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Profiles of the things we write about — verified facts, trivia and links to articles. 52 objects

Explorers and astronauts

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Diana Barnato WalkerDiana Barnato WalkerATA pilot, supersonic record-breakeraircraft pilot

Scientists and inventors

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Bernard of ClairvauxBernard of ClairvauxCistercian abbot, Doctor of the ChurchphilosophyGirolamo SavonarolaGirolamo SavonarolaDominican friar who ruled FlorencephilosophyAbu'l-Fazl ibn MubarakAbu'l-Fazl ibn MubarakGrand vizier, chronicler of AkbarGilles-Augustin BazinGilles-Augustin BazinPhysician, naturalist, Réaumur's manRené Antoine Ferchault de RéaumurRené Antoine Ferchault de RéaumurScientist across a dozen disciplinesentomologyFrancis GroseFrancis GroseAntiquary, wit, slang lexicographerlexicographyJérôme LalandeJérôme LalandeAstronomer, atheist, encyclopédisteastronomyRobert CockingRobert CockingWatercolour painter, parachute pioneer
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Rulers and politicians

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Nebuchadnezzar IINebuchadnezzar IIKing of the Neo-Babylonian EmpireNeo-Babylonian EmpireNabonidusNabonidusLast king of BabylonAssyrian EmpireBaburBaburConqueror, poet, and empire-builderHamida Banu BegumHamida Banu BegumMughal empress, mother of AkbarWilliam Amherst, 1st Earl AmherstWilliam Amherst, 1st Earl AmherstBritish diplomat and colonial governorUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and IrelBagyidawKonbaung king who lost the warMyanmarPavel PestelPavel PestelDecembrist colonel and republican theoristRussian EmpireSergey Muravyov-ApostolSergey Muravyov-ApostolDecembrist officer and republican conspiratorRussian Empire
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Soldiers and commanders

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Roger of SalernoRoger of SalernoCrusader regent of AntiochDuchy of Apulia and CalabriaMaha BandulaMaha BandulaBurma's most celebrated military commanderMyanmarJoseph ChildsCommandant of Norfolk IslandMikhail Bestuzhev-RyuminMikhail Bestuzhev-RyuminYoungest Decembrist hanged, 1826Russian Empire

Artists and writers

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Anacletus IIAnacletus IIAntipope of the 1130 schismCatholic priestInnocent IIInnocent IIPope who ended a bitter schismCatholic priestLorenzo di CrediLorenzo di CrediFlorentine Renaissance painter and sculptorpainterPrincess Stéphanie of BelgiumPrincess Stéphanie of BelgiumBelgian princess, Crown Princess of AustriawriterSam KnightBritish staff writer, The New Yorkerwriter

Other people

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Manuel KantakouzenosFirst Despot of the MoreaBernardino of SienaBernardino of SienaFranciscan preacher and sainttheologianLeo XLeo XMedici pope, 1513 to 1521Latin Catholic priestAnne GreeneSurvived hanging, lived to tellscullery maidDora RichterDora RichterPioneer of gender-affirming surgerydomestic workerWoolf BarnatoWoolf BarnatoThree Le Mans wins, zero defeatscricketer