Names and occupations

[fromwesttoeast]

Just reading that the lead engineer for sewage and flooding at the Water Research Centre, part of Water UK is called Andy Drinkwater.

And of course there is Frances Crook of the Howard League for Penal Reform

What other great examples of the perfect name for the job have you come across?

Miss Melody was my music teacher
Mrs Loveall is a carer I know

My geography teacher was called Miss Headland 😄

Mr Sentance the head teacher.

My mother always found it significant that the chief executive of British Nuclear Fuels in tne 1970s was called Con Allday.

😂 There's some great ones I've laughed at.
Oh, Mr.Pounder the butcher in my childhood town!

Mr Burns-Cox the urology surgeon (in Bristol) usually comes up on these threads. Ouch.

Our electrician is Mr. Dimmer
We also (as a child) had a minister named Mr. Shepherd, and within the church 'flock' , we had Mrs. Wurm, Mrs Hogg, Mr and Mrs Lamb, and the Byrd family.
Totally outting, I give no fucks

One of the local hospitals once had a Dr D'eath.

Freakonomics has a chapter on this I think - I seem to recall there being an above average number of dentists called Dennis.

My sons Science teacher is called Mr Newton.

My SIL is Nurse Carsewell.

I've heard there are a lot of Dentists called Dent- unsure if they are French

My dc's had an English teacher called Mr English! He is retired now but was a lovely man!

Rev. Alison Christian, used to be priest in charge at Stanmore.

I had an English teacher called Miss Reader.

This is called Nominative Determinism. The idea that people gravitate towards areas of work that fit their name.

The old treasurer of a committee I am on was Robin Banks.

Andy Cook (chef) and Anna Greenland (gardener) both worked at Soho Farmhouse. I had a maths teacher called Mr Angle.

Not quite the same, but I love that the businessman Armand Hammer at one time was a part-owner / director of Arm & Hammer, a company that was founded long before he was born.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armand_Hammer

On Midlands Today the weather lady is Sarah Blizzard.

I had a Music teacher Miss Bell and RE teacher Mr Jordan.

Our village growing up had Mr Chair the furniture maker and Mr Plum the greengrocer.

At High School had:

• Mr English, who taught English
• Mr McMath, who taught maths

Our local hospital has a consultant urologist called Mr Flood.

Mr Basham - Headteacher