Lists Of People By Epithet

	Lists Of People By Epithet An epithet (, ) is a byname, or a descriptive term (word or phrase), accompanying or occurring in place of a name and having entered common usage. Certain epithets have been used for numerous people throughout history. A–C * Accursed * Angel * Apostle of the North * Bad * Bald * Bearded * Beautiful * Black * Blind * Bold * Brave * Chaste * Conqueror * Courageous * Cruel D–F * Drunkard * Evil * Fair * Fat * Fearless * Fortunate G–H * Generous * Gentle * Good * Great * Grim * Hairy * Handsome * Hermit * Holy * Hunchback J–M * Just * Lame * Learned * Lion * Little * Lucky * Mad * Magnanimous * Magnificent * Merciful * Mighty * Mild * Monk N–P * Navigator * Old * One-Eyed * Peaceful * Pious * Posthumous * Proud * Prudent R–T * Rash * Recluse * Red * Rich * Short * Silent * Simple * Small * Stammerer * Steadfast * Stout * Strict * Strong * Tall * Terrible U–Y * Unfortunate * Valiant * Venerable * Warlike * White ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Perseus Project The Perseus Project is a digital library project of Tufts University, which assembles digital collections of humanities resources. Version 4.0 is also known as the "Perseus Hopper", and it is hosted by the Department of Classical Studies. The project is mirrored by the Max Planck Society in Berlin, Germany, as well as by the University of Chicago. History The project was founded in 1987 to collect and present materials for the study of ancient Greece. It has published two CD-ROMs and established the Perseus Digital Library on the World Wide Web in 1995. The project has expanded its original scope; current collections cover Greco-Roman classics and the English Renaissance. Other materials, such as the papers of Edwin Bolles and the history of Tufts University, have been moved into the Tufts Digital Library. The editor-in-chief of the project is Gregory R. Crane, the Tufts Winnick Family Chair in Technology and Entrepreneurship. He has held that position since the founding of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	List Of People Known As The Evil A few people have been given the epithet the Evil: Arnulf, Duke of Bavaria (died 937), also called the Bad Henry IV, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg (1463-1514) See also List of people known as the Good A ''list'' is any set of items in a row. List or lists may also refer to: People List (surname) Organizations * List College, an undergraduate division of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America * SC Germania List, German rugby union ... * List of people known as the Bad {{DEFAULTSORT:Evil Lists of people by epithet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	List Of People Known As The Holy The epithet the Holy may refer to: Canute IV of Denmark (c. 1042-1086), King of Denmark Eric IX of Sweden (died 1160), King of Sweden Olaf II of Norway Olaf II Haraldsson ( – 29 July 1030), later known as Saint Olaf (and traditionally as St. Olave), was King of Norway from 1015 to 1028. Son of Harald Grenske, a petty king in Vestfold, Norway, he was posthumously given the title ''Rex Perpet ... (995-1030), King of Norway {{DEFAULTSORT:Holy Lists of people by epithet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	List Of People Known As The Hermit The epithet "the Hermit" may be applied to: * Anthony the Hermit (c. 468–c. 520), Christian saint * Bluebeard the Hermit (died 1450), a leader of the English uprising generally known as Jack Cade's Rebellion * Elias the Hermit, 4th-century ascetic saint and monk * Eusebius the Hermit, 4th-century Eastern Orthodox saint and monk * Felix the Hermit, 9th-century Roman Catholic saint, fisherman and hermit * Saint Giles (c. 650–c. 710), Greek saint * Gustav the Hermit (c. 810–890), Swedish Catholic saint * Harry Hallowes (c. 1936–2016), Irishman famous for living on Hampstead Heath, London * Venerable John the Hermit, 4th-century hermit and Eastern Orthodox and Eastern Catholic saint * Juan de Ortega (hermit) (1080–1163), better known as John the Hermit, Spanish Roman Catholic priest hermit and saint * Marcus Eremita, 5th-century Christian theologian and ascetic writer * Matthew the Hermit, 4th century Oriental Orthodox saint * Palladius of Antioch (died 390), saint in th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	List Of People Known As The Handsome The epithet the Handsome may refer to: * Demetrius the Fair (c. 285 BC–249 BC), King of Cyrene * Ferdinand I of Portugal (1345–1383), King of Portugal and the Algarve * Frederick the Fair (c. 1289–1330), King of Germany and Duke of Austria and Styria * Geoffrey Plantagenet, Count of Anjou (1113–1151), Duke of Normandy * Philibert II, Duke of Savoy (1480–1504) * Philip I of Castile (1478–1506), first Habsburg King of Castile * Radu the Handsome (1435–1475), Prince of Wallachia and younger brother of Vlad Ţepeş (better known as Vlad the Impaler) * Ara the Handsome, legendary Armenian hero See also * List of people known as the Beautiful * List of people known as the Fair The Fair is an epithet that may refer to: People: Charles IV of France (1294–1328), King of France and of Navarre, Count of Champagne Demetrius the Fair (around 285 BC-249 BC or 250 BC), Hellenistic King of Cyrene Eadwig (941?–959), King o ... {{DEFAULTSORT:Han ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	List Of People Known As The Hairy The Hairy is an epithet applied to: John the Hairy, a 16th-century holy fool (''yurodivy'') of the Russian Orthodox Church Wilfred the Hairy (died 897), Count of Urgell, Cerdanya, Barcelona, Girona, Besalú, and Ausona See also * List of people known as the Bald * Henk Overgoor (1944–2020), Dutch footballer nicknamed the Hairdresser * Hairy Bikers The Hairy Bikers are collectively David Myers and Si King. The pair of British celebrity chefs have presented numerous television shows, mostly for the BBC but also for the Good Food channel, that combine cooking with a motorcycling travel ..., British television cooks Simon King and David Myers who travel by motorbike {{DEFAULTSORT:Hairy Lists of people by epithet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	List Of People Known As The Grim The epithet "the Grim" may refer to: * Archibald Campbell, 7th Earl of Argyll (c. 1575–1638), also called "Gillesbuig Grumach" ("Archibald the Grim"), Scottish politician and military leader * Archibald Douglas, 3rd Earl of Douglas (1328–1400), Scottish magnate * Selim I (1465/1466/1470–1520), Sultan of the Ottoman Empire * Hogun, a Marvel Comics character See also * Grim Tuesday, a character from the ''Keys to the Kingdom'' children's book series * Chris Reitsma (born 1977), former Major League Baseball pitcher nicknamed "the Grim Reitsma" * List of people known as the Cruel The epithet the Cruel has been applied to the following: People: * Boleslaus I, Duke of Bohemia (died 967 or 972) Fruela I of Asturias (died 768), King of Asturias Peter of Castile (1334-1369), King of Castile and León Fictional characters: G ... {{DEFAULTSORT:Grim Lists of people by epithet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	List Of People Known As The Great This is a list of people known as the Great, or the equivalent, in their own language. Other languages have their own suffixes, such as Persian ''e Bozorg'' and Urdu ''e Azam''. In Persia, the title "the Great" at first seems to have been a colloquial version of the Old Persian title "Great King". It was first used by Cyrus II of Persia.In a clay cylinderonline). The first Persian ruler to use the title in an Iranian context was Darius I of Persia (''Darius the Great''), in the Behistun Inscriptiononline. The title was inherited by Alexander III when he conquered the Persian Empire, and the epithet eventually became personally associated with him. The first reference to this is in a comedy by Plautus,Plautus, ''Mostellaria'' 775. in which it is assumed that everyone knew who "Alexander the Great" was; however, there is no evidence that he was called "the Great" before this. The early Seleucid kings, who succeeded Alexander in Persia, used "Great King" in local documents, but ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	List Of People Known As The Good A ''list'' is any set of items in a row. List or lists may also refer to: People * List (surname) Organizations * List College, an undergraduate division of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America * SC Germania List, German rugby union club Other uses * Angle of list, the leaning to either port or starboard of a ship * List (information), an ordered collection of pieces of information ** List (abstract data type), a method to organize data in computer science * List on Sylt, previously called List, the northernmost village in Germany, on the island of Sylt * ''List'', an alternative term for ''roll'' in flight dynamics * To ''list'' a building, etc., in the UK it means to designate it a listed building that may not be altered without permission * Lists (jousting), the barriers used to designate the tournament area where medieval knights jousted * ''The Book of Lists'', an American series of books with unusual lists See also * The List (other) * Listing (d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	List Of People Known As The Gentle "The Gentle" is an epithet and a nickname which may refer to: * Alfonso IV of Aragon (1299–1336), King of Aragon and Count of Barcelona * Frederick II, Elector of Saxony (1412–1464), also Landgrave of Thuringia * Queen Susan the Gentle, a fictional character in C. S. Lewis's ''The Chronicles of Narnia'' series * Mensur Suljović (born 1972), Serbian-born Austrian darts player nicknamed "The Gentle" See also * Angelo Bruno (1910–1980), Sicilian-American crime boss also known as "the Gentle Don" * Donald Cameron of Lochiel Donald Cameron of Lochiel (c. 1695 – 1748), popularly known as the Gentle Lochiel, was a Scottish Jacobite and hereditary chief of Clan Cameron, traditionally loyal to the exiled House of Stuart. His father John was permanently exiled after ... (c. 1695 or 1700–1748), known as "Gentle Lochiel", hereditary chief of Clan Cameron and supporter of Bonnie Prince Charlie {{DEFAULTSORT:Gentle Lists of people by epithet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	List Of People Known As The Generous The epithet "the Generous" may refer to: Bolesław II the Generous (c. 1041/2–1081 or 1082), third king of Poland Bolesław III the Generous (1291–1352), Duke of Legnica, Brzeg and Wroclaw Otto II, Margrave of Brandenburg (after 1147–1205) Leopold, Duke of Bavaria (c. 1108–1141) See also List of people known as the Magnanimous The epithet the Magnanimous may refer to: Albert II of Germany (1397-1439), King of Hungary, Bohemia, and Germany Alfonso V of Aragon (1396-1458), King of Aragon, Valencia, Majorca, Sardinia and Corsica, Sicily, and Naples Charles II, Count of ... {{DEFAULTSORT:Generous Lists of people by epithet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	List Of People Known As The Fortunate The Fortunate is an epithet applied to the following: People: Dietrich, Count of Oldenburg (c. 1398–1440) Duncan Campbell, 1st Lord Campbell (died 1453), an important figure in Scottish affairs Manuel I of Portugal (1469–1521), King of Portugal and the Algarves Philip VI of France (1293–1350), King of France Fictional characters: the protagonist of the novel ''Bellarion the Fortunate'' by Rafael Sabatini See also List of people known as Lucky or the Lucky The epithet Lucky or the Lucky may refer to: People * Dietrich, Count of Oldenburg (c. 1398–1440), also known as Theodoric the Lucky * Maqsood Mahmood "Lucky" Ali (born 1958), Indian singer, songwriter and actor * Elias Jackson Lucky Baldwin ( ... * List of people known as the Unfortunate {{DEFAULTSORT:Fortunate Lists of people by epithet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]

	Lists Of People By Epithet An epithet (, ) is a byname, or a descriptive term (word or phrase), accompanying or occurring in place of a name and having entered common usage. Certain epithets have been used for numerous people throughout history. A–C * Accursed * Angel * Apostle of the North * Bad * Bald * Bearded * Beautiful * Black * Blind * Bold * Brave * Chaste * Conqueror * Courageous * Cruel D–F * Drunkard * Evil * Fair * Fat * Fearless * Fortunate G–H * Generous * Gentle * Good * Great * Grim * Hairy * Handsome * Hermit * Holy * Hunchback J–M * Just * Lame * Learned * Lion * Little * Lucky * Mad * Magnanimous * Magnificent * Merciful * Mighty * Mild * Monk N–P * Navigator * Old * One-Eyed * Peaceful * Pious * Posthumous * Proud * Prudent R–T * Rash * Recluse * Red * Rich * Short * Silent * Simple * Small * Stammerer * Steadfast * Stout * Strict * Strong * Tall * Terrible U–Y * Unfortunate * Valiant * Venerable * Warlike * White ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Perseus Project The Perseus Project is a digital library project of Tufts University, which assembles digital collections of humanities resources. Version 4.0 is also known as the "Perseus Hopper", and it is hosted by the Department of Classical Studies. The project is mirrored by the Max Planck Society in Berlin, Germany, as well as by the University of Chicago. History The project was founded in 1987 to collect and present materials for the study of ancient Greece. It has published two CD-ROMs and established the Perseus Digital Library on the World Wide Web in 1995. The project has expanded its original scope; current collections cover Greco-Roman classics and the English Renaissance. Other materials, such as the papers of Edwin Bolles and the history of Tufts University, have been moved into the Tufts Digital Library. The editor-in-chief of the project is Gregory R. Crane, the Tufts Winnick Family Chair in Technology and Entrepreneurship. He has held that position since the founding of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	List Of People Known As The Evil A few people have been given the epithet the Evil: Arnulf, Duke of Bavaria (died 937), also called the Bad Henry IV, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg (1463-1514) See also List of people known as the Good A ''list'' is any set of items in a row. List or lists may also refer to: People List (surname) Organizations * List College, an undergraduate division of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America * SC Germania List, German rugby union ... * List of people known as the Bad {{DEFAULTSORT:Evil Lists of people by epithet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	List Of People Known As The Holy The epithet the Holy may refer to: Canute IV of Denmark (c. 1042-1086), King of Denmark Eric IX of Sweden (died 1160), King of Sweden Olaf II of Norway Olaf II Haraldsson ( – 29 July 1030), later known as Saint Olaf (and traditionally as St. Olave), was King of Norway from 1015 to 1028. Son of Harald Grenske, a petty king in Vestfold, Norway, he was posthumously given the title ''Rex Perpet ... (995-1030), King of Norway {{DEFAULTSORT:Holy Lists of people by epithet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	List Of People Known As The Hermit The epithet "the Hermit" may be applied to: * Anthony the Hermit (c. 468–c. 520), Christian saint * Bluebeard the Hermit (died 1450), a leader of the English uprising generally known as Jack Cade's Rebellion * Elias the Hermit, 4th-century ascetic saint and monk * Eusebius the Hermit, 4th-century Eastern Orthodox saint and monk * Felix the Hermit, 9th-century Roman Catholic saint, fisherman and hermit * Saint Giles (c. 650–c. 710), Greek saint * Gustav the Hermit (c. 810–890), Swedish Catholic saint * Harry Hallowes (c. 1936–2016), Irishman famous for living on Hampstead Heath, London * Venerable John the Hermit, 4th-century hermit and Eastern Orthodox and Eastern Catholic saint * Juan de Ortega (hermit) (1080–1163), better known as John the Hermit, Spanish Roman Catholic priest hermit and saint * Marcus Eremita, 5th-century Christian theologian and ascetic writer * Matthew the Hermit, 4th century Oriental Orthodox saint * Palladius of Antioch (died 390), saint in th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	List Of People Known As The Handsome The epithet the Handsome may refer to: * Demetrius the Fair (c. 285 BC–249 BC), King of Cyrene * Ferdinand I of Portugal (1345–1383), King of Portugal and the Algarve * Frederick the Fair (c. 1289–1330), King of Germany and Duke of Austria and Styria * Geoffrey Plantagenet, Count of Anjou (1113–1151), Duke of Normandy * Philibert II, Duke of Savoy (1480–1504) * Philip I of Castile (1478–1506), first Habsburg King of Castile * Radu the Handsome (1435–1475), Prince of Wallachia and younger brother of Vlad Ţepeş (better known as Vlad the Impaler) * Ara the Handsome, legendary Armenian hero See also * List of people known as the Beautiful * List of people known as the Fair The Fair is an epithet that may refer to: People: Charles IV of France (1294–1328), King of France and of Navarre, Count of Champagne Demetrius the Fair (around 285 BC-249 BC or 250 BC), Hellenistic King of Cyrene Eadwig (941?–959), King o ... {{DEFAULTSORT:Han ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	List Of People Known As The Hairy The Hairy is an epithet applied to: John the Hairy, a 16th-century holy fool (''yurodivy'') of the Russian Orthodox Church Wilfred the Hairy (died 897), Count of Urgell, Cerdanya, Barcelona, Girona, Besalú, and Ausona See also * List of people known as the Bald * Henk Overgoor (1944–2020), Dutch footballer nicknamed the Hairdresser * Hairy Bikers The Hairy Bikers are collectively David Myers and Si King. The pair of British celebrity chefs have presented numerous television shows, mostly for the BBC but also for the Good Food channel, that combine cooking with a motorcycling travel ..., British television cooks Simon King and David Myers who travel by motorbike {{DEFAULTSORT:Hairy Lists of people by epithet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	List Of People Known As The Grim The epithet "the Grim" may refer to: * Archibald Campbell, 7th Earl of Argyll (c. 1575–1638), also called "Gillesbuig Grumach" ("Archibald the Grim"), Scottish politician and military leader * Archibald Douglas, 3rd Earl of Douglas (1328–1400), Scottish magnate * Selim I (1465/1466/1470–1520), Sultan of the Ottoman Empire * Hogun, a Marvel Comics character See also * Grim Tuesday, a character from the ''Keys to the Kingdom'' children's book series * Chris Reitsma (born 1977), former Major League Baseball pitcher nicknamed "the Grim Reitsma" * List of people known as the Cruel The epithet the Cruel has been applied to the following: People: * Boleslaus I, Duke of Bohemia (died 967 or 972) Fruela I of Asturias (died 768), King of Asturias Peter of Castile (1334-1369), King of Castile and León Fictional characters: G ... {{DEFAULTSORT:Grim Lists of people by epithet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	List Of People Known As The Great This is a list of people known as the Great, or the equivalent, in their own language. Other languages have their own suffixes, such as Persian ''e Bozorg'' and Urdu ''e Azam''. In Persia, the title "the Great" at first seems to have been a colloquial version of the Old Persian title "Great King". It was first used by Cyrus II of Persia.In a clay cylinderonline). The first Persian ruler to use the title in an Iranian context was Darius I of Persia (''Darius the Great''), in the Behistun Inscriptiononline. The title was inherited by Alexander III when he conquered the Persian Empire, and the epithet eventually became personally associated with him. The first reference to this is in a comedy by Plautus,Plautus, ''Mostellaria'' 775. in which it is assumed that everyone knew who "Alexander the Great" was; however, there is no evidence that he was called "the Great" before this. The early Seleucid kings, who succeeded Alexander in Persia, used "Great King" in local documents, but ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	List Of People Known As The Good A ''list'' is any set of items in a row. List or lists may also refer to: People * List (surname) Organizations * List College, an undergraduate division of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America * SC Germania List, German rugby union club Other uses * Angle of list, the leaning to either port or starboard of a ship * List (information), an ordered collection of pieces of information ** List (abstract data type), a method to organize data in computer science * List on Sylt, previously called List, the northernmost village in Germany, on the island of Sylt * ''List'', an alternative term for ''roll'' in flight dynamics * To ''list'' a building, etc., in the UK it means to designate it a listed building that may not be altered without permission * Lists (jousting), the barriers used to designate the tournament area where medieval knights jousted * ''The Book of Lists'', an American series of books with unusual lists See also * The List (other) * Listing (d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	List Of People Known As The Gentle "The Gentle" is an epithet and a nickname which may refer to: * Alfonso IV of Aragon (1299–1336), King of Aragon and Count of Barcelona * Frederick II, Elector of Saxony (1412–1464), also Landgrave of Thuringia * Queen Susan the Gentle, a fictional character in C. S. Lewis's ''The Chronicles of Narnia'' series * Mensur Suljović (born 1972), Serbian-born Austrian darts player nicknamed "The Gentle" See also * Angelo Bruno (1910–1980), Sicilian-American crime boss also known as "the Gentle Don" * Donald Cameron of Lochiel Donald Cameron of Lochiel (c. 1695 – 1748), popularly known as the Gentle Lochiel, was a Scottish Jacobite and hereditary chief of Clan Cameron, traditionally loyal to the exiled House of Stuart. His father John was permanently exiled after ... (c. 1695 or 1700–1748), known as "Gentle Lochiel", hereditary chief of Clan Cameron and supporter of Bonnie Prince Charlie {{DEFAULTSORT:Gentle Lists of people by epithet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	List Of People Known As The Generous The epithet "the Generous" may refer to: Bolesław II the Generous (c. 1041/2–1081 or 1082), third king of Poland Bolesław III the Generous (1291–1352), Duke of Legnica, Brzeg and Wroclaw Otto II, Margrave of Brandenburg (after 1147–1205) Leopold, Duke of Bavaria (c. 1108–1141) See also List of people known as the Magnanimous The epithet the Magnanimous may refer to: Albert II of Germany (1397-1439), King of Hungary, Bohemia, and Germany Alfonso V of Aragon (1396-1458), King of Aragon, Valencia, Majorca, Sardinia and Corsica, Sicily, and Naples Charles II, Count of ... {{DEFAULTSORT:Generous Lists of people by epithet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	List Of People Known As The Fortunate The Fortunate is an epithet applied to the following: People: Dietrich, Count of Oldenburg (c. 1398–1440) Duncan Campbell, 1st Lord Campbell (died 1453), an important figure in Scottish affairs Manuel I of Portugal (1469–1521), King of Portugal and the Algarves Philip VI of France (1293–1350), King of France Fictional characters: the protagonist of the novel ''Bellarion the Fortunate'' by Rafael Sabatini See also List of people known as Lucky or the Lucky The epithet Lucky or the Lucky may refer to: People * Dietrich, Count of Oldenburg (c. 1398–1440), also known as Theodoric the Lucky * Maqsood Mahmood "Lucky" Ali (born 1958), Indian singer, songwriter and actor * Elias Jackson Lucky Baldwin ( ... * List of people known as the Unfortunate {{DEFAULTSORT:Fortunate Lists of people by epithet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]