Historical figures · Puzzle #5 · Sunday, October 4
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
- Namesake: 1 pt per 20 things named after them
- Much studied: 1 pt per 8 works about them
- Ancient history: 1 pt per doubling over 2 years since birth
- Portrait sitter: 1 pt per 8 works that depict them
- Big family: 1 pt per child
- Long life: 1 pt per 5 years lived past 40
- Known worldwide: 1 pt per 25 Wikipedia languages
- Decorated: 1 pt per 2 awards and honors
The best board
- Johann Sebastian Bach in Namesake: has 301 things named after them on Wikidata (10.0)
- Christopher Columbus in Portrait sitter: appears in 158 paintings, statues, films and more on Wikidata (10.0)
- Albert Einstein in Known worldwide: Wikipedia has an article on them in 321 languages (10.0)
- Enzo Ferrari in Long life: lived to 90 (10.0)
- Dante Alighieri in Much studied: is the subject of 79 books, papers and films on Wikidata (9.9)
- Marcus Aurelius in Ancient history: was born 1,905 years ago (9.9)
- Guglielmo Marconi in Decorated: received 27 awards and honors (10.0)
- Genghis Khan in Big family: had 14 children (10.0)
The most this board could score: 79.8 of 80.
The lineup, figure by figure
Johann Sebastian Bach
Composer of the Brandenburg Concertos
Photo: Elias Gottlob Haussmann, Public domain - Namesake
- has 301 things named after them on Wikidata (10.0) Source: Wikidata Q1339
- Much studied
- is the subject of 66 books, papers and films on Wikidata (8.3) Source: Wikidata Q1339
- Ancient history
- was born 341 years ago (7.4) Source: Wikidata Q1339
- Portrait sitter
- appears in 13 paintings, statues, films and more on Wikidata (1.6) Source: Wikidata Q1339
- Big family
- had 20 children (10.0) Source: Wikidata Q1339
- Long life
- lived to 65 (5.0) Source: Wikidata Q1339
- Known worldwide
- Wikipedia has an article on them in 259 languages (10.0) Source: Wikidata Q1339
- Decorated
- received 0 awards and honors (0.0) Source: Wikidata Q1339
Christopher Columbus
Sailed west to find Asia, reached the Americas
Photo: Ridolfo del Ghirlandaio, Public domain - Namesake
- has 150 things named after them on Wikidata (7.5) Source: Wikidata Q7322
- Much studied
- is the subject of 57 books, papers and films on Wikidata (7.1) Source: Wikidata Q7322
- Ancient history
- was born 575 years ago (8.2) Source: Wikidata Q7322
- Portrait sitter
- appears in 158 paintings, statues, films and more on Wikidata (10.0) Source: Wikidata Q7322
- Big family
- had 2 children (2.0) Source: Wikidata Q7322
- Long life
- lived to 54 (2.8) Source: Wikidata Q7322
- Known worldwide
- Wikipedia has an article on them in 244 languages (9.8) Source: Wikidata Q7322
- Decorated
- received 0 awards and honors (0.0) Source: Wikidata Q7322
Albert Einstein
Physicist behind E = mc² and relativity
Photo: Oren Jack Turner, Public domain - Namesake
- has 281 things named after them on Wikidata (10.0) Source: Wikidata Q937
- Much studied
- is the subject of 55 books, papers and films on Wikidata (6.9) Source: Wikidata Q937
- Ancient history
- was born 147 years ago (6.2) Source: Wikidata Q937
- Portrait sitter
- appears in 30 paintings, statues, films and more on Wikidata (3.8) Source: Wikidata Q937
- Big family
- had 3 children (3.0) Source: Wikidata Q937
- Long life
- lived to 76 (7.2) Source: Wikidata Q937
- Known worldwide
- Wikipedia has an article on them in 321 languages (10.0) Source: Wikidata Q937
- Decorated
- received 20 awards and honors (10.0) Source: Wikidata Q937
Enzo Ferrari
Founder of the prancing-horse carmaker
Photo: User, CC BY-SA 4.0 - Namesake
- has 9 things named after them on Wikidata (0.5) Source: Wikidata Q181282
- Much studied
- is the subject of 4 books, papers and films on Wikidata (0.5) Source: Wikidata Q181282
- Ancient history
- was born 128 years ago (6.0) Source: Wikidata Q181282
- Portrait sitter
- appears in 0 paintings, statues, films and more on Wikidata (0.0) Source: Wikidata Q181282
- Big family
- had 2 children (2.0) Source: Wikidata Q181282
- Long life
- lived to 90 (10.0) Source: Wikidata Q181282
- Known worldwide
- Wikipedia has an article on them in 76 languages (3.0) Source: Wikidata Q181282
- Decorated
- received 2 awards and honors (1.0) Source: Wikidata Q181282
Dante Alighieri
Poet of the Divine Comedy's Inferno
Photo: Sandro Botticelli, Public domain - Namesake
- has 129 things named after them on Wikidata (6.5) Source: Wikidata Q1067
- Much studied
- is the subject of 79 books, papers and films on Wikidata (9.9) Source: Wikidata Q1067
- Ancient history
- was born 761 years ago (8.6) Source: Wikidata Q1067
- Portrait sitter
- appears in 92 paintings, statues, films and more on Wikidata (10.0) Source: Wikidata Q1067
- Big family
- had 3 children (3.0) Source: Wikidata Q1067
- Long life
- lived to 56 (3.2) Source: Wikidata Q1067
- Known worldwide
- Wikipedia has an article on them in 271 languages (10.0) Source: Wikidata Q1067
- Decorated
- received 0 awards and honors (0.0) Source: Wikidata Q1067
Marcus Aurelius
Philosopher-emperor who wrote Meditations
Photo: Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.5 - Namesake
- has 13 things named after them on Wikidata (0.7) Source: Wikidata Q1430
- Much studied
- is the subject of 39 books, papers and films on Wikidata (4.9) Source: Wikidata Q1430
- Ancient history
- was born 1,905 years ago (9.9) Source: Wikidata Q1430
- Portrait sitter
- appears in 56 paintings, statues, films and more on Wikidata (7.0) Source: Wikidata Q1430
- Big family
- had 9 children (9.0) Source: Wikidata Q1430
- Long life
- lived to 58 (3.6) Source: Wikidata Q1430
- Known worldwide
- Wikipedia has an article on them in 176 languages (7.0) Source: Wikidata Q1430
- Decorated
- received 0 awards and honors (0.0) Source: Wikidata Q1430
Guglielmo Marconi
Sent the first radio signals across an ocean
Photo: Pach Brothers, Public domain - Namesake
- has 251 things named after them on Wikidata (10.0) Source: Wikidata Q36488
- Much studied
- is the subject of 9 books, papers and films on Wikidata (1.1) Source: Wikidata Q36488
- Ancient history
- was born 152 years ago (6.2) Source: Wikidata Q36488
- Portrait sitter
- appears in 2 paintings, statues, films and more on Wikidata (0.3) Source: Wikidata Q36488
- Big family
- had 2 children (2.0) Source: Wikidata Q36488
- Long life
- lived to 63 (4.6) Source: Wikidata Q36488
- Known worldwide
- Wikipedia has an article on them in 130 languages (5.2) Source: Wikidata Q36488
- Decorated
- received 27 awards and honors (10.0) Source: Wikidata Q36488
Genghis Khan
Founded the Mongol Empire
Photo: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain - Namesake
- has 13 things named after them on Wikidata (0.7) Source: Wikidata Q720
- Much studied
- is the subject of 16 books, papers and films on Wikidata (2.0) Source: Wikidata Q720
- Ancient history
- was born 864 years ago (8.8) Source: Wikidata Q720
- Portrait sitter
- appears in 8 paintings, statues, films and more on Wikidata (1.0) Source: Wikidata Q720
- Big family
- had 14 children (10.0) Source: Wikidata Q720
- Long life
- lived to 65 (5.0) Source: Wikidata Q720
- Known worldwide
- Wikipedia has an article on them in 208 languages (8.3) Source: Wikidata Q720
- Decorated
- received 0 awards and honors (0.0) Source: Wikidata Q720
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