You have heard their names. In some cases, you may not even have known they were people's names. But did you ever stop to think about the people behind them? Who was Sara Lee? Was there really a Chef Boyardee? A Sweet Adeline? Jack Daniels? Peggy Sue? James Bond, Charlie Brown, Alice in Wonderland and Dennis the Menace all took their names from real people. There really were a Jack and Jill and Romeo and Juliette. You'll find Kilroy here. Yes, there was a Virginia. Was king Wenceslas really "good?" Guppy, leotard, silhouette, lynch, even booze were once proper names. This book will tell the stories of the scientists who have become diseases and parts of the body, (at least in name), the pioneers whose names have become cities and the musician's friends who found their way into songs. What they have in common is that they are or were real people and their names have become familiar.

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