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Famous First Names


This is our A to Z of famous first names. For each name there is a short description about the person with that first name.


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Here is a random selection of famous first names.

Harry Lauder

[Sir], [real name Henry Lauder] (1870 - 1950), Scottish music-hall comedian and singer. Sir Harry made an international career out of his Scottish comedy routines and songs. He wrote many songs including "Roamin' in the Gloamin", "I Love a Lassie" and "Keep Right on to the End of the Road".

Charles Stewart Rolls

(1877-1910), English motor car manufacturer and aviator. In 1906 together with Henry Royce he formed the Rolls-Royce car manufacturing company.

Elizabeth Taylor

(1932 - ), English-born American movie actress. Her movies include "National Velvet", "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof" and "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?"

Stanley Kubrick

(1928 - 1999), American movie director and producer. His films include "Dr Strangelove", "2001: A Space Odyssey", and "The Shining".

Mary Pickford

[Gladys Mary Smith], (1893 - 1979), Canadian-born American silent movie star. Mary starred in many successful silent movies including "Hearts Adrift", "Tess of the Storm Country" and "The Poor Little Rich Girl". She was co-founder of the United Artists film studio with Charlie Chaplin and D. W. Griffith in 1919.

Peter Paul Rubens

[Sir], (1577-1640), Flemish painter and diplomat. He painted many masterpieces including "Venus at a Mirror" and "The Judgement of Paris".

Jesse Jackson

(1941 - ), American Democrat politician and Baptist minister. He has campaigned twice for the Democratic presidential nomination.

Louis Aragon

(1897 - 1982) French poet, essayist and novelist. He was one of the founders of Dadaism and Surrealism.

Andrew Marvell

(1621 - 78), English poet. In 1659 he became member of parliament for Hull. His poems include "The Garden" and "Upon Appleton House".

Charles Laughton

(1899 - 1962), English-born American stage and movie actor, producer and director. He made many movies including "The Private Life of Henry VIII", "Mutiny on the Bounty", "Jamaica Inn" and "The Hunchback of Notre Dame".