I did abysmally - for the 80 day world traveler clue, I kept trying Phileas Fogg even though I thought he was English. Never even thought you might want the author.
Can you nevertheless accept "Rotschild" please? I don't know who the people you asked around are, but I'm pretty sure I'm not the only one who missed it because of having it spelt wrongly.
(OR MEMORIZE THE DAMN NAMES ALREADY!)