Writing Names for Characters

Coming up with names is the worst part of writing for me.

One time I 'came up' with the name Art Garfunkel for a character.

I think of a name that sounds good, like a real name, only to find out it is the name of an actual person, or another character.

Like I just named a character Julius Verner.
Seems fine, until you recall the author of 20,000 leagues under the sea
Jules Verner.

Damn.