- Martin Luther King, civl rights leader named for the Reformer
- John Calvin Coolidge, American president named for the Reformer
- George Washington Carver, agricultural scientisit and inventor named for the first American president
- Grover Cleveland Alexander, baseball playe named for the American president
- Woodrow Wilson Guthrie, musician named for the American president
- William Bramwell Booth, founder of the Savation Army named for a Methodist leader
- John Wesley Hardin, wildwest outaw named for a Methodist leader
- James Dean Bradfield, rock musician named for the actor
- John Wilkes Booth, assassin of Abraham Lincolnn named for the readical English politician (a distant relative)
- Cassius Marcellus Clay, birth name of boxer Muhammed Ali named for the American planter, politician, abolitionist and ambassador
Saturday, 1 March 2025
Famous People Named After Famous People
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