The name game

Is it a clever marketing ploy or simply an homage to a revered icon? Who knows, but christening your band after a famous person seems like a good way to get your own name in lights.

Actors, (Jodie Foster's Army), presidents (Thomas Jefferson Slave Apartments), and even long-dead historical figures (Franz Ferdinand), are fair game to this slew of musicians.

Read on for bands who have modeled their names after famous celebrities, politicians, and historical figures.

—Jeff Miranda, Boston.com Correspondent