Dan Snow asked which countries were named after real people – these 17 replies rewrite history

9.

Not 100% about this one, Chile after Adrian Chiles.

— Brian Robinson (@blacksoxredtopz) July 23, 2018

10.

Jordan

— Azeem Azhar (@azeem) July 23, 2018

11.

DR Congo

— Simon George (@simgeo35) July 23, 2018

12.

Chad. https://t.co/6jYZGBeAPQ

— Martin Hemming (@Martin_Hemming) July 23, 2018

13.

I may be mistaken, but I believe the Democratic Republic of North Korea may be named after Gary Democratic Republic of North Korea

— Jonny Fisher (@JonnnnyEnglish) July 23, 2018

14.

The Phillipines pic.twitter.com/sKgeba5Geo

— Joe McFadden (@mrjoemcfadden) July 23, 2018

15.

Madagascar was named after Paul Nuttall out of UKIP. It’s on his CV.

— You Park Like a Cunt (@YPLAC) July 23, 2018

16.

Mali. pic.twitter.com/VKlUYuAsCL

— Sodi K. (@FishaBoi) July 23, 2018

17.

Wales is named after Jimmy Wikipedia https://t.co/yDuBikj9Mx

— James Vaughan (@EquusontheBuses) July 24, 2018

The BBC’s Business Editor had a whole list.

Les Otho
Mike Ronesia
Colum Bia
Nick Aragua
Ken Ya
Al Geria
Toby Go (and Trin, his dad)
Dominic A
Dominic Anrepublic
Ouse Becky’s Stan
Scott Land

sorry you asked yet?

— Douglas Fraser (@BBCDouglasF) July 23, 2018

One more thing.

Colombia after Peter Falk.

— Brian Robinson (@blacksoxredtopz) July 23, 2018

Okay, two.

Also the Falklands.

— Arieh Kovler (@ariehkovler) July 23, 2018