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The Ranking: 101 - 150
Hernan Cortes101st
Hernan CortesPoints: 1045 Last Day: +63

Conquistador

Primarily slaughtered: Aztecs

Mujer: La Malinche

Marco Polo102nd
Marco PoloPoints: 1045 Last Day: -32

Venetian Explorer

Inventor of modern swimming pool game

Embellished tales: Nearly all

Captain John Smith103rd
Captain John SmithPoints: 1045 Last Day: +54

Founder of Jamestown

Native Seduced: Pocahontas

Portrayed by: Colin Farrel

The King104th
The KingPoints: 1045 Last Day: -67

Slow Moving Check Avoider

Secret Power: Castling

Dirty Secret: Prefers Checkers

Manwar  Al-Man105th
Manwar Al-ManPoints: 1044 Last Day: +50

Arab Astronomer

Wrote The Manhabbas Verses

Era: Circa 700 CE

Moctezuma106th
MoctezumaPoints: 1043 Last Day: +56

Aztec King

Vainly Awaited: Quetzalcoatl

Defeated by: Cortes

White  Spy107th
White SpyPoints: 1043 Last Day: +99

Fictional Undercover Operative

Master of the art of surreptitiousness

Chicanery matched only by the Black Spy

John James Audubon108th
John James AudubonPoints: 1040 Last Day: -26

American Naturalist, Painter

Catalogued and painted the birds of North America

Rejected in America, made his big break in England

Archie Goodwin109th
Archie GoodwinPoints: 1040 Last Day: -48

Detective, Nero Wolfe's Right Hand Man

Job: Note Taker, Heart Breaker

Oddity: Prefers Milk to Bourbon

  Hannibal110th
HannibalPoints: 1040 Last Day: +41

Carthaginian Commander

Culled a crucial conquest at Cannae

Couldn't conclusively cover Carthage, ultimately

Uncle  Sam111st
Uncle SamPoints: 1040 Last Day: -27

Personification of the U.S.A

Wants YOU to join the U.S. Army

Is actually Canadian

Java  Man112nd
Java ManPoints: 1039 Last Day: +129

Pithecanthropus Erectus

Discoverer: Eugene Dubois

Only consists of a femur, skull, and three teeth

Bertie Wooster113rd
Bertie WoosterPoints: 1037 Last Day: +31

Honorable Young Gentleman

Valet: Jeeves

Location: In the Soup

Smokey  Bear114th
Smokey BearPoints: 1036 Last Day: +26

Concerned Ursine Park Ranger

Age: 62

Cannot prevent forest fires

Marlon Brando115th
Marlon BrandoPoints: 1036 Last Day: -40

20th century's Finest Actor

Popularized: Stanislavski System

Seminal work: The Godfather

Archimedes116th
ArchimedesPoints: 1035 Last Day: -9

Greek Mathematician

Eureka!

Notable invention: Archimedes' Screw

Banacek117th
BanacekPoints: 1035 Last Day: +73

Fictional 70's Detective

Relies on: Polish proverbs

Seasons: 4

Millard  Fillmore118th
Millard FillmorePoints: 1035 Last Day: -15

13th U.S. President

Last Whig President

Highlight: The Compromise of 1850

Confucius119th
ConfuciusPoints: 1033 Last Day: -14

Chinese Philosopher

Man who eat crackers in bed wake up feeling crummy

Man who run behind bus get exhausted

Gerald  Ford120th
Gerald FordPoints: 1033 Last Day: +32

38th U.S. President

Reputation for integrity and openness

Cleaned up after Nixon

Robin  Hood121st
Robin HoodPoints: 1033 Last Day: -60

Man in Tights

Residence: Sherwood Forest

Posse: The Merry Men

Vitruvian  Man122nd
Vitruvian ManPoints: 1033 Last Day: -9

World renowned drawing by Leonardo da Vinci

Study of the proportions of the (male) human bod

On display at Gallerie dell Accademia in Venice

Mr  Potato Head123rd
Mr Potato HeadPoints: 1033 Last Day: +102

Uber Tuber

Shaves faster than any man

Gets a little spud for Mrs. Potato Head

Dennis  the Menace124th
Dennis the MenacePoints: 1032 Last Day: +62

Troublemaker

Primary adversary: Mr. Wilson

Cartoon forefather of mischief

Frank Lloyd Wright125th
Frank Lloyd WrightPoints: 1032 Last Day: -7

Famed American Architecht

Notable work: Fallingwater

College: University of Wisconsin

Nostradamus126th
NostradamusPoints: 1031 Last Day: +11

Seer

Quatrains: 941

Prophecies: WWII, 9/11

William Henry Harrison127th
William Henry HarrisonPoints: 1030 Last Day: -80

9th U.S. President

Shortest Presidential Term in US History: 31 Days!

Mancrush-Worthy Nickname: Tippecanoe

Stephen Hawking128th
Stephen HawkingPoints: 1029 Last Day: -40

Physicist

Gave a Brief History of Time

Postulated the idea of Hawking Radiation

Harry Truman129th
Harry TrumanPoints: 1029 Last Day: -1

33rd U.S. President

"The buck stops here"

Nuclear attacks authorized: 2

Santa Claus130th
Santa ClausPoints: 1028 Last Day: -21

Ol' St. Nick

List check frequency: 2x

Dark secrets: Child labor, voyeurism

Alan  Alda131st
Alan AldaPoints: 1027 Last Day: +35

American Actor

Best known for playing Hawkeye Pierce on M*A*S*H

Author of Never Have Your Dog Stuffed

  Barbaro132nd
BarbaroPoints: 1025 Last Day: +31

Former Kentucky Derby Champion

Born and raised in Philadelphia, PA

More likely to become an adhesive than race again

Pliny the Elder133rd
Pliny the ElderPoints: 1025 Last Day: +0

Roman Author, Philosopher, and Military Commander

Author of Naturalis Historia

Rescued victims of Mount Vesuvius by sea

  Achilles134th
AchillesPoints: 1024 Last Day: -3

Greek Hero

Defeated Hector in the Battle of Troy

Guess where his one weakness is

Particle Man135th
Particle ManPoints: 1024 Last Day: +69

Doing the Things a Particle Can

What's He Like: Not Important

Forms: Dot & Speck

Superman136th
SupermanPoints: 1024 Last Day: -3

The Man of Steel

Alternate occupation: Reporter

Favored heroin: Lois Lane

The Fool137th
The FoolPoints: 1024 Last Day: -57

Occultist Everyman

Arcana: Major

Known For: Folly, Extravagance, Intoxication

John  Malkovich138th
John MalkovichPoints: 1023 Last Day: -3

Malkovich Malkovich

Malkovich: Malkovich

Malkovich, Malkovich Malkovich?

Kool-Aid  Man139th
Kool-Aid ManPoints: 1023 Last Day: +3

Kool-Aid Mascot

Oh yeah!!!

Oh no...

James Polk140th
James PolkPoints: 1023 Last Day: -48

11th U.S. President

Party: Democratic

Campaign slogan: Fifty-Four Forty or Fight!

Black  Spy141st
Black SpyPoints: 1022 Last Day: -79

Fictional Undercover Operative

Master of the art of subterfuge

Guile matched only by the White Spy

Sun  Tzu142nd
Sun TzuPoints: 1022 Last Day: +31

Chinese Military Strategist

Author of The Art of War

Translation: "Master Sun"

Robert H Goddard143rd
Robert H GoddardPoints: 1021 Last Day: +13

Rocketman

First launch: March 16, 1926

Patents: 214

Spiro  Agnew144th
Spiro AgnewPoints: 1020 Last Day: +16

39th Vice President of the United States

Sneakiest Four Syllables in Washington

High crime and(or) misdemeanor: Tax evasion

Unfrozen Caveman Lawyer145th
Unfrozen Caveman LawyerPoints: 1020 Last Day: +47

Prehistoric Legal Counsel

Is often frightened and confused

"There is one thing I DO know..."

H.L.  Mencken146th
H.L. MenckenPoints: 1020 Last Day: +12

Journalist, Author, Cynic

"The Sage of Baltimore"

Worthy man of ideas and inspirations

The  Old Man of the Mountain147th
The Old Man of the MountainPoints: 1020 Last Day: -9

Naturally-Chiseled Granite Visage

Location: The Granite State

R.I.P. May 3, 2003

Lawrence of Arabia148th
Lawrence of ArabiaPoints: 1019 Last Day: -96

Lieutenant-Colonel T.E. Lawrence

Autobiography: Seven Pillars of Wisdom

Nationality: Scottish

Don Quixote149th
Don QuixotePoints: 1019 Last Day: -132

Man of La Mancha

Sidekick: Sancho Panza

Nemesis: Windmills

Glenn  Frey150th
Glenn FreyPoints: 1018 Last Day: -21

The H. is O.

Was so good in Miami Vice, The Eagles, Miami Vice

You eat like that.