


So it shouldn’t come as much of a surprise to learn that Jason Bourne was named after one of the first known amnesiacs. One of the most well-known amnesiacs in pop culture is Jason Bourne, a character who is forced to uncover his past as a government assassin after losing his memory. We’ve already profiled the story of Benjaman Kyle, a middle-aged man who lost his memory after an assault and still hasn’t uncovered his true identity, but his is not the only bizarre case of amnesia (not by a long shot). But when these cases do occur, they make for some interesting stories, even when they turn out to be a complete hoax.

Of course, in real life, amnesia cases don’t happen nearly as often as they do on soap operas, and they come in many different forms. One of the most popular plot devices in fiction is for a character to develop amnesia and lose their memory.
