People in History A-Z #12

 

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A

Post-war Labour prime minister of the United Kingdom

B

Italian Renaissance artist who painted 'The Birth of Venus'

C

Middle Ages poet dubbed the 'Father of English Literature', known for The Canterbury Tales

D

American animator and who created many characters including Mickey Mouse and Dumbo

E

Ancient Greek mathematician known as the 'Father of Geometry'

F

Influential soul singer of the 60s and 70s who sold over 75 million records worldwide

G

Leader of the French resistance during Nazi occupation, and later founder and president of the Fifth Republic

H

Top SS member and proponent of the Holocaust

I

Discovered photosynthesis in plants

J

Iconic front man and co-founder of The Rolling Stones

K

Cold War Soviet leader during the Cuban Missile Crisis

L

Longest reigning monarch in European history, known as the 'Sun King'

M

South African anti-apartheid revolutionary and later President of South Africa

N

Founder of modern nursing known as the 'Lady of the Lamp'

O

British WW1 soldier and poet

P

First Lady of Argentina immortalised in the musical Evita

Q

Norwegian prime minister who collaborated with the Nazis in WWII

R

Egyptian pharaoh who led conquests into Nubia and the Levant

S

American rock singer, known by his moniker 'The Boss'

T

Japanese shogun who established his clan's dominance over Kyoto for over 200 years

U

English actress whose eponymous show first featured shorts of the The Simpsons

V

American actor and comedian known for his roles in Mary Poppins and Chitty Chitty Bang Bang

W

The last German emperor who abdicated as King of Prussia in 1918

X

Seventh president of China known for his restrictions on civil liberty

Y

Canadian musician and founder of Buffalo Springfield

Z

Russian-American physicist who introduced the idea of quarks to the Standard Model of particle physics