Einstein vs Monroe

Isn't that an obvious match?
Albert Einstein versus Marilyn Monroe.

It depends what's up for grabs of course and how you define the winner. If we were competing in sexyness, a clear winner would probably be miss Monroe, although it might be debatable - depends if you're into beards or not. Einstein could explain a complicated world matter, on radiation or probabilities and maybe calculate the root of 5684. I'm not sure he would be very liklely to be chosen "mister popular" in high school or that his voice could become one of the most known in history. 
If the prize is champagne, glitz and a night in Val Kilmer's bed (since John F. Kennedy might not be available) then my guess would be that Monroe would do everything in her power to solve even the most complicated maths' problem. For a Nobel Prize in Glamour, Einstein might get stylish and forget all the world's problems, just for an hour... and perhaps get a bit tipsy, since its for a good cause.

But the problem here is that A. Einstein is merely known by his surname (as many important men in world's history are) and we just love to call Marilyn just by her (fake) christian name, something that has even become a habit in the coming up of the french elections by the way (N. Sarkozy vs Segolene R.)

Why is is simpler to call women by their first names? Are they simpler human beings? Or does it just feel more homely?

You might be asking yourself why am I bothered by the comparison between Marilyn and Albert. Well... In every workspace you have men and women toilets seperated right. Well... how do you think the toilets are labelled for men and women in FRANCE 24?

Lucky guess.