--- title: Star Wars: What is Han Solo's Real Name description: The Internet went on a mission to guess Han Solo's real name. canonical: https://time.com/4712810/han-solo-name-reactions/ author: Megan McCluskey article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-03-24T20:08:49.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-08-19T07:48:10.903Z og:title: The Internet Is Having a Ball Guessing Han Solo's Real Name og:description: Suggestions included "Henry Jones Jr. (They named the dog 'Han Solo')" og:url: https://time.com/4712810/han-solo-name-reactions/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltd0555c3d0a3ea6d8/6988b2a5a988ca40e66ba6e6/star-wars.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 5000 og:image:height: 2813 og:image:alt: Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: The Internet Is Having a Ball Guessing Han Solo's Real Name twitter:description: Suggestions included "Henry Jones Jr. (They named the dog 'Han Solo')" twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltd0555c3d0a3ea6d8/6988b2a5a988ca40e66ba6e6/star-wars.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # The Internet Is Having a Ball Trying to Guess Han Solo's Real Name > Sponsored content. 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Every edition is assembled by TIME editors rather than generated automatically.  by [Megan McCluskey](https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Staff Writer Mar 24, 2017 8:08 PM UTC  Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope Year: 1977 USA Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, Harrison Ford Director: George Lucas Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope Year: 1977 USA Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, Harrison Ford Director: George Lucas Lucasfilm Ltd.  by [Megan McCluskey](https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Staff Writer Mar 24, 2017 8:08 PM UTC After Disney revealed that [Han Solo](http://time.com/4677292/han-solo-spinoff-first-look-photo/) is not the real name of every [_Star Wars_](http://time.com/4661969/star-wars-the-last-jedi-everything-we-know/) fan’s favorite [smuggler-turned-Rebel-hero](http://time.com/4324812/star-wars-han-solo-supercut/), the Internet went on a mission to guess the identity that the iconic pseudonym replaced. While speaking at the University of Southern California Thursday, [CEO Bob Iger alluded](https://www.periscope.tv/w/1yNGaPODqWqKj) to the alias while discussing the upcoming Han Solo spinoff. “\[The film\] picks up with Han Solo when he was 18 years old and takes him through when he was 24,” he said. “There are a few significant things that happen in Han Solo’s life, like acquiring a certain vehicle and meeting a certain Wookiee that will happen in this film. But you will also discover how he got his name.” Of course, once this news broke, Twitter users almost immediately began offering their own comical suggestions for the character’s real name. See a selection of the best guesses below. > [](https://twitter.com/DanSlott/status/845019303179173888) > [](https://twitter.com/cushbomb/status/845300058245517313) > [](https://twitter.com/dilemmalord/status/845329996705120257) > [](https://twitter.com/HappyHarryToons/status/845022320326557696) > [](https://twitter.com/50NerdsofGrey/status/845328847226753025) > [](https://twitter.com/BenjaminJS/status/845333684425125888) > [](https://twitter.com/AnotherElle/status/845316943028670465) > [](https://twitter.com/patbaer/status/845297887068262401) > [](https://twitter.com/supermathskid/status/845310850600767490) > [](https://twitter.com/annetdonahue/status/845305164978376704) > [](https://twitter.com/CBieszad/status/845356342542000131) > [](https://twitter.com/suellentrop/status/845304420212641793) > [](https://twitter.com/alexandraerin/status/845358006002966529) > [](https://twitter.com/Campster/status/845301854955294720) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4712810/han-solo-name-reactions/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4712810/han-solo-name-reactions/"},"headline":"The Internet Is Having a Ball Trying to Guess Han Solo's Real Name","datePublished":"2017-03-24T20:08:49.000Z","dateModified":"2026-08-19T07:48:10.903Z","description":"Suggestions included \"Henry Jones Jr. (They named the dog 'Han Solo')\"","url":"https://time.com/4712810/han-solo-name-reactions/","keywords":["Newsfeed","movies","viral","twitter","Star Wars","Han Solo"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltd0555c3d0a3ea6d8/6988b2a5a988ca40e66ba6e6/star-wars.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Megan McCluskey","jobTitle":"Staff Writer","url":"https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltd0555c3d0a3ea6d8/6988b2a5a988ca40e66ba6e6/star-wars.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope","caption":"Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope","creditText":"Lucasfilm Ltd.","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4712810/han-solo-name-reactions/","name":"The Internet Is Having a Ball Trying to Guess Han Solo's Real Name"}}]}] ```