ASMODEUS

Do I detect a certain fairly small number of repeated common letters here? This may limit the length of the chain.

SEUSS

Yes, Hab, I believe you are correct.

SANTA

...but the bumblebee, blissfully unaware of the fact, goes cheerfully on flying anyway.

ANNA KARENINA

I think I'm breaking Shufitz's rules... yes, Hab... too many s's and a's..

Ananias

There I go, making an A->S of myself again.

AESCHYLUS

All these ''a's" and "s's"... they are Greek to me

SISYPHUS couldn't get out of the rut either...

Let's see what SIMON says...

NIMROD - hunting for some variety

For lovers of Harry Potter:

HAGRID

DALLAS

Yes, it is a (Scottish) name, as well as the name of a city and a soap opera!

SAURON

(for the lovers of Lord of the Rings)

NERO... fiddles as Rome burns

ORWELL

good ole George

VALENTINO

Did this Rudolph have a bright nose, too?

I was hoping we'd get to this one!

ORVILLE! (he's not just in the 6 letter game anymore!)

My paternal grandmother's first name was Hester; the only person I've met with that name. Her friends all called her Hetty.

RHIANNON

SHELLEY

Not really fair. The "rules" suggested the person be identifiable by the single name...and here we could certainly invoke PB the poet but could equally mean his wife Mary, progenitor ("progenitress"? There could be an entire thread there...doctress, tailress, impostress. But I digor.) of Dr Frankenstein and "grandmother" of his monster...

YANNI

Although I find much of his music on the edge of annoying, having just looked up his website I find him not bad looking! Hmm . . .

ISHMAEL

Did you know that the full text of Moby Dick is available online ?!! Unfortunately, not with the Rockwell Kent illustrations.

ABEL

Back at you!

INVICTUS

Here we go again!

ESAU

As in,
"The bear went over the mountain,
The bear went over the mountain,
The bear went over the mountain,
And what do you think Esau?"

ULYSSES

good one, Hab

Hezekiah