Farouk El-Baz
From Memory Alpha, the free Star Trek reference
Farouk El-Baz was a notable comedian.
In 2365, Data attempted to locate a comedian to help him better understand the concept of "what is funny?". El-Baz was among the holodeck program files that were contained aboard the USS Enterprise-D. (TNG: "The Outrageous Okona")
This character was named after noted planetary geologist Farouk El-Baz, who was also the namesake for the shuttle El-Baz. (Star Trek: The Next Generation Companion)
