Good guesses but no. Mithalwen is on the right track...sort of. This might be harder than I expected now when I think about it. I wanted something challenging for the quiz-pros I've seen in action here. I'll wait a while longer before giving any hints I think.
I hope I did this the right way. It is more of a clue to the name than the person... Good luck to you!
P.S. OK, now you know it's a person. It just slipped me
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Three switched witches watch three Swatch watch switches.
Which switched witch watch which Swatch watch switch?
He who breaks a thing to find out what it is has left the path of wisdom
~Lurker...