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This is a list of notable people whose full legal name is (or was) a mononym, either by name change or by being born mononymic (e.g. Burmese, Indonesian, or Japanese royalty). Titles (e.g. Burmese honorifics) do not count against inclusion, because they are not part of the name itself.
The 19th-century Dutch writer Eduard Douwes Dekker (1820–87), better known by his mononymous pen name Multatuli [16] (from the Latin multa tuli, "I have suffered [or borne] many things"), became famous for the satirical novel, Max Havelaar (1860), in which he denounced the abuses of colonialism in the Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia).
Mary Everest Boole was known for introducing mathematics as fun for children. Mother of Alicia Boole Stott. André-Marie Ampère was a physicist and mathematician who was one of the founders of the science of classical electromagnetism, which he referred to as "electrodynamics". He is also the inventor of numerous applications, such as the ...
Anthony Godby Johnson, (probably) fictitious author of Rock and a Hard Place: One Boy's Triumphant Story. Kaycee Nicole, fictional leukemia sufferer and Internet personality; Kilroy, a nonexistent legendary World War II US Army major who inspired millions during the war and became part of American popular culture.
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Roman Catholics also have identified Mary Magdalene as the weeping woman who was a sinner, and who anoints Jesus' feet in Luke 7:36–50, and while the Church has dropped this interpretation to a degree, this remains one of her more famous portrayals.
People who have less money than they lead people to believe may buy things that provide instant gratification. They may purchase things like a designer handbag or a fancy watch to impress others ...
Casper. Direct-to-consumer mattress brand Casper was established in 2013 and has raised $339.7 million in funding since then, with investors that include Leonardo DiCaprio, Ashton Kutcher and 50 Cent.