The Perils of Having an Infamous Name Twin
The Perils of Having an Infamous Name Twin
I had to put up with it through school, "Are you a relative of that scoundrel 'Long John Silver,'" to "High Ooh Silver rides again," a la The Lonr Ranger. And the butt of jokes between. I have a cousin with same name we're hashed together in credit bureau accounts. He'd get my academic credits and regents diploma, I'd get his absentee grades and no diploma had to do GED.
"I, Elizabeth Holmes, wasn't charged with fraud, but some people think I was."
Elizabeth Holmes of Theranos, left, and the twin namesake
"Nevermind, what I have done in my life, let’s talk about what I have not done: I have not dropped out of Stanford University, or any other ivy league school. I have not started a secretive and much-hyped blood-testing company, had my net worth estimated at $4.5 billion, or been charged with fraud by the SEC... FTC" etc. says Elizabeth Holmes.
That’s the other Elizabeth Holmes. She rocketed from relative obscurity to startup darling several years ago Elizabeth Holmes as the founder of Theranos. The company promised to revolutionize the medical industry with proprietary technology, gleaning a tremendous amount of information from a single drop of blood. She topped Forbes’s list of America’s Richest Self-Made women in 2015 and appeared on the cover of its magazine, as well as the covers of Fortune, Inc., and Bloomberg Businessweek.
Her devotion to black turtlenecks, in the same vein as Steve Jobs, has soured 'me' on the style.
Then it all came tumbling down: The Wall Street Journal published a series of stories beginning in late 2015 questioning the company’s claims and the accuracy of its tests. Her company neared bankruptcy, Forbes revised his estimated net worth to nothing, and last month the SEC .. FTC charged him with “massive fraud." (In settlement with federal regulators, Holmes neither admitted nor denied the charges, but gave up voting control of Theranos, agreed to a 10-year ban from being an officer or a director at a public company, and will pay a penalty of $500,000.)
"I" she, says," will confess to a tinge of Schadenfreude, swear on the bible: Now neither of us are billionaires."
In the game of name twinning, I’m lucky. Unless you are an avid Wall Street Journal reader or otherwise curious about art, tech or healthcare news, you might not know about the other Elizabeth Holmes . Even since the moved to Silicon Valley, where Theranos is based, it rarely comes up.
But her rise and fall has done lasting damage, namely (ahem) online. Her controversies have ruined Google results, which we spent more than a decade building and relied on, as a writer. Search our name and you can read all about her— been verified -- you have to add a qualifier, like “journalist,” "technologist" "artist" "Psychologist" 'Social Worker" or some such, to find any mention of her or her work or any associated others. Adding her middle name doesn’t help: “( Elizabeth Ann Holmes ) redirects to “Elizabeth Holmes” ('me'), ” her ( Elizabeth Anne Holmes ). (Also, her devotion to black turtlenecks, in the same vein as Steve Jobs, has soured 'me' on the style.)
Plenty of others join me in my plight. I wonder how Elizabeth Holmes, the Seattle travel agent who lays claim to Elizabeth Holmes.com, feels about all this. Another Elizabeth Holmes, who goes by Jon, slid into my Instagram DMs to ask, “Is there a support group?” My—or should I say our—name is more common than I realized: In the U.S., Elizabeth is the fourth most popular female given name of the last century, according to the Social Security Administration. Holmes ranks 171st on the list of frequently occurring surnames.
John, my name first name anglicized form 'João' is near the most popular male given name of the last century, 25% of the males are given that name or more according to the Social Security Administration. Silva, my surname for example ranks 171st on the list of frequently occurring surnames, more so in Romantic Language countries like Spain, Portugal, Italy, France and former colonies. I even have a first cousin named John Silva, my namesake, of course his middle name is different since we have different fathers that happened to be brothers, mine is Anthony -- his is Joseph. In school I'd get his absentee/ drop out grades and he'd get my stellar academic or regent achievements. To this day our credit histories are hashed together, since we both lived at one time in the same building on Atlantic Ave in B'klyn NY, just different floors in rent controlled apartments.
Hey, if they the authorities that be, find a person without IDs, his name is "John," Doe, or the female equivalent "Jane Doe. A prostitute picks up, you guessed it, a "John." Hell, even the toilet is named John. But I digress...
John Silva, that's who I am. In banks I'm requested to provide two IDs always and it is said to be for my protection. I usually, ask for a mirror, hell when I got up this morning I was 'John.' I need to check and make sure! (LOL) They sometimes ask me, to take off my hat, to see if I have the same bald spot on top of my head, even outside of the country like in the Philippines for example, lots of us there (LMAO), where there are quite a few of us, It would seem (LOL). And it doesn't help if I look like one of their movie stars that's 1/2 Spanish and 1/2 Filipino. I was wondering why every one was staring at me in Manila, Cebu & Davao...and gathered in throngs around me, somewhat alarming, at best. My wife's friend had to tell me why.
JFK John F Kennedy, late President was called Jack as in Jack Kennedy. Interestingly enough, if I'm in a room full of John's, I'm "Jack," If, I'm in a room full of John's & Jack's, I'm "Zack," go figure! Reminds me, of a bad Joke... How do you get "Dick," out of Richard? (You ask, nicely! :P :);)) I would get teased about being a relative of Long John Silver (the fictional character of 'Treasure Island,' by Robert Louis Stevenson) and such, by professors... or 'High Ole Silver Rides Again!'
John, my name first name anglicized form 'João' is near the most popular male given name of the last century, 25% of the males are given that name or more according to the Social Security Administration. Silva, my surname for example ranks 171st on the list of frequently occurring surnames, more so in Romantic Language countries like Spain, Portugal, Italy, France and former colonies. I even have a first cousin named John Silva, my namesake, of course his middle name is different since we have different fathers that happened to be brothers, mine is Anthony -- his is Joseph. In school I'd get his absentee/ drop out grades and he'd get my stellar academic or regent achievements. To this day our credit histories are hashed together, since we both lived at one time in the same building on Atlantic Ave in B'klyn NY, just different floors in rent controlled apartments.
Hey, if they the authorities that be, find a person without IDs, his name is "John," Doe, or the female equivalent "Jane Doe. A prostitute picks up, you guessed it, a "John." Hell, even the toilet is named John. But I digress...
John Silva, that's who I am. In banks I'm requested to provide two IDs always and it is said to be for my protection. I usually, ask for a mirror, hell when I got up this morning I was 'John.' I need to check and make sure! (LOL) They sometimes ask me, to take off my hat, to see if I have the same bald spot on top of my head, even outside of the country like in the Philippines for example, lots of us there (LMAO), where there are quite a few of us, It would seem (LOL). And it doesn't help if I look like one of their movie stars that's 1/2 Spanish and 1/2 Filipino. I was wondering why every one was staring at me in Manila, Cebu & Davao...and gathered in throngs around me, somewhat alarming, at best. My wife's friend had to tell me why.
JFK John F Kennedy, late President was called Jack as in Jack Kennedy. Interestingly enough, if I'm in a room full of John's, I'm "Jack," If, I'm in a room full of John's & Jack's, I'm "Zack," go figure! Reminds me, of a bad Joke... How do you get "Dick," out of Richard? (You ask, nicely! :P :);)) I would get teased about being a relative of Long John Silver (the fictional character of 'Treasure Island,' by Robert Louis Stevenson) and such, by professors... or 'High Ole Silver Rides Again!'
Indeed, the name pool is not quite as vast as you might think—the most common first and last names are held by millions of people. There have been more than 4,594,023 Johns, born in the last century, second to a record, 4.8 million people named James, number one on the hit parade, and nearly 3.5 million Marys. Of the roughly 6.3 million different surnames given in the 2010 census, 11 were reported more than a million times each. And don't call James, Jim or Jimmy and vice versa they get really upset. I know, I work with them and in the case of one individual named James Sr. who named is some James FR., it get's real interesting (and I've notice, 'no love lost between 'em!' ;) ;)).
Before the days of the Internet, one might go their whole life believing their name to be unique. But the web has made it much easier to find your name twin; and name confusion online can be a problem IRL, resulting in misfired emails, inaccurate search results, and social media firestorms. The 24/7 news cycle fans the flames, speeding up the time from unknown entity to household name.
Google the name “Stephanie Clifford,” for example and you will be treated to a list of links about "Stormy Daniels," the adult film star who reportedly had an affair with President Trump. Click on the Image tab and, among a sea of photos of the busty blonde, are two headshots of another blonde—another Stephanie Clifford, the novelist and journalist, smiling sweetly and dressed much more modestly.
Google, Gennifer Flowers, it's similar in scope, the American singer, actress and model who revealed a sexual encounter with then President Bill Clinton for about 12 years, ever since he was Governor. In January 1998, Clinton testified under oath that he had a sexual encounter with Flowers, after denying he did not, some time before. Now her full and proper name is: Gennifer G Flowers. Maiden name. Eura Gean Flowers. Also known as: Geannie Flowers, Gennifer, 'Shellnut,' 'Little Scooter'...
Click on the Image tab ( currently it has been SE's and cleanup since she's so infamous ) and, among a sea of photos of the busty blonde, are two headshots of another blonde—another ..., the novelist and journalist, oe some such, smiling sweetly and dressed much more modestly...
Eura Gean Flowers, who was known growing up as Geannie Flowers, was born on January 24, 1950, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, the only child of Gene and Mary Flowers. After her birth, the family left Oklahoma for Anchorage, Alaska, and then moved to Washington state and Modesto, California.
Eura Gean Flowers. Also known as: as previously mentioned, Geannie Flowers Gennifer 'Shellnu't 'Little Scooter Gender.' Female. Age. 68. Still alive and well, I might add. Date of birth. Friday 27 Jan 1950 (The year before I was born). Birth place. Oklahoma ...JUST CHECKING! but we find that she passed away in Los Angeles, California. The obituary (poor dear) was featured in Los Angeles Times on December 20, 2010, no doubt the stress must have gotten to her, due to an infamous name twin. And oh yeah Eura is a municipality of Finland, (she had a city named after her). It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Satakunta region. The municipality has a population of 11,732 ... Sorry, I couldn't help myself!
At the time with 2016 Election Day looming, Gennifer "just spell my name with a G." "They can bury me upside down and kiss my ass," she says, "as long as they spell Gennifer with a G." Flowers may be Donald Trumps dream girl—a 'fatal attraction' turned Clinton's public accuser. But is Flowers "the most dangerous woman in America," as one British newspaper labeled her? And didn't Donald Trump threatened to invite her to the first presidential debate... Gennifer Flowers Revealed Bill Clinton Confided In Her That Hillary Was Bisexual ‘He said Hillary had eaten more p***y than, he had!’ Her "Twins" will tell you!. Then of course you become the brunt of jokes, ie. you have the old jokes like, "What does Bill Clinton want on this desk every morning?" "Flowers!" Ah the perils of an infamous name twin.
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Google, Gennifer Flowers, it's similar in scope, the American singer, actress and model who revealed a sexual encounter with then President Bill Clinton for about 12 years, ever since he was Governor. In January 1998, Clinton testified under oath that he had a sexual encounter with Flowers, after denying he did not, some time before. Now her full and proper name is: Gennifer G Flowers. Maiden name. Eura Gean Flowers. Also known as: Geannie Flowers, Gennifer, 'Shellnut,' 'Little Scooter'...
Click on the Image tab ( currently it has been SE's and cleanup since she's so infamous ) and, among a sea of photos of the busty blonde, are two headshots of another blonde—another ..., the novelist and journalist, oe some such, smiling sweetly and dressed much more modestly...
Eura Gean Flowers, who was known growing up as Geannie Flowers, was born on January 24, 1950, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, the only child of Gene and Mary Flowers. After her birth, the family left Oklahoma for Anchorage, Alaska, and then moved to Washington state and Modesto, California.
Eura Gean Flowers. Also known as: as previously mentioned, Geannie Flowers Gennifer 'Shellnu't 'Little Scooter Gender.' Female. Age. 68. Still alive and well, I might add. Date of birth. Friday 27 Jan 1950 (The year before I was born). Birth place. Oklahoma ...JUST CHECKING! but we find that she passed away in Los Angeles, California. The obituary (poor dear) was featured in Los Angeles Times on December 20, 2010, no doubt the stress must have gotten to her, due to an infamous name twin. And oh yeah Eura is a municipality of Finland, (she had a city named after her). It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Satakunta region. The municipality has a population of 11,732 ... Sorry, I couldn't help myself!
At the time with 2016 Election Day looming, Gennifer "just spell my name with a G." "They can bury me upside down and kiss my ass," she says, "as long as they spell Gennifer with a G." Flowers may be Donald Trumps dream girl—a 'fatal attraction' turned Clinton's public accuser. But is Flowers "the most dangerous woman in America," as one British newspaper labeled her? And didn't Donald Trump threatened to invite her to the first presidential debate... Gennifer Flowers Revealed Bill Clinton Confided In Her That Hillary Was Bisexual ‘He said Hillary had eaten more p***y than, he had!’ Her "Twins" will tell you!. Then of course you become the brunt of jokes, ie. you have the old jokes like, "What does Bill Clinton want on this desk every morning?" "Flowers!" Ah the perils of an infamous name twin.
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Gean E is on Facebook. To connect with Gean, sign up for Facebook today. Log In. or. Sign Up. About AKA Gean Cleber. Education. ... Eura. Hometown ...
Her number of course is unlisted (if, it is listed it probably, doesn't work), I don't blame her. AKA... View phone numbers, addresses, public records, background check reports and possible arrest records for Aura G. Whitepages people search is the most trusted directory. Sign up to gain access to mobile numbers, public records, and more.
After an exhaustive search nothin' was found on for 'Eura Gean' Flowers on thruthfinder.com ... but I digress...
This Stephanie Clifford first learned of her name dupe from her own self-Googling long before Stormy Daniels made the news. For a while, the identical identity was no issue—Clifford isn’t sure anyone else even made the connection. But when reports of an affair with the president broke earlier this year, Clifford’s phone exploded: first a text from a college roommate, then a dozen emails from friends and acquaintances asking how she was doing, followed by a flood of Twitter mentions.
Both of these women are named Stephanie Clifford;
one also goes by Stormy Daniels.
“The Instagram and Facebook followers I’ve gotten who think I'm Stormi have been, like, absurdly nice about my definitively non-pornographic posts—'liking' my cat photos, giving positive comments on ephemera I'm researching at the library, one dude proposed marriage,” Clifford says. But she is a little nervous about her next round of book appearances, and the expectations attendees may have of meeting the porn star. “When they instead see me, a five-foot tall gal with an A cup, they're not going to be super psyched.”
The rapidly revolving door of the Trump administration has caught several name twins by surprise. "Nobody raided my apartment," tweeted Michael Cohen, the sportswriter in Wisconsin, on Monday after news broke that the FBI had raided the office and hotel room of Michael Cohen, the president's attorney. "I feel your pain, Michael," responded Rob Porter, also a sportswriter and not the departed, disgraced former White House staffer.
Name sharing has become something of a nightmare for Jason Kessler, a TV host and food writer, who shares his name with the white supremacist who organized the Charlottesville rally in August 2017. “My name is being used to incite and inflame bigotry,” he wrote in a piece for Salon last September. “I feel like my whole reputation has been destroyed.” The person who shares his name also calls himself a journalist. “Unfortunately, people don’t take the time to say, ‘Are you the racist one?’” he tells me. “Instead, I imagine people who make the error just write me off without realizing that they’ve made a mistake.”
“When they instead see me, a five-foot ten tall guy or gal with an A cup, they're not going to be super psyched.”
The Internet is an imprecise place, so much so that you can get caught up in the crossfire if your name just sounds like someone else’s. Australian Lauren Ingram received the full extent of Twitter’s vitriol recently in response to the comments Laura Ingraham of Fox News made about a Parkland high schooler. Amongst the curse-laden misdirected replies were suggestions she change her name or dye her hair so she was no longer blonde like Ingraham.
Mark Zuckerman, a sportswriter covering the Washington Nationals, saw his mentions take a nasty turn in recent weeks, after years of receiving tweets directed at Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook's founder. When the Cambridge Analytica scandal broke, Zuckerman was inundated with nearly 100 messages in a single day. His usual response is to laugh and occasionally retweet. “@MarkZuckerman must think we are ALL stupid,” read a recent tweet, to which Zuckerman responded, “No, only some of you.”
Last year, his colleague made a video with Zuckerman reading some of the tweets, in the spirit of Jimmy Kimmel’s famed mean-tweet segment. In response to the tweet “Y don’t u give away ur money?” Zuckerman looks at the camera and deadpans, “Because after the mortgage and daycare, nothing’s left.”
Zuckerberg versus Zuckerman.
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“My biggest fear is that he's going to end up running for public office,” Zuckerman tells me. “If that ever happens, I'm in serious trouble.”
Katy Perry & Katie Perry
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Katie Perry, the Brooklyn-dwelling marketing consultant who is not the internationally renowned pop star Katy Perry, has come to expect a three-step reaction when she gives her name to someone, like when she picks up a salad she ordered online: First, there is the excitement over meeting a celebrity, then the disappointment at the confusion, and finally “laughing at my misfortune,” Perry says.j
The pop star’s song, “I Kissed A Girl,” hit the charts during the other Perry’s senior year at Notre Dame. Some two years later, when “Teenage Dream” took over the radio waves—and the setlist at not-famous Perry’s go-to bar—she turned to a friend and said, “This is going to be a problem, isn’t it?”
But it hasn’t been, not really. Whenever Katy Perry is in the headlines—whether she’s feuding with Taylor Swift or stumping for Hillary Clinton—Katie Perry’s mentions flare up. It’s mostly friendly, although during the 2016 campaign she blocked a few folks on Twitter. Her friends have made a game of it, screen-shotting reports and sending them to her. “My all-time favorite?” she says. ‘John Mayer misses Katy Perry and wants children’—I almost framed that one.”
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