Are you upset about Calvin and Hobbes being a reference to John Calvin and Thomas Hobbes? Probably not? I think OP is asking an interesting question and you are being unnecessarily combative.
IMHO naming characters after famous people is more likely to be considered an "honest" homage than naming a company after them...
IMHO naming characters after famous people is more likely to be considered an "honest" homage than naming a company after them...