douglas adams inspired “Hitch hikers guide to the galaxy” H2G2

Another piece in our series First Names First! This time about Douglas, sometimes shortened as Doug. Pick one of the names that you see below. Then follow the Wikipedia link to read about that person, and to see what if anything he or she could contribute your life with. Inspiration, passion, enlightenment, encouragement, empathy, etc. Give a couple of minutes to this for lives lived have all something worthwhile to tell us.

PS. The year of birth given in brackets.

Douglas Hyde* scholar/statesman/1st President of Ireland – Castlerea, Roscommon, Ireland (1860)
Douglas MacArthur* General – Little Rock, AR USA (1880)
Douglas Fairbanks* actor/ director/producer – Denver, CO USA (1883)

Douglas Lowe* athlete/middle-distance runner/OG – Manchester, England (1902)
Douglas Corrigan* aviator – Galveston, TX USA (1907)
Douglas Fairbanks Jr.* actor/producer – New York City, NY USA (1909)

Douglas Adams* author/ scriptwriter/ humorist – Cambridge, England (1952) pic
Douglas Pitt* businessman/investor/ philanthropist – St. Louis, MO USA (1966)
Doug Stanhope* stand-up comedian/political activist/podcast host – Worcester, MA USA (1967)

Douglas Booth* actor – Greenwich, London, England (1992)

Updated 10.12.2020