
Here is a list of classic, trendy and unique nicknames that many famous people are well-known as. You may not even know their real first names, and in many cases, the nicknames aren’t even short for their given name.
Here is a list of classic, trendy and unique nicknames that many famous people are well-known as. You may not even know their real first names, and in many cases, the nicknames aren’t even short for their given name.
Ace Ventura was ranked the 60th Greatest Movie Character by Empire Magazine in November 2008
Berry is a unisex name, much more common as a nickname for girls than a given name
William was the real first name of Bud Abbott, the straight man of comedy team, Abbott and Costello
Buster Brown began as a 1902 comic strip character with a sister named Mary Jane and a dog named Tige
On the quiz show Jeopardy! on March 24, 2014, Historical Nicknames was the topic of this Final Jeopardy! clue: “Nickname shared by George Armstrong Custer, Native American Chief Crazy Horse and a member of a 1930s comedy team.” The answer was Curly, and it caused a bit of controversy.