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Everyone the site mentions, from Enoch and Gilgamesh to the FBI agent who filed the 1950 flying-saucer memo and the Navy pilots who testified to Congress. Each profile lists its sources and every page that mentions the person.
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Abraham (Abram)Patriarch of Judaism, Christianity and IslamLegendaryAchillesGreek hero of the Trojan WarLegendaryAdamFirst human in Genesis and the Abrahamic traditionsLegendaryAdapaSumer and BabylonAdrienne MayorHistorian of ancient science, Stanford UniversityLivingAhiman, Sheshai and Talmai (sons of Anak)Giant clan of Hebron named in Numbers, Joshua and JudgesLegendaryAhmose IFounder of Egypt's 18th Dynasty, expeller of the Hyksosc. 1539–1514 BCEAkhenaten18th Dynasty pharaoh who promoted worship of the Atenc. 1353–1336 BCEal-Khidr'The Green One', mysterious guide of Moses in Islamic traditionLegendaryal-TabariPersian-born historian and Quran commentator in Baghdadc. 839–923Alan GardinerBritish Egyptologist and author of Egyptian Grammar1879–1963Alex DietrichNavy pilot and second witness to the 2004 'Tic Tac' sightingfl. 2004Alexander BadawyEgyptian-born architect and Egyptologist, UCLA1913–1986Alexander PolyhistorGreek compiler who preserved Berossus' Babylonian history1st c. BCEAlexander the GreatKing of Macedon and conqueror of the Persian Empire356–323 BCEAli ibn RidwanEgyptian physician and astronomer988–c. 1061Allen DullesDirector of Central Intelligence, 1953–19611893–1969AlulimFirst king in the Sumerian King ListLegendaryAmar AnnusEstonian Assyriologist, University of Tartufl. 2000s–Ammi-saduqaKing of Babylon, great-grandson of Hammurabic. 1646–1626 BCEApollodorus (the Bibliotheca)Name attached to the Bibliotheca, a handbook of Greek myth1st–2nd c. CEApollonius of RhodesAlexandrian poet and librarian; author of the Argonauticab. c. 295 BCEApollonius of TyanaNeo-Pythagorean philosopher and wonder-workerfl. 1st c. CEArjunaPandava archer-hero of the Mahabharata and listener of the GitaLegendaryArthur Gilchrist BrodeurAmerican medievalist, translator of Snorri's Prose Edda (1916)1888–1971AshurbanipalLast great king of Assyria; founder of the library at Ninevehr. 668–627 BCEAshurnasirpal IIKing of Assyria who rebuilt Kalhu (Nimrud)r. 883–859 BCEAshvatthamaKaurava warrior who fired the Brahmashira in the MahabharataLegendaryAsif ibn Barkhiya (the throne carried in a blink)Quran and commentary
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BalaramaElder brother of Krishna, the plough-bearer of Hindu traditionLegendaryBaruchScribe of the prophet Jeremiah; books are named after himfl. c. 600 BCEBen RadfordAmerican skeptical investigator and Skeptical Inquirer editorb. 1970Benjamin JowettOxford classicist, translator of Plato's dialogues (1871)1817–1893Bernadotte PerrinYale professor of Greek, Loeb translator of Plutarch's Lives1847–1920Bernardino DrovettiItalian-born French consul and antiquities collector in Egypt1776–1852BerossusSumer and BabylonBirger A. PearsonAmerican scholar of Gnosticism and the Nag Hammadi texts1934–2025Bryony ColesBritish prehistorian who named Doggerland in 1998Named 1998
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CainFirstborn son of Adam and Eve; killed his brother AbelLegendaryCaliph al-WathiqAbbasid caliph in Samarrar. 842–847CassiodorusRoman statesman under the Ostrogoths; founder of Vivariumc. 490–585 CECessairLeader of the first, pre-Flood settlement of Ireland in legendLegendaryChad UnderwoodNavy aviator whose jet recorded the 2004 'FLIR1' Tic Tac videofl. 2004Charles HaltUSAF deputy base commander who wrote the Rendlesham memofl. 1980Cosimo de' MediciFlorentine banker and ruler, patron of Ficino1389–1464CushSon of Ham and father of Nimrod in Genesis 10LegendaryCyrus the GreatFounder of the Achaemenid Persian Empirer. 559–530 BCE
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DanielSeer of the Book of Daniel, set at the Babylonian courtLegendaryDaniel InouyeUS Senator from Hawaii; first chair of Senate Intelligence Committee1924–2012DavidKing of Israel and Judah, slayer of Goliathc. 1000 BCEDavid FravorRetired US Navy commander; 2004 'Tic Tac' witnessfl. 2004–2023David GruschFormer US intelligence officer and UAP whistleblowerfl. 2022–23DeciusRoman emperor who ordered an empire-wide sacrificer. 249–251 CEDhul-QarnaynQuranDora KatsonopoulouGreek archaeologist; director of the Helike ProjectLivingDoreal and the "Emerald Tablets of Thoth"20th-century American occultismDwight D. Eisenhower34th President of the United States; WWII Allied commander1890–1969
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E. A. Wallis BudgeBritish Museum Egyptologist and prolific translator1857–1934E. Theodore MullenAmerican biblical scholar of the divine councilfl. 1980Edward CondonPhysicist who led the University of Colorado UFO study1902–1974Edward RuppeltFirst director of the US Air Force's Project Blue Book1923–1960Edward UllendorffBritish scholar of Ethiopian and Semitic languages1920–2011Eleazar the exorcistJewish exorcist described by Josephusfl. c. 67–70 CEElijahProphet of Israel taken to heaven in a whirlwindfl. 9th c. BCEElishaProphet of Israel, Elijah's successorfl. 9th c. BCEElisha ben Abuyah (Aher)Rabbinic sage who became a heretic, called 'the Other'fl. early 2nd c.En-men-lu-anaLegendary pre-Flood king of Bad-tibiraLegendaryEnheduannaHigh priestess of Nanna at Ur; earliest named authorfl. c. 2300 BCEEnmedurankiLegendary pre-Flood king of SipparLegendaryEnochHebrew Bible; Enoch literatureEnoshSon of Seth and grandson of Adam in GenesisLegendaryEphrem the SyrianSyriac Christian poet and theologianc. 306–373EpimenidesCretan seer said to have slept 57 years in a cavefl. 6th c. BCEEpiphanius of SalamisBishop in Cyprus and cataloguer of heresiesc. 315–403EratosthenesAlexandrian scholar who first measured the size of the Earthc. 276–194 BCEEric H. ClineArchaeologist; author of 1177 B.C.LivingErich von DänikenSwiss author of Chariots of the Gods?1935–2026EsauElder twin of Jacob, hunter, ancestor of EdomLegendaryEtanaSumer and BabylonEusebius of CaesareaBishop, historian and chronographer of the early churchc. 260–339EveFirst woman in Genesis, "mother of all living"LegendaryEzekielPriest and prophet among the exiles in Babyloniafl. 593–571 BCEEzraPriest and scribe who restored the Law after the exilefl. 5th c. BCE
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F. C. ConybeareOxford orientalist, translator of the Testament of Solomon1856–1924FerdowsiPersian poet of the Shahnamehc. 935–c. 1020Fintan mac BóchraSurvivor of Ireland's Flood who lived for thousands of yearsLegendaryFlavius JosephusJewish priest, general and historian of the 1st centuryc. 37–100 CEFlinders PetrieBritish archaeologist who pioneered scientific excavation in Egypt1853–1942Francisco XiménezDominican friar who copied and translated the Popol Vuh1666–c. 1729Frank OlsonArmy biological warfare scientist given LSD by the CIA1910–1953Frederick DurantRocketry expert and CIA consultant; Robertson Panel secretary1916–2015Fuad SafarIraqi archaeologist who excavated Eridufl. 1940sFusa MiyakeJapanese cosmic-ray physicist who found the 774 CE radiation spikefl. 2012–FuxiMythical first ruler and culture hero of China, partner of NüwaLegendary
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G. C. MacaulayEnglish scholar, translator of Herodotus (1890)1852–1915Gaius MariusRoman general, consul seven timesc. 157–86 BCEGaston MasperoFrench Egyptologist, head of Egypt's antiquities service1846–1916George NickelsburgAmerican scholar of early Judaism and 1 Enochb. 1934George SmithSelf-taught Assyriologist who found the Babylonian Flood story1840–1876George SyncellusByzantine monk and chroniclerd. after 810GilgameshSumer and BabylonGlenn GrothmanUS Representative from Wisconsin; chaired the 2023 UAP hearingfl. 2023GoliathPhilistine champion of Gath killed by Davidc. 1000 BCEGraham HancockBritish author of lost-civilization booksb. 1950Gregory of ToursBishop of Tours and historian of the Franks538/539–594Gun (father of Yu)Mythical flood-fighter who stole self-growing soil from heavenLegendaryGuy HottelFBI special agent in charge, Washington Field Officefl. 1950
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H. P. RobertsonCaltech physicist who chaired the CIA's 1953 UFO panel1903–1961Haile Selassie ILast emperor of Ethiopia1892–1975HammurabiKing of Babylon and author of the famous law coder. 1792–1750 BCEHannibalCarthaginian general in the Second Punic War247–c. 183 BCEHanumanMonkey hero of the Ramayana and devoted ally of RamaLegendaryHarold PuthoffLaser physicist who co-founded SRI's remote viewing researchb. 1936Harry S. Truman33rd President of the United States1884–1972Heliodorus2 MaccabeesHenry Adams BellowsAmerican editor, broadcaster and translator of the Poetic Edda1885–1939Hermes TrismegistusHellenistic Egypt and Hermetic traditionHerodotusGreek historian, author of the Historiesc. 484–420 BCEHesiodEarly Greek poet of the Theogony and Works and Daysfl. c. 700 BCEHezekiahKing of Judah during the Assyrian siege of Jerusalemr. 715–686 BCEHomerGreek epic poet credited with the Iliad and the Odyssey9th–8th c. BCEHoni the Circle-DrawerJewish holy man famed for prayers for raind. c. 63 BCEHoseaProphet of the northern kingdom of Israelfl. 750–725 BCEHuangfu MiChinese physician and historian, compiler of an acupuncture classicc. 215–282HudQuranic prophet sent to the people of 'AdLegendaryHugh G. Evelyn-WhiteEnglish classicist and Egyptologist, translator of Hesiod (1914)1884–1924Hugo OdebergSwedish theologian, first editor and translator of 3 Enoch (1928)1898–1973Hunahpu and Xbalanque (the Hero Twins)Maya twin heroes who defeated the lords of the underworld XibalbaLegendary
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Ian RidpathEnglish astronomy writer and Rendlesham Forest investigatorb. 1947Ibn AbbasCompanion of Muhammad and first great Quran interpreterc. 619–687/688Ibn KathirDamascus historian and Quran commentatorc. 1300–1373Ibn KhordadbehAbbasid postmaster and geographerc. 820–913IdrisQuranIgnatius DonnellyUS congressman and author of Atlantis: The Antediluvian World1831–1901IpuwerSage named in the Admonitions of Ipuwer papyrusMiddle KingdomIrenaeus of LyonBishop of Lyon and opponent of the Gnosticsc. 130–c. 202IsaacSon of Abraham and Sarah; second patriarch of IsraelLegendaryIsaac CasaubonClassical scholar who redated the Hermetic texts1559–1614Isaac NewtonEnglish physicist, mathematician and alchemist1642–1727Isaac of Aksum (Yeshaq)Aksum churchman credited with compiling the Kebra Nagastfl. 1314–1322Isaac Preston CoryEnglish barrister and compiler of Ancient Fragments (1826, 1832)1802–1842IsaiahProphet of Jerusalem in the 8th century BCEfl. c. 740 BCE
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J. Allen HynekAstronomer and scientific consultant to Project Blue Book1910–1986J. Robert OppenheimerPhysicist and wartime director of the Los Alamos laboratory1904–1967JacobPatriarch renamed Israel; saw a ladder to heaven at BethelLegendaryJacob of SerughSyriac poet and bishop of Batnanc. 451–521James BruceScottish explorer who brought 1 Enoch to Europe from Ethiopia1730–1794James DarmesteterFrench Iranist, translator of the Zend-Avesta1849–1894Jamie ShanderaTelevision producer who received the MJ-12 film in 1984fl. 1984JaphethSon of Noah, ancestor of Magog in the Table of NationsLegendaryJaredFather of Enoch; the Watchers descended in his daysLegendaryJasonGreek hero, leader of the ArgonautsLegendaryJeremiahProphet of Judah at the fall of Jerusalemfl. 626–586 BCEJessica UttsStatistician who reviewed the Stargate remote viewing programb. 1952Jesus of NazarethJewish teacher from Galilee, central figure of Christianityc. 4 BCE–30 CEJobRighteous sufferer of the Book of JobLegendaryJoelProphet of the locust plague and the day of the LordLegendaryJohn Bostock and H. T. RileyTranslators of Pliny the Elder's Natural History (1855–57)1855John MarksWriter who exposed the CIA's MKUltra program through FOIAb. 1943John of PatmosAuthor of the Book of Revelation, exiled on Patmosfl. c. 95 CEJohn SamfordAir Force Director of Intelligence; later NSA Director1905–1968John Williams (mineral engineer)Welsh mineral engineer who first described vitrified forts, 1777fl. 1777Josef BlumrichNASA engineer, author of The Spaceships of Ezekiel1913–2002JoshuaSuccessor of Moses and leader of the conquest of CanaanLegendaryJudeBrother of James; named author of the Epistle of Judefl. 1st c. CEJulius CaesarRoman general, consul and dictator100–44 BCEJulius EggelingGerman-born Sanskritist, translator of the Shatapatha Brahmana1842–1918Julius ObsequensLate Roman compiler of the Book of Prodigies4th–5th c. CEJuris ZarinsAmerican archaeologist of Arabia who excavated Shisr in Oman1945–2023Justinian IByzantine (Eastern Roman) emperorr. 527–565 CE
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Kainam (Cainan)Book of Jubilees; SeptuagintKakudmi and RevatiIndiaKate SpenceEgyptologist, University of Cambridgefl. 2000Kathleen HicksUS Deputy Secretary of Defense, 2021–2025fl. 2021Kazuo TanakaJapanese engineer and professor emeritus at Gifu University who researches the…fl. 2014Kenneth KressCIA officer and physicist who managed early psychic researchfl. 1972–1977KhaemwasetSon of Ramesses II, high priest of Ptah, restorer of monumentsc. 1281–1225 BCEKim RyholtDanish Egyptologist, University of Copenhagenfl. 1997–King AhabKing of the northern kingdom of Israelr. 874–853 BCEKing BhojaParamara king of Malwa and scholar-patron, c. 1010–1055r. c. 1010–1055King Salva (Shalva)Enemy of Krishna who attacked Dwaraka from the flying city SaubhaLegendaryKing Tang of ShangFounder of the Shang dynasty who overthrew the last Xia kingfl. c. 1600 BCEKisari Mohan GanguliIndian translator of the complete Mahabharata into Englishfl. 1883–1896Klaus SchmidtGerman archaeologist who excavated Göbekli Tepe1953–2014Kyokutei BakinEdo-period novelist; editor of the Toen Shosetsu (1825)1767–1848
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LakshmanaYounger brother and constant companion of Rama in the RamayanaLegendaryLamech and BitenoshDead Sea Scrolls; Enoch literatureLamech (father of Noah)Son of Methuselah and father of NoahLegendaryLeonid KulikSoviet mineralogist who led the first Tunguska expeditions1883–1942LivyRoman historian, author of the History of Romec. 59 BCE–17 CELloyd BerknerPhysicist, IGY proposer; Robertson Panel member1905–1967Lucius Valerius FlaccusRoman consul of 100 BCE and leader of the Senated. c. 73–69 BCELucullusRoman general in the war against Mithridates VIc. 117–56 BCELughIrish god-hero of many skills who killed BalorLegendaryLuis AlvarezNobel physicist; member of the CIA's 1953 UFO panel1911–1988Luke the EvangelistTraditional author of the Gospel of Luke and Actsfl. 1st c. CE
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MaimonidesMedieval Jewish philosopher, legal scholar and physician1135–1204ManethoEgypt (Greek-language history)ManiIranian prophet, founder of Manichaeism216–274/277Mansur al-HallajPersian Sufi mystic executed in Baghdadc. 858–922Marco RubioUS Senator from Florida (2011–2025); later Secretary of Statefl. 2020–21Marmaduke PickthallEnglish novelist and translator of the Quran (1930)1875–1936Marsilio FicinoFlorentine philosopher and translator of Plato and Hermes1433–1499MedeaEnchantress of Colchis in Greek mythLegendaryMelchizedekPriest-king of Salem who blessed AbrahamLegendaryMenelik ILegendary first king of Ethiopia, son of Solomon and ShebaLegendaryMenesLegendary first king of united Egyptc. 2900 BCEMerenre ISixth Dynasty pharaoh, son of Pepi I23rd c. BCEMethuselahHebrew Bible; Enoch literatureMicaiahProphet who saw the heavenly council plot against Ahabfl. 9th c. BCEMichael HeiserHebrew Bible scholar and critic of Zecharia Sitchin1963–2023Mick WestScience writer and analyst of UFO videos, founder of Metabunkb. 1967MinosLegendary king of Crete in Greek mythLegendaryMithridates VI of PontusKing of Pontus and long-time enemy of Romer. 120–63 BCEMosesProphet and lawgiver of the ExodusLegendaryMuhammadProphet of Islamc. 570–632Muhammad Ali al-SammanEgyptian farmer who found the Nag Hammadi codices in 1945fl. 1945
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Nahman AvigadIsraeli archaeologist and epigraphist1905–1992Nancy LiederFounder of ZetaTalk; originator of the Nibiru doomsday claimLivingNathan TwiningUS Air Force Chief of Staff; Chairman of the Joint Chiefs1897–1982Nebuchadnezzar IIKing of Babylon who destroyed Jerusalem's Templer. 605–562 BCENemedLeader of the third legendary settlement of IrelandLegendaryNicholas ClappDocumentary filmmaker who led the 1990s search for Ubar1936–2025NimrodHebrew Bible; Jewish and Islamic legendNoahBuilder of the ark and survivor of the Flood in GenesisLegendaryNoreaGnostic textsNuadu (Nuada Airgetlám)King of the Tuatha Dé Danann, 'of the silver arm'LegendaryNur-AyaOld Babylonian scribe who copied the Atrahasis epicfl. c. 1635 BCE
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Pandit Subbaraya ShastryMystic who dictated the Vaimanika Shastra, 1918–19231866–1940ParikshitKuru king, grandson of Arjuna, saved in the womb by Krishnac. 1000 BCEPartholónLeader of the second legendary settlement of IrelandLegendaryPat PricePsychic subject in the CIA-funded SRI remote viewing tests1918–1975Pat RyderAir Force major general; Pentagon Press Secretary 2022–2025fl. 2022–24Paul the ApostleJewish convert and missionary, author of New Testament lettersc. 4 BCE–64 CEPausaniasGreek travel writer, author of the Description of Greecefl. 143–176 CEPeople of the Cave (Seven Sleepers)Quran and Christian legendPepi ISixth Dynasty pharaoh whose pyramid gave Memphis its namelate 24th c. BCEPeter the ApostleGalilean fisherman, leading disciple of Jesusd. c. 64 CEPhilip AlexanderBritish scholar of post-biblical Jewish literatureb. 1947Philip J. KlassAviation journalist and leading UFO skeptic1919–2005Philip the EvangelistOne of the seven deacons of the Jerusalem churchfl. 1st c. CEPlatoAthenian philosopher; author of the Atlantis storyc. 428–348 BCEPliny the ElderRoman naturalist and admiral; author of the Natural History23–79 CEPlutarchGreek biographer and essayist; priest at Delphic. 46–after 119Procopius of CaesareaByzantine historian of Justinian's warsc. 500–565 CEPsenophis of HeliopolisEgyptian priest named as a teacher of Solonfl. c. 590 BCE
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R. C. SeatonEnglish classicist, translator of Apollonius' Argonautica1853–1915R. Campbell ThompsonBritish Assyriologist, excavator of Nineveh, translator of Gilgamesh1876–1941R. H. CharlesIrish biblical scholar, translator of 1 Enoch and Jubilees1855–1931Rabbi AkivaLeading rabbinic sage and founder of Mishnaic methodc. 40–c. 135 CERabbi IshmaelSecond-century rabbinic sage; narrator of 3 Enochfl. c. 100–135Ralph T. H. GriffithEnglish Sanskritist, translator of the Ramayana and Rigveda1826–1906RamaPrince of Ayodhya and hero of the Ramayana; avatar of VishnuLegendaryRamesses II19th Dynasty pharaoh, 'Ramesses the Great'r. 1279–1213 BCERamesses III20th Dynasty pharaoh who fought the Sea Peoplesc. 1187–1157 BCERavanaTen-headed rakshasa king of Lanka, antagonist of the RamayanaLegendaryRay HymanPsychologist and skeptic, reviewer of the Stargate programb. 1928Richard BauckhamBritish New Testament scholar, St Andrewsb. 1946Richard LaurenceOxford Hebraist and archbishop; first English translator of 1 Enoch1760–1838Robert CutlerFirst US National Security Advisor, under Eisenhower1895–1974Robert LowUniversity of Colorado dean; coordinator of the Condon UFO studyfl. 1966Robert SchochBoston University geologist; proponent of an older SphinxLivingRobert TempleAmerican-born author of The Sirius MysteryLivingRoger RameyAir Force general linked to Roswell (1947) and the 1952 briefing1903–1963Russell TargLaser physicist who co-founded SRI's remote viewing researchb. 1934Ruth MontgomeryWashington journalist and later psychic author1912–2001Ryan GravesFormer Navy F/A-18 pilot; head of Americans for Safe Aerospacefl. 2014–23
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Sallam the InterpreterAbbasid envoy sent to find the wall of Gog and Magogfl. c. 842–844SamsonJudge of Israel famed for superhuman strengthLegendarySamuel A. B. MercerEgyptologist, first complete translator of the Pyramid Texts (1952)1879–1969Samuel ButlerEnglish novelist and translator of Homer1835–1902Samuel GoudsmitPhysicist, co-discoverer of electron spin; Robertson Panel member1902–1978Sarah (Sarai)Wife of Abraham and mother of IsaacLegendarySargon of AkkadFounder of the Akkadian Empirec. 2334–2279 BCESeleucus IV PhilopatorSeleucid king of Syria, ruler of Judear. 187–175 BCESennacheribKing of Assyria who besieged Jerusalem in 701 BCEr. 705–681 BCESeth (son of Adam)Third son of Adam and Eve, ancestor of NoahLegendarySeti I19th Dynasty pharaoh, father of Ramesses IIc. 1290–1279 BCESeton LloydBritish archaeologist of Mesopotamia and Anatolia1902–1996Sextus Julius AfricanusFirst Christian author of a universal chronologyc. 180–c. 250Shaddad (king of 'Ad)Legendary Arabian king who built Iram of the PillarsLegendaryShemEldest-listed son of Noah, ancestor of AbrahamLegendaryShun (emperor)Legendary sage king who punished Gun and passed the throne to YuLegendarySidney GottliebCIA chemist who ran the MKUltra program1918–1999Silas NewtonOil promoter and con man behind a 1950 crashed-saucer hoax1887–1972Sima QianHan dynasty Grand Historian, author of the Shijic. 145–87 BCESimon (Temple officer in 2 Maccabees)Jerusalem Temple official who reported the treasury to the Seleucidsfl. c. 178 BCESin-leqi-unninniScholar credited with the standard Epic of Gilgameshc. 1300–1000 BCESitaWife of Rama and heroine of the RamayanaLegendarySnorri SturlusonIcelandic chieftain, poet and author of the Prose Edda1179–1241SolomonKing of Israel, builder of the First Templec. 970–931 BCESonchis of SaisEgyptian priest named as a teacher of Solonfl. c. 590 BCEStansfield TurnerUS Navy admiral; Director of Central Intelligence, 1977–19811923–2018Steven SoterAstrophysicist and co-founder of the Helike ProjectLivingStraboGreek geographer and historian of the Augustan agec. 64 BCE–21 CESuetoniusRoman biographer, author of the Lives of the Caesars69–after 122 CESusan GoughPentagon spokesperson who answered the Grusch claims in 2023fl. 2019–23
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TacitusRoman senator and historian56–c. 120 CETerahFather of Abraham; left Ur of the Chaldees for HarranLegendaryTertullianEarly Latin Christian writer from Carthagec. 155–after 220TetiFirst king of Egypt's Sixth Dynastyc. 2345–2333 BCEThe DagdaFather-god of the Tuatha Dé Danann, owner of the magic cauldronLegendaryTheodosius IIEastern Roman emperorr. 408–450 CEThornton PageAstronomer; Robertson Panel member and NASA scientist1913–1996Thutmose III18th Dynasty warrior pharaohr. 1479–1425 BCETobit and TobiasFather and son of the Book of Tobit, guided by the angel RaphaelLegendaryTukulti-Ninurta IMiddle Assyrian king who conquered Babylonc. 1243–1207 BCETutankhamun18th Dynasty boy king with an intact tombc. 1333–1323 BCE
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Ubara-TutuLast pre-Flood king in the Sumerian King ListLegendaryUnasEgyptUri GellerIsraeli-British performer known for spoon bendingb. 1946UtnapishtimSumer and BabylonUzair and the hundred-year sleep (Surah 2:259)QuranUzzahHebrew BibleUzziahKing of Judah; Isaiah's throne vision is dated to his deathr. 783–742 BCE
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V. Gordon ChildeAustralian-born archaeologist who recreated a vitrified fort wall1892–1957ValmikiSage and poet traditionally credited with the Sanskrit RamayanaLegendaryVespasianRoman emperor, founder of the Flavian dynastyr. 69–79 CEVibhishanaRavana's brother who joined Rama and became king of LankaLegendaryVince GaffneyBritish landscape archaeologist who mapped Doggerlandfl. 2000s–Vincenzo de MicheleItalian mineralogist who identified Tutankhamun's desert-glass scarabfl. 1998Virginia TrimbleAstronomer and historian of astronomy, UC Irvineb. 1943Vladimir GolenishchevRussian Egyptologist and collector1856–1947VyasaLegendary sage credited with compiling the MahabharataLegendary
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W. R. MorfillOxford Slavonic scholar, first translator of 2 Enoch into English1834–1909Wallace ThorneycroftScottish mining engineer and expert on vitrified forts1864–1954Whitley StokesIrish lawyer and Celtic scholar, editor of Cath Maige Tuired1830–1909William FoosESP proponent named in the FBI's 1957–1960 ESP filefl. 1957William WhistonEnglish mathematician and translator of Josephus (1737)1667–1752Wu QinglongGeographer who linked a 1920 BCE Yellow River flood to Yufl. 2016
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Yao (emperor)Legendary sage king of early China, predecessor of ShunLegendaryYigael YadinIsraeli general, archaeologist and Dead Sea Scrolls scholar1917–1984Yima (Jamshid) and the VaraPersia (Zoroastrian)Ying ShaoEastern Han official and author of the Fengsu Tongyic. 144–204Yu the GreatChinaYudhishthiraEldest Pandava brother and king in the MahabharataLegendary
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Zarathustra (Zoroaster)Iranian prophet and founder of Zoroastrianismc. 1000 BCE?Zecharia SitchinModern ancient-astronaut writingZechariahProphet of the return from Babylon; saw a flying scrollfl. c. 520 BCEZhang HuaWestern Jin minister and poet, compiler of the Bowuzhi232–300Ziusudra (Xisuthrus)Sumer and Babylon
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