Historical figures · Puzzle #11 · Saturday, October 10

Historical figures: the board

Eight items, eight categories, one place each. Here is the board with every figure and where it comes from, and the best way to place them. Play today's Historical figures.

The categories

Known worldwide: 1 pt per 25 Wikipedia languages
Born in Asia: 10 pts if born in Asia
Nobel laureate: 10 pts if they won a Nobel Prize
Most looked-up: 1 pt per 400,000 Wikipedia views in 2025
Far from home: 1 pt per doubling over 4 miles from birthplace
Big family: 1 pt per child
Much studied: 1 pt per 8 works about them
Long life: 1 pt per 5 years lived past 40

The best board

Thomas Edison in Known worldwide: Wikipedia has an article on them in 254 languages (10.0)
Kobe Bryant in Most looked-up: their Wikipedia article was read 3.91 million times in 2025 (9.8)
Freddie Mercury in Far from home: died 4,614 miles from where they were born (10.0)
Emmeline Pankhurst in Big family: had 8 children (8.0)
Frank Lloyd Wright in Long life: lived to 91 (10.0)
Gabriel García Márquez in Nobel laureate: won a Nobel Prize (10.0)
Abraham Lincoln in Much studied: is the subject of 113 books, papers and films on Wikidata (10.0)
Kiichiro Toyoda in Born in Asia: was born in Asia (10.0)

The most this board could score: 77.8 of 80.

The lineup, figure by figure

Thomas Edison
Inventor of the phonograph and a practical light bulb
Photo: Louis Bachrach, Bachrach Studios, restored by Michel Vuijlsteke, Public domain
Known worldwide
Wikipedia has an article on them in 254 languages (10.0) Source: Wikidata Q8743
Born in Asia
wasn't born in Asia (0.0) Source: Wikidata Q8743
Nobel laureate
never won a Nobel Prize (0.0) Source: Wikidata Q8743
Most looked-up
their Wikipedia article was read 1.58 million times in 2025 (4.0) Source: Wikimedia pageviews, 2025
Far from home
died 437 miles from where they were born (6.8) Source: Wikidata Q8743
Big family
had 6 children (6.0) Source: Wikidata Q8743
Much studied
is the subject of 30 books, papers and films on Wikidata (3.8) Source: Wikidata Q8743
Long life
lived to 84 (8.8) Source: Wikidata Q8743
Kobe Bryant
Basketball star known as the Black Mamba
Photo: Kobe_Bryant_8.jpg: *Kobe_Bryant_7144.jpg: Sgt. Joseph A. Lee derivative work: JoeJohnson2 (talk) derivative work: JoeJohnson2 (talk), Public domain
Known worldwide
Wikipedia has an article on them in 114 languages (4.6) Source: Wikidata Q25369
Born in Asia
wasn't born in Asia (0.0) Source: Wikidata Q25369
Nobel laureate
never won a Nobel Prize (0.0) Source: Wikidata Q25369
Most looked-up
their Wikipedia article was read 3.91 million times in 2025 (9.8) Source: Wikimedia pageviews, 2025
Far from home
died 2,408 miles from where they were born (9.2) Source: Wikidata Q25369
Big family
had 4 children (4.0) Source: Wikidata Q25369
Much studied
is the subject of 2 books, papers and films on Wikidata (0.3) Source: Wikidata Q25369
Long life
lived to 41 (0.2) Source: Wikidata Q25369
Freddie Mercury
Queen's frontman, voice of Bohemian Rhapsody
Photo: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain
Known worldwide
Wikipedia has an article on them in 176 languages (7.0) Source: Wikidata Q15869
Born in Asia
wasn't born in Asia (0.0) Source: Wikidata Q15869
Nobel laureate
never won a Nobel Prize (0.0) Source: Wikidata Q15869
Most looked-up
their Wikipedia article was read 4.92 million times in 2025 (10.0) Source: Wikimedia pageviews, 2025
Far from home
died 4,614 miles from where they were born (10.0) Source: Wikidata Q15869
Big family
had 1 children (1.0) Source: Wikidata Q15869
Much studied
is the subject of 11 books, papers and films on Wikidata (1.4) Source: Wikidata Q15869
Long life
lived to 45 (1.0) Source: Wikidata Q15869
Emmeline Pankhurst
Leader of the suffragettes
Photo: Adam Cuerden, Public domain
Known worldwide
Wikipedia has an article on them in 82 languages (3.3) Source: Wikidata Q211519
Born in Asia
wasn't born in Asia (0.0) Source: Wikidata Q211519
Nobel laureate
never won a Nobel Prize (0.0) Source: Wikidata Q211519
Most looked-up
their Wikipedia article was read 287,810 times in 2025 (0.7) Source: Wikimedia pageviews, 2025
Far from home
died 159 miles from where they were born (5.3) Source: Wikidata Q211519
Big family
had 8 children (8.0) Source: Wikidata Q211519
Much studied
is the subject of 4 books, papers and films on Wikidata (0.5) Source: Wikidata Q211519
Long life
lived to 69 (5.8) Source: Wikidata Q211519
Frank Lloyd Wright
Architect of Fallingwater and the Guggenheim
Photo: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain
Known worldwide
Wikipedia has an article on them in 179 languages (7.2) Source: Wikidata Q5604
Born in Asia
wasn't born in Asia (0.0) Source: Wikidata Q5604
Nobel laureate
never won a Nobel Prize (0.0) Source: Wikidata Q5604
Most looked-up
their Wikipedia article was read 1.03 million times in 2025 (2.6) Source: Wikimedia pageviews, 2025
Far from home
died 1,353 miles from where they were born (8.4) Source: Wikidata Q5604
Big family
had 4 children (4.0) Source: Wikidata Q5604
Much studied
is the subject of 10 books, papers and films on Wikidata (1.3) Source: Wikidata Q5604
Long life
lived to 91 (10.0) Source: Wikidata Q5604
Gabriel García Márquez
Novelist of One Hundred Years of Solitude
Photo: Jose Lara, CC BY-SA 2.0
Known worldwide
Wikipedia has an article on them in 207 languages (8.3) Source: Wikidata Q5878
Born in Asia
wasn't born in Asia (0.0) Source: Wikidata Q5878
Nobel laureate
won a Nobel Prize (10.0) Source: Wikidata Q5878
Most looked-up
their Wikipedia article was read 635,281 times in 2025 (1.6) Source: Wikimedia pageviews, 2025
Far from home
died 1,769 miles from where they were born (8.8) Source: Wikidata Q5878
Big family
had 2 children (2.0) Source: Wikidata Q5878
Much studied
is the subject of 8 books, papers and films on Wikidata (1.0) Source: Wikidata Q5878
Long life
lived to 87 (9.4) Source: Wikidata Q5878
Abraham Lincoln
President who gave the Gettysburg Address
Photo: Alexander Gardner, Public domain
Known worldwide
Wikipedia has an article on them in 296 languages (10.0) Source: Wikidata Q91
Born in Asia
wasn't born in Asia (0.0) Source: Wikidata Q91
Nobel laureate
never won a Nobel Prize (0.0) Source: Wikidata Q91
Most looked-up
their Wikipedia article was read 4.67 million times in 2025 (10.0) Source: Wikimedia pageviews, 2025
Far from home
died 482 miles from where they were born (6.9) Source: Wikidata Q91
Big family
had 4 children (4.0) Source: Wikidata Q91
Much studied
is the subject of 113 books, papers and films on Wikidata (10.0) Source: Wikidata Q91
Long life
lived to 56 (3.2) Source: Wikidata Q91
Kiichiro Toyoda
Founder of Toyota's car business
Photo: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain
Known worldwide
Wikipedia has an article on them in 39 languages (1.6) Source: Wikidata Q358556
Born in Asia
was born in Asia (10.0) Source: Wikidata Q358556
Nobel laureate
never won a Nobel Prize (0.0) Source: Wikidata Q358556
Most looked-up
their Wikipedia article was read 161,541 times in 2025 (0.4) Source: Wikimedia pageviews, 2025
Far from home
died 89 miles from where they were born (4.5) Source: Wikidata Q358556
Big family
had 2 children (2.0) Source: Wikidata Q358556
Much studied
is the subject of 0 books, papers and films on Wikidata (0.0) Source: Wikidata Q358556
Long life
lived to 58 (3.6) Source: Wikidata Q358556