<p>There are 31 pages of links with my name on them. Not surprising as I have a fairly common name (there are lots of people in the US with my name - nothing like looking yourself up in national phone directories).</p>
<p>Only went through 3 pages on my name. Among those who share my name are a lesbian poet, military captain, real estate agent and bunco lover! I didn’t find myself, though.</p>
<p>I share my fairly uncommon name with an artist and share my last name with a well-known mathematician who has as his middle name my first name. Between us and a DJ and a few others, there are 43K hits.</p>
<p>I have done a modest amount of writing but it has been noticed and is cited either in journal articles or is used in courses at professional schools (business, law, public policy, nursing, …). So, when I search for my name and my field, I get more than 23,000 google hits (bookstores, syllabi, blogs, …) and when I search for my name including middle initial but not including my field, I get 14,900 google hits. A lot of this is duplication – many bookstores sell the same books, foreign translations of the same books, professional school and papers cite the same books and articles. But, it is nice to see that the word is out there.</p>
<p>I share the same name with someone who is the producing partner of a famous actress. Our email addresses are similar and I get her email all the time, which I forward to her (we’ve gotten acquainted). So, I get email invites to great parties, opportunities to be a personal assistant to famous actors, etc., all mistakenly.</p>
<p>I found that my name (including middle initial) was used in a murder mystery novel - as the victim!</p>
<p>Googled myself this morning and discovered that I’m a regular Renaissance woman. I’m a freelance writer by trade, but apparently also a religious author, theater director, folk-rock singer, psychologist, quiltmaker, real estate agent, pediatrician, hotel executive, teacher, business consultant, Indian tribal leader, and tax lawyer. Whew! No wonder I always seem so busy. :)</p>
<p>I have a fairly unusual name. Nevertheless there are at least three other guys out there with the same name. One in the Seattle area, one in New England who sometimes gets arrested in anti-abortion demonstrations, and one who is CEO of a lumber firm in the Rocky Mountain region.</p>
<p>Most of the stuff out there that is about me has to do with my appearances on Jeopardy.</p>
<p>So, coureur is Ken Jennings? :)</p>
<p>^^No, I’m not Ken. I was just an “ordinary” five-time champ back in the 90s. But that’s enough to get me listed on the official Jeopardy site and in various Jeopardy databases run by fans of the show, and those are what account for the Google hits.</p>
<p>I’m in awe. :eek: … From the comfort of my own couch, I’m able to “win” the teen Jeopardy tournaments, and I can sometimes hold my own even against college kids. But I choke when the big guns come out. If I were actually on stage, in front of cameras and Alex Trebeck, I’m sure I’d be one of those unfortunates who never hit the buzzer … or who blurted out wrong answers and failed to make the final round.</p>
<p>It took me until the last link on page 17 to find ME. And that was on a Jamboree directory for the 2005 National Scout Jamboree. The second item that was ME was a sports stats webpage on page 28. </p>
<p>There were 5,410 results for my common name. I am also a part of a music group that is somewhat well known with siblings, a CFO of a trucking company, and a principal at a few high schools. ;)</p>
<p>Coureur, I always knew you were smart!</p>
<p>Our last name is so unique that DH’s immediate family is the only one in the USA with that name (his dad was an only child). What comes up on me is articles where I was quoted in the newspaper. My maiden name brings up a speech pathologist who apparently gives seminars. Ironically, back in hs I took an aptitude/personality test that told me I should be a speech pathologist. I probably should have paid attention, now I think it sounds like a good career! But at the time it didn’t interest me.</p>
<p>Did I mention that my name gets nearly two million hits? That’s what you get when you share a name with a celebrity.</p>
<p>WashDad, is that the current celebrity or the has-been gay porn star? ha ha, I laughed out loud at your previous post.</p>
<p>Speaking of celebrity names, did anyone notice the British Olympic swimmer “Hannah Miley”? How coincidental!</p>
<p>Hmm - I’ve done this before and now there are more than ever. Apparently I’m most famous as a midwife and author but am also a quilter and an executive director, and I’ve died many times at various ages and places. I myself am not at all famous; don’t even know how far down I’d have to go to get to me under my married name! Under my maiden name are classmates and one college program from 38 years ago. DH and FIL both appear as B-list actors (very common last name) - DH’s namesake played Robin Hood and FL’s was in A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum.</p>
<p>I’ve been an officer of several public companies, so Edgar filings come up, along with some of my running race results.</p>
<p>I have a common first name and a very unique last name. Apparently I’m am also a soccer mom someplace in the mid-west. Since I compete, I mean participate, in triathlons, running, and ski races every year - my miserable times are plastered all over the internet. I have GOT to start entering races under an alias. I also get interviewed a half dozen times a year for my job - my inarticulate babblings are also there in full techno color - probably forever. Sign…</p>
<p>DS has unique first and last names and we’re pretty sure he’s the only one in the world with that name. When I goggled him, it’s all him - hundred and hundreds of bike and ski race results.</p>
<p>I googled my maiden name (including middle name) and came up with facebook reference. Imagine my surprise when I clicked on the site, fully expecting to see my face, and found someone else’s face!</p>
<p>I have googled myself to see what others may be seeing about me. (Nothing much.) My contact info from my employer’s website comes up. Also, I found that there are two other women in two different states that have my exact (spelled) name AND are in similar professions. My name is not too common and there are two tradition spellings of my first name. As for my CC screen name, it was probably not a wise choice. This is the only board that I have ever really read or joined. When I googled the screen name, I found that is being used on a plethora of other boards! None of my posts showed up on the first 5-6 pages (that’s all I checked).</p>