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From North Central Name Society, here are the real people behind the famous brand names:

1. Oscar Mayer-Bavarian immigrant

2. Aunt Jemimah-based on cook Nancy Green

3. Sarah Lee-last name is Lubin

4. Duncan Hines-had been a printing company salesman

5. Chef Boyardee-real name Hector Boiardi

6. Uncle Ben-based on a Houston-area rice grower, but the picture on the box is of a Chicago maitre d’, Frank Brown