Historical figures · Puzzle #3 · Friday, October 2

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

Much studied: 1 pt per 8 works about them
Namesake: 1 pt per 20 things named after them
Known worldwide: 1 pt per 25 Wikipedia languages
Nobel laureate: 10 pts if they won a Nobel Prize
Portrait sitter: 1 pt per 8 works that depict them
Long life: 1 pt per 5 years lived past 40
Ancient history: 1 pt per doubling over 2 years since birth
Far from home: 1 pt per doubling over 4 miles from birthplace

The best board

Winston Churchill in Nobel laureate: won a Nobel Prize (10.0)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart in Much studied: is the subject of 75 books, papers and films on Wikidata (9.4)
Georgia O'Keeffe in Long life: lived to 99 (10.0)
Voltaire in Known worldwide: Wikipedia has an article on them in 256 languages (10.0)
Victor Hugo in Namesake: has 430 things named after them on Wikidata (10.0)
Aristotle in Ancient history: was born 2,409 years ago (10.0)
Alexander the Great in Portrait sitter: appears in 181 paintings, statues, films and more on Wikidata (10.0)
Louis Armstrong in Far from home: died 1,174 miles from where they were born (8.2)

The most this board could score: 77.6 of 80.

The lineup, figure by figure

Winston Churchill
Wartime prime minister of "we shall never surrender"
Photo: Yousuf Karsh, Public domain
Much studied
is the subject of 72 books, papers and films on Wikidata (9.0) Source: Wikidata Q8016
Namesake
has 98 things named after them on Wikidata (4.9) Source: Wikidata Q8016
Known worldwide
Wikipedia has an article on them in 261 languages (10.0) Source: Wikidata Q8016
Nobel laureate
won a Nobel Prize (10.0) Source: Wikidata Q8016
Portrait sitter
appears in 74 paintings, statues, films and more on Wikidata (9.3) Source: Wikidata Q8016
Long life
lived to 91 (10.0) Source: Wikidata Q8016
Ancient history
was born 152 years ago (6.2) Source: Wikidata Q8016
Far from home
died 56 miles from where they were born (3.8) Source: Wikidata Q8016
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Composer of The Magic Flute and a Requiem
Photo: Barbara Krafft, Public domain
Much studied
is the subject of 75 books, papers and films on Wikidata (9.4) Source: Wikidata Q254
Namesake
has 464 things named after them on Wikidata (10.0) Source: Wikidata Q254
Known worldwide
Wikipedia has an article on them in 274 languages (10.0) Source: Wikidata Q254
Nobel laureate
never won a Nobel Prize (0.0) Source: Wikidata Q254
Portrait sitter
appears in 30 paintings, statues, films and more on Wikidata (3.8) Source: Wikidata Q254
Long life
lived to 35 (0.0) Source: Wikidata Q254
Ancient history
was born 270 years ago (7.1) Source: Wikidata Q254
Far from home
died 156 miles from where they were born (5.3) Source: Wikidata Q254
Georgia O'Keeffe
Painter of giant flowers and desert bones
Photo: Alfred Stieglitz, CC0
Much studied
is the subject of 5 books, papers and films on Wikidata (0.6) Source: Wikidata Q46408
Namesake
has 6 things named after them on Wikidata (0.3) Source: Wikidata Q46408
Known worldwide
Wikipedia has an article on them in 95 languages (3.8) Source: Wikidata Q46408
Nobel laureate
never won a Nobel Prize (0.0) Source: Wikidata Q46408
Portrait sitter
appears in 7 paintings, statues, films and more on Wikidata (0.9) Source: Wikidata Q46408
Long life
lived to 99 (10.0) Source: Wikidata Q46408
Ancient history
was born 139 years ago (6.1) Source: Wikidata Q46408
Far from home
died 1,031 miles from where they were born (8.0) Source: Wikidata Q46408
Voltaire
Wit behind Candide
Photo: Nicolas de Largillière, CC0
Much studied
is the subject of 49 books, papers and films on Wikidata (6.1) Source: Wikidata Q9068
Namesake
has 133 things named after them on Wikidata (6.7) Source: Wikidata Q9068
Known worldwide
Wikipedia has an article on them in 256 languages (10.0) Source: Wikidata Q9068
Nobel laureate
never won a Nobel Prize (0.0) Source: Wikidata Q9068
Portrait sitter
appears in 40 paintings, statues, films and more on Wikidata (5.0) Source: Wikidata Q9068
Long life
lived to 83 (8.6) Source: Wikidata Q9068
Ancient history
was born 332 years ago (7.4) Source: Wikidata Q9068
Far from home
died 0 miles from where they were born (0.0) Source: Wikidata Q9068
Victor Hugo
Novelist of Les Misérables
Photo: Étienne Carjat, Public domain
Much studied
is the subject of 51 books, papers and films on Wikidata (6.4) Source: Wikidata Q535
Namesake
has 430 things named after them on Wikidata (10.0) Source: Wikidata Q535
Known worldwide
Wikipedia has an article on them in 269 languages (10.0) Source: Wikidata Q535
Nobel laureate
never won a Nobel Prize (0.0) Source: Wikidata Q535
Portrait sitter
appears in 53 paintings, statues, films and more on Wikidata (6.6) Source: Wikidata Q535
Long life
lived to 83 (8.6) Source: Wikidata Q535
Ancient history
was born 224 years ago (6.8) Source: Wikidata Q535
Far from home
died 203 miles from where they were born (5.7) Source: Wikidata Q535
Aristotle
Philosopher who tutored Alexander the Great
Photo: After Lysippos, Public domain
Much studied
is the subject of 66 books, papers and films on Wikidata (8.3) Source: Wikidata Q868
Namesake
has 32 things named after them on Wikidata (1.6) Source: Wikidata Q868
Known worldwide
Wikipedia has an article on them in 319 languages (10.0) Source: Wikidata Q868
Nobel laureate
never won a Nobel Prize (0.0) Source: Wikidata Q868
Portrait sitter
appears in 52 paintings, statues, films and more on Wikidata (6.5) Source: Wikidata Q868
Long life
lived to 61 (4.2) Source: Wikidata Q868
Ancient history
was born 2,409 years ago (10.0) Source: Wikidata Q868
Far from home
died 148 miles from where they were born (5.2) Source: Wikidata Q868
Alexander the Great
Conquered an empire from Greece to India
Photo: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain
Much studied
is the subject of 107 books, papers and films on Wikidata (10.0) Source: Wikidata Q8409
Namesake
has 50 things named after them on Wikidata (2.5) Source: Wikidata Q8409
Known worldwide
Wikipedia has an article on them in 262 languages (10.0) Source: Wikidata Q8409
Nobel laureate
never won a Nobel Prize (0.0) Source: Wikidata Q8409
Portrait sitter
appears in 181 paintings, statues, films and more on Wikidata (10.0) Source: Wikidata Q8409
Long life
lived to 32 (0.0) Source: Wikidata Q8409
Ancient history
was born 2,382 years ago (10.0) Source: Wikidata Q8409
Far from home
died 1,335 miles from where they were born (8.4) Source: Wikidata Q8409
Louis Armstrong
Jazz trumpeter of What a Wonderful World
Photo: World-Telegram staff photographer, Public domain
Much studied
is the subject of 5 books, papers and films on Wikidata (0.6) Source: Wikidata Q1779
Namesake
has 31 things named after them on Wikidata (1.6) Source: Wikidata Q1779
Known worldwide
Wikipedia has an article on them in 178 languages (7.1) Source: Wikidata Q1779
Nobel laureate
never won a Nobel Prize (0.0) Source: Wikidata Q1779
Portrait sitter
appears in 1 paintings, statues, films and more on Wikidata (0.1) Source: Wikidata Q1779
Long life
lived to 69 (5.8) Source: Wikidata Q1779
Ancient history
was born 125 years ago (6.0) Source: Wikidata Q1779
Far from home
died 1,174 miles from where they were born (8.2) Source: Wikidata Q1779