{{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}}
|It is unclear which John Reynold Randall is refering to, Like one of the science-oriented ones.
|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 (character)|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 (character)|James Potter}}
|Fictional character, father of Harry Potter.
|Harry Potter James Dean
|Last-Last First-First
|180
|-
|{{w|Captain Hook|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 (Breaking Bad)|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|John Kelly(2)}}
|Likely a different John Kelly than appears at tile 20
|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 for {{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 (musician)|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 (basketball)|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 (folklore)|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 (actor)|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 Aleister Crowley
|First-Last Last-Last
|243
|-
|{{w|Alesteir 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|Robert Evans|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 87
|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.
*The name John Kelly is used twice, though likely refers to different {{w|John Kelly|John Kellys}}.
*Another "play on names" can be seen on [[1529]] (Bracket).
*Evan Taylor Jones is the only person mentioned who doesn't have a Wikipedia page

{{comic discussion}}

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1970: Name Dominoes

2023-04-01T18:05:05Z

Osufnek: wiki links

{{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-left 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.

Connecting {{w|Marilyn Manson}} with {{w|Marilyn Monroe}} and {{w|Charles Manson}} is likely a tongue-in-cheek reference, as the musician's stage name was ''literally chosen'' in the same way as 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==

{{incomplete|Wrong numbers encountered|target=1970: Name Dominoes}}

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 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and other churches in the Christian Restorationist movement. Translator 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|John Kelly(1)}}
|Many people are named John Kelly, it is unclear which one Randall is referring to.
|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|Dwayne Johnson|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 discovered 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 (economist)|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 (musician)|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 6 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 (model)|Stephen James}}
|British model and former footballer
|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 William Wallace|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)}}
|American Singer. Used again in 268.
|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 (game designer)|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). Possibly referring to the SpongeBob villain.
|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
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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
|-
|{{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 has 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
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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
|-
|{{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
|-
|{{w|Joseph P. Kennedy Sr.|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
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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 Washington}}
|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 (filmmaker)|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
|-
|{{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
|-
|{{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 (character)|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, a boy with mouse-like appearance and stature.
|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
|-
|{{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
|-
|{{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
|-
|{{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
|-
|{{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}}
|It is unclear which John Reynold Randall is refering to, Like one of the science-oriented ones.
|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 (character)|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 (character)|James Potter}}
|Fictional character, father of Harry Potter.
|Harry Potter James Dean
|Last-Last First-First
|180
|-
|{{w|Captain Hook|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 (Breaking Bad)|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|John Kelly(2)}}
|Likely a different John Kelly than appears at tile 20
|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
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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
|-
|{{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 for {{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 (musician)|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 (basketball)|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 (folklore)|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 (actor)|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 Aleister Crowley
|First-Last Last-Last
|243
|-
|{{w|Alesteir 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|Robert Evans|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 87
|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.
*The name John Kelly is used twice, though likely refers to different {{w|John Kelly|John Kellys}}.
*Another "play on names" can be seen on [[1529]] (Bracket).

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1970: Name Dominoes

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{{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-left 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.

Connecting {{w|Marilyn Manson}} with {{w|Marilyn Monroe}} and {{w|Charles Manson}} is likely a tongue-in-cheek reference, as the musician's stage name was ''literally chosen'' in the same way as 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==

{{incomplete|Wrong numbers encountered|target=1970: Name Dominoes}}

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
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|{{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
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|{{w|Joseph Smith}}
|American religious leader; founder of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and other churches in the Christian Restorationist movement. Translator of The Book of Mormon.
|Joe McCarthy Joseph Campbell
|First-First (approximate) First-First
|18
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|{{w|Frank Vincent}}
|American actor.
|Gene Vincent Francis Drake
|Last-Last First-First (approximate)
|19
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|{{w|John Kelly|John Kelly(1)}}
|Many people are named John Kelly, it is unclear which one Randall is referring to.
|Gene Kelly Katherine Johnson
|Last-Last First-Last (approximate)
|20
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|{{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
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|{{w|Dwayne Johnson|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
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|{{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
|-
|{{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
|-
|{{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
|-
|{{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 discovered 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 (economist)|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 (musician)|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 6 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
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|{{w|Stephen James (model)|Stephen James}}
|British model and former footballer
|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
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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
|-
|{{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 William Wallace|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)}}
|American Singer. Used again in 268.
|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 (game designer)|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). Possibly referring to the SpongeBob villain.
|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 has 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|Joseph P. Kennedy Sr.|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 Washington}}
|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 (filmmaker)|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
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|{{w|Jack Ryan (character)|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
|-
|{{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, a boy with mouse-like appearance and stature.
|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
|-
|{{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
|-
|{{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
|-
|{{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
|-
|{{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}}
|It is unclear which John Reynold Randall is refering to, Like one of the science-oriented ones.
|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 (character)|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 (character)|James Potter}}
|Fictional character, father of Harry Potter.
|Harry Potter James Dean
|Last-Last First-First
|180
|-
|{{w|Captain Hook|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 (Breaking Bad)|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|John Kelly(2)}}
|Likely a different John Kelly than appears at tile 20
|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 for {{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 Aleister Crowley
|First-Last Last-Last
|243
|-
|{{w|Alesteir 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 87
|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.
*The name John Kelly is used twice, though likely refers to different {{w|John Kelly|John Kellys}}.
*Another "play on names" can be seen on [[1529]] (Bracket).

{{comic discussion}}

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[[Category:Harry Potter]]

1970: Name Dominoes

2023-04-01T05:09:32Z

Osufnek: harry potter link

{{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-left 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.

Connecting {{w|Marilyn Manson}} with {{w|Marilyn Monroe}} and {{w|Charles Manson}} is likely a tongue-in-cheek reference, as the musician's stage name was ''literally chosen'' in the same way as 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==

{{incomplete|Wrong numbers encountered|target=1970: Name Dominoes}}

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 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and other churches in the Christian Restorationist movement. Translator 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|John Kelly(1)}}
|Many people are named John Kelly, it is unclear which one Randall is referring to.
|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|Dwayne Johnson|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 discovered 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 (economist)|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 (musician)|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 6 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 (model)|Stephen James}}
|British model and former footballer
|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 William Wallace|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)}}
|American Singer. Used again in 268.
|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 (game designer)|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). Possibly referring to the SpongeBob villain.
|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 has 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|Joseph P. Kennedy Sr.|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 Washington}}
|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 (filmmaker)|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
|-
|{{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 (character)|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, a boy with mouse-like appearance and stature.
|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
|-
|{{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
|-
|{{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
|-
|{{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
|-
|{{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
|-
|{{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}}
|It is unclear which John Reynold Randall is refering to, Like one of the science-oriented ones.
|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 (character)|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|John Kelly(2)}}
|Likely a different John Kelly than appears at tile 20
|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 for {{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 Aleister Crowley
|First-Last Last-Last
|243
|-
|{{w|Alesteir 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 87
|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.
*The name John Kelly is used twice, though likely refers to different {{w|John Kelly|John Kellys}}.
*Another "play on names" can be seen on [[1529]] (Bracket).

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1970: Name Dominoes

2023-04-01T05:07:13Z

Osufnek: who is john reynolds?

{{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-left 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.

Connecting {{w|Marilyn Manson}} with {{w|Marilyn Monroe}} and {{w|Charles Manson}} is likely a tongue-in-cheek reference, as the musician's stage name was ''literally chosen'' in the same way as 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==

{{incomplete|Wrong numbers encountered|target=1970: Name Dominoes}}

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
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|{{w|Joseph Smith}}
|American religious leader; founder of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and other churches in the Christian Restorationist movement. Translator of The Book of Mormon.
|Joe McCarthy Joseph Campbell
|First-First (approximate) First-First
|18
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|{{w|Frank Vincent}}
|American actor.
|Gene Vincent Francis Drake
|Last-Last First-First (approximate)
|19
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|{{w|John Kelly|John Kelly(1)}}
|Many people are named John Kelly, it is unclear which one Randall is referring to.
|Gene Kelly Katherine Johnson
|Last-Last First-Last (approximate)
|20
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|{{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
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|{{w|Dwayne Johnson|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
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|{{w|Chris Rock}}
|American comedian.
|The Rock Chris Isaac
|Last-Last First-First
|23
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|{{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
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|{{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 discovered 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 (economist)|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
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|{{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
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|{{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
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|{{w|Drake (musician)|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 6 Super Bowls.
|James Brady Helen Thomas
|Last-Last First-Last (approximate)
|59
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|{{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
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|{{w|Stephen James (model)|Stephen James}}
|British model and former footballer
|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
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|{{w|Kevin James}}
|American actor. Known for {{w|Paul Blart: Mall Cop}}
|Kevin Smith James Saint James
|First-First Last-Last
|67
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|{{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
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|{{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
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|{{w|Charles William Wallace|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
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|{{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
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|{{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)}}
|American Singer. Used again in 268.
|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 (game designer)|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). Possibly referring to the SpongeBob villain.
|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
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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
|-
|{{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 has 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
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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
|-
|{{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|Joseph P. Kennedy Sr.|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 Washington}}
|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 (filmmaker)|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
|-
|{{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
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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
|-
|{{w|Jack Ryan (character)|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
|-
|{{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
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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
|-
|{{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, a boy with mouse-like appearance and stature.
|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
|-
|{{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
|-
|{{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
|-
|{{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
|-
|{{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
|-
|{{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}}
|It is unclear which John Reynold Randall is refering to, Like one of the science-oriented ones.
|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|John Kelly(2)}}
|Likely a different John Kelly than appears at tile 20
|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 for {{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 Aleister Crowley
|First-Last Last-Last
|243
|-
|{{w|Alesteir 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 87
|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.
*The name John Kelly is used twice, though likely refers to different {{w|John Kelly|John Kellys}}.
*Another "play on names" can be seen on [[1529]] (Bracket).

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1970: Name Dominoes

2023-04-01T05:00:59Z

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{{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-left 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.

Connecting {{w|Marilyn Manson}} with {{w|Marilyn Monroe}} and {{w|Charles Manson}} is likely a tongue-in-cheek reference, as the musician's stage name was ''literally chosen'' in the same way as 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==

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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 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and other churches in the Christian Restorationist movement. Translator 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|John Kelly(1)}}
|Many people are named John Kelly, it is unclear which one Randall is referring to.
|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|Dwayne Johnson|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 discovered 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 (economist)|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 (musician)|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 6 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 (model)|Stephen James}}
|British model and former footballer
|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 William Wallace|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)}}
|American Singer. Used again in 268.
|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 (game designer)|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). Possibly referring to the SpongeBob villain.
|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 has 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
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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
|-
|{{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|Joseph P. Kennedy Sr.|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
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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
|-
|{{w|Martha Washington}}
|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 (filmmaker)|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
|-
|{{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 (character)|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, a boy with mouse-like appearance and stature.
|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
|-
|{{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
|-
|{{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
|-
|{{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
|-
|{{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
|-
|{{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|John Kelly(2)}}
|Likely a different John Kelly than appears at tile 20
|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 for {{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 Aleister Crowley
|First-Last Last-Last
|243
|-
|{{w|Alesteir 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 87
|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.
*The name John Kelly is used twice, though likely refers to different {{w|John Kelly|John Kellys}}.
*Another "play on names" can be seen on [[1529]] (Bracket).

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1970: Name Dominoes

2023-04-01T04:58:23Z

Osufnek: jack ryan link

{{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-left 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.

Connecting {{w|Marilyn Manson}} with {{w|Marilyn Monroe}} and {{w|Charles Manson}} is likely a tongue-in-cheek reference, as the musician's stage name was ''literally chosen'' in the same way as 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==

{{incomplete|Wrong numbers encountered|target=1970: Name Dominoes}}

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
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|{{w|Joseph Smith}}
|American religious leader; founder of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and other churches in the Christian Restorationist movement. Translator of The Book of Mormon.
|Joe McCarthy Joseph Campbell
|First-First (approximate) First-First
|18
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|{{w|Frank Vincent}}
|American actor.
|Gene Vincent Francis Drake
|Last-Last First-First (approximate)
|19
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|{{w|John Kelly|John Kelly(1)}}
|Many people are named John Kelly, it is unclear which one Randall is referring to.
|Gene Kelly Katherine Johnson
|Last-Last First-Last (approximate)
|20
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|{{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
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|{{w|Dwayne Johnson|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
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|{{w|Chris Rock}}
|American comedian.
|The Rock Chris Isaac
|Last-Last First-First
|23
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|{{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
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|{{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 discovered 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 (economist)|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
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|{{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
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|{{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
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|{{w|Drake (musician)|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 6 Super Bowls.
|James Brady Helen Thomas
|Last-Last First-Last (approximate)
|59
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|{{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
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|{{w|Stephen James (model)|Stephen James}}
|British model and former footballer
|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
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|{{w|Kevin James}}
|American actor. Known for {{w|Paul Blart: Mall Cop}}
|Kevin Smith James Saint James
|First-First Last-Last
|67
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|{{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
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|{{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
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|{{w|Charles William Wallace|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
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|{{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
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|{{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)}}
|American Singer. Used again in 268.
|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 (game designer)|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). Possibly referring to the SpongeBob villain.
|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
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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
|-
|{{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 has 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
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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
|-
|{{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|Joseph P. Kennedy Sr.|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 Washington}}
|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 (filmmaker)|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
|-
|{{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
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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
|-
|{{w|Jack Ryan (character)|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
|-
|{{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
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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
|-
|{{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
|-
|{{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
|-
|{{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
|-
|{{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
|-
|{{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
|-
|{{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|John Kelly(2)}}
|Likely a different John Kelly than appears at tile 20
|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 for {{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 Aleister Crowley
|First-Last Last-Last
|243
|-
|{{w|Alesteir 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 87
|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.
*The name John Kelly is used twice, though likely refers to different {{w|John Kelly|John Kellys}}.
*Another "play on names" can be seen on [[1529]] (Bracket).

{{comic discussion}}

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1970: Name Dominoes

2023-04-01T04:55:24Z

Osufnek: whoopsied john kelly links, fixed now

{{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-left 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.

Connecting {{w|Marilyn Manson}} with {{w|Marilyn Monroe}} and {{w|Charles Manson}} is likely a tongue-in-cheek reference, as the musician's stage name was ''literally chosen'' in the same way as 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==

{{incomplete|Wrong numbers encountered|target=1970: Name Dominoes}}

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 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and other churches in the Christian Restorationist movement. Translator 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|John Kelly(1)}}
|Many people are named John Kelly, it is unclear which one Randall is referring to.
|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|Dwayne Johnson|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 discovered 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 (economist)|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 (musician)|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 6 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 (model)|Stephen James}}
|British model and former footballer
|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 William Wallace|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)}}
|American Singer. Used again in 268.
|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 (game designer)|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). Possibly referring to the SpongeBob villain.
|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 has 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
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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
|-
|{{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|Joseph P. Kennedy Sr.|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
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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
|-
|{{w|Martha Washington}}
|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 (filmmaker)|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
|-
|{{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
|-
|{{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
|-
|{{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
|-
|{{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
|-
|{{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
|-
|{{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|John Kelly(2)}}
|Likely a different John Kelly than appears at tile 20
|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 for {{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 Aleister Crowley
|First-Last Last-Last
|243
|-
|{{w|Alesteir 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 87
|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.
*The name John Kelly is used twice, though likely refers to different {{w|John Kelly|John Kellys}}.
*Another "play on names" can be seen on [[1529]] (Bracket).

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1970: Name Dominoes

2023-04-01T04:52:49Z

Osufnek: 2 john kellys, also betty white died

{{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-left 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.

Connecting {{w|Marilyn Manson}} with {{w|Marilyn Monroe}} and {{w|Charles Manson}} is likely a tongue-in-cheek reference, as the musician's stage name was ''literally chosen'' in the same way as 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==

{{incomplete|Wrong numbers encountered|target=1970: Name Dominoes}}

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
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|{{w|Joseph Smith}}
|American religious leader; founder of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and other churches in the Christian Restorationist movement. Translator of The Book of Mormon.
|Joe McCarthy Joseph Campbell
|First-First (approximate) First-First
|18
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|{{w|Frank Vincent}}
|American actor.
|Gene Vincent Francis Drake
|Last-Last First-First (approximate)
|19
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|{{w|John Kelly(1)|John Kelly}}
|Many people are named John Kelly, it is unclear which one Randall is referring to.
|Gene Kelly Katherine Johnson
|Last-Last First-Last (approximate)
|20
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|{{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
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|{{w|Dwayne Johnson|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
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|{{w|Chris Rock}}
|American comedian.
|The Rock Chris Isaac
|Last-Last First-First
|23
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|{{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
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|{{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
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|{{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
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|{{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
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|{{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 discovered 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 (economist)|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
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|{{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
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|{{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
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|{{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
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|{{w|Drake (musician)|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
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|{{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
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|{{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
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|{{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
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|{{w|Tom Brady}}
|Quarterback for the {{w|New England Patriots}}. Notable for winning 6 Super Bowls.
|James Brady Helen Thomas
|Last-Last First-Last (approximate)
|59
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|{{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
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|{{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
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|{{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
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|{{w|Aaron Carter}}
|American singer.
|Hank Aaron
|First-Last
|63
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|{{w|Stephen James (model)|Stephen James}}
|British model and former footballer
|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
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|{{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
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|{{w|Kevin James}}
|American actor. Known for {{w|Paul Blart: Mall Cop}}
|Kevin Smith James Saint James
|First-First Last-Last
|67
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|{{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
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|{{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
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|{{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
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|{{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
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|{{w|George Wallace}}
|American politician, who initially supported, but later renounced racial segregation.
|Wallace Shawn
|Last-First
|77
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|{{w|Charles William Wallace|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
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|{{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
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|{{w|Steve Harvey}}
|Host of {{w|Family Feud}}.
|Stephen James Domino Harvey
|First-First (approximate) Last-Last
|83
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|{{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
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|{{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)}}
|American Singer. Used again in 268.
|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
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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
|-
|{{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 (game designer)|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). Possibly referring to the SpongeBob villain.
|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
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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
|-
|{{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
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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
|-
|{{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
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|{{w|Superman}}
|Superhero owned by DC comics who can fly and has 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
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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
|-
|{{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
|-
|{{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|Joseph P. Kennedy Sr.|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 Washington}}
|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
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|{{w|John Hughes (filmmaker)|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
|-
|{{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
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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
|-
|{{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
|-
|{{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
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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
|-
|{{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
|-
|{{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
|-
|{{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
|-
|{{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
|-
|{{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
|-
|{{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(2)|John Kelly}}
|Likely a different John Kelly than appears at tile 20
|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 for {{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 Aleister Crowley
|First-Last Last-Last
|243
|-
|{{w|Alesteir 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 87
|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.
*The name John Kelly is used twice, though likely refers to different {{w|John Kellys|John Kelly}}.
*Another "play on names" can be seen on [[1529]] (Bracket).

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1970: Name Dominoes

2023-04-01T04:42:33Z

Osufnek: john hughes link

{{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-left 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.

Connecting {{w|Marilyn Manson}} with {{w|Marilyn Monroe}} and {{w|Charles Manson}} is likely a tongue-in-cheek reference, as the musician's stage name was ''literally chosen'' in the same way as 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==

{{incomplete|Wrong numbers encountered|target=1970: Name Dominoes}}

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 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and other churches in the Christian Restorationist movement. Translator 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}}
|Many people are named John Kelly, it is unclear which one Randall is referring to.
|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|Dwayne Johnson|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 discovered 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 (economist)|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 (musician)|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 6 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 (model)|Stephen James}}
|British model and former footballer
|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 William Wallace|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
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|{{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
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|{{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
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|{{w|Etta James|Etta James (1)}}
|American Singer. Used again in 268.
|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
|-
|{{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
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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
|-
|{{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 (game designer)|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
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|{{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). Possibly referring to the SpongeBob villain.
|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
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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
|-
|{{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
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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
|-
|{{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 has 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|Joseph P. Kennedy Sr.|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 Washington}}
|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 (filmmaker)|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
|-
|{{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
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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
|-
|{{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
|-
|{{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
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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
|-
|{{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
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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
|-
|{{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
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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
|-
|{{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
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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
|-
|{{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
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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
|-
|{{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
|-
|{{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
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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
|-
|{{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
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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
|-
|{{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
|-
|{{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 Aleister Crowley
|First-Last Last-Last
|243
|-
|{{w|Alesteir 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 87
|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.
*Another "play on names" can be seen on [[1529]] (Bracket).

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1970: Name Dominoes

2023-04-01T04:40:41Z

Osufnek: jeo kennedy link

{{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-left 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.

Connecting {{w|Marilyn Manson}} with {{w|Marilyn Monroe}} and {{w|Charles Manson}} is likely a tongue-in-cheek reference, as the musician's stage name was ''literally chosen'' in the same way as 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==

{{incomplete|Wrong numbers encountered|target=1970: Name Dominoes}}

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 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and other churches in the Christian Restorationist movement. Translator of The Book of Mormon.
|Joe McCarthy Joseph Campbell
|First-First (approximate) First-First
|18
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|{{w|Frank Vincent}}
|American actor.
|Gene Vincent Francis Drake
|Last-Last First-First (approximate)
|19
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|{{w|John Kelly}}
|Many people are named John Kelly, it is unclear which one Randall is referring to.
|Gene Kelly Katherine Johnson
|Last-Last First-Last (approximate)
|20
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|{{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
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|{{w|Dwayne Johnson|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
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|{{w|Chris Rock}}
|American comedian.
|The Rock Chris Isaac
|Last-Last First-First
|23
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|{{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
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|{{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
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|{{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
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|{{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
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|{{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 discovered 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 (economist)|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
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|{{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
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|{{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 (musician)|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
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|{{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
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|{{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
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|{{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
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|{{w|Tom Brady}}
|Quarterback for the {{w|New England Patriots}}. Notable for winning 6 Super Bowls.
|James Brady Helen Thomas
|Last-Last First-Last (approximate)
|59
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|{{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
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|{{w|Aaron Carter}}
|American singer.
|Hank Aaron
|First-Last
|63
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|{{w|Stephen James (model)|Stephen James}}
|British model and former footballer
|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
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|{{w|Kevin James}}
|American actor. Known for {{w|Paul Blart: Mall Cop}}
|Kevin Smith James Saint James
|First-First Last-Last
|67
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|{{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
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|{{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
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|{{w|George Wallace}}
|American politician, who initially supported, but later renounced racial segregation.
|Wallace Shawn
|Last-First
|77
|-
|{{w|Charles William Wallace|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
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|{{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
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|{{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)}}
|American Singer. Used again in 268.
|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 (game designer)|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). Possibly referring to the SpongeBob villain.
|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 has 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
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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
|-
|{{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|Joseph P. Kennedy Sr.|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 Washington}}
|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
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|{{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
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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
|-
|{{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
|-
|{{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
|-
|{{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
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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
|-
|{{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
|-
|{{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
|-
|{{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
|-
|{{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 Aleister Crowley
|First-Last Last-Last
|243
|-
|{{w|Alesteir 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
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|{{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
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|{{w|Tommy Lee Jones}}
|American actor known for 'The Fugitive'
|Evan Taylor Jones Tommy Lee
|Last-Last First-First ''and'' Middle-Middle
|267
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|{{w|Etta James|Etta James (2)}}
|Used first time in 87
|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.
*Another "play on names" can be seen on [[1529]] (Bracket).

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1970: Name Dominoes

2023-04-01T04:36:46Z

Osufnek: man ray spongebob

{{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-left 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.

Connecting {{w|Marilyn Manson}} with {{w|Marilyn Monroe}} and {{w|Charles Manson}} is likely a tongue-in-cheek reference, as the musician's stage name was ''literally chosen'' in the same way as 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==

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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 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and other churches in the Christian Restorationist movement. Translator 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}}
|Many people are named John Kelly, it is unclear which one Randall is referring to.
|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|Dwayne Johnson|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 discovered 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 (economist)|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 (musician)|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 6 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 (model)|Stephen James}}
|British model and former footballer
|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 William Wallace|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
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|{{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
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|{{w|Steve Harvey}}
|Host of {{w|Family Feud}}.
|Stephen James Domino Harvey
|First-First (approximate) Last-Last
|83
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|{{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
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|{{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)}}
|American Singer. Used again in 268.
|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
|-
|{{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
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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
|-
|{{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 (game designer)|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
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|{{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). Possibly referring to the SpongeBob villain.
|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
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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
|-
|{{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
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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
|-
|{{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 has 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 Washington}}
|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
|-
|{{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
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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
|-
|{{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
|-
|{{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
|-
|{{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
|-
|{{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
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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
|-
|{{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
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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
|-
|{{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
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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
|-
|{{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
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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
|-
|{{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
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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
|-
|{{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
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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
|-
|{{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
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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
|-
|{{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
|-
|{{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 Aleister Crowley
|First-Last Last-Last
|243
|-
|{{w|Alesteir 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 87
|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.
*Another "play on names" can be seen on [[1529]] (Bracket).

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1970: Name Dominoes

2023-04-01T04:22:03Z

Osufnek: will wright link

{{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-left 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.

Connecting {{w|Marilyn Manson}} with {{w|Marilyn Monroe}} and {{w|Charles Manson}} is likely a tongue-in-cheek reference, as the musician's stage name was ''literally chosen'' in the same way as 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==

{{incomplete|Wrong numbers encountered|target=1970: Name Dominoes}}

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 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and other churches in the Christian Restorationist movement. Translator of The Book of Mormon.
|Joe McCarthy Joseph Campbell
|First-First (approximate) First-First
|18
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|{{w|Frank Vincent}}
|American actor.
|Gene Vincent Francis Drake
|Last-Last First-First (approximate)
|19
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|{{w|John Kelly}}
|Many people are named John Kelly, it is unclear which one Randall is referring to.
|Gene Kelly Katherine Johnson
|Last-Last First-Last (approximate)
|20
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|{{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
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|{{w|Dwayne Johnson|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
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|{{w|Chris Rock}}
|American comedian.
|The Rock Chris Isaac
|Last-Last First-First
|23
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|{{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
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|{{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
|-
|{{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
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|{{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 discovered 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 (economist)|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 (musician)|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
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|{{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 6 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
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|{{w|Stephen James (model)|Stephen James}}
|British model and former footballer
|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
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|{{w|Kevin James}}
|American actor. Known for {{w|Paul Blart: Mall Cop}}
|Kevin Smith James Saint James
|First-First Last-Last
|67
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|{{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
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|{{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 William Wallace|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
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|{{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
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|{{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)}}
|American Singer. Used again in 268.
|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 (game designer)|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
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|{{w|Superman}}
|Superhero owned by DC comics who can fly and has 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
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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
|-
|{{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 Washington}}
|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
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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
|-
|{{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
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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
|-
|{{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
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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
|-
|{{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
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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
|-
|{{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 Aleister Crowley
|First-Last Last-Last
|243
|-
|{{w|Alesteir 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
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|{{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
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|{{w|Tommy Lee Jones}}
|American actor known for 'The Fugitive'
|Evan Taylor Jones Tommy Lee
|Last-Last First-First ''and'' Middle-Middle
|267
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|{{w|Etta James|Etta James (2)}}
|Used first time in 87
|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
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|{{w|Alastair Reynolds}}
|SF writer.
|Burt Reynolds Alistair Cookie
|Last-Last First-First (approximate)
|271
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==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.
*Another "play on names" can be seen on [[1529]] (Bracket).

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1970: Name Dominoes

2023-04-01T04:18:37Z

Osufnek: charlew wallace link

{{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-left 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.

Connecting {{w|Marilyn Manson}} with {{w|Marilyn Monroe}} and {{w|Charles Manson}} is likely a tongue-in-cheek reference, as the musician's stage name was ''literally chosen'' in the same way as 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==

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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 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and other churches in the Christian Restorationist movement. Translator 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}}
|Many people are named John Kelly, it is unclear which one Randall is referring to.
|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|Dwayne Johnson|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 discovered 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 (economist)|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 (musician)|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 6 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 (model)|Stephen James}}
|British model and former footballer
|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 William Wallace|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
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|{{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
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|{{w|Steve Harvey}}
|Host of {{w|Family Feud}}.
|Stephen James Domino Harvey
|First-First (approximate) Last-Last
|83
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|{{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
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|{{w|Harvey Milk}}
|American politician and gay rights activist.
|Domino Harvey
|First-Last
|85
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|{{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
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|{{w|Etta James|Etta James (1)}}
|American Singer. Used again in 268.
|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
|-
|{{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
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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
|-
|{{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
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|{{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
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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
|-
|{{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
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|{{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
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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
|-
|{{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 has 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 Washington}}
|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
|-
|{{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
|-
|{{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
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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
|-
|{{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
|-
|{{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
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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
|-
|{{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
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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
|-
|{{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
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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
|-
|{{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
|-
|{{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
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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
|-
|{{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
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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
|-
|{{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
|-
|{{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 Aleister Crowley
|First-Last Last-Last
|243
|-
|{{w|Alesteir 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 87
|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.
*Another "play on names" can be seen on [[1529]] (Bracket).

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1970: Name Dominoes

2023-04-01T04:15:59Z

Osufnek: stephen james is not stephan james

{{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-left 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.

Connecting {{w|Marilyn Manson}} with {{w|Marilyn Monroe}} and {{w|Charles Manson}} is likely a tongue-in-cheek reference, as the musician's stage name was ''literally chosen'' in the same way as 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==

{{incomplete|Wrong numbers encountered|target=1970: Name Dominoes}}

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 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and other churches in the Christian Restorationist movement. Translator 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
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|{{w|John Kelly}}
|Many people are named John Kelly, it is unclear which one Randall is referring to.
|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
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|{{w|Dwayne Johnson|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
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|{{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 discovered 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 (economist)|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 (musician)|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 6 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 (model)|Stephen James}}
|British model and former footballer
|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
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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
|-
|{{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)}}
|American Singer. Used again in 268.
|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 has 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 Washington}}
|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
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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
|-
|{{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
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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
|-
|{{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
|-
|{{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
|-
|{{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
|-
|{{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
|-
|{{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 Aleister Crowley
|First-Last Last-Last
|243
|-
|{{w|Alesteir 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
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|{{w|Etta James|Etta James (2)}}
|Used first time in 87
|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.
*Another "play on names" can be seen on [[1529]] (Bracket).

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1970: Name Dominoes

2023-04-01T04:09:30Z

Osufnek: drake link

{{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-left 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.

Connecting {{w|Marilyn Manson}} with {{w|Marilyn Monroe}} and {{w|Charles Manson}} is likely a tongue-in-cheek reference, as the musician's stage name was ''literally chosen'' in the same way as 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==

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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 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and other churches in the Christian Restorationist movement. Translator 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}}
|Many people are named John Kelly, it is unclear which one Randall is referring to.
|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|Dwayne Johnson|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 discovered 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 (economist)|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 (musician)|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 6 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
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|{{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
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|{{w|Steve Harvey}}
|Host of {{w|Family Feud}}.
|Stephen James Domino Harvey
|First-First (approximate) Last-Last
|83
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|{{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
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|{{w|Harvey Milk}}
|American politician and gay rights activist.
|Domino Harvey
|First-Last
|85
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|{{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
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|{{w|Etta James|Etta James (1)}}
|American Singer. Used again in 268.
|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
|-
|{{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
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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
|-
|{{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
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|{{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
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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
|-
|{{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
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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
|-
|{{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
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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
|-
|{{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 has 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 Washington}}
|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
|-
|{{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
|-
|{{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
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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
|-
|{{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
|-
|{{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
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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
|-
|{{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
|-
|{{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
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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
|-
|{{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
|-
|{{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
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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
|-
|{{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
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|{{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
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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
|-
|{{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
|-
|{{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 Aleister Crowley
|First-Last Last-Last
|243
|-
|{{w|Alesteir 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 87
|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.
*Another "play on names" can be seen on [[1529]] (Bracket).

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1970: Name Dominoes

2023-03-31T22:07:37Z

Osufnek: fixed helen hughes link

{{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-left 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.

Connecting {{w|Marilyn Manson}} with {{w|Marilyn Monroe}} and {{w|Charles Manson}} is likely a tongue-in-cheek reference, as the musician's stage name was ''literally chosen'' in the same way as 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==

{{incomplete|Wrong numbers encountered|target=1970: Name Dominoes}}

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 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and other churches in the Christian Restorationist movement. Translator of The Book of Mormon.
|Joe McCarthy Joseph Campbell
|First-First (approximate) First-First
|18
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|{{w|Frank Vincent}}
|American actor.
|Gene Vincent Francis Drake
|Last-Last First-First (approximate)
|19
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|{{w|John Kelly}}
|Many people are named John Kelly, it is unclear which one Randall is referring to.
|Gene Kelly Katherine Johnson
|Last-Last First-Last (approximate)
|20
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|{{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
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|{{w|Dwayne Johnson|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
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|{{w|Chris Rock}}
|American comedian.
|The Rock Chris Isaac
|Last-Last First-First
|23
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|{{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
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|{{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
|-
|{{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
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|{{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 discovered 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 (economist)|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 6 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
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|{{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
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|{{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
|-
|{{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)}}
|American Singer. Used again in 268.
|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
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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
|-
|{{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 has 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
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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
|-
|{{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 Washington}}
|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
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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
|-
|{{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
|-
|{{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
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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
|-
|{{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 Aleister Crowley
|First-Last Last-Last
|243
|-
|{{w|Alesteir 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
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|{{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
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|{{w|Tommy Lee Jones}}
|American actor known for 'The Fugitive'
|Evan Taylor Jones Tommy Lee
|Last-Last First-First ''and'' Middle-Middle
|267
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|{{w|Etta James|Etta James (2)}}
|Used first time in 87
|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
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|{{w|Alastair Reynolds}}
|SF writer.
|Burt Reynolds Alistair Cookie
|Last-Last First-First (approximate)
|271
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==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.
*Another "play on names" can be seen on [[1529]] (Bracket).

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1970: Name Dominoes

2023-03-31T22:04:44Z

Osufnek: fixed the rock link

{{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-left 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.

Connecting {{w|Marilyn Manson}} with {{w|Marilyn Monroe}} and {{w|Charles Manson}} is likely a tongue-in-cheek reference, as the musician's stage name was ''literally chosen'' in the same way as 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==

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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 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and other churches in the Christian Restorationist movement. Translator 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}}
|Many people are named John Kelly, it is unclear which one Randall is referring to.
|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|Dwayne Johnson|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 discovered 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 6 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
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|{{w|Steve Harvey}}
|Host of {{w|Family Feud}}.
|Stephen James Domino Harvey
|First-First (approximate) Last-Last
|83
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|{{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
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|{{w|Harvey Milk}}
|American politician and gay rights activist.
|Domino Harvey
|First-Last
|85
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|{{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
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|{{w|Etta James|Etta James (1)}}
|American Singer. Used again in 268.
|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
|-
|{{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
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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
|-
|{{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
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|{{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
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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
|-
|{{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
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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
|-
|{{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
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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
|-
|{{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
|-
|{{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 has 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 Washington}}
|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
|-
|{{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
|-
|{{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
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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
|-
|{{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
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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
|-
|{{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
|-
|{{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
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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
|-
|{{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
|-
|{{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
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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
|-
|{{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
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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
|-
|{{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
|-
|{{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 Aleister Crowley
|First-Last Last-Last
|243
|-
|{{w|Alesteir 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 87
|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.
*Another "play on names" can be seen on [[1529]] (Bracket).

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1970: Name Dominoes

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{{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-left 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.

Connecting {{w|Marilyn Manson}} with {{w|Marilyn Monroe}} and {{w|Charles Manson}} is likely a tongue-in-cheek reference, as the musician's stage name was ''literally chosen'' in the same way as 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==

{{incomplete|Wrong numbers encountered|target=1970: Name Dominoes}}

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 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and other churches in the Christian Restorationist movement. Translator 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}}
|Many people are named John Kelly, it is unclear which one Randall is referring to.
|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
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|{{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 discovered 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 6 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
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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
|-
|{{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)}}
|American Singer. Used again in 268.
|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 has 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 Washington}}
|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
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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
|-
|{{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
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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
|-
|{{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
|-
|{{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
|-
|{{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
|-
|{{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
|-
|{{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 Aleister Crowley
|First-Last Last-Last
|243
|-
|{{w|Alesteir 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
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|{{w|Etta James|Etta James (2)}}
|Used first time in 87
|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.
*Another "play on names" can be seen on [[1529]] (Bracket).

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1970: Name Dominoes

2023-03-31T21:50:18Z

Osufnek: etta james

{{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-left 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.

Connecting {{w|Marilyn Manson}} with {{w|Marilyn Monroe}} and {{w|Charles Manson}} is likely a tongue-in-cheek reference, as the musician's stage name was ''literally chosen'' in the same way as 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==

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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 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and other churches in the Christian Restorationist movement. Translator 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 discovered 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 6 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
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|{{w|Steve Harvey}}
|Host of {{w|Family Feud}}.
|Stephen James Domino Harvey
|First-First (approximate) Last-Last
|83
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|{{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
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|{{w|Harvey Milk}}
|American politician and gay rights activist.
|Domino Harvey
|First-Last
|85
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|{{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
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|{{w|Etta James|Etta James (1)}}
|American Singer. Used again in 268.
|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
|-
|{{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
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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
|-
|{{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
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|{{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
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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
|-
|{{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
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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
|-
|{{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
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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
|-
|{{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
|-
|{{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 has 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 Washington}}
|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
|-
|{{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
|-
|{{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
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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
|-
|{{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
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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
|-
|{{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
|-
|{{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
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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
|-
|{{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
|-
|{{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
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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
|-
|{{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
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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
|-
|{{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
|-
|{{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 Aleister Crowley
|First-Last Last-Last
|243
|-
|{{w|Alesteir 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 87
|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.
*Another "play on names" can be seen on [[1529]] (Bracket).

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2756: Qualifications

2023-03-31T00:19:33Z

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{{comic
| number = 2756
| date = March 29, 2023
| title = Qualifications
| image = qualifications_2x.png
| imagesize = 265x316px
| noexpand = true
| titletext = 'So how DID you go from working at the employment records office to becoming president of MIT and CEO of IBM?' 'I guess I just have an eye for opportunities.'
}}

==Explanation==
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[[Black Hat]] is being interviewed for some unidentified position. From the conversation, it seems clear that he has used some prior access to the employment records at some employment record office to fraudulently manufacture a history of having worked there for 600 years. He also claims an additional pair of prestigious jobs, but it is unclear whether these 'facts' were entirely due to false records or, knowing Black Hat's [[498: Secretary: Part 5|other]] [[1094: Interview|interviews]], briefly true but only as a result of false representation/underhanded actions.

His interviewers, Cueball and Hairbun, are not entirely unaware of the implausibility, but Hairbun, at least, seems content to have just verified the validity of the claim. The 'validation' arises from the clearly tainted information source, given the whole chain of supporting evidence that may have been falsified. This is essentially a more elaborate version of Black Hat's ploy in another interview [[125: Marketing Interview|17 years prior]].

Employers often encounter resumés that have implausibly padded experience claims. Most applicants try not to be this implausible, and few employers are so credulous as to take self-supporting lies at face value.

[[:Category:Job interviews|Job interviews]] are a recurring topic on xkcd.

==Transcript==
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:[Black Hat sits in an office chair. Cueball, facing him, sits on another office chair at his desk and Hairbun stands behind him. Cueball is holding documents in his hands.]
:Cueball: Impressive résumé.
:Cueball: It says that you have over '''''six hundred''''' years of experience at the employment records office? That can't be right.
:Hairbun: I thought so too, but it checks out.

{{comic discussion}}

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1545: Strengths and Weaknesses

2023-03-31T00:17:53Z

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{{comic
| number = 1545
| date = July 1, 2015
| title = Strengths and Weaknesses
| image = strengths_and_weaknesses.png
| titletext = Do you need me to do a quicksort on the whiteboard or produce a generation of offspring or something? It might take me a bit, but I can do it.
}}

==Explanation==
[[Cueball]] is in a job interview and is being asked stereotypical job interview questions by [[Ponytail]], "What is your greatest weakness?", "What is your greatest strength?" and "Where do you see yourself in five years?"

In a roundabout way, Cueball answers that he is a living organism, and as such he has inherent flaws which could cause him to die. This is a reference to the fact that biological systems are "messy" and are not always optimal in design or operation. For example, cancer is a disease where the cellular machinery that governs cell replications breaks down and prolific cell division happens, endangering the organism through the creation of tumors. While this is a true weakness, it is also a weakness of all biological organisms and is not likely to help the interviewer determine if he is qualified for the job. However, it is likely to help the interviewer determine if he is right for the job — because the interviewer is likely to presume that a person who gives silly and unhelpful answers is not right for most positions.

For the second question Cueball answers that he will one day be the ancestor to all living humans or none of them. As you go farther and farther into the future the ratio of people alive will either go to 0% or 100% of the descendants of the character. The {{w|Most recent common ancestor|most recent common ancestor (MRCA)}} for humans is unknown but occurred some time after {{w|Mitochondrial Eve}}, around 140,000 years ago. If the MRCA's ancestors are traced back, the {{w|Identical ancestors point}} can be found, at which point the entire population are either ancestors of all living humans or of no living humans.

In the last frame, for Cueball to be the ancestor to all living humans within 5 years means that all the humans who are not his children or grandchildren (including Cueball himself), must have died in a near total extinction of the human race - his apparent optimism about the possibility of this occurring would therefore be worrisome.

The overarching joke is that, rather than answer Ponytail's questions with answers relevant to the job she's interviewing him for, Cueball is answering her questions from an existential standpoint. He may be assuming that she wishes to assess his fitness as an organism from a genetic perspective (in which his biggest limitation is survival time and mortality), or he may simply be misinterpreting or deliberately avoiding her questions from a professional perspective.

The title text takes this further, equating producing offspring during an interview (which would be awkward for all involved) with something that may actually help assess a candidate's efficacy as an employee, namely writing out a sorting algorithm on the spot, another stereotypical interview question (see also [[1185: Ineffective Sorts]], especially the bottom left panel).

In [[1088: Five Years]], [[Beret Guy]] is also asked where he will be in five years, and he later interviews [[Hairy]] in [[1293: Job Interview]].

[[:Category:Job interviews|Job interviews]] are a recurring topic on xkcd.

==Transcript==
:[Ponytail is shown sitting on a swivel chair, to the left of a desk.]
:Ponytail: What would you say is your biggest weakness?

:[The view expands to show Cueball sitting on another swivel chair, on the opposite side of the desk.]
:Cueball: Probably that I'm a giant tangle of parts that don't always work right, so I can die easily.

:Ponytail: Biggest strength?
:Cueball: There will come a day when I'm either an ancestor to ''all'' living humans, or to ''none'' of them.

:Ponytail: Where do you see yourself in five years?
:Cueball: Probably not the ancestor of all living humans yet. But you never know!

{{comic discussion}}
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1293: Job Interview

2023-03-31T00:17:05Z

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{{comic
| number = 1293
| date = November 20, 2013
| title = Job Interview
| image = job_interview.png
| titletext = When you talk about the job experience you'll give me, why do you pronounce 'job' with a long 'o'?
}}

==Explanation==
Following on from [[1032: Networking|his attempts at networking]], [[Beret Guy]], the oddball of the xkcd cast, conducts an interview for a position at his mysterious company.

Much like most of Beret Guy's interactions with people, Beret Guy is cheerful and upbeat, yet indicates that he has at best a scrambled understanding of how people in this situation normally act. Because of this, the job interview becomes increasingly bizarre, starting with Beret Guy's assertion that the company headquarters is a "real building [he] found", implying that the building's reality might be in question. In addition, "finding" the building may imply that he does not own or rent it, but simply found it empty and moved in. He says his company makes "stuff for phones", but then adds, "like apps and stickers," two wildly different products in terms of both production and profitability. He is strangely vague about both the position ("someone to write on our computers") and the salary ("a bunch of paychecks"). Then he mentions ghosts, which is either a powerful disincentive from joining the company, yet another sign that Beret Guy is mentally unsound, or both.

The strip finishes with Beret Guy plugging a cord into what appears to be an electrical outlet clumsily labeled "Soup," which then, implausibly, actually starts dispensing soup. Most electrical outlets do not function like this.{{Citation needed}} However, this is a typical behaviour of Beret Guy - see a similar example in: [[1395: Power Cord]].

The title text may be a reference to the biblical story of {{w|Job (biblical figure)|Job}} (pronounced with a long O to rhyme with globe), who was put through many horrendous ordeals to test his faith in God. This suggests that the interviewee will be taking on not a "job experience" but rather a "Job experience" (i.e. the job will be a horrendous ordeal). Alternatively, it's a [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8C4ayBHTES0 Homestarrunner reference].

[[:Category:Job interviews|Job interviews]] are a recurring topic on xkcd.

==Transcript==
:[Beret Guy walks in, followed by a...'prospective hire'.]
:Beret Guy: Welcome to our company! We're headquartered here, in this real building I found!

:[Both people sit down at a table. The 'hire' has a tray with food and a beverage. Beret Guy has a bowl. In the adjacent wall, there is a power outlet with a paper label taped to it marked "Soup". A small roll of wire sits next to Beret Guy's chair.]
:'Hire': What do you.. ''do''?
:Beret Guy: We make stuff for phones! Like apps and stickers.

:[Beret Guy grabs the roll of wire.]
:Beret Guy: We want to hire you to write on our computers. We can offer you a bunch of paychecks! There are ghosts here.

:[Beret Guy unrolls the wire and plugs it into the wall.]
:'Hire': ...Are you sure this is a company?
:Beret Guy: I hope so!

:[Soup streams out of the plugged-in wire into Beret Guy's bowl.]

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1094: Interview

2023-03-31T00:16:43Z

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{{comic
| number = 1094
| date = August 13, 2012
| title = Interview
| image = interview.png
| titletext = Hey, before you go, can you explain to me what job I now have?
}}

==Explanation==
This comic is based on a common annoyance when job hunting, being told that they'll "keep you in mind", but don't offer you a job. A job interviewer, [[Hairy]], tells [[Black Hat]] exactly that.

Black Hat offers a briefcase to his interviewer. From the vague phrasing "this" and the context, one would expect the briefcase to contain money to bribe the interviewer into hiring Black Hat. Instead, it contains a portal or gateway into an impossibly deep chasm.

After falling through the chasm, the interviewer lands in the interviewee's seat, and Black Hat is now sitting in the interviewer's seat, effectively switching their roles.

The former interviewer tries to pull the same trick on Black Hat, creating a momentary illusion of an {{w|infinite loop}} through {{w|recursion}}, a common theme in xkcd comics.

When Black Hat opens the briefcase, however, he reveals another common annoyance when job hunting, being told that the opening has already been filled. Black Hat's statement works on two levels, one meaning that "the job opening has been filled", and the second meaning "the opening to the briefcase's chasm has been filled". In the latter sense, opening may also be used as a synonym of vulnerability, in which case filled would mean patched.

The title text is said by Black Hat. It refers to the fact that, even though Black Hat now has the interviewer's job, he has no idea what his function is.

There's a possible second meaning to the phrase "perhaps this could change your mind;" it may be that Black Hat and Hairy have quite literally swapped minds, thus why black hat is suddenly sitting in the interviewer's seat and finishing the interview and Hairy is sitting in the interviewee's seat being interviewed. The chasm inside the briefcase may have been a hallucination Hairy experienced whilst his mind was being swapped with Black Hat's.

[[:Category:Job interviews|Job interviews]] are a recurring topic on xkcd.

==Transcript==
:[Black Hat is interviewed by Hairy.]
:Hairy: ...but thank you for applying. We'll keep your résumé on file.

:[Black Hat pushes a suitcase over the table.]
:Black Hat: Perhaps ''this'' could change your mind?

:[Hairy opens the suitcase.]
:''Click''

:[Hairy lifts open the top.]

:[Camera pans over the suitcase to reveal a deep hole.]

:[Camera zooms into the hole.]

:[Hairy is falling into the hole.]
:Hairy: AAAAAA

:[Hairy falls into a chair with the suitcase falling on his lap.]
:''THUMP''

:[Hairy is dazed, and is being interviewed by Black Hat.]
:Black Hat: ...but thank you for applying. We'll keep your résumé on file.

:[Hairy looks confused.]
:Hairy: !??!

:[Hairy looks at the suitcase.]

:[Hairy pushes the suitcase over the table.]
:Hairy: Perhaps ''this'' could change your mind?

:[Black Hat opens the suitcase.]
:''Click''

:[Black Hat looks inside.]

:[Black Hat turns the suitcase around.]
:Black Hat: I'm sorry—

:[The suitcase is now filled with paper.]
:Black Hat: —that opening has been filled.

{{Comic discussion}}
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1088: Five Years

2023-03-31T00:16:16Z

Osufnek: linked to category instead of individual comics

{{comic
| number = 1088
| date = July 30, 2012
| title = Five Years
| image = five_years.png
| titletext = 'Well, no further questions. You're hired!' 'Oh, sorry! I'm no longer interested. There's a bunch of future I gotta go check out!'
}}

==Explanation==
This comic is a take on the common and cliched job interview question here asked by [[Hairbun]]: ''Where do you see yourself in 5 years?'' The interviewer is attempting to see where the job seeker would like to take their career and also what their hopes and dreams are etc.

In the comic, instead of explaining where he would like to be in 5 years, [[Beret Guy]] and the interviewer wait around for 5 years without moving to find out. And as Beret Guy expected they stayed exactly where they were. (This could be suggesting that most people do not change much over five years.)

The title text is a continuation of their conversation in which Beret Guy turns down the job because he wants to find out what happened in the last 5 years while they were both sitting in that room.

Given Beret Guy's ability to manipulate reality ([[1099: Tuesdays]]), it's possible he froze himself and the interviewer for 5 years or sped up time to ensure that 5 years would pass quickly enough that the interviewer could not react and affect the experiment.

[[:Category:Job interviews|Job interviews]] are a recurring topic on xkcd.

==Transcript==
:[Hairbun and Beret Guy sit across from each other at a desk.]
:Hairbun : Where do you see yourself in five years?
:Beret Guy: Oh man, I don't know! Let's find out!
:[The characters stare at one another.]
:[Cobwebs and hair grow; the desk and chairs fall into disrepair.]
:[Five years pass.]
:Beret Guy: Hah—
:Beret Guy: I ''thought'' so!

{{Comic discussion}}
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1293: Job Interview

2023-03-31T00:14:27Z

Osufnek: edited language making unfounded assumptions

{{comic
| number = 1293
| date = November 20, 2013
| title = Job Interview
| image = job_interview.png
| titletext = When you talk about the job experience you'll give me, why do you pronounce 'job' with a long 'o'?
}}

==Explanation==
Following on from [[1032: Networking|his attempts at networking]], [[Beret Guy]], the oddball of the xkcd cast, conducts an interview for a position at his mysterious company.

Much like most of Beret Guy's interactions with people, Beret Guy is cheerful and upbeat, yet indicates that he has at best a scrambled understanding of how people in this situation normally act. Because of this, the job interview becomes increasingly bizarre, starting with Beret Guy's assertion that the company headquarters is a "real building [he] found", implying that the building's reality might be in question. In addition, "finding" the building may imply that he does not own or rent it, but simply found it empty and moved in. He says his company makes "stuff for phones", but then adds, "like apps and stickers," two wildly different products in terms of both production and profitability. He is strangely vague about both the position ("someone to write on our computers") and the salary ("a bunch of paychecks"). Then he mentions ghosts, which is either a powerful disincentive from joining the company, yet another sign that Beret Guy is mentally unsound, or both.

The strip finishes with Beret Guy plugging a cord into what appears to be an electrical outlet clumsily labeled "Soup," which then, implausibly, actually starts dispensing soup. Most electrical outlets do not function like this.{{Citation needed}} However, this is a typical behaviour of Beret Guy - see a similar example in: [[1395: Power Cord]].

The title text may be a reference to the biblical story of {{w|Job (biblical figure)|Job}} (pronounced with a long O to rhyme with globe), who was put through many horrendous ordeals to test his faith in God. This suggests that the interviewee will be taking on not a "job experience" but rather a "Job experience" (i.e. the job will be a horrendous ordeal). Alternatively, it's a [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8C4ayBHTES0 Homestarrunner reference].

Other job interviews were portrayed in [[125: Marketing Interview]], [[1088: Five Years]], [[1094: Interview]], [[1545: Strengths and Weaknesses]], and [[2597: Salary Negotiation]].

==Transcript==
:[Beret Guy walks in, followed by a...'prospective hire'.]
:Beret Guy: Welcome to our company! We're headquartered here, in this real building I found!

:[Both people sit down at a table. The 'hire' has a tray with food and a beverage. Beret Guy has a bowl. In the adjacent wall, there is a power outlet with a paper label taped to it marked "Soup". A small roll of wire sits next to Beret Guy's chair.]
:'Hire': What do you.. ''do''?
:Beret Guy: We make stuff for phones! Like apps and stickers.

:[Beret Guy grabs the roll of wire.]
:Beret Guy: We want to hire you to write on our computers. We can offer you a bunch of paychecks! There are ghosts here.

:[Beret Guy unrolls the wire and plugs it into the wall.]
:'Hire': ...Are you sure this is a company?
:Beret Guy: I hope so!

:[Soup streams out of the plugged-in wire into Beret Guy's bowl.]

{{comic discussion}}
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2685: 2045

2022-10-15T00:39:52Z

Osufnek: Undo revision 296723 by 172.69.22.227 (talk)

{{comic
| number = 2685
| date = October 14, 2022
| title = 2045
| image = 2045_2x.png
| imagesize = 350x457px
| noexpand = true
| titletext = "Sorry, doctor, I'm going to have to come in on a different day--I have another appointment that would be really hard to move, in terms of the kinetic energy requirements."
}}

==Explanation==
{{incomplete|Created by a GIGANTIC NUCLEAR FURNACE (THE SUN) - Please change this comment when editing this page. Do NOT delete this tag too soon.}}

The characters are talking about upcoming total {{w|solar eclipses}}. Partial solar eclipses are fairly frequent (2–5 per year), but total eclipses are less frequent (about every 18 months), and most of them will not be in convenient locations for a particular set of people. Cueball seems to be talking about total eclipses visible in much of North America: {{w|Solar eclipse of April 8, 2024|April 8, 2024}} and {{w|Solar eclipse of August 12, 2045|August 12, 2045}}. (There's also an {{w|annular eclipse}} on October 14, 2023.) Making plans for eclipses is awkward given the uncertainty present for anything else far in the future, such as whether the attendees will have children by then, and even whether another scheduling program will catch on and replace Google Calendar.

Black Hat claims he can't make it, as he has "a thing" on August 12, 2045. Events as minor and unspecific as "a thing" are not typically scheduled at a precise date this far in the future{{Citation needed}}, implying that this could be one of his more grand and sinister plans... Or he just doesn't want to go.

The title text is someone canceling a medical appointment to see the eclipse. The eclipse is hard to move because that would require hastening or delaying it by moving the Earth, Moon or Sun, any of which would require vast amounts of energy.{{Citation needed}} People also don't often schedule doctor's appointments decades in advance.{{Citation needed}} This was published a year before the next eclipse so, if you're someone who plans things a year in advance this serves as a reminder to put it on your calendar.

==Transcript==
{{incomplete transcript|Do NOT delete this tag too soon.}}
:[Cueball, a friend also drawn as Cueball, Danish, and Black Hat are standing together. Danish is looking at her phone.]
:Cueball: ...And then after the one in 2024, there's another on August 12, 2045.
:Friend: We're in! We can invite our kids, assuming we have any.
:Danish: I'll create an event. Do you think we'll still be using Google Calendar in 2045?
:Black Hat: Sorry, I'd love to make it, but I have a thing that day.

:Caption: It's weird making plans for eclipses.

{{comic discussion}}

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2670: Interruption

2022-09-10T14:49:40Z

Osufnek: added sentence about title text

{{comic
| number = 2670
| date = September 9, 2022
| title = Interruption
| image = interruption.png
| titletext = It's been extra bad ever since my GPS got stuck on Phoebe Judge mode.
}}

==Explanation==
{{incomplete|Created by a GPS VOICE SYNTHESIZER - Please change this comment when editing this page. Do NOT delete this tag too soon.}}
This comic is referencing the situation of listening to a podcast or other speech while driving with GPS navigation.

It is typical for car audio systems and navigation apps to be designed to allow voice navigation instructions to "cut in" over whatever else the driver is listening to so that they can be heard clearly. Usually, it is easy for the driver to recognise this even if they are listening to spoken material (rather than music), due to the sudden change in the tone or sound of the voice.

However, if the voice used by the navigation app is similar to the voice that is speaking in whatever the driver was listening to previously, it can be hard to distinguish between the two, especially if the timing of the navigation instruction happens to coincide with a logical break in a sentence that is being spoken. In cases like this, the listener may at first not realise that the navigation app has interrupted the other audio, and think that the instruction is part of the material that they are listening to (especially if they are not paying close attention to the words spoken and are only listening out for a change in the tone of voice, as is sometimes typical when engaged in another activity such as driving).

In the comic, it is suggested that the narrator has misinterpreted the voice prompt of their navigation app as part of the story being told in the podcast due to the voices supposedly sounding similar, and the comic illustrates this confusion by showing the story as if this line was intended to be part of the story being told. However, due to the somewhat mysterious nature of the story being told and the cryptic nature of the character being described, it is possible that the character did in fact say the line as indicated and the "navigation instruction" was actually part of the podcast, leading to an extra layer of confusion if the driver interprets it as an actual instruction. The point here being that due to the similar voices and the nature of the story, it is ambiguous whether or not the line is part of the podcast or if it is an interruption from the navigation app that happened to coincide with a logical pause in the sentence.

The title text references {{w|Phoebe Judge}} known for {{w|Criminal (podcast)}} and {{w|This Is Love (podcast)}} implying Randall listens to one or both.

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

[First panel, Cueball and Ponytail hosting a talk show]

Cueball: ...And that's when you knew she had betrayed you?"

Ponytail: Yeah, she picked up the money and walked out."

[Second panel, zoomed in on Ponytail]

Ponytail: To this day, I don't know if she planned it all.

Ponytail: But there was one moment that makes me think, maybe she did.

[Third panel, a silhouette in a doorway]

Ponytail: Just before she disappeared, she paused at the door, looked back at me, and said,

Silhouette: Hey - if I ever see you again,

[Fourth panel, zoomed in version of third panel]

Silhouette: Turn left at the next light

[Caption below the panels:]

It's so disorienting when a podcaster has a voice that's similar to my navigation app.

{{comic discussion}}

2669: Things You Should Not Do

2022-09-08T23:57:20Z

Osufnek: added explanation for #156,828

{{comic
| number = 2669
| date = September 7, 2022
| title = Things You Should Not Do
| image = things_you_should_not_do.png
| titletext = Now I'm tempted to start telling people that I secretly don't actually know how to do any physics calculations, and so all the answers in What If are based on me actually trying to do the thing and then reporting what happened, but phrased as if it's hypothetical.
}}

==Explanation==
{{incomplete|Created by a SUNSCREEN BALL. Seem people forget that he learned this from writing the new book, thus no reason to assume they reference old stuff, for instance see the update to the peel the planets crust away, that clearly is a reference to a new what if in the book. Please change this comment when editing this page. Do NOT delete this tag too soon.}}
This comic references various questions submitted to the what if? blog, and is a promotion for Randall's new book, ''What if? 2'' (to be released 6 days from the date of this comic publication). This comic has a list of things not to do, an extension of a previous list, and is purportedly things Randall discovered as he was doing research for his book. A visit to the [https://what-if.xkcd.com/archive/ What If? archive] shows the titles, publishing date, and a thumbnail for each article. Many of the acts described under the "new" section of the list are depicted in these thumbnails (see table below); others are references to examples or hypotheticals explored within the articles. Other entries do not seem to reference currently published ''What If?'' content and may therefore be found in the upcoming book, but this cannot be confirmed as of yet.

The title text says that Randall is tempted to tell people that all the things in the book were things that he actually tried to do, not that he calculated the solutions for their problems. Many of the questions/answers in his new book are impossible to attempt in real life.{{citation needed}}

===Table===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Number !! Entry !! Explanation
|-
! colspan="3" | From existing list
|-
|156,812
|Eat Tide Pods
|{{w|Consumption of Tide Pods|Tide Pod}}s are a brand of laundry detergent sold in small packets ("pods") of water-soluble gel. Many children have tried to eat them, thinking them to be candy, and have had to go to the hospital to treat poisoning. In 2017 and 2018, a satirical "challenge" originated around eating Tide Pods.
|-
|156,813
|Walk on stilts in a thunderstorm
|Taller objects are more likely to be struck by lightning, so walking on stilts outdoors would increase the risk of death by electrocution. It would also presumably risk falling and injuring oneself that way, since the ground becomes wet in a rainstorm.
|-
|156,814
|Set off fireworks at a gas station
|This has the risk of potentially an explosion in the gas station, from the sparks of the fireworks.
|-
|156,815
|Feed your cat treats that are the exact shape and texture of a human hand
|This seems to run the risk of the cat attempting to eat your hand, instead of a cat treat.
|-
! colspan="3" | New!
|-
|156,816
|Lean over a geyser vent and try to look down into it
|Geysers shoot steam and hot water upward. If a person were to lean over the geyser and look down during an eruption, they would be struck in the face by this hot liquid/gas mixture and severely injured or killed.
|-
|156,817
|Fly a hot-air balloon over a firing range
|A hot air balloon could present an irresistible target to the people firing their weapons at the range. The balloon could be shot and you could fall to your death. See image on [https://what-if.xkcd.com/81/ this entry].
|-
|156,818
|Peel away the earth's crust
|This is a reference to an entry in the new book, and an image of what it would look like is shown in [[2575: What If? 2]], where a potato peeler is used to remove the crust of the Earth. See also [https://www.smbc-comics.com/comic/mercator this comic]. Several *What If* blog posts also result in massive damage to the earth's crust, including what happened to Texas [https://what-if.xkcd.com/153/ here].
|-
|156,819
|Try to paint the Sahara Desert by hand
|This would be [https://what-if.xkcd.com/84/ difficult] and require more paint than humanity has ever produced[https://what-if.xkcd.com/84/].
|-
|156,820
|Remove someone's bones without asking
|Possibly a reference to ''Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets'', in which Professor Gilderoy Lockhart removes all the bones of Harry's arm (instead of merely fixing a broken bone).
|-
|156,821
|Spend 100% of your government's budget on mobile game in-app purchases
|A reference to one of the examples listed in [https://what-if.xkcd.com/108/ this post].
|-
|156,822
|Fill a lava lamp with actual lava
|A {{w|lava lamp}} is a glass lamp, which contains a wax mixture inside, and heats so that the wax rises and falls. Putting actual lava inside a regular lava lamp would most likely cause the lamp to melt and the glass to shatter, not to mention handling lava is very dangerous.{{citation needed}} However, in [https://what-if.xkcd.com/122/ this entry], Randall says it would be fairly easy to find a material that would be able to handle the heat of the lava and thus this would be rather anticlimactic.
|-
|156,823
|Drink the blood of someone with a viral hemorraghic (''sic'') fever
|Drinking someone's blood is a bad idea,{{citation needed}} unless you are a vampire. If someone has a {{w|viral hemorrhagic fever}}, it is potentially much worse, as they have a potentially deadly disease, such as Ebola. Drinking blood is the theme of [https://what-if.xkcd.com/98/ this article].
|-
|156,824
|Eat meat from rabid animals
|Eating meat from rabid animals could give you {{w|rabies}}, a virus which is nearly always fatal if not treated prior to the appearance of initial symptoms.
|-
|156,825
|Perform your own laser eye surgery
|Refer to the end of [https://what-if.xkcd.com/82/ this article]
|-
|156,826
|Tell California poultry regulators that your farm is selling Pokemon eggs
|
|-
|156,827
|Funnel the entire flow of Niagara Falls into the open window of a physics lab
|Likely an oblique reference to the image near the end of [https://what-if.xkcd.com/147/ this article].
|-
|156,828
|Pump ammonia into your abdomen
|{{w|Ammonia}} is an [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EPA_list_of_extremely_hazardous_substances extremely hazardous substance] and pumping it into your abdomen would result in a painful death.
|-
|156,829
|Suspend yourself inside a 10-meter ball of sunscreen and fall into the Sun
|Despite its name, sunscreen only protects against some types of radiation from the sun. No amount is going to be adequate protection if you are right inside the sun. Also, sunscreen, being a gel, would evaporate when exposed to vacuum.
|}

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

:[Caption:]
:Updates to my "Things You Should Not Do" list, based on what I learned writing ''What If? 2''
:(out 9/13, xkcd.com/whatif2)

:[The rest of the text appears in a box.]

:<big>Things You Should Not Do</big> 
:(part 3647 of ????)

:[A numbered list, the first four items in a lighter grey]

:<nowiki>#156,812 Eat Tide pods</nowiki>
:<nowiki>#156,813 Walk on stilts in a thunderstorm</nowiki>
:<nowiki>#156,814 Set off fireworks at a gas station</nowiki>
:<nowiki>#156,815 Feed your cat treats that are the exact shape and texture of a human hand</nowiki>

:[A horizontal divider with the text "New!" in the middle in black. The remaining items on the list are also in black.]

:<nowiki>#156,816 Lean over a geyser vent and try to look down into it</nowiki>
:<nowiki>#156,817 Fly a hot air balloon over a firing range</nowiki>
:<nowiki>#156,818 Peel away the Earth's crust</nowiki>
:<nowiki>#156,819 Try to paint the Sahara Desert by hand</nowiki>
:<nowiki>#156,820 Remove someone's bones without asking</nowiki>
:<nowiki>#156,821 Spend 100% of your governments budget on mobile game in-app purchases</nowiki>
:<nowiki>#156,822 Fill a lava lamp with actual lava</nowiki>
:<nowiki>#156,823 Drink the blood of someone with a viral hemorraghic fever</nowiki>
:<nowiki>#156,824 Eat meat from rabid animals</nowiki>
:<nowiki>#156,825 Perform your own laser eye surgery</nowiki>
:<nowiki>#156,826 Tell California poultry regulators that your farm is selling Pokemon eggs</nowiki>
:<nowiki>#156,827 Funnel the entire flow of Niagara Falls into the open window of a physics lab</nowiki>
:<nowiki>#156,828 Pump ammonia into your abdomen</nowiki>
:<nowiki>#156,829 Suspend yourself inside a 10-meter ball of sunscreen and fall into the sun</nowiki>

{{comic discussion}}

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2661: Age Milestone Privileges

2022-08-20T19:54:41Z

Osufnek: added to description for running for god empress

{{comic
| number = 2661
| date = August 19, 2022
| title = Age Milestone Privileges
| image = age_milestone_privileges.png
| titletext = If you reach 122, you get complete unrevertible editorial control over Jeanne Calment's Wikipedia article.
}}

==Explanation==
{{incomplete|Created by a BABY GOD-EMPRESS MAKING THE PRESIDENT'S LETTER R-RATED - Please change this comment when editing this page. Do NOT delete this tag too soon.}}

This is a list of "age milestones" in the United States. As usual for Randall, he has added many fictional entries to supplement some real life ones.

{| class="wikitable"
! Age || Privilege || Description
|-
| 16 || Drive || Legal driving age varies by state in the US. In Randall's state of Massachusetts, 16 is the minimum age to apply for a learner's permit.
|-
| 17 || Attend R-Rated movies alone ||In the US, the Motion Picture Association assigns {{w|Motion_Picture_Association_film_rating_system|ratings}} to movies based on whether content in said movie is generally acceptable to present to minors. A rating of "R" is supposed to prohibit viewing by minors under 17 years of age unless a parent or guardian accompanies them.
|-
| 18 || Vote || The Twenty-sixth Amendment to the United States Constitution prevents a minimum age of voting from being set above eighteen but does not preclude a minimum age below eighteen. Some states allow 17-year-olds to vote in primaries if they must be allowed to vote in the general election, but Randall's state of Massachusetts is not one of them.
|-
| 21 || Buy Alcohol || In the US, the legal drinking age is 21 years, although other countries have a lower drinking age. For example, in Japan the legal age to drink is 20; whilst in the UK a person as young as 16 may have alcohol with a meal, although they are not allowed to buy it themselves.
|-
| 25 || Rent a car || Car rental companies charge higher rates for underage drivers; typically the minimum age is 25.
|-`e
| 30 || Run for Senate || This entry is slightly incorrect: one must be at least 30 years old in order to ''become'' Senator, not ''run'' for Senate. Joe Biden was 29 years old when he was first elected to Senate but turned 30 before being sworn in.
|-
| 32 || Rent a Senator's Car || This is the first joke entry in the table. For one thing, most Senators do not rent out their cars, which they probably need to use regularly themselves because they have jobs{{citation needed}} to commute to, and it would be a security hazard to allow random strangers access to their vehicle.
|-
| 35 || Run for president || In the US a person must be at least 35 years old to be eligible to the Office of President.
|-
| 40 || Rent a flying car || A 25 year-old might be able to rent a non-flying car today, but not a flying car, because the technology is not mature enough to the point where they're available to rent. The joke is that by the time a 25 year-old reader becomes 40, the technology will exist and they'll be able to rent a flying car. Unlike the earlier lines, the limitation has nothing to do with their age, just technological development.
Alternatively, even once flying cars are developed, their usage will be more restricted. For example, young people tend to be more vulnerable to radicalization, so some drivers between 25 and 40 might use flying cars for terrorism purposes, e.g., fly them into the World Trade Center.
|-
| 45 || Learn about the god-empress || Obviously, the god-empress does not actually exist because this comic is visible to people under 45 years old.{{citation needed}}. According to [[1413]], she will be public knowledge by 2040 anyway.
|-
| 50 || Join AARP || Full AARP (formerly called the American Association of Retired Persons) membership is available to anyone age 50 and over. {{w|AARP}}
|-
| 50 || Get a shingles vaccine || At the time of the comic, the [https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/vpd/shingles/public/shingrix/index.html CDC recommended] that adults 50 years and older get the shingles vaccine called Shingrix (this line was not in the original version of the comic, corrected later)
|-
| 52 || Click to skip captchas || Older people might have more difficulty understanding captchas. Also, they could be more inconvenienced because some older people move more slowly, so it would take them longer to move the mouse, and people would care more about older people anyway. However, this would be impractical to implement because if the computer knew the person's age, it would know that the user is a person, not a bot, so there would be no point in a captcha anyway.
|-
| 55 || Vote for god-empress ||
|-
| 62 || $80 national parks lifetime pass || https://www.nps.gov/planyourvisit/passes.htm
|-
| 65 || Eligible for Medicare || Medicare is government-run health insurance for older people.
|-
| 67 || Collect Social Security || U.S. individuals may collect reduced Social Security benefits starting at age 62, and they can collect increased Social Security benefits if they wait until age 70.
|-
| 68 || See "Skip ads" button on live tv || Some DVRs and streaming applications have a feature to skip over commercial breaks in recorded programs, but this could not be available in live TV, since it would require jumping forward in time. Time travel is currently impossible.{{citation needed}} ||
|-
| 70 || Run for God-empress || The name suggests that this would also only be available to women. Alternatively one might magically become female upon taking office.
|-
| 75 || Ride any animal in a national park || The National Parks Service probably could institute this relatively safely because most people over 75 would not be able to run fast enough to outrun/catch up to an animal and mount it{{citation needed}} and would not have the rebellious/risk-taking/adventurous streak that would incline them to try.{{citation needed}}
|-
| 80 || Eligible for Megacare || This is based off of becoming eligible for Medicare at age 65.
|-
| 85 || Click to toggle whether an ad is positive or negative about the product ||
|-
| 90 || Click to make any movie R-rated || It is unclear whether this would actually make the movie less appropriate or change the Motion Picture Association's rating to be erroneous. Also, what if the rating was previously NC-17?
|-
| 100 || Get a letter from the president || In the US (which other milestones, such as running for president starting at age 35, indicate is the country being referred to), you instead get congratulated by the weatherman on the {{w|Today Show}}. However, the United Kingdom is much closer. People there receive a card (formerly a telegram, later a TeleMessage) from the Queen on their 100th birthday. (This is not automatic, but has to be applied for.)
|-
| 102 || (35+67) Collect a presidential pension || The idea behind this joke is that it is the minimum age of presidency plus the minimal age to collect Social Security. There are several reasons why this must be a joke. Two are that Social Security begins 67 years after the person was born, not 67 years after the person's job started, and that the United States government would not bother to set up such a system because the vast majority of people, including former presidents, do not live to 102 years old. In fact, as of 2022, no former United States president has ever lived to 102 years old.
|-
| 105 || Get a birthday card from the god-empress || Being a god-empress would be more important than being the leader of a single country. This would make the god-empresses's time more valuable, so she only has to sent a birthday card to the few people who reach the age of 105.
|-
| 111 || Leave your own birthday party early by putting on a magic ring || This is a reference to the Lord of the Rings where Bilbo leaves his eleventy-first birthday party (the Bilbo Baggins Farewell Birthday Party) invisibly by using The One Ring.
|-
| 118 || Vote 100 times || Presumably a joke meaning the person can vote 100 times in each election. If there were one election at the same time each year, this would actually be the 101st vote the person is eligible to cast in their lifetime. If the sole election of each year were held at a different time of each year, someone who voted in every election might vote for the 100th time at either age 116, 117, or 118. However this milestone would happen earlier because there are often multiple elections per year, e.g., primaries, general elections, and possibly runoffs.
|-
| 120 || Collect the pensions of all elected officials ||
|-
| 125 || Drink alcohol in an R-rated movie while getting a shingles vaccine from the president || This entry references four earlier milestones (attending an R-rated movie, drinking alcohol, becoming President, and getting the shingles vaccine) whose corresponding ages (17, 21, 35, and 50) sum to 123. While not exactly 125, this may have contributed to the inspiration or age selection of this milestone.
|-
| 128 || Age rolls over, become a baby again || {{w|Integer overflow}} happens in computers when there are not enough bits (binary digits) to store the result of a calculation. For example, an unsigned 7-bit number can hold the values 0 to 127 (127 being 27 - 1). When calculating 127+1, a computer might store the value 0 instead of 128, discarding the highest bit. This is also called rollover, and usually happens in computers at powers of two, such as 128.

7-bit numbers are uncommon in today's computers. 8-bit numbers are more common. In signed 8-bit, the value 128 would become either -128 or -0 (depending upon implementation), which means you could have a weird experience of your next phase of life. For unsigned integers of one byte, the correct rollover number would be 256.

However, maybe the system uses just 7 bits (the 8th bit often used to be reserved for parity, or other flagging purposes, and otherwise stripped/ignored) if it has never before needed an eighth bit and this had once seemed like a sufficient form of data-packing with no expectation that this limit would be reached. Computers using such systems would have a Y2K-analogous bug once someone actually reached 128 years old, where anomalous processing might indicate the person to be a baby (or fail in other ways). But that would not have happened yet.

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The title text mentions {{w|Jeanne Calment}}, who holds the record for the oldest person ever (there are biblical references to older people, such as {{w|Methuselah}}, who supposedly lived to 969, but their ages haven't been verified). She reportedly was age 122 when the died in 1997. There's some controversy whether Calment actually claimed her mother's records, including birth certificate, as her own. "Editing wars" have been fought over her Wikipedia page. Randall claims that if you match her age you get sole editorial control over that article. However, if anyone managed to exceed her achieved age, presumably they would get their own page (albeit that they should not be encouraged to {{w|Wikipedia:Editing Your Own Page|edit it}} themselves) and hers would cease to be as interesting - although that might depend on what use is made of the unparalleled editorial control now granted.

==Transcript==
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<big>Age Milestones</big> 
and associated privileges

16  Drive 
17  Attend R-rated movies alone 
18  Vote 
21  Buy alcohol 
25  Rent a car 
32  Run for senate 
35  Run for president 
40  Rent a flying car 
45  Learn about the God-Empress 
50  Join AARP 
50  Get a shingles vaccine 
52  Click to skip captchas 
55  Vote for God-Empress 
62  $80 National parks lifetime pass 
65  Eligible for Medicare 
67  Collect Social Security 
68  See "Skip Ads" button on live TV 
70  Run for God-Empress 
75  Ride any animal in a national park 
80  Eligible for MegaCare 
85  Click to toggle whether any ad is positive or negative about the product 
90  Click to make any movie R-rated 
100  Get a letter from the president 
102  (35+67) Collect a presidential pension 
105  Get a birthday card from the God-Empress 
111  Leave your own birthday party early by putting on a magic ring 
118  Vote 100 times 
120  Collect the pensions of all elected officials 
125  Drink alcohol in an R-rated movie while getting a shingles vaccine from the president 
128  Age rolls over, become a baby again

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174: That's What SHE Said

2021-03-02T00:56:59Z

Osufnek: revised to show that most "That's what she said" are said braggadociously

{{comic
| number = 174
| date = October 23, 2006
| title = That's What SHE Said
| image = thats_what_she_said.png
| titletext = Yes, I mean she said that during sex. Yes, it was a little weird.
}}

==Explanation==
"{{w|Said the actress to the bishop|That's what ''she'' said!}}" is a phrase used in the US in response to an unintended sexual innuendo, similar to the UK phrase "said the actress to the bishop." An example usage might look like the following:

:'''A:''' (while putting together some furniture) I think this is too big.
:'''B:''' That's what ''she'' said!

In this example, the innuendo is that A was referring to a furniture component (say, a bolt too large to fit into the hole that was drilled in the factory), but the phrase might also refer to a human penis. While popular for a while, the phrase is considered puerile and cliché nowadays, so it isn't often used except in mockery.

In this case, no sexual innuendo is intended; instead, the phrase is used to maximize the ambiguity of the statement. {{w|Ambiguity}} is when a statement could mean more than one thing. In English, it is often created as a result of pronouns like "he" and "they," which might potentially refer to many different things in context. Here, "that's what ''she'' said!" could mean several things, because "that" and "she" could refer to multiple parts of the sentence:

*Some woman said the entire statement.
*Some woman said "I could've done what they claimed I did."
*Some woman is part of the "they" that claimed something about some other woman.
*Some woman reported that some unknown man doubts that another woman did something that other people claimed that the other woman (or yet another woman) did.

Another explanation would be that the intense grammatical ambiguity of the situation allows for any type of interpretation of the situation... even a more "perverted" interpretation. Taken more literally, the "she" in "that's what ''she'' said!" could be a hypothetical woman who is known for saying crazy things, thus the grammatically ambiguous statement reminds the speaker of this hypothetical woman.

The title text turns this back around, saying that there ''is'' actually a sexual innuendo in the statement: apparently the girl in question said this during sex. Since all of these possibilities are highly unusual things to say during sex, the observation in the second sentence is accurate.

One of Randall's many [[My Hobby|hobbies]].

==Transcript==
:My Hobby: Using "that's what ''she'' said" only in the most grammatically ambiguous situations.
:Friend: He doubts she could've done what they claimed she did.
:Cueball: That's what ''she'' said!

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173: Movie Seating

2021-03-02T00:53:57Z

Osufnek: update on the increased popularity of reserved movies seats

{{comic
| number = 173
| date = October 20, 2006
| title = Movie Seating
| image = movie_seating.png
| titletext = It's like the traveling salesman problem, but the endpoints are different and you can't ask your friends for help because they're sitting three seats down.
}}

==Explanation==
At the time of writing in most movie theaters in the US, {{w|Movie theater#Pricing and admission|seats were not reserved}}.<ref>In the years after this comic was published, some theaters around the U.S. began to sell movie tickets with reserved seats, both online and when purchased at the theater. When you buy your ticket, you also specify which seat you would like to sit in. Therefore, if you buy multiple tickets, you can select seats that are adjacent to each other, provided that you purchase them early enough before the point when you cannot find two or more empty seats together any longer.</ref> That is, tickets are sold by screening without seat assignment, and therefore an entering patron can take any vacant seat. Therefore, a group of incoming patrons may walk in a column and take a section of consecutive seats in a row, each person taking one next to the person in front of them. The order of these people is thus determined by the order in which they walk into the theater, which is in most cases random.

Cueball is upset at the way he and his friends have sat down at the movie theater. Part of the problem is that two people who are apparently in a relationship do not sit together. He therefore tries to use a {{w|social graph}} to calculate the best way for him and his seven friends to sit in a row, while taking into account all of the social connections among them. In {{w|mathematics}}, this type of problem is called {{w|combinatorial optimisation}}. The most popular example, the {{w|Traveling salesman problem|traveling salesman problem}}, is referenced in the title text, as well as in comics [[287]] and [[399]].

The title text shows that another part of the problem is that Cueball's friends, who could have helped him calculate a solution, are each sitting three seats away from him, and so he cannot ask them for help.

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==Solutions==
Two hypothetical solutions for the specific problem proposed in the comic are displayed:

[[File:173_Solutions.jpg]]

==Transcript==
:At the movies, I get frustrated when we file into our row haphazardly, ignoring the computationally difficulty problem of seating people together for maximum enjoyment.
:[Map of relationships between 8 people.]
:[Legend:]
::Single line: friends.
::Double line: in a relationship.
::Arrow: one-way crush.
::Dashed line: acquaintances
:[The eight friends sit in a row in a dark cinema. Cueball and one other are between two lovers.]
:Cueball: Guys! This is not socially optimal!

==Trivia==
*Randall states in xkcd: volume 0 that this was his "passive-aggressive way of asking my friends to let me plan seating."

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