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Professions of Perfectly Named People

Can you guess the professions of these particularly well-named people?
Each person's name will have some relation to their field of work
For example: Michael Ball ==> Footballer, John Laws ==> Judge
Quiz by Goggynoggler
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Last updated: April 10, 2024
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First submittedFebruary 6, 2024
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Name
Clue
Profession
Usain Bolt
Eight-time Olympic gold medalist
Sprinter
Tiger Woods
He won the Masters 5 times
Golfer
Karina DePiano
She's performed alongside Taylor Swift
Pianist
Christopher Coke
He wasn't selling beverages
Cocaine trafficker
Russell Brain
"Brain's reflex" was named after him
Neurologist
Scott Speed
As a kid, he loved karting
Racecar driver
Anna Smashnova
Her highest ranking was #15
Tennis player
Jules Angst
He recieved a prize for methodology in medicine in 1969
Psychiatrist
Carla Dove
She works at the National Museum of Natural History
Ornithologist
Colin Bass
He's not a fisherman
Bassist
Thomas Crapper
He recieved several royal warrants for his inventions
Sanitary engineer
Sara Blizzard
You can see her on Midlands Today and BBC North West Tonight
Meteorologist
David Dollar
He researched US-China financial relations
Economist
Doug Bowser
He's a company executive
Nintendo America President
Jeff Float
He helped set a world record at the 1984 Olympics
Swimmer
Marina Stepanova
First woman to run under 53 seconds in her event
Hurdler
Gabe Pressman
He won a Peabody and 11 Emmys for his work
Journalist
Francine Prose
She recieved the Rome Prize in 2006
Novelist
Chris Moneymaker
He went all in with king high
Poker player
Toby Savin
He plays for an EFL League Two club
Goalkeeper
7 Comments
+9
Level 55
Feb 6, 2024
A few more interesting aptonyms that didn't quite fit on this quiz:

-Richard and Mildred Loving, plaintiffs of Loving v. Virginia, which legalized interracial marriage in the US.

-Marion Moon, Buzz Aldrin's mother.

-Marijuana Pepsi Vandyck, wrote her dissertation on uncommon African-American names.

-Vania Stambolova, Bulgarian sprinter/hurdler who stumbled over a hurdle in the 2012 Olympics.

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Level 45
Apr 1, 2024
Awesome quiz! Love the additional ones posted in your comment as well
+7
Level 76
Apr 1, 2024
Stepanova for a hurdler is really good.
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Level 68
Apr 1, 2024
Milva Ekonomi - Minister of Economy of Albania
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Level 77
Apr 1, 2024
This is awesome. The nominative determinism quiz. Super fun
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Level 60
Apr 10, 2024
Nice quiz! You might want to put on the yellow box. Could you accept racer / car racer for Scott Speed?
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Level 55
Apr 10, 2024
Added type-ins for Scott Speed. Why do you think the yellow box should be added?