This article is from the rec.arts.sf.written FAQ, by Evelyn C. Leeper evelynleeper@geocities.com with numerous contributions by others.
Here are the correct spelling of some commonly misspelled names:
Samuel R. Delany
Gandhi
Robert A. Heinlein
Patrick Nielsen Hayden
Teresa Nielsen Hayden
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Edgar Allan Poe
J. R. R. Tolkien
 
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