Historical figures · Puzzle #21 · Tuesday, October 20

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

Decorated: 1 pt per 2 awards and honors
Out of this world: 10 pts if a crater is named after them
Long life: 1 pt per 5 years lived past 40
Ancient history: 1 pt per doubling over 2 years since birth
Known worldwide: 1 pt per 25 Wikipedia languages
Big family: 1 pt per child
Portrait sitter: 1 pt per 8 works that depict them
Namesake: 1 pt per 20 things named after them

The best board

The best board is hidden while some of these items are still in play: they're on a board again within 14 days.

The lineup, figure by figure

James Cook
Captain who charted the Pacific
Photo: Nathaniel Dance-Holland, Public domain
Its figures are hidden while it's still in play: it's on a board again within 14 days.
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Poet and playwright of Faust
Photo: Joseph Karl Stieler, Public domain
Its figures are hidden while it's still in play: it's on a board again within 14 days.
Martin Luther
Nailed 95 theses to a church door
Photo: Lucas Cranach the Elder, Public domain
On this board Martin Luther scored best in Known worldwide (10.0): Wikipedia has an article on them in 259 languages. Decorated was their weakest fit (0.0): Martin Luther received 0 awards and honors.
Decorated
received 0 awards and honors (0.0) Source: Wikidata Q9554
Out of this world
has no crater named after them (0.0) Source: Wikidata Q9554
Long life
lived to 62 (4.4) Source: Wikidata Q9554
Ancient history
was born 543 years ago (8.1) Source: Wikidata Q9554
Known worldwide
Wikipedia has an article on them in 259 languages (10.0) Source: Wikidata Q9554
Big family
had 6 children (6.0) Source: Wikidata Q9554
Portrait sitter
appears in 260 paintings, statues, films and more on Wikidata (10.0) Source: Wikidata Q9554
Namesake
has 414 things named after them on Wikidata (10.0) Source: Wikidata Q9554
Marie Curie
Pioneer of radioactivity, discoverer of radium
Photo: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain
Its figures are hidden while it's still in play: it's on a board again within 14 days.
Edmund Hillary
Climbed Everest first with Tenzing Norgay
Photo: Photographer unidentified. Retouched by TimofKingsland., Public domain
Its figures are hidden while it's still in play: it's on a board again within 14 days.
John F. Kennedy
President who aimed for the Moon
Photo: Cecil W. Stoughton, Public domain
On this board John F. Kennedy scored best in Known worldwide (10.0): Wikipedia has an article on them in 249 languages. Out of this world was their weakest fit (0.0): John F. Kennedy has no crater named after them.
Decorated
received 19 awards and honors (9.5) Source: Wikidata Q9696
Out of this world
has no crater named after them (0.0) Source: Wikidata Q9696
Long life
lived to 46 (1.2) Source: Wikidata Q9696
Ancient history
was born 109 years ago (5.8) Source: Wikidata Q9696
Known worldwide
Wikipedia has an article on them in 249 languages (10.0) Source: Wikidata Q9696
Big family
had 4 children (4.0) Source: Wikidata Q9696
Portrait sitter
appears in 39 paintings, statues, films and more on Wikidata (4.9) Source: Wikidata Q9696
Namesake
has 207 things named after them on Wikidata (10.0) Source: Wikidata Q9696
Sun Tzu
General who wrote The Art of War
Photo: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain
Its figures are hidden while it's still in play: it's on a board again within 14 days.
Ramesses II
Pharaoh who built Abu Simbel
Photo: Unknown artistUnknown artist, CC BY-SA 4.0
Its figures are hidden while it's still in play: it's on a board again within 14 days.