Historical figures · Puzzle #12 · Sunday, October 11

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
Big family: 1 pt per child
Far from home: 1 pt per doubling over 4 miles from birthplace
Decorated: 1 pt per 2 awards and honors
Long life: 1 pt per 5 years lived past 40
Ancient history: 1 pt per doubling over 2 years since birth
Portrait sitter: 1 pt per 8 works that depict them

The best board

Julius Caesar in Portrait sitter: appears in 95 paintings, statues, films and more on Wikidata (10.0)
Kamehameha I in Big family: had 8 children (8.0)
George Orwell in Far from home: died 4,593 miles from where they were born (10.0)
Confucius in Known worldwide: Wikipedia has an article on them in 313 languages (10.0)
Jacques Cousteau in Decorated: received 25 awards and honors (10.0)
Sacagawea in Long life: lived to 95 (10.0)
Rabindranath Tagore in Born in Asia: was born in Asia (10.0)
Hippocrates in Ancient history: was born 2,486 years ago (10.0)

The most this board could score: 78.0 of 80.

The lineup, figure by figure

Julius Caesar
Roman general who crossed the Rubicon
Photo: Ángel M. Felicísimo from Mérida, España, Public domain
Known worldwide
Wikipedia has an article on them in 281 languages (10.0) Source: Wikidata Q1048
Born in Asia
wasn't born in Asia (0.0) Source: Wikidata Q1048
Big family
had 3 children (3.0) Source: Wikidata Q1048
Far from home
died 0 miles from where they were born (0.0) Source: Wikidata Q1048
Decorated
received 2 awards and honors (1.0) Source: Wikidata Q1048
Long life
lived to 56 (3.2) Source: Wikidata Q1048
Ancient history
was born 2,126 years ago (10.0) Source: Wikidata Q1048
Portrait sitter
appears in 95 paintings, statues, films and more on Wikidata (10.0) Source: Wikidata Q1048
Kamehameha I
King who united the Hawaiian Islands
Photo: Louis Choris, Public domain
Known worldwide
Wikipedia has an article on them in 48 languages (1.9) Source: Wikidata Q214910
Born in Asia
wasn't born in Asia (0.0) Source: Wikidata Q214910
Big family
had 8 children (8.0) Source: Wikidata Q214910
Far from home
died 43 miles from where they were born (3.4) Source: Wikidata Q214910
Decorated
received 0 awards and honors (0.0) Source: Wikidata Q214910
Long life
lived to 63 (4.6) Source: Wikidata Q214910
Ancient history
was born 270 years ago (7.1) Source: Wikidata Q214910
Portrait sitter
appears in 4 paintings, statues, films and more on Wikidata (0.5) Source: Wikidata Q214910
George Orwell
Author of 1984 and Animal Farm
Photo: Cassowary Colorizations, CC BY 2.0
Known worldwide
Wikipedia has an article on them in 212 languages (8.5) Source: Wikidata Q3335
Born in Asia
was born in Asia (10.0) Source: Wikidata Q3335
Big family
had 1 children (1.0) Source: Wikidata Q3335
Far from home
died 4,593 miles from where they were born (10.0) Source: Wikidata Q3335
Decorated
received 3 awards and honors (1.5) Source: Wikidata Q3335
Long life
lived to 46 (1.2) Source: Wikidata Q3335
Ancient history
was born 123 years ago (5.9) Source: Wikidata Q3335
Portrait sitter
appears in 4 paintings, statues, films and more on Wikidata (0.5) Source: Wikidata Q3335
Confucius
Teacher of the Analects
Photo: Anonymous Chinese painter of the Western Han period, Public domain
Known worldwide
Wikipedia has an article on them in 313 languages (10.0) Source: Wikidata Q4604
Born in Asia
was born in Asia (10.0) Source: Wikidata Q4604
Big family
had 3 children (3.0) Source: Wikidata Q4604
Far from home
died 32 miles from where they were born (3.0) Source: Wikidata Q4604
Decorated
received 0 awards and honors (0.0) Source: Wikidata Q4604
Long life
lived to 72 (6.4) Source: Wikidata Q4604
Ancient history
was born 2,578 years ago (10.0) Source: Wikidata Q4604
Portrait sitter
appears in 17 paintings, statues, films and more on Wikidata (2.1) Source: Wikidata Q4604
Jacques Cousteau
Undersea explorer who co-invented the Aqua-Lung
Photo: Hans Peters for Anefo ., CC0
Known worldwide
Wikipedia has an article on them in 101 languages (4.0) Source: Wikidata Q83233
Born in Asia
wasn't born in Asia (0.0) Source: Wikidata Q83233
Big family
had 4 children (4.0) Source: Wikidata Q83233
Far from home
died 298 miles from where they were born (6.2) Source: Wikidata Q83233
Decorated
received 25 awards and honors (10.0) Source: Wikidata Q83233
Long life
lived to 87 (9.4) Source: Wikidata Q83233
Ancient history
was born 116 years ago (5.9) Source: Wikidata Q83233
Portrait sitter
appears in 2 paintings, statues, films and more on Wikidata (0.3) Source: Wikidata Q83233
Sacagawea
Guide and interpreter for Lewis and Clark
Photo: Bruno Louis Zimm (1867-1943), sculptor & photographer, Public domain
Known worldwide
Wikipedia has an article on them in 51 languages (2.0) Source: Wikidata Q238960
Born in Asia
wasn't born in Asia (0.0) Source: Wikidata Q238960
Big family
had 1 children (1.0) Source: Wikidata Q238960
Far from home
died 620 miles from where they were born (7.3) Source: Wikidata Q238960
Decorated
received 2 awards and honors (1.0) Source: Wikidata Q238960
Long life
lived to 95 (10.0) Source: Wikidata Q238960
Ancient history
was born 238 years ago (6.9) Source: Wikidata Q238960
Portrait sitter
appears in 4 paintings, statues, films and more on Wikidata (0.5) Source: Wikidata Q238960
Rabindranath Tagore
Poet of Gitanjali, songwriter of two anthems
Photo: Generalstabens litografiska anstalt, Public domain
Known worldwide
Wikipedia has an article on them in 246 languages (9.8) Source: Wikidata Q7241
Born in Asia
was born in Asia (10.0) Source: Wikidata Q7241
Big family
had 1 children (1.0) Source: Wikidata Q7241
Far from home
died 0 miles from where they were born (0.0) Source: Wikidata Q7241
Decorated
received 3 awards and honors (1.5) Source: Wikidata Q7241
Long life
lived to 80 (8.0) Source: Wikidata Q7241
Ancient history
was born 165 years ago (6.4) Source: Wikidata Q7241
Portrait sitter
appears in 31 paintings, statues, films and more on Wikidata (3.9) Source: Wikidata Q7241
Hippocrates
Father of medicine, of the doctors' oath
Photo: Paulus Pontius / After Peter Paul Rubens, Public domain
Known worldwide
Wikipedia has an article on them in 175 languages (7.0) Source: Wikidata Q5264
Born in Asia
wasn't born in Asia (0.0) Source: Wikidata Q5264
Big family
had 2 children (2.0) Source: Wikidata Q5264
Far from home
died 321 miles from where they were born (6.3) Source: Wikidata Q5264
Decorated
received 0 awards and honors (0.0) Source: Wikidata Q5264
Long life
lived to 90 (10.0) Source: Wikidata Q5264
Ancient history
was born 2,486 years ago (10.0) Source: Wikidata Q5264
Portrait sitter
appears in 10 paintings, statues, films and more on Wikidata (1.3) Source: Wikidata Q5264