There is a neat shareware app ($15) by Ambrosia Software that allows you to do a similar type thing. I don't have an iPhone so I don't really know how easy it is to have custom ringtones for each person without this app, but it looks neat to me.

http://www.ambrosiasw.com/utilities/itoner/

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again, this is not only about a custom ringtone (now simply achievable through garageband or store and itunes) but about iphone actually saying "John Doe" when the guy is calling. i tried to google for the shareware doing this but didn't find it, therefore doing it manually and submitting as this hint.

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OR... just use a free application called MakeiPoneRingTone.app
http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macosx/33149

Then, in the contacts list of the phone, assign a contact its own ringtone.

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No, MakeiPhoneRingtone does not achieve what this hint does. If you actually read the reply immediately above your comment, you will note that the submitter AGAIN stressed that their hint relates to a custom ring tone that actually says the name of the caller. The hint is not a general 'Install custom ringtones on the iPhone' hint.

The submitter already explained this twice in the comments section (as well as in the hint itself). Please read the hint and the comments before adding your own comment.

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