Bukayo Saka has picked up a handful of nicknames since breaking into Arsenal’s first team as a teenager, most of them coined by fans, teammates, and even a fellow star player rather than by Saka himself. Here’s where his most documented nicknames actually came from. Starboy And Its Organic Fan Origin Starboy is Saka’s most … Read more
Joe Biden has gone by a wide range of nicknames over a political career spanning more than five decades, some tied to his decades long train commute, others to his hometown roots, and a few coined directly by political rivals. Here’s where his most documented nicknames actually came from. Amtrak Joe And His Decades Long … Read more
Two American presidents have gone by the name George Bush, and both picked up their own nicknames, in part because the country needed a way to keep them apart. This guide focuses primarily on George W. Bush, the 43rd president, whose nicknames are far more numerous and widely documented, while also covering how his father, … Read more
Kamala Harris has picked up a wide range of nicknames in a relatively short period of national prominence, some warm and personal, others born out of internet culture, and a handful coined directly by political opponents. Here’s where her most documented nicknames actually came from. Momala And Its Family Origin Momala is Harris’s most personal … Read more
Bill Clinton picked up a wide range of nicknames over a political career that spanned from a young Arkansas governor to a two term American president. Some reflect genuine political comeback stories, others his personal style, and a few trace directly back to the biggest controversies of his time in office. Here’s where his most … Read more
Hillary Clinton has gone by a wide range of nicknames over a public career spanning more than five decades, from a college newspaper’s admiring headline to some of the most repeated political attack lines of the 2016 presidential campaign. Here’s where her most documented nicknames actually came from. Golden Girl And Her Early National Attention … Read more
Kobe Bryant built one of the most recognizable alter egos in sports history, and unlike a lot of nicknames handed to athletes by fans or media, his most famous one was something he created for himself, deliberately, during one of the hardest stretches of his career. Here’s where his most well known nicknames actually came … Read more
Michael Jordan picked up more nicknames than almost any athlete in American sports history, and unlike a lot of nicknames that fade after a season, most of his have only grown more recognizable with time. Some came from marketing campaigns. One stayed a secret among his fellow players for years before the public ever heard … Read more
Few performers in professional wrestling history have built as many memorable nicknames into a single persona as Ric Flair. Over a career spanning nearly five decades, he didn’t just pick up nicknames along the way, he built an entire identity out of them, each one reinforcing the same larger than life character. Here’s where his … Read more
Few true crime cases from the 20th century have left as lasting a mark on popular culture as Ed Gein’s. His crimes, uncovered in rural Wisconsin in 1957, shocked the country and went on to directly inspire some of horror’s most iconic fictional killers. Along with that infamy came a handful of nicknames that have … Read more