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Edward Arnold 'Eddie' Chapman (16 November 1914 Burnopfield, County Durham - 11 December 1997) was a pre-war criminal and wartime spy. During the Second World War he was recruited by Nazi Germany as a spy but turned and became a British double agent code named 'Zigzag'. He had a number of aliases known by the British police, amongst them Edward Edwards, Arnold Thompson, and Edward Simpson. His German codename was Fritz or later its diminutive Fritzchen.
2 things...
Why is it common for a spy to use part of their real name in an alias? Is it because they have a familarity with saying it...and thus it comes across as legit when they introduce themselves? You would think a great spy would never have any inclination in an alias to use part of their real name.
And..
Howard Hughes should be on the list of Eccentric people.