Claude Shannon vs Shannon

Claude Shannon and Shannon both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
Claude Shannon	Yes	No	No	No
Shannon	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, Claude Shannon and Shannon are synonyms defined as:

Claude Shannon and Shannon: United States electrical engineer who pioneered mathematical communication theory (1916-2001)

Other synonyms of Claude Shannon include Claude E. Shannon, Claude Elwood Shannon.

Claude Shannon (noun)	Shannon (noun)
United States electrical engineer who pioneered mathematical communication theory (1916-2001)	United States electrical engineer who pioneered mathematical communication theory (1916-2001)