Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Frank Stringfellow

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Only one notable person of this name and one redlinked actor. Middle names don't count, doubly so for Franklins, not Franks. The footballer should be moved here. Clarityfiend (talk) 10:31, 13 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

• Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Disambiguations-related deletion discussions. Spiderone^{(Talk to Spider)} 10:40, 13 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
• Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Lists of people-related deletion discussions. WCQuidditch ☎ ✎ 20:05, 13 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
• Comment – While I have no real opinion on if this page should be kept, I wanted to say that middle names absolutely can be including in name disambiguation pages if inclusion is useful to disambiguation. – Ike Lek (talk) 21:13, 13 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

• Reply. No, they can't. Nobody refers to a person by their middle and last names, at least not in English. FDR is never called "Delano Roosevelt", Elvis is not "Aaron Presley". Clarityfiend (talk) 22:41, 13 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

  1. Plenty of people choose to go by their middle and last name in English. Some famous examples include:

  • Brad Pitt
  • Will Ferrell
  • Paul McCartney
  • Grover Cleveland

  2. Not everyone on Wikipedia is named under English-language conventions. Ike Lek (talk) 23:27, 13 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

• "Reply'. They go by their middle name used as a first name. Clarityfiend (talk) 00:06, 14 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

• Keep – Upon further review, I have found that Benjamin Franklin Stringfellow (1840–1913) was commonly referred to as Frank Stringfellow, and that is how some of the sources used in his article refer to him. Thus, I think a disambiguation page is appropriate. – Ike Lek (talk) 23:33, 13 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
• Withdraw nomination. With Frank Stringfellow (and a marginal actor), there are enough entries. Clarityfiend (talk) 00:06, 14 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
• Keep (probably redundant in view of the above !vote, but as I've looked into it...) perfectly valid dab page; have reformatted the actor's entry. PamD 07:55, 14 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]