{"id":10862,"date":"2015-03-10T12:22:45","date_gmt":"2015-03-10T20:22:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.spokeo.com\/compass\/?p=10862"},"modified":"2022-04-13T12:17:12","modified_gmt":"2022-04-13T20:17:12","slug":"amazing-relationship-stories-of-same-named-people","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.spokeo.com\/compass\/amazing-relationship-stories-of-same-named-people\/","title":{"rendered":"Amazing Relationship Stories of Same-Named People"},"content":{"rendered":"

It\u2019s always weird and wonderful to encounter someone with your same first name\u2026and totally off-putting to meet someone with the same first and <\/i>last name! Thanks to social media and people search engines like Spokeo it\u2019s now easier than ever to find out who shares your name and see what similarities you might have in common.<\/p>\n

The most common last name in the U.S. may be \u201cSmith\u201d and Michaels and Marys rampant, but what happens when two people with more unique names cross paths? Here are four\u00a0incredible relationship stories of same-named people.<\/p>\n

Same-Named Travel Partner<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n

Late in 2014 a heartbroken Jordan Axani posted a strange request on social media site Reddit. He\u2019d booked a non-transferrable round-the-world trip with his girlfriend at the time but they broke up \u2013 now he needed someone with her exact <\/i>same name to step in and use her ticket. Oh, and they had to be Canadian. It didn\u2019t take long for 18 \u201cElizabeth Gallaghers\u201d from Canada to respond, and Jordan selected a 23-year old student from Nova Scotia as his lucky travel companion. The two went on the \u201cplatonic\u201d trip together in December and though they say no sparks flew, they had a great time.<\/p>\n

The Twin Jims<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n

This one\u2019s a story for the ages. When two identical twin boys were born in 1940 and adopted by separate Ohio families no one thought anything strange. But when they reconnected (stories are mixed on how they found each other) in 1979 after 39 years apart? That\u2019s when things got weird. Turns out both <\/i>boys were christened \u201cJames\u201d by their adopted parents but both chose to go by Jim. They each married women named Linda, divorced, then married women named Betty. Oh, and they both had sons they named \u201cJames Allen\u201d\u2026all without ever knowing the other existed. They may not have had the same last name but the coincidences are spooky!<\/p>\n

Mr. and Mrs. Kelly Hildebrandt<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n

In 2008, Kelly Hildebrandt (female) searched Facebook for same-named people and came across a rather-cute Kelly Hildebrandt (male.) She sent him a private message, the two started chatted, and five short weeks later Mr. Kelly Hildebrandt was flying from Texas to Florida to hang out with Ms.\u00a0Kelly in real life. It didn\u2019t take long for the two to move in together and, low and behold, become engaged! (They had trouble booking a honeymoon because cruise lines kept thinking they\u2019d double-booked their reservation by mistake.) While the two wed in 2010 the union didn\u2019t last long. They\u2019re now divorced but this radical Facebook love story lives on.<\/p>\n

Finding Angela Shelton<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n

In 2001, actress Angela Shelton felt compelled to find other Angela Sheltons around the country and hear about their life experiences. A survivor of sexual abuse herself, Shelton met with over 40 other Angela Sheltons, all found online, and noted that an astonishing 70% were also sexually abused at some point. She wrote a poignant book about the experience called Finding Angela Shelton <\/i>and also decided to turn the story into a documentary, titled \u201cSearching for Angela Shelton.\u201d The film was met with so much acclaim Shelton founded the Angela Shelton Foundation in 2003 and still works to help survivors of abuse to this day.<\/p>\n

Are you curious who has the same name as you?<\/p>\n

Visit Spokeo<\/a> today to search for people near you who share the same name!<\/p>\n

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