PEOPLE WHO LIVED UP OR DOWN TO THEIR NAMES
From a Lawyer named Sue Yoo to a Dentist named Toothaker (and Beyond)
There is a theory called nominative determinism which posits that a person's name can have an impact on how they act and what they do. For example, the website “40 Hilarious Times People Were Born To Do Their Jobs” provides examples of people whose names fit their profession. Some of the ones I found more interesting or humorous were:
A lawyer named Sue Yoo
A cashier called Ka Ching
Andrew Drinkwater, who works at a Water Research Center (or Centre, as he apparently does his research in the UK)
An ophthalmologist named Ashley Seawright
A music teacher who is listed as Miss C Sharp
A chef named Tom Kitchin
A meat manager named Brad Slaughter
A certain Jason Weed who was arrested for possession of — you guessed it — marijuana
A runner named Aaron Farr
Weather presenters named Amy Freeze, Sara Blizzard, and Larry Sprinkle
Dr. Atchoo
A race car driver named Scott Speed
A logger named Todd Cutright
A dentist named Rachel Pullin
As to that last one, a good friend of mine (a retired dentist) says that there is a practitioner of his profession named Dr. Toothaker, and sure enough, you can find William Toothaker of Pomona, California here.
Besides these, I'm sure there are many bakers named Baker, butchers named Butcher, carpenters surnamed Carpenter, plumbers named Plummer, and so on, but I've also noticed a couple of people “from the dark side” who have names that match what they're infamous for, too, namely:
Bernie Madoff (he made off with other people's money)
Sam Bankman-Fried (he fried the bank man, so to speak — or, “He fried the bank, man!”)
Washington Post writer David Von Drehle said of the fried one: “Tumbling down the well-worn staircase from brilliant to colorful to embattled to disgraced, Bankman-Fried landed in a pile of battered demigods.”
If you're aware of others, feel free to add them to the comments below along with links to where they can be verified.
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