For the phrase 'every Tom, Dick, and Harry' why were these three names chosen?

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According to Brewers Dictionary of Phrase and Fable - A Victorian term for the 'man in the street', more particularly persons of no {note;} persons unworthy of no {note;} persons of notice, BROWN,JONES AND ROBINSON are for other {men;} they are the vulgar rich, who give themselves airs, especially abroad, and customs which differ from their own. Jul 01 02, 8:02 PM

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From where comes the phrase '...every Tom, Dick, and Harry'? Name the movie that features three tunnels named Tom, Dick and Harry? What were the names of the Three Musketeers? What were the names of the Three Stooges?

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