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A disadvantage of that particular name is that it's the name of no fewer than two famous people.
(Or is that an advantage?)
That's an advantage! My name will thus be subconsciously associated with high-status people.
I think it's probably advantageous to have one's name be subconsciously associated with high status people, but not to have it be consciously associated.
For instance, a name like "James" may have higher class associations than "Antwon," but naming a kid "Jimmy Carter Washington" is liable to raise the associations to a conscious level and provoke speculation about the motives of the parents (or other namer.)