Who were the people behind the names of the following concoctions?

Gimlet. Sir T. 0. Gimlette, a British naval surgeon who in 1890 developed the drink as a healthful cocktail.

Grand Marnier. Named (in jest?) by hotel owner Cesar Ritz for a short businessman named Marnier Lapostolle, the inventor of the liqueur.

Mickey Finn. A turn-of-the-century Chicago bartender who served the spiked drink to clients he planned to rob.

Tom Collins. A London bartender of the 1800s who worked at Limmer’s Old House.

Harvey Wallbanger. Named for California surfer Tom Harvey (c. 1970), who would bang into walls after drinking this cocktail.

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