๐ฐA news story is surfacing on Mads Mikkelsen being denied entry into the United States because a meme of Vice President JD Vance was found on his phone by immigration authorities.
"About two weeks ago, a Norwegian tourist, named Mads Mikkelsen who is not to be confused with the Danish actor from the James Bond & Marvel movies..." the news anchor on MSNBC begins her report on the debacle.
Being a Bond fan ๐๐พ♀️, two Mads Mikkelsens is pretty cool. ๐ The name ๐Mads is a Danish variation of the name 'Matthew' (meaning 'gift of God'). Nameberry says, "Mads is a perennial favorite in Germany, the Nordic countries, and the Netherlands, where it is usually to be found in the Top 50." It was #33 in Germany in 2017 and #47 in 2019 as a most popular boy name in Denmark.
It actual isn't a novelty for a non-celebrity to have the same name, first and last as a celebrity. VICE has the fascinating article: People with the Same Names as Celebrities Tell Us How Much It Sucks and interviews name doppelgangers of a ๐Taylor Swift, ๐Kate Middleton and ๐Sinead O'Connor.
I can see why those who bear a celebrity's exact name, could find it maddening. ๐ค Everyone wants to be an original and how can you if someone else already has your name in full? But it seems like it could be fun too at times. ๐คท๐พ♀️ Imagine signing into a hotel as Taylor Swift and getting double takes ๐ from staff seeing it's not the Taylor Swift before them. ๐
๐๐Reddit ๐คAskReddit Community Thread: "People with the same names of celebrities, how has it affected your life?"
https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/9kqba3/people_with_the_same_name_as_celebrities_how_has/
๐๐Nameberry๐๐ฃForum: "Same name as a famous person?"
https://forum.nameberry.com/t/same-name-as-a-famous-person/193706/17