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Nominative Determinism
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Nominative determinism is the hypothesis that people tend to gravitate towards areas of work that fit their names. The term was first used in the magazine New Scientist in 1994, after the magazine's humorous "Feedback" column noted several studies carried out by researchers with remarkably fitting surnames. These included a book on polar explorations by Daniel Snowman and an article on urology by researchers named Splatt and Weedon. These and other examples led to light-hearted speculation that some sort of psychological effect was at work.
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- His Wikipedia page if you don't want to read an old Telegraph article
In July 2010, Reckless apologised for missing a vote on the budget because he was drunk. He said that he "did not feel it was appropriate to take part in the vote because of the amount he had drunk".
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scott_Speed
Sadly didn't live up to his name in F1 but seems to be doing pretty well in rallycross
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German football team VfL Wolfsburg were coached in the 90s by Wolfgang Wolf
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