Possible Clues:

• Whom something is named for
• See me mounting horse entered in Derby, for example
• Rudolf Diesel, for one
• Word or place name derived from person's name
• George Washington, often
• Any poem can be stirring except for a 'Maud', say?
• Perhaps Adelaide needed half of them, investing £25
• Boycott hooligan as an example?
• My negative response upset Jeremiah maybe
• Film pooch