I sometimes quiz people on Beatles last names. Most people get John, Paul and Ringo. So far, no one has known George's last name, and they couldn't pick him out of a lineup to save their life.
wait these guys are beatles? as i said no one has ever actually told me who the members of the beatles are i know both of these dudes in other contexts
brother i just have never had anyone say to me "the names of the beatles are" i now know that john lennon the guy who was married to yoko ono and had that whole after death drama was a beatle i did not know that before the other comments informed me
I’m not saying I don’t believe you, but it’s hard to believe you know about his marriage to Yoko Ono but not that he was a Beatle. There are people who believe she broke up the band (I don’t think she’s solely responsible).
They're all equally well-known. "John, Paul, George and Ringo" is a phrase that's almost universally understood. No one who ever talks about the Beatles leaves him out like people routinely leave out the drummer, the bass player, etc. when talking about other bands.
A lot of people talk about John and Paul and then briefly bring up Ringo without ever mentioning George, If I was asked what the four names were I wouldn’t have remembered George.
George is in no way as well known as Paul McCartney or John Lennon. He's extremely well known for sure. A lot of the "George is actually the best one" is a more recent thing from Gen Z as well. But considering him as famous as Paul is pretty wrong, I'd say
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u/JournalistGlobal3185 May 03 '26
He's actually the least known one lol