Famous Eugenes

[dothawkes]

Does anyone know any other Eugenes that are famous?  The only two times I have heard the name is the composer Onegin is it?  And then the always absent younger brother in the Big Valley.  Any others?

[jenstar]

Eugene the Jeep from the Popeye cartoons? OK, so he's fictional and not human, but...

[Champagne]

Comedian, actor, writer and director - Eugene Levy (of American Pie, Bringing Down The House and Best In Show fame)

[Shipstabber]

There's tonnes of them, only they usually call themselves Gene - Gene Kelly, Gene Hackman, Gene Roddenberry, Gene Simmons, etc.

[Johnmof]

Prince Eugene of Savoy, generally regarded as one of history's greatest soldiers. Fought for the Austrian emperor. Fought alongside Marlborough at the Battle of Blenheim (1704).

By complete contrast, Eugene Sarazini, American son of Italian immigrants, changed his name to Gene Sarazen and became a golfer. The first one, and one of only five so far, to have won the fours championships known as the Majors. In the 1973 Open at Troon, while in his seventies, he holed in one at the Postage Stamp, and got a two on the following day at the same hole.

[gaul]

 there was a famous american playwright called eugene o neil also known as charlie chaplins father-in-law

[delilahcat]

Not wanting to be too pedantic, but Eugene Onegin is an opera by Tchaikovsky, and Jean Simmons was an actress.

[Shipstabber]

Er...not that Jean Simmons.

 

This one - http://www.genesimmons.com/

[Booldawg]

The guy that designed and programmed the hugely successful 80s arcade game 'Defender' was called Eugene.

I went to school with a guy called Eugene Crighton.

 

And Eugene - the geek from Greece

[ukpuffy]

Eugene Victor Tombs

[delilahcat]

Sorry Shipstabber - I'm old!

[Ward-Minter]

Dr Eugene Landy who actually lived with Brian Wilson during his mad stage and controlled his entire life. Breached Psychiatric laws when he started co-creditting Brian's songs with himself.

Evil man, he has made Brian a lot of what he is now.

 

Also wasn't the camp bespeckled guy from Grease called Eugene?????