Other Notables

This list is made up of famous figures who do not belong on any of the other lists.
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NameLifespanFieldOther Names
Nicolas Flamelc. 1330-1418alchemy
Aldus Manutiusc. 1449-1515printer(Aldo, Pio)
Mona Lisa1479-1542painting subject(Mona)
Martin Guerre1524-15xxvictim of imposture
Pocahontasc. 1595-1617
Antonio Stradivari1644-1737luthier
Rob Roy1671-1734outlaw(Robert)
Alexander Selkirk1676-1721castaway
Eugène François Vidocq1775-1857criminology
Florence Nightingale1820-1910nursing
Clara Barton1821-1912nursing(Clarissa)
Helena Blavatsky1831-1891mysticism
Wild Bill Hickok1837-1876gunfighter(James, Butler)
Auguste Escoffier1846-1935cooking
Hans Gross1847-1915criminology(Gustav, Adolf)
Lizzie Borden1860-1927murder suspect
Joseph "the Elephant Man" Merrick1862-1890deformities
Dagny Juel-Przybyszewska1867-1901murder victim
Elvira Madigan1867-1889murder victim
Grigori Rasputin1869-1916mysticism(Grigoriy)
Maria Montessori1870-1952education(Tecla, Artemisia)
Jeanne Calment1875-1997longevity
Aleister Crowley1875-1947mysticism(Edward, Alexander)
Peter Petersen1884-1952education
Helen Parkhurst1886-1973education
J. Edgar Hoover1895-1972law enforcement(John)
Wallis Simpson1896-1986socialite(Bessie)
Célestin Freinet1896-1966education(Baptistin)
June Miller1902-1979spouse
Huguette Clark1906-2011heiress(Marcelle)
Baba Vanga1911-1996mysticism(Vangeliya)
Julia Child1912-2004cooking
Doris Duke1912-1993heiress
Robert Wadlow1918-1940height
Rajneesh1931-1990mysticism(Chandra, Mohan)
Sixto Brillantes1939-2020law
Joël Robuchon1945-2018cooking
Ferran Adrià1962-cooking
Monica Lewinsky1973-intern
Paris Hilton1981-socialite
Sultan Kösen1982-height
Elián González1993-custody battle