Historical figures · Puzzle #35 · Tuesday, November 3
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
- Long life: 1 pt per 5 years lived past 40
- Known worldwide: 1 pt per 25 Wikipedia languages
- Born in Asia: 10 pts if born in Asia
- Much studied: 1 pt per 8 works about them
- Ancient history: 1 pt per doubling over 2 years since birth
- Out of this world: 10 pts if a crater is named after 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
Michelangelo
Sculpted David, painted the Sistine ceiling
Photo: Attributed to Daniele da Volterra, Public domain Its figures are hidden while it's still in play: it's on a board again within 14 days.
Akio Morita
Co-founder of Sony, launcher of the Walkman
Photo: プレジデント社 撮影者不明, Public domain Its figures are hidden while it's still in play: it's on a board again within 14 days.
Vincent van Gogh
Painter of The Starry Night and Sunflowers
Photo: Vincent van Gogh, CC BY-SA 4.0 Its figures are hidden while it's still in play: it's on a board again within 14 days.
Jacques Cousteau
Undersea explorer who co-invented the Aqua-Lung
Photo: Hans Peters for Anefo ., CC0 On this board Jacques Cousteau scored best in Decorated (10.0): Jacques Cousteau received 25 awards and honors. Born in Asia was their weakest fit (0.0): Jacques Cousteau wasn't born in Asia.
- Decorated
- received 25 awards and honors (10.0) Source: Wikidata Q83233
- Long life
- lived to 87 (9.4) Source: Wikidata Q83233
- 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
- Much studied
- is the subject of 3 books, papers and films on Wikidata (0.4) Source: Wikidata Q83233
- Ancient history
- was born 116 years ago (5.9) Source: Wikidata Q83233
- Out of this world
- has no crater named after them (0.0) Source: Wikidata Q83233
- Namesake
- has 43 things named after them on Wikidata (2.2) Source: Wikidata Q83233
Hatshepsut
Female pharaoh who ruled as king
Photo: Keith Schengili-Roberts, CC BY-SA 2.5 On this board Hatshepsut scored best in Ancient history (10.0): Hatshepsut was born 3,533 years ago. Decorated was their weakest fit (0.0): Hatshepsut received 0 awards and honors.
- Decorated
- received 0 awards and honors (0.0) Source: Wikidata Q129234
- Long life
- lived to 49 (1.8) Source: Wikidata Q129234
- Known worldwide
- Wikipedia has an article on them in 97 languages (3.9) Source: Wikidata Q129234
- Born in Asia
- wasn't born in Asia (0.0) Source: Wikidata Q129234
- Much studied
- is the subject of 10 books, papers and films on Wikidata (1.3) Source: Wikidata Q129234
- Ancient history
- was born 3,533 years ago (10.0) Source: Wikidata Q129234
- Out of this world
- has no crater named after them (0.0) Source: Wikidata Q129234
- Namesake
- has 2 things named after them on Wikidata (0.1) Source: Wikidata Q129234
John Glenn
First American to orbit the Earth
Photo: U.S. Senate Historical Office, Public domain On this board John Glenn scored best in Long life (10.0): John Glenn lived to 95. Born in Asia was their weakest fit (0.0): John Glenn wasn't born in Asia.
- Decorated
- received 18 awards and honors (9.0) Source: Wikidata Q182642
- Long life
- lived to 95 (10.0) Source: Wikidata Q182642
- Known worldwide
- Wikipedia has an article on them in 83 languages (3.3) Source: Wikidata Q182642
- Born in Asia
- wasn't born in Asia (0.0) Source: Wikidata Q182642
- Much studied
- is the subject of 1 books, papers and films on Wikidata (0.1) Source: Wikidata Q182642
- Ancient history
- was born 105 years ago (5.7) Source: Wikidata Q182642
- Out of this world
- has no crater named after them (0.0) Source: Wikidata Q182642
- Namesake
- has 12 things named after them on Wikidata (0.6) Source: Wikidata Q182642
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Philosopher of The Social Contract
Photo: Maurice Quentin de La Tour, Public domain Jean-Jacques Rousseau's best fit on this board was Known worldwide, worth 9.3: Wikipedia has an article on them in 233 languages. Their weakest was Decorated, worth 0.0, since Jean-Jacques Rousseau received 0 awards and honors.
- Decorated
- received 0 awards and honors (0.0) Source: Wikidata Q6527
- Long life
- lived to 66 (5.2) Source: Wikidata Q6527
- Known worldwide
- Wikipedia has an article on them in 233 languages (9.3) Source: Wikidata Q6527
- Born in Asia
- wasn't born in Asia (0.0) Source: Wikidata Q6527
- Much studied
- is the subject of 44 books, papers and films on Wikidata (5.5) Source: Wikidata Q6527
- Ancient history
- was born 314 years ago (7.3) Source: Wikidata Q6527
- Out of this world
- has no crater named after them (0.0) Source: Wikidata Q6527
- Namesake
- has 138 things named after them on Wikidata (6.9) Source: Wikidata Q6527
Isaac Newton
Worked out gravity and the laws of motion
Photo: Godfrey Kneller, Public domain Isaac Newton's best fit on this board was Known worldwide, worth 10.0: Wikipedia has an article on them in 303 languages. Their weakest was Born in Asia, worth 0.0, since Isaac Newton wasn't born in Asia.
- Decorated
- received 1 awards and honors (0.5) Source: Wikidata Q935
- Long life
- lived to 84 (8.8) Source: Wikidata Q935
- Known worldwide
- Wikipedia has an article on them in 303 languages (10.0) Source: Wikidata Q935
- Born in Asia
- wasn't born in Asia (0.0) Source: Wikidata Q935
- Much studied
- is the subject of 59 books, papers and films on Wikidata (7.4) Source: Wikidata Q935
- Ancient history
- was born 383 years ago (7.6) Source: Wikidata Q935
- Out of this world
- has a crater named after them (10.0) Source: Wikidata Q935
- Namesake
- has 109 things named after them on Wikidata (5.5) Source: Wikidata Q935
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