Historical figures · Puzzle #7 · Tuesday, October 6
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
- Long life: 1 pt per 5 years lived past 40
- Far from home: 1 pt per doubling over 4 miles from birthplace
- Much studied: 1 pt per 8 works about them
- Born in Europe: 10 pts if born in Europe
- 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
- Nobel laureate: 10 pts if they won a Nobel Prize
The best board
- Catherine the Great in Much studied: is the subject of 88 books, papers and films on Wikidata (10.0)
- Wangari Maathai in Nobel laureate: won a Nobel Prize (10.0)
- Cleopatra in Portrait sitter: appears in 139 paintings, statues, films and more on Wikidata (10.0)
- Alfred Hitchcock in Born in Europe: was born in Europe (10.0)
- Muhammad Ali in Big family: had 9 children (9.0)
- Galileo Galilei in Namesake: has 173 things named after them on Wikidata (8.7)
- J. R. R. Tolkien in Far from home: died 5,776 miles from where they were born (10.0)
- Harriet Tubman in Long life: lived to 92 (10.0)
The most this board could score: 77.7 of 80.
The lineup, figure by figure
Catherine the Great
Empress who expanded and modernized her empire
Photo: After Alexander Roslin, Public domain - Long life
- lived to 67 (5.4) Source: Wikidata Q36450
- Far from home
- died 746 miles from where they were born (7.5) Source: Wikidata Q36450
- Much studied
- is the subject of 88 books, papers and films on Wikidata (10.0) Source: Wikidata Q36450
- Born in Europe
- was born in Europe (10.0) Source: Wikidata Q36450
- Big family
- had 4 children (4.0) Source: Wikidata Q36450
- Portrait sitter
- appears in 79 paintings, statues, films and more on Wikidata (9.9) Source: Wikidata Q36450
- Namesake
- has 16 things named after them on Wikidata (0.8) Source: Wikidata Q36450
- Nobel laureate
- never won a Nobel Prize (0.0) Source: Wikidata Q36450
Wangari Maathai
Founded the Green Belt tree-planting movement
Photo: Kingkongphoto & www.celebrity-photos.com from Laurel Maryland, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 - Long life
- lived to 71 (6.2) Source: Wikidata Q46795
- Far from home
- died 61 miles from where they were born (3.9) Source: Wikidata Q46795
- Much studied
- is the subject of 5 books, papers and films on Wikidata (0.6) Source: Wikidata Q46795
- Born in Europe
- wasn't born in Europe (0.0) Source: Wikidata Q46795
- Big family
- had 1 children (1.0) Source: Wikidata Q46795
- Portrait sitter
- appears in 1 paintings, statues, films and more on Wikidata (0.1) Source: Wikidata Q46795
- Namesake
- has 7 things named after them on Wikidata (0.4) Source: Wikidata Q46795
- Nobel laureate
- won a Nobel Prize (10.0) Source: Wikidata Q46795
Cleopatra
Last active ruler of Ptolemaic Egypt
Photo: Louis le Grand, Public domain - Long life
- lived to 39 (0.0) Source: Wikidata Q635
- Far from home
- died 0 miles from where they were born (0.0) Source: Wikidata Q635
- Much studied
- is the subject of 47 books, papers and films on Wikidata (5.9) Source: Wikidata Q635
- Born in Europe
- wasn't born in Europe (0.0) Source: Wikidata Q635
- Big family
- had 4 children (4.0) Source: Wikidata Q635
- Portrait sitter
- appears in 139 paintings, statues, films and more on Wikidata (10.0) Source: Wikidata Q635
- Namesake
- has 27 things named after them on Wikidata (1.4) Source: Wikidata Q635
- Nobel laureate
- never won a Nobel Prize (0.0) Source: Wikidata Q635
Alfred Hitchcock
The Master of Suspense, director of Psycho
Photo: Ante Brkan, Public domain - Long life
- lived to 80 (8.0) Source: Wikidata Q7374
- Far from home
- died 5,447 miles from where they were born (10.0) Source: Wikidata Q7374
- Much studied
- is the subject of 9 books, papers and films on Wikidata (1.1) Source: Wikidata Q7374
- Born in Europe
- was born in Europe (10.0) Source: Wikidata Q7374
- Big family
- had 1 children (1.0) Source: Wikidata Q7374
- Portrait sitter
- appears in 2 paintings, statues, films and more on Wikidata (0.3) Source: Wikidata Q7374
- Namesake
- has 4 things named after them on Wikidata (0.2) Source: Wikidata Q7374
- Nobel laureate
- never won a Nobel Prize (0.0) Source: Wikidata Q7374
Muhammad Ali
Boxer who could "float like a butterfly"
Photo: Bernard Gotfryd, Public domain - Long life
- lived to 74 (6.8) Source: Wikidata Q36107
- Far from home
- died 1,497 miles from where they were born (8.5) Source: Wikidata Q36107
- Much studied
- is the subject of 27 books, papers and films on Wikidata (3.4) Source: Wikidata Q36107
- Born in Europe
- wasn't born in Europe (0.0) Source: Wikidata Q36107
- Big family
- had 9 children (9.0) Source: Wikidata Q36107
- Portrait sitter
- appears in 5 paintings, statues, films and more on Wikidata (0.6) Source: Wikidata Q36107
- Namesake
- has 14 things named after them on Wikidata (0.7) Source: Wikidata Q36107
- Nobel laureate
- never won a Nobel Prize (0.0) Source: Wikidata Q36107
Galileo Galilei
Turned a telescope on Jupiter's moons
Photo: Justus Sustermans, Public domain - Long life
- lived to 77 (7.4) Source: Wikidata Q307
- Far from home
- died 43 miles from where they were born (3.4) Source: Wikidata Q307
- Much studied
- is the subject of 53 books, papers and films on Wikidata (6.6) Source: Wikidata Q307
- Born in Europe
- was born in Europe (10.0) Source: Wikidata Q307
- Big family
- had 2 children (2.0) Source: Wikidata Q307
- Portrait sitter
- appears in 32 paintings, statues, films and more on Wikidata (4.0) Source: Wikidata Q307
- Namesake
- has 173 things named after them on Wikidata (8.7) Source: Wikidata Q307
- Nobel laureate
- never won a Nobel Prize (0.0) Source: Wikidata Q307
J. R. R. Tolkien
Author of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings
Photo: Unknown photo studio commissioned by Tolkien's students 1925/6 (private communication from Catherine McIlwaine, Tolkien Archivist, Bodleian Library), Public domain - Long life
- lived to 81 (8.2) Source: Wikidata Q892
- Far from home
- died 5,776 miles from where they were born (10.0) Source: Wikidata Q892
- Much studied
- is the subject of 41 books, papers and films on Wikidata (5.1) Source: Wikidata Q892
- Born in Europe
- wasn't born in Europe (0.0) Source: Wikidata Q892
- Big family
- had 4 children (4.0) Source: Wikidata Q892
- Portrait sitter
- appears in 1 paintings, statues, films and more on Wikidata (0.1) Source: Wikidata Q892
- Namesake
- has 21 things named after them on Wikidata (1.1) Source: Wikidata Q892
- Nobel laureate
- never won a Nobel Prize (0.0) Source: Wikidata Q892
Harriet Tubman
Led people to freedom on the Underground Railroad
Photo: Horatio Seymour Squyer, Public domain - Long life
- lived to 92 (10.0) Source: Wikidata Q102870
- Far from home
- died 313 miles from where they were born (6.3) Source: Wikidata Q102870
- Much studied
- is the subject of 13 books, papers and films on Wikidata (1.6) Source: Wikidata Q102870
- Born in Europe
- wasn't born in Europe (0.0) Source: Wikidata Q102870
- Big family
- had 1 children (1.0) Source: Wikidata Q102870
- Portrait sitter
- appears in 8 paintings, statues, films and more on Wikidata (1.0) Source: Wikidata Q102870
- Namesake
- has 11 things named after them on Wikidata (0.6) Source: Wikidata Q102870
- Nobel laureate
- never won a Nobel Prize (0.0) Source: Wikidata Q102870
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