Deaf German composer of a famous 5th symphony
German composer who's works include the 'Brandenburg Concertos' and 'Mass in B minor'
Old west outlaw known as Billy the Kid
British Prime Minister 1997-2007
Assassinator of Abraham Lincoln
19th century English explorer and linguist who travelled to Mecca and Medina in disguise 1851–53
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Dutch artist, painter of 'The Garden of Earthly Delights' and 'The Last Judgment'
American pioneer and frontiersman, most famous for his exploration and settlement of Kentucky
French 60s actress, singer and animal rights activist
Founder of the automobile manufacturer taken over by Rolls Royce 1921
English philosopher and scientist, pioneer of the scientific method, 1561-1626
General of the French Revolution, later Emperor
American revolutionary abolitionist hung in 1859
American director of the films 'The Producers' and 'Blazing Saddles'
National poet of Scotland who wrote 'Auld Lang Syne' and 'A Red, Red Rose'
Scottish engineer, inventor of the world's first practical, publicly demonstrated television system
English engineer who built bridges, the Great Western Railway and a series of steamships
English business magnate known for his Virgin Group of more than 400 companies
British computer scientist, creator of the World Wide Web
Venezuelan born leader who liberated much of South America from Spanish rule in the 19th century
Welsh singer known for the James Bond songs 'Goldfinger' and 'Diamonds Are Forever'
Spaniard, the first European to see the Pacific Ocean in 1513
Jamaican athlete, current Olympic and World record holder for the 100 and 200 metres, nicknamed Lightning
Swedish tennis player, winner of 11 major singles titles and five consecutive Wimbledon singles titles 1976-80
American actor in the films 'A Streetcar Named Desire' and 'On the Waterfront'
Nickname of the pirate Edward Teach
Frenchman, first to fly the English Channel in 1909
English children's writer who created 'Noddy' and 'The Famous Five'
He killed Alexander Hamilton in a duel 1804
American actor in the films 'The African Queen' and 'The Maltese Falcon'
Siddhartha Gautama is known by this name
French inventor of a method enabling the blind to read
First man to run a mile in under four minutes in 1954
Captain of HMS Bounty who sailed an open boat 3,618 nautical miles to safety after a mutiny 1789
Englishman whose 19th century calculating machines are considered to be the first mechanical computers
Ancient Roman, best known for taking a leading role in the assassination of Julius Caesar
Swedish actress, star of the films 'Casablanca' and 'Spellbound'
American composer and lyricist, with songs such as 'Easter Parade' and 'White Christmas'
Any of three English sisters who between them wrote 'Jane Eyre', 'Wuthering Heights' and 'Agnes Grey'
British aristorcrat and poet known for his excess, described by Lady Caroline Lamb as 'mad, bad and dangerous to know'
Afrikaner and first Prime Minister of the Union of South Africa
Three time British Prime Minister, 1923-24, 1924-29, 1935-37
Queen of the Netherlands from 1980 who abdicated in 2013
General Secretary and leader of the USSR 1964-82
Henry VIII's second wife, executed 1536
German statesman known as the 'Iron Chancellor'
Pope from 2005 who resigned in 2013
Founder of the Salvation Army in 1878
French composer of the opera Carmen
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