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* In ''WesternAnimation/MonstersInc'', the Scare Floor's leaderboard shows that, aside from the main characters, all but one of the Scarers are named after [[Creator/PixarRegulars staff members at Pixar.]]

** John Byrne named Kitty Pryde for an art-school classmate, though it was because he thought the name was cool rather than as an inside joke. The actual Kitty Pryde reportedly hates the attention she gets for her name.

* In ''Film/BatmanReturns'', one of the bad guys is named Max Shreck, after horror actor Max [[SpellMyNameWithAnS Schreck]], noted for his role in ''Film/{{Nosferatu}}''-- Shreck is metaphorically a "vampire" who sucks electrical energy from Gotham City for his own ends.

* Janis Ian in ''Film/MeanGirls'' is straight but the real Janis Ian is not.

* All of the members of ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'' family are named after Creator/MattGroening's family members, except Bart, which is an anagram of "brat".

* ''{{Anime/Voltes V}}'':

* Doronjo's rarely heard true name (Hiroko Sasegawa) comes from Hiro''shi'' Sasegawa, the series director for ''{{Anime/Yatterman}}'' and the rest of the ''Anime/TimeBokan'' franchise.

* It was a rare episode of ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitans2003'' that didn't feature a crew member's name snuck into the script somewhere. One JustForFun/{{egregious}} example was the Tamaranian-language joke: "How many Okaarans does it take to Hoegee a Morflark? Finbar!" with Hoegee and Finbar being crew members' names.

* ''WesternAnimation/YoungJustice2010'' is created by Creator/GregWeisman and Brandon Vietti. During the ''[[ShowWithinAShow Hello, Megan!]]'' theme song, you can [[FreezeFrameBonus briefly see]] that it was created by "Greg Vietti" and "Brandon Weisman".
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* Some examples from ''TabletopGame/MagicTheGathering'': [[http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=433149 Nevinyrral's Disk]] is named after ''Literature/{{Ringworld}}'' author Creator/LarryNiven[[note]]more pertinently, he wrote a story about a disc with an enchantment that makes it spin faster and faster until it has "used up" all the mana in an area so spells don't work there any more[[/note]], while [[http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=389566 Jalum Tome]] is named after former ''Magic'' game designer Joel L. Mick (initials: JLM).

* Mikaela Banes in ''Film/{{Transformers}}'' is a reference to director Michael Bay.

* Creator/RexStout was a midshipman on President Platform/TheodoreRoosevelt's yacht from 1906 to 1908. His life was made miserable by a bullying, incompetent senior officer named Gilbert Rowcliff. Later, while writing the Literature/NeroWolfe novels, he created a bullying, incompetent police lieutenant named George Rowcliff who showed up in a number of books. Stout later admitted that he'd followed the career of his early nemesis and had been surprised when Rear Admiral Rowcliff was named [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gilbert_Jonathan_Rowcliff Judge Advocate General]] of the Navy.

* There's an enemy called Lobb in the UsefulNotes/VirtualBoy game ''VideoGame/MarioClash'', supposedly named after Ken Lobb.

* Creator/RexStout was a midshipman on President UsefulNotes/TheodoreRoosevelt's yacht from 1906 to 1908. His life was made miserable by a bullying, incompetent senior officer named Gilbert Rowcliff. Later, while writing the Literature/NeroWolfe novels, he created a bullying, incompetent police lieutenant named George Rowcliff who showed up in a number of books. Stout later admitted that he'd followed the career of his early nemesis and had been surprised when Rear Admiral Rowcliff was named [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gilbert_Jonathan_Rowcliff Judge Advocate General]] of the Navy.

** Then, of course, there's "Triarch Belicho, a "[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007_New_England_Patriots_season famous Volantene patriot whose unbroken succession of conquests and triumphs ended rather abruptly when he was eaten by giants.]]"

* Claremont again: Because the start of the Dark Phoenix storyline was a WholePlotReference of an old Avengers (the old TV show, that is) episode, Mastermind was given the real name/[[ContinuitySnarl pseudonym]] of "Jason Wyngarde", after Peter Wyngarde and the character he played there, Jason King. Then, there was Sebastian Shaw, from Robert Shaw, Donald Sutherland from Donald Pierce, etc. All of the members of the Hellfire club references the names of actors or their roles.

* In ''Film/ShanghaiNoon'', Jackie Chan's character is named Chon Wang (Creator/JohnWayne), and in the sequel, ''Film/ShanghaiKnights'', Owen Wilson's character uses the name Franchise/SherlockHolmes [[LineOfSightName as an alias]]. A nearby Arthur Conan Doyle hears the name and likes it. While Owen Wilson's character goes by Roy O'Bannon, he reveals at the end of the first movie that he changed it -- from Wyatt Earp. Finally, the kid sidekick in the second film is none other than Creator/CharlieChaplin.

* Generaslly, it's a common perk for supporters at higher pledge levels for crowdfunding projects of role-playing games to include names and/or pictures of the pledgers in stories or pictures.

* When Wrestling/MickFoley made his first appearance as a jobber in the WWF in TheEighties, he wasn't allowed to use his "Cactus Jack" name, so he called himself Jack Foley -- his father's name.

* Wrestling/SantinoMarella got his surname in honor of Robert Marella- the legendary Wrestling/GorillaMonsoon.
* Wrestling/AlSnow's Leif Cassidy character was named for Creator/LeifGarrett and David Cassidy.

* Wrestling/LukeHarper's original ring name, Brodie Lee, is a combination of Creator/JasonLee's last name with the first name of Jason's ''Film/{{Mallrats}}'' character Brodie Bruce.

* ''ComicBook/SupermanBatmanWorldsFinest'': David Sikela, aka the Boy Thunder, is named after Superboy writer John Sikela, as a nod to his being a Superman sidekick with similar powers to him... [[spoiler: And to disguise the fact that he is actually a younger version of ComicBook/KingdomCome's Magog, known in the mainline Earth as David ''Reid''.]]
* ''ComicBook/{{Spawn}}'': Todd [=McFarlane=] named almost all character after everybody he knew. He got into trouble when he did this without the permission of St. Louis Blues enforcer Tony Twist.

*** Major Whitmore is named after James Whitmore, who played Sgt. Ben Peterson in ''Film/{{Them}}''. He also played Captain William Benteen in ''The Twilight Zone'' episode "[[Recap/TheTwilightZoneS4E118OnThursdayWeLeaveForHome On Thursday We Leave for Home]]".

* ''Literature/BabySittersClub'' #3, ''The Truth About Stacey'', is dedicated to Dr. Claudia Werner. Claudia Kishi is a main character throughout the entire book series, and this particular book features a Dr. Werner.

** J.M. [=DeMatteis=] named supporting character Ashley Kafka after (and inspired by) therapeutic hypnotist Frayda Kafka. She doesn't have a problem with the character, though she ''does'' have a problem with that character [[ComicBook/TheAmazingSpiderManDanSlott being killed off]] and [[Film/TheAmazingSpiderMan2 being made into an evil male MadScientist.

* ''Film/Godzilla2014'': Dr. Ishiro Serizawa's first name is a tribute to Creator/IshiroHonda, the director of the original ''[[Film/{{Gojira}} Godzilla]]'' and the acknowledged creator of Godzilla. Though there was also a Dr. Serizawa in the original, his first name was "Daisuke".

** Helen Foley is named after Creator/RodSerling's favorite teacher. She shares her name with the protagonist of "[[Recap/TheTwilightZoneS1E29NightmareAsAChild Nightmare as a Child]]".

** In "[[Recap/TheTwilightZoneS1E5WalkingDistance Walking Distance]]", a sign says that Ralph N. Nelson is the proprietor of the service station where Martin Sloan stops. He is named after the series' production manager Ralph W. Nelson.
** In "[[Recap/TheTwilightZoneS1E12WhatYouNeed What You Need]]", the jockeys riding in the race on which Fred Renard bets include Serling, Houghton, Clemens, Denault and Butler. They are named after Rod Serling, the producer Buck Houghton, the director of photography George T. Clemens, the assistant director Edward Denault and the set decorator Rudy Butler.
** In "[[Recap/TheTwilightZoneS1E14ThirdFromTheSun Third from the Sun]]", Jody Sturka and Ann Riden are named after Rod Serling's daughters Jodi and Ann.
** In "[[Recap/TheTwilightZoneS1E16TheHitchHiker The Hitch-Hiker]]", Nan Adams was also named after Ann Serling, whose nickname was Nan. The same is true of the minor character Nan in "[[Recap/TheTwilightZoneS1E32APassageForTrumpet A Passage for Trumpet]]".
** In "[[Recap/TheTwilightZoneS1E19ThePurpleTestament The Purple Testament]]", one of the soldiers in Lt. Fitzgerald's company is named Denault. He was also named after Edward Denault.
** In "[[Recap/TheTwilightZoneS1E23AWorldOfDifference A World of Difference]]", Arthur Curtis' daughter Tina is named after Creator/RichardMatheson's daughter.
** In "[[Recap/TheTwilightZoneS1E29NightmareAsAChild Nightmare as a Child]]", Helen Foley is named after Rod Serling's favorite teacher.
** In "[[Recap/TheTwilightZoneS1E30AStopAtWilloughby A Stop at Willoughby]]", Gart Williams' advertising company is handling the Bradbury account. This is a reference to Creator/RayBradbury, who later wrote "[[Recap/TheTwilightZoneS3E100ISingTheBodyElectric I Sing the Body Electric]]".
** In "[[Recap/TheTwilightZoneS1E32APassageForTrumpet A Passage for Trumpet]]", the Houghton & Co Truck Company is named after the producer Buck Houghton.
** In "[[Recap/TheTwilightZoneS1E33MrBevis Mr. Bevis]]", Mr. James B.W. Bevis' ancestors include Magellan Bevis, a 16th Century explorer, and Parnell Bevis, a member of the British Parliament who fought for Home Rule for UsefulNotes/{{Ireland}}.
** In "[[Recap/TheTwilightZoneS2E47TheNightOfTheMeek The Night of the Meek]]", Henry Corwin is named after the writer Norman Corwin.
** In "[[Recap/TheTwilightZoneS2E57ThePrimeMover The Prime Mover]]", Big Phil Nolan is named after the writer William F. Nolan, a friend of the screenwriter Charles Beaumont.
** In "[[Recap/TheTwilightZoneS3E85ShowdownWithRanceMcGrew Showdown with Rance McGrew]]", the Old West funeral parlor is run by C. Nyby, a reference to this episode's director Christian Nyby.
** In "[[Recap/TheTwilightZoneS3E88TheLastRitesOfJeffMyrtlebank The Last Rites of Jeff Myrtlebank]]", one of the mailboxes has the name M. Pittman on it, a reference to this episode's writer and director Montgomery Pittman.
** In "[[Recap/TheTwilightZoneS3E91LittleGirlLost Little Girl Lost]]", Ruth and Bettina "Tina" Miller are named after Creator/RichardMatheson's wife and daughter. The former also served as the namesake of Lt. Ted Mason's late wife in "[[Recap/TheTwilightZoneS4E108DeathShip Death Ship]]".
** In "[[Recap/TheTwilightZoneS4E118OnThursdayWeLeaveForHome On Thursday We Leave for Home]]", the protagonist Captain William Benteen is named after Captain Frederick William Benteen, who fought in the Battle of Little Bighorn. The real Benteen is mentioned several times in "[[Recap/TheTwilightZoneS5E130The7thIsMadeUpOfPhantoms The 7th is Made Up of Phantoms]]".
** In "[[Recap/TheTwilightZoneS5E138BlackLeatherJackets Black Leather Jackets]]", the alien bikers Scott, Steve and Fred are named after Earl Hamner, Jr.'s son Scott and two of his friends.
** In "[[Recap/TheTwilightZoneS5E150StopoverInAQuietTown Stopover in a Quiet Town]]", a sign outside the church in the apparent deserted town of Centerville states that the reverend is Kogh Gleason. This is a reference to F. Keogh Gleason, a regular Creator/{{MGM}} set decorator who worked on the series during its first three seasons.

** Alex Afrasiabi corrected the writers of the game on a glaring mistake regarding Falstad Wildhammer who was not, as they had presumed, dead. This character also got a passing mention in the Fire and Iron short story, 'A very thorough fact checker by all accounts'.

The standard fandom term for using a real person's name in a story as a form of in-joke or ShoutOut. Derived from the science fiction writer Wilson Tucker, well-known for doing this.

* Kagami Hiiragi from ''Manga/LuckyStar'' might be named after the manga's creator, Kagami Yoshimizu (the character is female, the creator is male).

* Noob Saibot from ''Franchise/MortalKombat'' is the names of two of the developers (Boon and Tobias) backwards.

* In the ''WesternAnimation/Ben10AlienForce'' episode "Pet Project" Gwen mentions that a store called [=McDuffie's=], named after the late Creator/DwayneMcDuffie, one of the writers, is closing down.
* In ''WesternAnimation/Ben10Omniverse'' Blukic and Driba are named for directors Butch Lukic and Dan Riba.