Ten famous people with whose names total 10 letters or fewer:
- Chip Kidd (writer/graphic designer)
- Plato (philsopher)
- Cher (singer/actress)
- Mark Clark (American general during WWII and Korea)
- Seth Green (actor, Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
- Ho Chi Minh (former President of Vietnam)
- Jay Leno (comedian)
- David Wu (U.S. Representative (D-Ore.))
- Amy Lee (lead singer, Evanescence)
- U Thant (former Secretary-General of the United Nations)
Today's list was suggested by hcwoodward. I don't know if Chip Kidd is "famous," but he's pretty well known in certain circles, which is good enough for me.