Java 8 Distinct by property

Question

In Java 8 how can I filter a collection using the Stream API by checking the distinctness of a property of each object?

For example I have a list of

Answer 1

An alternative would be to place the persons in a map using the name as a key:

persons.collect(Collectors.toMap(Person::getName, p -> p, (p, q) -> p)).values();

Note that the Person that is kept, in case of a duplicate name, will be the first encontered.