• yeather
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    Adolf was an uncommon but not rare name in Germany before the funny guy.

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      When Hitler was born, Adolf was one of the 50 most popular first names in Germany, even though he wasn’t born in Germany.

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          Well, the more popular a name the likelier it is that some screwed up person has that name.

          • Stalin was a Joseph (Ioseb).
          • Leopold II of Belgium was a Leopold (Léopold), with second names Lewis (Louis) and Philipp (Philippe).
          • Lenin was a Vladimir (Владимир).
          • Obote was a Milton.
          • Mussolini was a Benedict (Benito).
          • Franco was a Francis (Francisco).
          • Tito was a Joseph (Josip).
          • Micombero was a Michael (Michel).