From the X-Men imdb entry on it’s Trivia page:
The character Kitty Pryde (the girl who walks through the wall) was originally named after a real-life girl X-Men artist John Byrne knew in Calgary, Canada. When the movie was released there, local media managed to track down the “real” Kitty Pryde.
Hmmmn
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