Famous People with the Same Name
This quiz features questions with a pair of descriptions about people with the same name. Give the name. (Mostly modern day celebs, but also historical figures, sportspeople and fictional characters.)
Quiz
- English actress born Joyce Penelope Wilhelmina Frankenberg and the mother of the future King Edward VI.
- Road rage internet 'star' who famously ranted "Do you know who I am?" and athletics coach and BBC sports commentator.
- Welsh pop singer and the title character in a novel by Henry Fielding.
- British director who won the 'Turner Prize and actor nicknamed the "King of Cool".
- Irish-born British painter and English philosopher and statesman born in the 16th century.
- Second youngest sibling in the famous Jackson family and American Idol judge.
- Actor who gained attention for his portrayal of the character Human Torch in 2005's Fantastic Four and former presenter of Top Gear.
- Acting coach in the Netflix comedy The Kominsky Method and real name of actor Michael Keaton.
- Actress who played an assistant in The Devil Wears Prada and the wife of William Shakespeare.
- Scottish-American naval commander in the American Revolutionary War and founding member of the rock band Led Zeppelin.
- Monkees band member and the real name of David Bowie.
- A very successful American magician and a Charles Dicken's character raised by Clara Peggotty.
- Actor noted for his baritone voice and British explorer who made a well-documented journey to Mecca in disguise.
- The drummer for the rock band Queen and the drummer of the band Duran Duran.
- Apollo 11 astronaut and a leading figure in the early-20th century struggle for Irish independence.
- Professional name of singer Arnold George Dorsey and German composer known for his opera Hansel and Gretel.
- English dramatist during the reign of James I and Canadian former sprinter who was the world's fastest man.
- Bassist and co-lead singer of Kiss and actress who played Varinia in the film Spartacus.
- The real name of singer Katy Perry and the daughter of actress Goldie Hawn.
- The real name of British actor Stewart Granger and actor who played George Bailey in It's a Wonderful Life.
Answers
- Jane Seymour
- Ronnie/Ron Pickering
- Tom Jones
- Steve McQueen
- Francis Bacon
- Randy Jackson
- Chris Evans
- Michael Douglas
- Anne Hathaway
- John Paul Jones
- Davy/David Jones
- David Copperfield
- Richard Burton
- Roger Taylor
- Michael Collins
- Engelbert Humperdinck
- Ben Jonson/Ben Johnson
- Gene Simmons/Jean Simmons
- Kate Hudson
- James Stewart
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