History ThirdPersonPerson / RealLife

* Famous football player Pelé uses this a lot.
** So did Zlatan Ibrahimović in his early years.

* Creator/JaredPadalecki and (to a lesser extent) Creator/JensenAckles have started doing this in interviews and panels starting in later seasons of ''Series/{{Supernatural}}'', apparently to make it absolutely clear that they're talking about themselves as actual real people, and not about their characters.

*** Dole himself appeared after the failure of his campaign to talk to his SNL impersonator Creator/NormMacDonald, [[SelfDeprecation in the process mocking his own tendency to do this.]]

* A standard literary practice when most of the Biblical Old Testament was written. New Testament books that are not letters written in direct address use this as well (at least, most Bible scholars believe that John refers to himself when mentioning "the disciple whom Jesus loved"). For that matter, UsefulNotes/{{Jesus}} often referred to Himself as "The Son of Man" while prophesying. Some Christian scholars believe it was actually a title he used to establish himself as THE Christ and the son of, not just any man but THE man, God himself. This is of course, subject to a great deal of interpretation.

* [[Creator/MissManners Miss Manners]] refers to Miss Manners in the third person. Judith Martin, the writer of the column, originally presented herself as Miss Manners's "[[LiteraryAgentHypothesis amanuensis]]."

* [[UsefulNotes/JuliusCaesar Julius Caesar's]] autobiographical ''Literature/CommentariesOnTheGallicWar'' and ''The Civil War'' are written in this fashion. Despite (or perhaps ''because of'') having an ego roughly the size of the Campus Martius, Caesar chose third person to disguise his heavily biased propaganda efforts as balanced, dispassionate histories. As a result, fictional portrayals often have him do this while speaking (such as Shakespeare's Theatre/JuliusCaesar).

--> "If the Wolfman says you suck, you suck. So there, you suck."

* Creator/DonaldTrump often does this, ''especially'' when talking about his businesses.
* Creator/SalvadorDali referred to himself as Dalí, all the time --in his videos, at least--.

* In Thailand, it is extremely common to refer to oneself's nickname in the Third Person, and there's not even a set rule. Elder to younger, younger to elder, among friends, among couples, among family members, etc. The only rule seems to be only one or two syllable nicknames are used. Referring to oneself's first name or full name is still odd. Note that this is all in informal situations, and in formal situations you naturally revert to pronouns.

* This is a VerbalTic very common among people who speak Vietnamese as a foreign language. {{Justified|Trope}} for the latter. Instructors from other regions might also use this with new learners to alleviate the fact that Vietnamese pronouns are very complicated, and then teach how to use pronouns appropriate to the region later on. Many Vietnamese celebrities, especially singers with virtually no exceptions, and young girls, use their [[FirstNameBasis name]] as a substitute for the words for "I/me", and may optionally use others' names for "you". The teen show ''Nhật ký Vàng Anh'' ("Vàng Anh's Diary"), the Vietnamese version of the Portuguese show ''O Diário de Sofia'' ("Sofia's Diary") and almost a propaganda mouthpiece aimed at teens, even dedicated a whole episode to protesting the use of the "kinship pronouns" ''tôi'' ("I/me"), ''ông'' ("male you", literally "grandpa/Mr./Sir") and ''bà'' ("female you", literally "grandma/Mrs./Ma'am") and promoting of a "name-based" approach of addressing, whereby you only use each other's name when you're talking to your fellow teens.

* This is a VerbalTic very common among people who speak Vietnamese as a foreign language. {{Justified|Trope}} for the latter. Instructors from other regions might also use this with new learners to alleviate the fact that Vietnamese pronouns are very complicated, and then teach how to use pronouns appropriate to the region later on. Many Vietnamese celebrities, especially singers with virtually no exceptions, and young girls, use their [[FirstNameBasis name]] as a substitute for the words for "I/me", and may optionally use others' names for "you". The teen show ''Nhật ký Vàng Anh'' ("Vàng Anh's Diary"), a Vietnamese version of the Portuguese show ''O Diário de Sofia'' ("Sofia's Diary") and almost a propaganda mouthpiece aimed at teens, even dedicated a whole episode to protesting the use of the "kinship pronouns" ''tôi'' ("I/me"), ''ông'' ("male you", literally "grandpa/Mr./Sir") and ''bà'' ("female you", literally "grandma/Mrs./Ma'am") and promoting of a "name-based" approach of addressing, whereby you only use each other's name when you're talking to your fellow teens.

* This is a VerbalTic very common among people who speak Vietnamese as a foreign language. {{Justified|Trope}} for the latter. Instructors from other regions might also use this with new learners to alleviate the fact that Vietnamese pronouns are very complicated, and then teach how to use pronouns appropriate to the region later on. Many Vietnamese celebrities, especially singers with virtually no exceptions, and young girls, use their [[FirstNameBasis name]] as a substitute for the words for "I/me", and may optionally use others' names for "you". The teen show ''Nhật ký Vàng Anh'' ("Vàng Anh's Diary"), a Vietnamese version of the Portuguese show ''O Diário de Sofia'' ("Sofia's Diary") and almost a propaganda mouthpiece aimed at teens, even dedicated a whole episode to protesting the use of the "kinship pronouns" ''tôi'' ("I/me") ''ông'' ("male you", literally "grandpa/Mr./Sir") and ''bà'' ("female you", literally "grandma/Mrs./Ma'am") and promoting of a "name-based" approach of addressing, whereby you only use each other's name when you're talking to your fellow teens.

* This is a VerbalTic very common among people who speak Vietnamese as a foreign language. {{Justified|Trope}} for the latter. Instructors from other regions might also use this with new learners to alleviate the fact that Vietnamese pronouns are very complicated, and then teach how to use pronouns appropriate to the region later on. Many Vietnamese celebrities, especially singers with virtually no exceptions, and young girls, use their [[FirstNameBasis name]] as a substitute for the words for "I/me". The teen show ''Nhật ký Vàng Anh'' ("Vàng Anh's Diary"), a Vietnamese version of the Portuguese show ''O Diário de Sofia'' ("Sofia's Diary") and almost a propaganda mouthpiece aimed at teens, even dedicated a whole episode to protesting the use of the "kinship pronouns" ''tôi'' ("I/me") ''ông'' ("male you", literally "grandpa/Mr./Sir") and ''bà'' ("female you", literally "grandma/Mrs./Ma'am") and promoting of a "name-based" approach of addressing, whereby you only use each other's name when you're talking to your fellow teens.

* Many Vietnamese celebrities, especially singers with virtually no exceptions, use their [[FirstNameBasis name]] as a substitute for the words for "I/me".
* This is a VerbalTic very common in the Southern dialect of Vietnamese, as well as with people who speak Vietnamese as a foreign language. {{Justified|Trope}} for the latter, in that they may have been taught in the South or by Southern teachers. Instructors from other regions might also use this with new learners to alleviate the fact that Vietnamese pronouns are very complicated, and then teach how to use pronouns appropriate to the region later on.

** As a good example of this, there was Ecuador's President Abdalá Bucaram always refers to himself as "Bucaram", in public at least. He was impeached and removed from office for psychiatric reasons by the way.

* Averted and avoided like hell in Spanish, especially in the Mexican dialect, because it's normally associated with people with serious mental problems, especially mentally-retarded people. When someone speaks like this in Spanish-speaking media, it's because that person is REALLY stupid or mentally-challenged and in RealLife it's normally used for ''bullying'' purposes, not to mention it's considered in some backgrounds discriminatory language.

* Some Autistic Spectrum People do that.

* Wolfman, a DJ for KMAJ in Topeka, Kansas, [[IThoughtItMeant not to be confused with]] Wolfman Jack, who also does this, will usually refer to himself in the third person, except when pointing out that he's the Wolfman.

* Ecuador's President Abdalá Bucaram always refers to himself as "Bucaram", in public at least. He was impeached and removed from office for psychiatric reasons by the way.

** Karl Malone would rather have people remember Karl Malone for being #2 on the NBA's all-time scoring list than for Karl Malone's constant use of this trope, among other examples of Karl Malone's unique command of the English language. Spoofed again, this time by Jimmy Kimmel on ''TheManShow''.

* [[Creator/GaiusJuliusCaesar Julius Caesar's]] autobiographical ''Literature/CommentariesOnTheGallicWar'' and ''The Civil War'' are written in this fashion. Despite (or perhaps ''because of'') having an ego roughly the size of the Campus Martius, Caesar chose third person to disguise his heavily biased propaganda efforts as balanced, dispassionate histories. As a result, fictional portrayals often have him do this while speaking (such as Shakespeare's Theatre/JuliusCaesar).

** "This is Rickey, calling on behalf of Rickey." -- Allegedly, the beginning of a message left by Major League Baseball Hall-of-Famer Rickey Henderson. DavidCross spoofed the hell out of this one.

* A standard literary practice when most of the Biblical Old Testament was written. New Testament books that are not letters written in direct address use this as well (at least, most Bible scholars believe that John refers to himself when mentioning "the disciple whom Jesus loved").
** For that matter, {{Jesus}} often referred to Himself as "The Son of Man" while prophesying.
*** Some Christian scholars believe it was actually a title he used to establish himself as THE Christ and the son of, not just any man but THE man, God himself. This is of course, subject to a great deal of interpretation.

*** Dole himself appeared after the failure of his campaign to talk to his SNL impersonator NormMacdonald, [[SelfDeprecation in the process mocking his own tendency to do this.]]

* Apparently OdaNobunaga had a habit of doing this--or, at least, he's depicted as doing so in many depictions of him.

* "[[JosefStalin Comrade Stalin]] has been told that" Comrade Stalin often spoke in third person. Comrade Stalin also enjoyed quoting Comrade Stalin, in this form.

* [[Creator/GaiusJuliusCaesar Julius Caesar's]] autobiographical ''Literature/CommentariesOnTheGallicWar'' and ''The Civil War'' are written in this fashion. Despite (or perhaps ''because of'') having an ego roughly the size of the Campus Martius, Caesar chose third person to disguise his heavily biased propaganda efforts as balanced, dispassionate histories. As a result, fictional portrayals often have him do this while speaking (such as Shakespeare's Theater/JuliusCaesar).

* [[Creator/GaiusJuliusCaesar Julius Caesar's]] autobiographical ''Literature/CommentariesOnTheGallicWar'' and ''The Civil War'' are written in this fashion. Despite (or perhaps ''because of'') having an ego roughly the size of the Campus Martius, Caesar chose third person to disguise his heavily biased propaganda efforts as balanced, dispassionate histories. As a result, fictional portrayals often have him do this while speaking.

* [[Creator/GaiusJuliusCaesar Julius Caesar's]] autobiographical ''Literature/CommentariesOnTheGallicWar'' and ''The Civil War'' are written in this fashion. Despite (or perhaps ''because of'') having an ego roughly the size of the Campus Martius, Caesar chose third person to disguise his heavily biased propaganda efforts as balanced, dispassionate histories.

* [[Creator/GaiusJuliusCaesar Julius Caesar's]] autobiographical ''Literature/CommentariesOnTheGallicWar'' and ''The Civil War'' are written in this fashion. Despite having an ego roughly the size of the Campus Martius, Caesar chose third person to disguise his heavily biased propaganda efforts as balanced, dispassionate histories.