Redhead baby names

There is something truly special about red hair. If you're anticipating a ginger baby, let yourself be inspired by one of these famous red-haired men and women.

Antonio Vivaldi – The Italian composer of "The Four Seasons" was originally trained for the priesthood.

Bernadette Peters – The curly-haired actress and singer portrayed Annie Oakley in Broadway’s Annie Get Your Gun.

Carol Burnett – Carol’s variety show – and her ear-tugging salute – will long be remembered for giving us some of TV’s funniest moments.

Cleopatra – The Egyptian ruler who formed liaisons with Julius Caesar and Mark Antony was reportedly a redhead.

Elizabeth I – The last Tudor queen had the same red hair as her famous father, Henry VIII.

Emily Dickinson – The reclusive American poet achieved most of her fame posthumously.

Ancient baby names

Galileo Galilei – The Italian astronomer and physicist was arrested for his theories and findings.

Geri Halliwell – Most know Geri as Ginger Spice, a former member of The Spice Girls. Geri also enjoyed a successful solo career.

James Joyce – The 20^th Century writer from Ireland penned Ulysses and Finnegan’s Wake.

Julianne Moore – The Oscar-winning actress has displayed both dramatic and comedic chops in a wide array of films.

L. Ron Hubbard – The one-time science fiction writer founded the Church of Scientology. The L stands for Lafayette.

Lucille Ball – As the subject of I Love Lucy, she was the first female TV star in America.

Ivy League baby names

Malcolm X – The spiritual African American leader of the Nation of Islam bore the nickname Detroit Red for his reddish-brown locks.

Mark Twain – The given name of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer author was Samuel Langhorne Clemens.

Molly Ringwald – The younger set know her for The Secret Life of the American Teenager but older fans adored her 1980s films like Pretty in Pink and The Breakfast Club.

Nicole Kidman – The statuesque Aussie actress made her debut with striking red ringlets in Dead Calm and Days of Thunder.

Prince Harry – The fire-haired prince may have a party-boy reputation, but he’s still third in line for the throne.

Ron Howard – He went from Opie to Richie to world-class film director. (And his lovely daughter, Bryce Dallas Howard, is a redhead, too.)

Baby names for big families

Rupert Grint – He plays the most important of many ginger-haired Weasleys in the Harry Potter movies.

Sir Winston Churchill – The inspirational British Prime Minister during World War II.

Thomas Jefferson – The third President of the United States was the chief author of the Declaration of Independence.

Tina Louise – One of the sexiest redhead bombshells of all time was the fictional Ginger Grant of Gilligan’s Island.

Vincent Van Gogh – The Dutch painter struggled with mental illness and famously cut off his ear in 1888.

Willie Nelson – The Texas-born country singer/songwriter had red locks before they turned famously gray.

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