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From EA to EZ, name the famous person with each set of initials.
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Clue
Person
EA
"Green Mountain Boys" leader during the American Revolution
Ethan Allen
EB
Author of "Wuthering Heights"
Emily Brontë
EC
English guitarist with the nickname "Slowhand"
Eric Clapton
ED
Reclusive 19th century American poet
Emily Dickinson
EE
Charlie Sheen's brother, star of "Mighty Ducks"
Emilio Estevez
EF
Italian physicist who created the world's first nuclear reactor
Enrico Fermi
EG
Zsa Zsa's sister
Eva Gabor
EH
Lost Generation author, later known as "Papa"
Ernest Hemingway
EI
Bestselling Spanish language singer of the 1990s, son of Julio
Enrique Iglesias
EJ
"Magic" basketball star
Earvin Johnson
EK
Motorcycle daredevil
Evel Knievel
EL
Top German strategist during WWI
Erich Ludendorff
EM
The voice of Donkey from "Shrek"
Eddie Murphy
EN
"Fight Club" actor
Ed Norton
EO
Actress who portrayed the Scarlet Witch in the Marvel Cinematic Universe
Elizabeth Olsen
EP
Graceland resident
Elvis Presley
ER
First lady of the U.S. for 12 years
Eleanor Roosevelt
ES
Red-headed singer with albums "+", "x" and "÷"
Ed Sheeran
ET
Was married eight times, twice to Richard Burton
Elizabeth Taylor
EV
Lead singer of Pearl Jam
Eddie Vedder
EW
Inventor of the cotton gin
Eli Whitney
EY
Slave trader for whom an Ivy League university is named
Elihu Yale
EZ
Frenchman who wrote "J'accuse" in defense of Alfred Dreyfus
Emile Zola
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27 Comments
joeythelemur
+4
Level 80
Jun 26, 2014
Would be nice to have "Hemmingway" accepted. Can't believe I didn't try it with just one M. :-/
Quizmaster
+1
Level ∞
Feb 9, 2016
Okay
LarryLovage
+1
Level 55
Aug 21, 2016
Must be a funny blindspot with me. The only ones I missed were both of the Evas.
Damangio
+2
Level 64
Oct 7, 2020
Aha! He was part of the Lost Generation, not the author of a book called "Lost Generation." I should pay more attention to quotation marks.
Damangio
+4
Level 64
Oct 7, 2020
"Enguish guitarist"?
mf3
+5
Level 90
Oct 7, 2020
English + Anguish = Enguish
Quizmaster
+1
Level ∞
Oct 8, 2020
Fixed :)
KirstenB
+1
Level 64
Apr 27, 2021
Sounds like the Quizmaster is going "woke" regarding the question about the university named after a slave trader - although we all know it's soooo trendy right now that little tidbit was quite unnecessary - hopefully this type of question doesn't become a trend on this site.
partdavid
+24
Level 74
Apr 27, 2021
That was just the man's occupation. It's in the first line of his Wikipedia bio. It's a relevant and accurate summation and no different than saying that Emily Dickinson was a poet or Enrico Fermi was a physicist or Rockefeller an oil tycoon. Obviously one *could* use other terms to describe all these people (letter-writer, teacher and father, perhaps) but the clear, concise and neutral one is "slave trader".
SuperPerfundo
+9
Level 66
Apr 27, 2021
Elihu Yale profited from the slave trade, and he used that money to invest in the university that would eventually be named after him. How is that "unnecessary" information?
ornei
+4
Level 65
Apr 30, 2021
From a quick reading of the Wikipedia article (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elihu_Yale), people disagree how much Yale was involved in the slave trade, and the slave trade he was involved in probably isn't the one you're thinking of. His involvement was in the Madras slave trade, which is in India.

So, I don't think it's really a good idea to list his occupation as "slave trader." Here's the article Wikipedia links: https://yaledailynews.com/blog/2020/06/28/cancel-yale-not-likely/

PoetsCorner
+5
Level 87
Feb 25, 2025
I'm confused: Why does being involved in the slave trade in India make it less of a good idea to mention his involvement in that industry than if it been in say... Ghana?
RondoNo2
+1
Level 53
Mar 3, 2026
KirstenB: yeah, I hate 'woke' 'snowflakes'. I much prefer the version of the world in which the British Empire was the best thing ever, and anyone who raises questions about it is a pathetic whiner.

All those who survived colonial rule are frankly ungrateful. We gave them railways, for pity's sake!

Yeah!

(I am quite fearful that all this may be misconstrued, but that's not my problem.)

RobNobody
+3
Level 80
Sep 25, 2022
Ed Sheeran? Isn't he that guy who was on Game of Thrones?
Jacktheguy
+2
Level 93
Jul 27, 2025
I thought he was the ginger kid from Harry Potter?
plattitude
+1
Level 94
Feb 22, 2025
I'm not sure I agree with the cluing for the German strategist, the top spot seems universally given to Erich von Manstein. When he didn't fit I went to Erwin RommeL. Ludendorff might be better clued with a mention of the War Academy, or Ober Ost.
interopia
+1
Level 90
Feb 22, 2025
I took it to mean "a" top, rather than "the" top.
MindWax
+6
Level 87
Feb 24, 2025
You have the wrong World War. Read it again.
RondoNo2
+1
Level 53
Mar 3, 2026
I agree: Ludendorff wasn't much use during WW2. I suspect the fact that he died in 1937 may have had something to do with his ineffectiveness.
HariboGetDown
+3
Level 52
Feb 25, 2025
Eddie Kidd was a UK motorbike daredevil.
JZG77
+1
Level 40
Jul 27, 2025
I'm surprised that more people didn't guess Emily Dickinson. I'm not American but I guessed it.
raneman11
+1
Level 68
Jul 27, 2025
"Evidence as to whether Yale personally owned slaves, or participated directly in their sale is inconclusive". Doesn't sound like it was his primary occupation to me.
Chris2469
+1
Level 36
Aug 12, 2025
Umm ackchyually ☝🤓Luis Miguel is the best-selling Spanish language singer of the 90s.
Isssa
+1
Level 55
Nov 2, 2025
No, he's the best selling Spanish language singer who only sings in Spanish.
LuckyCat
+1
Level 72
Dec 2, 2025
Robert E Lee
CommanderPro63
+1
Level 68
Feb 21, 2026
Why is the voice of Shrek above Elon Musk
RondoNo2
+2
Level 53
Mar 3, 2026
Don't we get enough of Elon Musk already?
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