Marcus Livesay

Paying homage to people who write names on grains of rice, Marcus Livesay[] wrote 61 first names on a piece of dry spaghetti, a world record. He used .5mm pen and wrote on a piece of Barilla spaghetti.

Livesay performed the feat on July 14, 2009 at a World Record Appreciation Society[] event in New York City. Dan Rollman and Corey Henderson were present to witness and time the feat.

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Run for Good Foundation

As part of a charity initiative, 53 indie music artists signed a single Saucony sneaker. The contributors came from 20 bands different bands who performed at the 2009 Pitchfork Music Festival in Chicago, Illinois, including Yo La Tengo, The National and The Walkmen[].

The shoe will be auctioned off on MissionFish.org, with all proceeds going to Saucony’s Run for Good Foundation, a non-profit organization committed to combating childhood obesity.

Artists include:

The Jesus Lizard
Yo La Tengo
The National
Black Lips
Yeasayer
The Dutchess and the Duke
Ponytail
Bowerbirds
Pains of Being Pure at Heart
The Antlers
Fucked Up
M83
The Walkmen
Women
Pharoahe Monch
Killer Whales
Blitzen Trapper
Frightened Rabbit
Michael Columbia
Cymbals Eat Guitars

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iD Tech Camps Ohio State Universty

A camper from iD Tech Camps Ohio State Universty nicknamed 16 people in one minute.

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Marguerite Madden

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Amber Byrd

Amber Byrd has 75 friends’ signatures on the walls and ceiling of her bedroom.

Paul (Pabs) Melia

Paul (Pabs) Melia 77 names to his plastic duck in 30 seconds.

Patrick Sauer

Patrick Sauer and his father Dr. Patrick Sauer named 50 famous Patricks on St. Patrick’s Day in 45.53 seconds. The elder Sauer was in Billings, Montana for the record and the two connected using Skype video chat.

The record was set at a St. Patrick’s-themed World Record Appreciation Society[] event held at Joe’s Pub in New York City. Dan Rollman and Corey Henderson were present as witnesses.

See complete list of Patricks named here

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Seth Herzog

Seth Herzogimprovised rhymes about four strangers’ names in 30 seconds while wearing aWonder Womancostume.

Herzog set the record at a World Record Appreciation Society event held at Joe’s Pub in New York City. Dan Rollman and Corey Henderson were present as witnesses.

NOTE: Second video clip features Herzog doing his legendary Wonder Woman dance as he prepares for the feat.

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iD Tech Camps New York University

A student from iD Tech Camps New York University named 37 characters from the Harry Potterbooks in 45 seconds.
FAILED: Does not beat the current record.
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Caitlin Walsh

Caitlin Walsh named 35 characters from Star Trek in 30 seconds.

Chelsi Hammond

Chelsi Hammond named 47 male celebrities in 30 seconds. The 48th name, Matthew McConaughey, fell outside the 30-second mark and was not included in final count.

Peter Craig

Peter Craig was born with two names that at their root mean “rock”. Peter literally means “stone” or “rock” and Craig also means “rock” or more specifically “of the Craggy rock”.

Prius Records

This record was set as part of Prius Records, a two-day event streamed live on the Internet. In a 48-hour period, URDB officials adjudicated 200 Prius-related world records. This was the most records ever documented in a 48-hour window, a world record in and of itself.

The event took place in Los Angeles, California on March 30th and 31st, 2011. See all the records set at the event here.

Andy Pelphrey

Carl Thomas Patrick caught a 31-pound, 39-inch Blue Catfish on July 30th; Andrew Thomas Pelphrey was named after him.

Darryl Learie

Darryl Learie collected 10 TV clips mentioning his first and last name.