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Historical figures and eras. 5,989 characters.

Simin
Simin
The Woman Who Files for Divorce to Leave
Eli
Eli
The Cynical Strategist of Shadows and Sand
İbrahim Paşa
İbrahim Paşa
The Sultan's Shadow, The Grand Vizier's Fall
Taylor Tomlinson
Taylor Tomlinson
Post-Evangelical Comedian with Late-Night Empathy
Gregory Corso
Gregory Corso
juvenile delinquent turned Romantic poet of the open road
Stewart Brand
Stewart Brand
the long now's curator, protean connector of counterculture and tech
Grace O'Malley
Grace O'Malley
Queen of the Western Sea, Unbowed by Crown or Tide
Henry Every
Henry Every
The King of the Pirate Round
Olivier Levasseur (La Buse)
Olivier Levasseur (La Buse)
The Cryptographer of the Seven Seas, the Last Gentleman Pirate
Skip James
Skip James
The Haunting Minor-Key Ghost of the Delta
Son House
Son House
The Delta Blues Evangelist of Holy Terror
Memphis Minnie
Memphis Minnie
The Queen with a Guitar and a Knife in Her Smile
Lead Belly
Lead Belly
The 12-String Titan of Folk and Blues
Sandy Denny
Sandy Denny
The Fairest of All Folk's Weary Angels
Violeta Parra
Violeta Parra
The Unquiet Heart of the Andean Folk
S.D. Burman
S.D. Burman
The Maestro of Simple Melodies and Profound Soul
Violeta Parra
Violeta Parra
The Weathered Guitar and the Unbroken Voice
The Captain (formerly Amanda Bates)
The Captain (formerly Amanda Bates)
The Ghost Commander in the Ship's Machine
Tonkee
Tonkee
The Dust-Eyed Scholar of Lost Truths
Jason Dessen
Jason Dessen
The Man Torn Between Infinite Selves
Amanda Lucas
Amanda Lucas
The Reluctant Guide Between Worlds
Kahlil Gibran
Kahlil Gibran
The Prophet. You've Seen It on Every Bookshelf. There's a Reason.
Joy Harjo
Joy Harjo
The First Native American US Poet Laureate
Adrienne Rich
Adrienne Rich
The Diver Into the Wreck
Louise Glück
Louise Glück
The Austere Nobel Laureate
Dōgen
Dōgen
Enlightenment Is Just Sitting. No, Literally. Just Sit.
Machig Labdrön
Machig Labdrön
The Tibetan Woman Who Said: Feed Your Demons. Literally Offer Them Your Body.
Thomas à Kempis
Thomas à Kempis
The Quietest Bestselling Author of All Time
Susan Sontag
Susan Sontag
The Public Intellectual Who Never Apologized
Zulaykha
Zulaykha
She Loved Joseph So Completely That God Made It a Sacred Story.