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Veal Sinatra – a veal stuffed with a buttery cream sauce, vegetables, meat and/or seafood named after the famous jazz singer Frank Sinatra; Soubise sauce – the onion purée or béchamel sauce with added onion purée is probably named after the 18th-century aristocrat Charles de Rohan, Prince de Soubise, and Marshal of France.
Scott Pilgrim – from the graphic novel series of the same name; Sergeant William Preston – heroic Mountie of radio and TV series from the 1950s; Peter Puck – Hockey Night in Canada symbol from the 1970s; Robin Scherbatsky – supporting character on the sitcom How I Met Your Mother; Dave Semple (known as Captain Canuck) – cartoon character
It turns out that the vast majority of brands named after real people are — of course — named after the company's founder. But each of these founders has a unique and oftentimes fascinating story.
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John Graves Simcoe – first Lieutenant Governor of Upper Canada; founder of the town of York (now Toronto) Al Sims – former NHL player; Gail Simmons – food author, cookbook writer and judge on TV series Top Chef; Gordon Sinclair – journalist, writer and commentator
Take a look through the slideshow above to see 17 famous things you might not have known are actually named after people. Related: Meet the monkey species named after a 'Star Wars' character: Show ...
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It was named after a real guy named Count Stroganov. Heck, even the Kentucky Hot Brown, an open-faced sandwich, was named after J. Graham Brown, the owner of the hotel where it was invented.