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NEW YORK, NY - SEPTEMBER 24: Uma Thurman attends the World Childhood Foundation USA ThankYou Gala 2015 on September 24, 2015 in New York City. (Photo by Theo Wargo/Getty Images for World Childhood Foundation)

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NEW YORK, NY - SEPTEMBER 24: Uma Thurman attends the World Childhood Foundation USA ThankYou Gala 2015 on September 24, 2015 in New York City. (Photo by Theo Wargo/Getty Images for World Childhood Foundation)
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Oct 4, 2015

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Fall Out Boy dominated airwaves with their sonnet "Uma Thurman" this summer.

It made us curious: What other hit songs have been named after celebrities and prominent figures? As it turns out, there are a couple.

Weezer - Buddy Holly

Mika - Grace Kelly

Jay Z - Tom Ford

Bree Sharp - David Duchovny

Gorillaz - Clint Eastwood

Pharrell - Marilyn Monroe

OutKast - Rosa Parks

and even though the person wasn't real, the song took on a life of its own after this landmark moment (3:38) in entertainment:

Michael Jackson - Billie Jean

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