personages

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We chronicle, explicate, elucidate and constantly “re-adjudicate” historical events and personages.

From Salon • Jul. 30, 2024

"These films seek to challenge what we think we know about historical personages or important historical incidents. They are out to create a new alt-history."

From BBC • May 3, 2024

He has been ambushed at least eight times by a Belgian pie-thrower who targets pompous personages, and he is the subject of no fewer than four sometimes-scathing biographies.

From New York Times • Feb. 28, 2023

But foreign governments, political parties and "friendly personages" will not be invited to send delegations or representatives to China to attend the mourning activities, the official Xinhua news agency said.

From Reuters • Dec. 1, 2022

I already had received more publicity than many world personages.

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey