Also known as Wolfe+585, this German-born Philadelphian typesetter (1904 – 1985) has held the record for the longest personal name in histo...
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Also known as Wolfe+585, this German-born Philadelphian typesetter (1904 – 1985) has held the record for the longest personal name in history, from year 1975 until his in death 1985, with whopping 746 letters.
His first name was composed of 26 words, each beginning with one letter of the English alphabet. the late record holder's full name was Hubert Blaine Wolfeschlegelsteinhausenbergerdorff.Dawn McManus
Full name: “Red Wacky League Antlez Broke the Stereo Neon Tide Bring Back Honesty Coalition Feedback Hand of Aces Keep Going Captain Let’s Pretend Lost State of Dance Paper Taxis Lunar Road Up! Down! Strange! All and I Neon Sheep Eve Hornby Faye Bradley AJ Wilde Michael Rice.
Pablo Picasso |
Dawn McManus, a 41-year-old English woman from Hartlepool, changed her name in April 2012, to encourage fundraising for her charity, Red Dreams.
With more than 161 words and 898 letters, this is currently the longest name of a living person in the world, surpassing the previous record estabilished in 2012 by David Fearn, below.
David Fearn
In 2006, this council worker from Stafford, U.K, has changed his name to James Bond, and included all Bond movie titles as his middle names. The 69 word name was the longest name ever recorded on a UK Deed Poll until 2012.
David Fearn |
Full name: “James Dr No From Russia with Love Goldfinger Thunderball You Only Live Twice On Her Majesty’s Secret Service Diamonds Are Forever Live and Let Die The Man with the Golden Gun The Spy Who Loved Me Moonraker For Your Eyes Only Octopussy A View to a Kill The Living Daylights Licence to Kill Golden Eye Tomorrow Never Dies The World Is Not Enough Die Another Day Casino Royale Bond”
Barnaby Usansky
Previously known as Barnaby Usansky, this man from Edinburgh held the record for the second longest name of a living person in years 2011-2012, with his 197-letters-long name.
"I don’t see a point in having a ridiculously long name, if it is not the longest name in the world”.
Full name: “Barnaby Marmaduke Aloysius Benjy Cobweb Dartagnan Egbert Felix Gaspar Humbert Ignatius Jayden Kasper Leroy Maximilian Neddy Obiajulu Pepin Quilliam Rosencrantz Sexton Teddy Upwood Vivatma Wayland Xylon Yardley Zachary Usansky.”
Pablo Picasso
Little known fact; Pablo Picasso, famous Spanish painter and sculptor, was also one of the people with incredibly long names. His full baptismal name was composed of a series of names honouring various saints and relatives.
Added to these were then surnames Ruiz and Picasso, for his father and mother, as stated in Spanish law.
Full name: ”Pablo Diego José Francisco de Paula Juan Nepomuceno María de los Remedios Cipriano de la Santísima Trinidad Ruiz y Picasso.” - Online Sources
"I don’t see a point in having a ridiculously long name, if it is not the longest name in the world”.
Full name: “Barnaby Marmaduke Aloysius Benjy Cobweb Dartagnan Egbert Felix Gaspar Humbert Ignatius Jayden Kasper Leroy Maximilian Neddy Obiajulu Pepin Quilliam Rosencrantz Sexton Teddy Upwood Vivatma Wayland Xylon Yardley Zachary Usansky.”
Barnaby Usansky |
Pablo Picasso
Little known fact; Pablo Picasso, famous Spanish painter and sculptor, was also one of the people with incredibly long names. His full baptismal name was composed of a series of names honouring various saints and relatives.
Added to these were then surnames Ruiz and Picasso, for his father and mother, as stated in Spanish law.
Full name: ”Pablo Diego José Francisco de Paula Juan Nepomuceno María de los Remedios Cipriano de la Santísima Trinidad Ruiz y Picasso.” - Online Sources
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