I know a guy who named ALL of his characters Logan Ford, and simply put a Roman numeral after each one ("Oh, Logan Ford VI died? OK, I rolled up a fighter...he's Logan Ford VII"). He said that his character was as brave as Logan (from Logan's Run), but had a low Dexterity like Gerald Ford (for you young whippersnappers, he was the President that kept tripping, crashing into things, etc). Gives you an idea just how long ago this was.
Another player had a Thief named Sneeky, a Monk named Selabit, a Bard named Revela, and a female Paladin named Temptra (!?!).