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Name Doppelgängers

Ten other Santiago Rodriguezes who got there first, got somewhere else, or at least made the search results more complicated.

English probably has a precise term for this. Unfortunately, the name escapes me.

The Top 10, approximately

  1. Dominican Republic · Geography

    Santiago Rodríguez Province

    A province in the northwest of the Dominican Republic, with San Ignacio de Sabaneta as its capital.

    I have an entire province named after me, in what I prefer to think is a tribute.

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  2. Dominican Republic · Military history

    Santiago Rodríguez Masagó

    Dominican military leader associated with the Restoration War. The province above is named after him.

    This is where we discover the tribute had a recipient, and it was not me. An unnecessary investigation, but an honest one.

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  3. Argentina · Football

    Santiago Alejandro Rodríguez

    Argentine forward with spells at Instituto and Argentinos Juniors, playing for Gimnasia y Esgrima de Mendoza in 2026.

    Argentine forward. He has more professional goals than I do; a statistic that, for some reason, remains at zero.

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  4. Argentina · Tennis

    Santiago Rodríguez Taverna

    Argentine professional tennis player who reached the Roland-Garros main draw and competes on the ATP circuit.

    He made it to Roland Garros. I played tennis as an amateur and retired as an amateur: a career of admirable consistency.

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  5. Cuba / United States · Piano

    Santiago Rodriguez

    Cuban-American concert pianist, professor and chair of Keyboard Performance at the Frost School of Music. Silver medalist at the 1981 Van Cliburn competition.

    He is better only because my musical career has not started yet. Technically, I am still undefeated.

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  6. Uruguay · Football

    Santiago Mariano Rodríguez

    Uruguayan attacking midfielder developed at Nacional, later a standout for New York City FC and now at Botafogo.

    Nacional, New York and Botafogo. I am not sure if that is a sporting career or an extremely efficient way to collect air miles.

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  7. Spain · Comedy and acting

    Santi Rodríguez

    Spanish actor, comedian and showman known for 7 vidas, El Club de la Comedia and a long stage career.

    He took the shorter version of the name and made it famous. A branding advantage that is difficult to overcome. I will keep trying anyway.

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  8. Colombia · Television and comedy

    Santiago Rodríguez Arenas

    Colombian actor, comedian and television presenter with a long career across entertainment formats.

    Actor, comedian and presenter. He has given our shared name so much work that I feel I should be paying him royalties.

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  9. Spain · Sculpture and ceramics

    Santiago Rodríguez Bonome

    Galician sculptor and ceramicist whose twentieth-century work is preserved in museum collections.

    His work is in museums. I trust my art will also be understood long after my death, when nobody can ask me to explain it.

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  10. Spain · Law and politics

    Santiago Rodríguez-Miranda

    Spanish lawyer, academic and politician who served as Minister of Labour and Social Security in the early 1980s.

    I do not know him, but if his public life was in politics, my honesty feels a little less questionable by comparison.

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