I named a fish after myself. He's a Brochis splendens, named Gary. The problem is I have 3 males and I'm not always sure which one's Gary.
Two people whom I saw as my heroes when I was in my teens ended up as good friends later in life. People are just people, and interesting ones are always worth listening to. Sometimes they listen back, and dialogues develop. If they're not celebrities or actors, and people who do things directly instead, then you already have an idea of who they are when you meet.