People in History A-Z #10

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A

Leader of the Huns known as the 'Scourge of God' for his brutal conquests

B

Irish avant-garde playwright and poet known for Waiting for Godot and Endgame

C

Guitarist and lead singer of Nirvana

D

First female president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and the first person to accrue ten Academy Award nominations for acting

E

English queen who defeated the Spanish Armada

F

American industrialist and businessman who helped develop affordable cars

G

Mexican leader and medicine man of the Chiricahua Apache tribe

H

Greek physician and the father of modern medicine

I

Norwegian playwright and poet dubbed 'The Father of Realism'

J

One of the most successful female Olympic heptathlon athletes of all time

K

German astronomer and astrologist known for his laws of planetary motion

L

Austrian-born actress and inventor who developed a radio guidance system for Allied torpedos

M

Liberated Jewish slaves from Egypt and allegedly parted the Red Sea

N

Emperor who supposedly fiddled whilst Rome burned

O

Two-time British Academy Award winner known for his Shakespearean roles

P

American jazz saxophonist known as 'Bird'

Q

10th century leader of the Toltec Aztecs, named after a Mesoamerican deity

R

American oil tycoon considered the richest person in modern history

S

Roman general who defeated Hannibal at the Battle of Zama

T

English author who wrote The Lord of the Rings

U

Pulitzer prize winner known for his 'Rabbit' series of novels

V

King of the Arverni tribe who united the Gauls in revolt against the Romans in the Gallic Wars

W

Former number one American golfer who was found guilty of drug driving in 2017

X

Persian king and successor of Artaxerxes I

Y

Lead singer of Radiohead know for his falsetto voice

Z

American director known for the Back to the Future trilogy and Forrest Gump