Hamilton replaced seven-time world champion Michael Schumacher at the "Silver Arrow" team after the German legend retired for the second time at the end of last season.
St Andrew was the first ever apostle and brother to Simon Peter and after his death, legend has it that a Greek Monk called St Rule was warned in a dream to move his remains.
Leeks became the national emblem, according to legend, after St David advised the Britons on the eve of a successful battle against the Saxons to wear leeks in their caps to easily distinguish friend from foe.
President George Bush lost no time in paying tribute to country legend Johnny Cash after his recent death.
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The car will be called the Cunningham C-7, after America's postwar racing legend, Briggs Cunningham Jr.
Several buildings in Odessa are adorned with reliefs of two young girls with nooses round their necks: they hanged themselves, legend has it, after falling prey to white-slave traders.
During last year's race Olympic rowing legend Sir Steve Redgrave pulled out after 87 miles (140km) due to tiredness.
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It was the 77th edition of the Masters, but first win by an Australian after numerous close calls, particularly by golf legend Greg Norman.
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Company legend holds that a few years after Sealed Air was founded in 1960, an innovative marketer named Frederick W. Bowers finally found the true value in the cellular bubbles.
The final piece of the puzzle fell into place when the Sounders signed MLS coaching legend Sigi Schmid just a month after he had won the 2008 MLS Cup with the Columbus Crew.
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They named the company after the then-capital of Malawi, where legend holds that local tribe members were blessed with superior hearing.
Veterans John McCallum and Roger Hammond are extremely likeable as two bumbling old duffers, while Googie Withers, 72 years after her first stage appearance, is simply a legend.
Lampard, who is one short of the all-time Chelsea career goal tally by former legend Bobby Tambling, struck home a penalty after Leon Britton had fouled Juan Mata.
He is expected to win, not only because he is a charismatic living legend as Haiti's first elected president after decades of dictatorship, but also because the opposition is fragmented.
Saints had faced a race against time to find a new buyer after front-runners the Pinnacle group, which included Saints legend Matt Le Tissier, pulled out on Tuesday.
An organisation that usually pays close attention to the views of its rank and file, the club took its decision to support the draining of Lake Powell after an appeal from the elderly Mr Brower, something of a legend in environmental circles.
After a year of almost no worthwhile titles for the Wii, The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword was finally released.
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The current chairman, something of a legend in his own time, steps down January 31, after more than 18 years at the helm.
Another golfing legend, Gary Player, was at the tail of the field after carding a 79 in only his second European outing this year.
And while brand expert Jonathan Gabay believes there will be a period of uncertainty at the club following the exit of a "living legend, " the "Brand Manchester United" will survive long after his reign.
"If an American can achieve that feeling in an Englishman 200 years after the events simply by representing Napoleon, I don't see how the legend will ever die, " he said.
Belfast-born Best, a football legend for Northern Ireland and Manchester United, died in November 2005 of multiple organ failure after a long battle against alcoholism.
There was an obvious tie-in as Zelda was named after the Nintendo role-playing game, which has a new Wii title shipping November 20, Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword.
But the understated legend who claims "records mean nothing" might just have to start believing the hype after scoring the penalty that won the Champions League final and breaking the club's appearance record on one of the greatest nights of a staggering career.
The former England under-21 goalkeeper spent four seasons at Hull, after starting his career at Liverpool, and he's now looking forward to playing under an Anfield legend.
For his last trick, he showed off some previously unreleased footage of the Legend of Zelda adventure for the Nintendo GameCube, widely anticipated to be the most sought-after game on any console this year.
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Despite being the club's resident legend, Cruyff underachieved in his final two seasons, finishing fourth and third, respectively, before leaving after a vicious row with the club president.
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