Julius Caesar

[vulcan42]

Is Julius Caesar the only person in history to have had two unconnected things named after him, using both his first(July) and second(Caesarian) names?

[boxtops]

What about Alan Sugar then - not only the sweet stuff, but the euphemism as well?

[sandyRoe]

And there was Elizabeth Tudor. Her given name christened an age and the surname a tasty brand of crisps.

[Svejk]

Tony Hancock has got 4.

[jno]

ditto Mary Tudor, an unpleasant drink named after her.

[ludwig]

^ ditto Will Carling.

[jno]

what was named after Carling's first name? Was he the last Will, or something?

[ludwig]

I think Will was actually short for Bovwill, so two unpleasant drinks there.

[jno]

Vegemite was originally called Parwill.

Marmite... Parwill... geddit. Fortunately someone thought better of it.

[ludwig]

// Marmite... Parwill... geddit //

Less of the lame jokes please. That's my job.

Interestingly, after Moses there was a long period of people not having baskets named after them, until the birth of Alan Whicker.

[ludwig]

..unless you count Chopin.

[vulcan42]

Thank you for all for your suggestions,best answer was between Chris and ludwig. ludwig gets it as he made me smile, Chris didn't. :o)

[jno]

not a joke

http://www.vegemite.com.au/Pages/the-vegemite-story.aspx

well, not by me anyway.

[ludwig]

^ LOL. I'm not surprised the name didn't catch on.

I like Marmite, so tried vegemite once thinking it was basically the same. It's similar but with something added to make it taste disgusting. Pondslime or rat droppings or something - very strange.

[bazwillrun]

Adam was the first person to have a fruit named after him....