He Wen Thataway, Kow Pie, He Man, were all CapCon pilots. Daisy Dukes has served the Lyrans in a Charger, Johnny Law has been a Copper mechwarrior in one scenario. Hans Olo in a Falcon. Hellen Keller has served the Blood Spirits in a Cyclops in one game. I use names from webcomics for a lot of pilot names too, Torg in a Viking, Riff in a Rifleman. GI Jane as a Commando pilot. Dropships named for airliners, FedSuns Clipper, Star of New Jersey. The Resolute II is a Union Dropship I have painted up right now. An entire storyline about a tank being pushed by a Sgt Bilko that ended up being lost in a raid that had to be gotten back. A Atlas called "The Big O". An entire unit of mercs painted up in my SCA household colors, you don't know how much that annoys one guy. Random names like That Man, This Man, That Man over There have all been used as has a mech piloted by the Man with no Name that hunts the Bounty Hunter. Lee Van Cleef serves as a mechwarrior in my 1st FedSuns Lancers as a Gunslinger Pilot. Things like that, there have been more I just can't think of them right now.
Oops almost forgot the Sea Skimmers numbered 73 and 109 and the Monitor called the Sand Pebble. You would be suprised how few people get some of the references.