Historical figures · Puzzle #29 · Wednesday, October 28

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
Ancient history: 1 pt per doubling over 2 years since birth
Decorated: 1 pt per 2 awards and honors
Much studied: 1 pt per 8 works about them
Nobel laureate: 10 pts if they won a Nobel Prize
Big family: 1 pt per child
Out of this world: 10 pts if a crater is named after them
Long life: 1 pt per 5 years lived past 40

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

Elizabeth Taylor
Star of Cleopatra, famed for violet eyes
Photo: Kingkongphoto & www.celebrity-photos.com from Laurel Maryland, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0
Its figures are hidden while it's still in play: it's on a board again within 14 days.
Pablo Picasso
Co-founder of Cubism, painter of Guernica
Photo: AnonymousUnknown author, Public domain
Its figures are hidden while it's still in play: it's on a board again within 14 days.
Nelson Mandela
Freed after 27 years to lead his country
Photo: Kingkongphoto & www.celebrity-photos.com from Laurel, CC BY-SA 2.0
Its figures are hidden while it's still in play: it's on a board again within 14 days.
Miguel de Cervantes
Author of Don Quixote
Photo: Attributed to Juan de Jáuregui, Public domain
Its figures are hidden while it's still in play: it's on a board again within 14 days.
John D. Rockefeller
Oil tycoon of Standard Oil
Photo: Wikimedia Commons, Public domain
Its figures are hidden while it's still in play: it's on a board again within 14 days.
Marcus Aurelius
Philosopher-emperor who wrote Meditations
Photo: Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.5
Its figures are hidden while it's still in play: it's on a board again within 14 days.
Murasaki Shikibu
Author of The Tale of Genji
Photo: Tosa Mitsuoki (1617 - 1691), Public domain
Its figures are hidden while it's still in play: it's on a board again within 14 days.
Bob Marley
Reggae legend of One Love
Photo: Dennis Morris; Distributed by Island Records, Public domain
On this board Bob Marley scored best in Big family (8.0): Bob Marley had 8 children. Nobel laureate was their weakest fit (0.0): Bob Marley never won a Nobel Prize.
Known worldwide
Wikipedia has an article on them in 164 languages (6.6) Source: Wikidata Q409
Ancient history
was born 81 years ago (5.3) Source: Wikidata Q409
Decorated
received 4 awards and honors (2.0) Source: Wikidata Q409
Much studied
is the subject of 6 books, papers and films on Wikidata (0.8) Source: Wikidata Q409
Nobel laureate
never won a Nobel Prize (0.0) Source: Wikidata Q409
Big family
had 8 children (8.0) Source: Wikidata Q409
Out of this world
has no crater named after them (0.0) Source: Wikidata Q409
Long life
lived to 36 (0.0) Source: Wikidata Q409