The Maze Runner question

Teresa = Tesla (Edison's counterpart)

Katie that actually makes a lot of sense! He was very influential is psychology and human development. He very well might be who he was named after :)

Alby=Albert Einstein
Newt=Issac Newton
Gally=Galileo Galilei (don't think I spelled it right)
Thomas=Thomas Edison
Chuck=Charles Darwin
Ben=Benjamin Franklin
Harriet=Harriet Tubman
Teresa=Mother Teresa (Only thing I can think of)
Aris=Aristotle
Minho=THERE'S NO FREAKING SCIENTIST NAMED THIS, DASHNER SAID SO HIMSELF! xD

All I can think of.

Hi guys, I don't want to sound petty or whiny. But please be careful about what spoilers you guys reveal in these discussions. Remember, this discussion is for just the first book. Please mark your spoilers, so that those of us that have not finished the series don't have things spoiled for us.

I clicked on this link to see if anyone figured out Minho's name, and accidentally found out what happens to Jack. In another thread, someone mentioned another (quite major) character dying, which did not happen in the first book. Again, I don't mean to stir up any anger, but I'm sure I'm not the only one who would appreciate the spoilers be edited.

Thank you.

Joseph Fry was the scientist who created the candy bar. Would make sense as Frypan is a cook.

These are smaller characters, but I figure people kind of agree on the bigger characters and I have no life so I paused the movie and wrote down the names of all of the characters on the wall. Plus it's kind of like a puzzle and I love puzzles.

Henry- Henry Ford
Lee- Leonardo Davinci
Doug- Frederick Douglas
Jeff- Thomas Jefferson
Stephen- Stephen Hawking, (his name is crossed out on the wall in the movie along with George's name)
Dmitri- Dmitri Mendeleev
George- George Washington
Rob- Robert Boyle or Robert Hooke

Alby was named after Albus Dumbuldore, the greatest wizard of all time :)

Thomas- Thomas Edison
Newt- Isaac Newton
Gally- Galileo Galilei
Teresa- Mother Teresa (her last name is Agnes; St. Agnes anyone?)
Chuck- Charles Darwin
Alby- Albert Einstein
Frypan (Siggy)- Sigmund Freud
Ben- Ben Franklin
Winston- Winston Churchill
Minho- I remember reading somewhere it was one of his sisters husband/fiancee? Though he said that its someone who could be famous in the future
Zart- Mozart
Aris- Aristotle

I also read that a majority of the girls in the books are named after religious figures, with the exception of Harriet (H. Tubman) and Sonya (variation of Sonia Sotomayor?) who happen to be very good friends, possibly because of their different names.

Minho is Lee Min Ho :)

Alby= Albert Einstein
Newt= Issac Newton
Thomas= Thomas Eddison
Aris: Aristotle
Ben: Benjamin Franklin
Beth: Elizabeth Blackwell (?)
Chuck: Charles Darwin
Gally: Galileo
Harriet: Harriet Tubman
Minho: Future scientist
Newt: Isaac Newton
Siggy (Frypan): Sigmund Freud
Teresa: Mother Teresa
Thomas: Thomas Edison
Winston: Winston Churchill (?)
Zart: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart


My Guess?

I hate the fact that the only female within the novel is the only one not granted a scientific name wether she's named after mother Teresa or nobody, it felt incredibly sexist that all the men were granted incredibley intelligent examples to follow, great scientists and the female wasn't. I thought it was a total offence to the gender and all female scientists but then I seen a suggestion that Teresa was named after Tesla and I liked that

in the scorch trials, it says Teresa wasn't named after anyone.

in the scorch trials, it says Teresa wasn't named after anybody.

Thomas-Edison
Newt- Isaac Newton
Alby- Einstein
Ben- Benjamin Franklin
Minho- Dashner's niece's Korean husband
Chuck- Chuck Norris
Gally- Galileo
Aris-Aristotle
Teresa- Mother Teresa
Zart- Mozart

OMG, how can you people call yourselves fans
James Dashner (the author) has a niece who's husband is korean and named Minho.
Thats where the name MINHO comes from. And seriously ho chi minh, really?

I was waiting for Dashner to pop up a character named James. Just a little pat on his own back, but no! Self control all the way.

Could be where the name Minho came from. :D

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lee_Min...

OK JUST GUESSING. Loved him much.

Oh my. I've only read the first book and now I figured out a bunch of characters names that I didn't know!!! Oh my gosh!!!! I'm spoiled... :(

MINHO IS HO CHI MINH

Just putting it out there, im half way through the movie right now and noticed the name pattern. Im gonna insist that Minho is from the word Minotaur, a mythical beast who was banished to a maze.

Wait, wasn't there a guy named jack? or am i confusing med-jacks?

Thomas = Thomas Edison

Alby = Albert Einstein

Gally = Galileo Galilei

Newt = Isaac Newton

Chuck = Charles Darwin

Frypan (Siggy) = Sigmund Freud

Teresa = Mother Teresa

Zart = Mozart

Ben = Benjamin Franklin

Winston = Winston Churchill

Minho = I think Minho was named after King Minos, who in Greek mythology, created a maze for the young adults of Greece to be sacrificed to the Minotaur in. This is my opinion but it seems like the most rational answer.

minho good be the greek king minos???

MINHO IS HO CHI MINH

YA GUYS STOOPID

You people need to read The Fever Code.
A lot is revealed about Frypan :p

Minho, as said by the author, does not have a person that he is named after.... yet. The author states that since the books and movies are based in the future, he purposely made it so Minho's scientist name has not been created yet

Minho is not named after anyone James Dashner said he wasn't named after anyone because the book was supposed to be made in the future so he said it isn't obvious on how he is

This is the list I have come up with. A couple of them are my guesses so take it from there.

Alby = Albert Einstein
Aris = Aristotle
Ben = Benjamin Franklin
Dmitri = Dmitri Mendeleev
Doug = Frederick Douglas
Beth = Elizabeth Blackwell
Frankie = Sir Francis Bacon or Sir Francis Drake
Gally = Galileo Galilei
George = George Washington
Harriet = Harriet Tubman
Henry = Henry Ford
Jeff = Thomas Jefferson
Lee = Leonardo Da Vinci
Minho = (the author says he is named after a future VIP)
Newt = Isaac Newton
Rachael = Rachael Carlson
Rob = Robert Boyle or Robert Hooke
Siggy “Frypan” = Sigmund Freud
Stephen = Stephen Hawking
Teresa = Mother Teresa
Thomas = Thomas Edison
Winston = Robert Winston or Winston Churchill
Zart = Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Wait....what if minho was named after the K Pop artist?? Jk i dont even listen to k pop

Thomas-Thomas Edison
Teresa-Mother Teresa
Newt-Sir Isaac Newton
Alby-Albert Einstein
Minho-James Dashner’s niece’s husband
Chuck-Charles Darwin
Gally-Galileo Galilee
Ben-Benjamin Franklin
Frypan/Siggy-Sigmund Freud
Winston-Winston Churchill
George-George Washington
Zart-Mozart
Jeff-Thomas Jefferson
Leo Leonardo de Vinci
Nick-Nicola Tesla
Aris-Aristotle
Harriet-Harriet Tubman
Clint-Bill Clinton
Vince-Vincent Von Gough
Henry-Henry Ford
Doug-Frederick Douglas
Stephen-Stephen Hawking

choi min-ho

I don't think Thomas and Teresa were given famous names

Chuck - Charles Darwin?

Chuck is a common nickname for Charles

Thomas-Thomas Edison
Alby-Albert Einstein
Newt-Issac Newton
Chuck-Charles Darwin
Minho-???

Chuck is a common nickname for guys names Charles.

Jc wrote: "In The Maze Runner, Thomas tells us why the characters are named what they are named. But he only gave three examples... Newt-Issac Newton, Alby-Albert Einstein, and Thomas-Edison. Do you have any ..."

If Frypan's name is "Siggy" are you thinking "Sigmund Freud?"

Gally- Galileo Galilei
Alby- Albert Einstein
Harriet- Harriet Tubman
Aris- Aristotle
Newt- Isaac Newton
Thomas- Thomas Edison
Chuck- Charles Darwin
Minho- no freaking idea
Teresa- maybe Mother Teresa (not trying to be offensive or anything, but it could be...it's really unlikely though)

Interestingly enough, I just read that it's pronounced "meen-oh"

Which makes since because it is a Korean name I believe.

James Dashner actually said in an interview that some of the characters were named after people who will be famous in the future and Minho is one of them.

OOooooooooooooohhh

SPOILER BECAUSE THIS WAS FOR GUESSIN WITH THE HELP OF THIS http://jamesdashner.blogspot.pt/2010/...

Zart came from Mozart

Lets not forget Winston! I was thinking Winston Churchill, but other websites say Robert Winston.

I was thinking that Zart was actually named for Jean-Paul Sartre, but Mozart works too, I suppose.

I was thinking that Minho might be Ho Chi Minh, That is all I can think of?

Thomas - Edison
Zart - Mozart
Theresa - Tesla or Mother Theresa
Newt - Isaac Newton
Alby - Albert Einstein
Minho - Ho Chi Minh
Ben - Franklin
Aris - Aristotle
Chuck - Charles Darwin
Winston - Churchill or Robert Winston

If the creators gave them these names... what are their real names?

I feel like Mihno is like Ho Chi Minh

If you've seen the movie, the name "Alfred" is highlighted pretty prominently. After some geeking out with my oldest, we figured it's for Alfred Nobel. Just thought I'd add that to the list.

Yeah, everyone's like "Who the heck re you named after Minho?!!!"