An Entertainer and a Nickname they have

[Mermaid02]

Muhammed Ali - The Greatest

 

[Atlas722]

Dean Martin: Dino

Frank Sinatra: The Chairman of the Board

Jimmy Page: Pagey
John Bonham: Bonzo
John Paul Jones: Jonest

Keith Moon: Moony

 

[Atlas722]

Ozzy Osbourne-The Prince of Darkness

Eric Clapton-Slow Hand

Clapton got his back name when he was The Yardbirds' lead guitarist, and both were given by Yardbird's manager Georgio Gomelsky:
The first was a humorous reference to his fast speed on lead guitar.
The second one: When bending notes, Eric's guitar's strings would sometimes break, and he had to change them. The audience would do a slow hand-clap while Clapton changed the strings.

 

[tvguy]

Johnny Carson, "The King of Late Night"

The current crop of late night hosts look pretty sad in comparison.

 

[Skywalker]

Johnny Cash - The Man in Black

Muhammed Ali - The Greatest

If athletes count then I will add

Wayne Gretzky - The Great One

 

[anniemae]

Dwayne Johnson-The Rock

 

[Squirlz]

Wacko Jacko.

 

[Gumbo4x4]

If athletes count then I will add

Wayne Gretzky - The Great One

Dale Earnhardt - The Intimidator

 

[Cogswel_Cogs]

Magic Johnson

 

[L&Lfan]

Johnny Carson, "The King of Late Night"

The current crop of late night hosts look pretty sad in comparison.

Can't be bothered. Too nastily political...not even funny.

 

[NYCgrrl]

Can't be bothered. Too nastily political...not even funny.

Sorry but got to disagree. Enjoyed Carson in his time but it's a new day where some elected officials have taken nastiness to a new level leaving everyone else to sink to their level or spend all their time gasping for air. Fallon tried the Carson formula and look where that got him...12 seconds away from looking for a new job.
At least the comics are equal opportunity zingers.

James Brown-God Father of Funk and the Hardest Working Man in Show Biz. Also the man it took a weally longggggggggggg time to bury but but I digress.

 

[Gumbo4x4]

Magic Johnson

Dr J

 

[MrJT]

Dwayne Johnson-The Rock

To be fair, he was The Rock long before anybody cared about Dwayne.

 

[Praying Colonel]

Mel Torme--The Velvet Fog

 

[cabanafrau]

Elton John - Rocketman

 

[L&Lfan]

Elton John - Rocketman

I thought Rocketman was that chubby North Korean guy?

 

[cabanafrau]

I thought Rocketman was that chubby North Korean guy?

He's just a pale imitation trying too hard.

 

[dadtoagirl03]

Ron Jeremy - The Hedgehog of Love

 

[moniqueand2]

Madonna - The Material Girl

 

[dish rag]

Babe Ruth, Bambino. Of course Babe was a nickname.