Fifty Famous People

Fifty Famous People

Who they were, what they were, where they lived,

Aesop	Fabulist	Greece	550—? B.C.
Alexander	King	Macedon	356—323 B.C.
Alfred the Great	King	England	849—901
Al Mansour	Caliph	Spain	939—1002
Al Mansur	Caliph	Persia	712—775
Arion	Musician	Greece	6th Century B.C.
Aristomenes	General	Greece	685—? B.C.
Bruce, Robert	King	Sweden	1274—1329
Burritt, Elihu	Philanthropist	Connecticut	1811—1879
Caedmon	Poet	England	650—720 (?)
Charles XII	King	Sweden	1682—1718
Coriolanus	General	Rome	5th Century B.C.
Cyrus	King	Persia	6th Century B.C.
Davenport, A.	Legislator	Connecticut	1715—1780
Everett, Edward	Statesman	Massachusetts	1794—1865
Franklin, Benj.	Statesman	Pennsylvania	1706—1790
Frederick the Great	King	Prussia	1712—1786
Fulton, Robert	Inventor	New York	1765—1815
Gautama	Prince	India	562—472 B.C.
Giotto, Bondone	Painter	Italy	1276—1337
Haroun al Raschid	Caliph	Bagdad	750—809
Henry IV	King	France	1553—1610
Hogg, James	Poet	Scotland	1770—1835
Jackson, Andrew	President	United States	1767—1835
Jefferson, Thos.	President	United States	1743—1826
Jones, Sir William	Scholar	England	1746—1794
Lafayette	General	France	1757—1834
Lee, Robert E.	General	Virginia	1807—1870
Lincoln, Abraham	President	United States	1809—1865
Longfellow, H. W.	Poet	Massachusetts	1807—1882
Louis XIV	King	France	1638—1715
Mamoun	Caliph	Persia	785—?
Marshall, John	Statesman	Virginia	1755—1835
Otanes	General	Persia	6th Century B.C.
Psammeticus	King	Egypt	7th Century B.C.
Putnam, Israel	General	Connecticut	1718—1790
Randolph, John	Statesman	Virginia	1773—1833
Revere, Paul	Patriot	Massachusetts	1735—1818
Richard III	King	England	1452—1485
St. Francis	Saint	Italy	1182—1226
Selkirk, Alexander	Sailor	Scotland	1676—1723
Solomon	King	Jerusalem	10th Century B.C.
Solon	Philosopher	Athens	6th Century B.C.
Swift, Jonathan	Author	Ireland	1667—1745
Tamerlane	Conqueror	Tartary	1333—1405
Thales	Philosopher	Miletus	6th Century B.C.
Washington, G.	President	United States	1732—1799
Webster, Daniel	Statesman	Massachusetts	1782—1852
West, Benjamin	Painter	Pennsylvania	1738—1820
Zeuxis	Painter	Greece	5th Century B.C.

A few other famous people mentioned in this volume.

Astyages		King	Media	6th Century B.C.
Bias		Philosopher	Priene	6th Century B.C.
Chilon		Philosopher	Sparta	6th Century B.C.
Cimabue		Painter	Florence	1240—1302
Cleobulus		King	Rhodes	6th Century B.C.
Defoe, Daniel		Author	England	1661—1731
Mazarin		Cardinal	France	1602—1661
Parrhasius		Painter	Greece	—400 B.C.
Periander		King	Corinth	6th Century B.C.
Pittacus		Philosopher	Mitylene	6th Century B.C.
Sheba, The Queen	of			10th Century B.C.