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Dawn22 Fri 20-Sept-19 08:36:22

Ali, Muhammad

MawB Wed 09-Oct-19 22:13:42

Not either a Roman or a Greek God Moggie
Xavier comes from the name of the Jesuit missionary saint Francis Xavier, where Xavier stands for his birthplace of Javier (Xabier in Basque; Xavier in Old Spanish) in the Kingdom of Navarre.
But yes, a historical figure and handy to know when we reach "x"

eGJ Wed 09-Oct-19 21:40:27

Socrates

BBbevan Wed 09-Oct-19 21:25:03

Rachmaninoff

GrandmaJan Wed 09-Oct-19 21:23:22

Queen Isabella of Castile

JessK Wed 09-Oct-19 21:19:26

Peter the Great

Tweedle24 Wed 09-Oct-19 20:07:21

Oedipus

Nannyxthree Wed 09-Oct-19 13:36:08

(Do we have a definition for 'historical'? This thread was started with Muhammad Ali who died 2016)

Newton, Sir Isaac

moggie57 Wed 09-Oct-19 12:13:44

xvaier. was a roman god i think or greek

MawB Wed 09-Oct-19 12:09:06

Have we had Mary Queen of Scots? If so then Mary of Modena.

GrandmaJan Wed 09-Oct-19 11:56:04

(Abraham) Lincoln

Tweedle24 Wed 09-Oct-19 11:07:33

Katherine of Aragon

JessK Wed 09-Oct-19 10:11:44

Joan of Arc

Merelina Wed 09-Oct-19 08:34:38

Isambard Brunel

MawB Wed 09-Oct-19 07:14:12

Horatio - stupid iPad

MawB Wed 09-Oct-19 07:13:44

Horacio Bottomley

BBbevan Wed 09-Oct-19 06:12:52

Garrett Andersen ( Elizabeth )

MawB Tue 08-Oct-19 21:42:58

(I really don’t think relatively recently deceased actors/film stars count as “historical figures”)
Flora McDonald

Nannyxthree Tue 08-Oct-19 21:41:21

Elizabeth Taylor

BBbevan Tue 08-Oct-19 21:25:29

Descartes. Rene

GrandmaJan Tue 08-Oct-19 20:39:55

(James) Callaghan

eGJ Tue 08-Oct-19 19:58:17

Basil Hume

Nannyxthree Tue 08-Oct-19 13:27:48

Arthur Conan Doyle

MawB Tue 08-Oct-19 13:22:37

Not a real person!

crazyH Tue 08-Oct-19 13:05:36

Zorba

GrandmaJan Tue 08-Oct-19 12:24:53

Missing X out

John Young (astronaut)

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