Sorry I didn't read your whole post MB, but how could peeps NOT mention Barnabas?
Okay, age.
But my daughters would've mentioned him.
Alot of people have heard of him from their moms or grandmothers. And, I mean a l o t !!!!
Going with the above mentioned names, they all watch Depp's DS on Freeform.
Patti, who's not a vampire, but, would gladly play one on TV.