needlessly

you can also include Lisa Su, CEO of AMD and Mary Barra, CEO of GM (also the highest paid CEO in the car industry)

Tim Cook isn't even the highest paid exec at Apple. It's Angela Ahrendts, she formerly lead a successful turnaround at Burberry as CEO.

people frequently refer to Trump as "The Donald".

Hillary is a different case because her husband Bill was president, so most people associate Clinton with Bill.