President-elect Donald Trump speaks during a news conference at Mar-a-Lago, Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025, in Palm Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)2025-01-18T05:34:00Z WASHINGTON (AP) Theres not only one Donald Trump in the United States. Nor is there only one William J. Clinton.Plenty of people share names with famous presidents.Donald Trump, a veteran and resident of Alabama, said because of his name he often is gifted things for free. William J. Clinton, who goes by Billy, used to live in the Washington, D.C., area, and would receive interesting mail from inmates.The men with those names who served in the White House will be at the Capitol Monday to attend the inauguration of Trump, the president-elect. The Associated Press talked to people who share names with the presidents to find out what life is like for them. William J. Clinton, Tennessee residentMy dad is Bill, not the former president, but hes just, hes actually the seventh in the line of William J., William Clintons in our genealogy. So, Im the eighth. My nine-month-old son is the ninth. ... Theres definitely a lot of double takes, though, for sure. And its a daily occurrence. I have in my mind always like, well, theres the daily occurrence of somebody being like, Your names really Bill Clinton?Some of the craziest things that have happened because of my name, and especially because I had an address for, you know, basically my whole life that was like in and around the D.C. area, was receiving letters from federal inmates asking for presidential pardons addressed to me, like by accident. Donald Trump, a veteran and resident of Clanton, AlabamaTheres been a lot of times where I got upgraded, you know, like first class. There has been times where I did make reservations for a hotel and they gave me the penthouse free. Well, thank you very much. Ive had some free meals at restaurants. Abraham Lincoln, a banking professional from Washington stateIve found that its sort of a blessing and a curse. Like its really good for breaking the ice, sort of, people are just sort of amazed and it gets people talking. It also, you know, where first impressions really matter, people arent going to forget my name, therefore, theyre not going to usually forget the first impression. So, Ive got to really always sort of be on my A-game when Im meeting people.Reservations generally will go under (his wifes) name because I usually will get a, No really whats your name? Or, Youre messing with me. Grover Cleveland, a fire chief from Cresco, PennsylvaniaJust growing up, everyone was always pretty shocked on how I have the exact name.Ill give a credit card at a store that somebody might not know who I am. And yeah, then the manager gets called up and its fraud or something like that. So, you know, nope, heres my ID. MIKE PESOLI Pesoli is an Associated Press video journalist based in Washington, D.C. twitter mailto RSShttps://feedx.net https://feedx.site