Most Fed chairs who're around for a recession become a household name, at least for a little while. Which ends up being an awful lot of them since they tend to serve a while. See also: Ben "helicopter" Bernanke; Paul Volcker.
And yeah, it's because they do tend to be similarly active, or at least very much in the public eye, when recessions hit.
And yeah, it's because they do tend to be similarly active, or at least very much in the public eye, when recessions hit.