Aaron
Depiction of Moses ordaining Aaron, by Harry Anderson
Abigail
David and Abigail by Antonio Molinari
Abraham
Abraham Lincoln (1865)
Absalom
Depiction of the death of Absalom (c. 1860)
Acacia
Acacia tree (Acacia tortilis)
Adam
Depiction of Adam and Eve by Master Bertram (1383)
Æðelræd
Depiction of Æthelred the Unready fom the 13th century
Agatha
Depiction of Saint Agatha by Francisco de Zurbarán (1633)
Agnes
Depiction of Saint Agnes by Francisco de Zurbarán (1642)
Ahmose
Head from a statue of pharaoh Ahmose I
Aino
Detail from the Aino Triptych by Akseli Gallen-Kallela (1891)
Albert
Albert Einstein (1920)
Alexander
Detail of a mosaic depicting the Battle of Issus, from Pompeii
Alfred
Alfred the Great in a 13th-century miniature
Ali 1
16th-century depiction of Ali (on the right) receiving Fatima from her father Muhammad
Alice
Illustration from Alice in Wonderland, by Artur Rackham (1907)
Amaterasu
Amaterasu emerging from a cave, a detail from a work by Utagawa Kunisada (1857)
Amber
Amber stone
Amerigo
Statue of Amerigo Vespucci in Florence
Amos
Amos the Prophet by Gustave Doré (1866)
Andrew
Depiction of Saint Andrew by José de Ribera (1616)
Andromache
Andromache Mourning Over Body of Hector by Jacques-Louis David (1783)
Angelica
Angelica threatened by the sea monster in Dore's 1877 depiction of a scene from Orlando Furioso
Anna
Depiction of Saint Anna (a.k.a. Anne) from the 8th century
Anthony
Icon depicting Saint Anthony the Great
Aoife
Painting depicting Aoife by John Duncan (c. 1915)
Aonghus
19th-century depiction of Aonghus Mac Og
Aphrodite
Statue of Aphrodite
Apollo
Statue of Apollo
Arash
Statue of Arash in Tehran
Aristotle
Bust of Aristotle
Artaxerxes
Relief depicting Artaxerxes III
Artemis
Sculpture of the goddess Artemis
Arthur
Depiction of Arthur receiving Excalibur, by N. C. Wyeth (1922)
Athena
Sculpture of the goddess Athena
Attila
Depiction of Attila the Hun by Mór Than (1870)
Augustine 1
6th-century depiction of Saint Augustine of Hippo
Augustus
Bust of emperor Augustus
Ba'al
Ba'al figurine (c 12th century BC)
Barbara
Icon depicting Saint Barbara
Baruch
Baruch Writes Jeremiah's Prophecies by Gustave Doré (1866)
Beatrice
Beatrice and Virgil, in a Gustave Doré illustration (1857) from the Divine Comedy
Belén
Depiction of ancient Bethlehem by Vasily Polenov (1882)
Benjamin
Portrait of Benjamin Franklin (1778)
Beowulf
Depiction of Beowulf from a 1915 book of mythology
Bernard
Vision of St Bernard (of Clairvaux) by Fra Bartolommeo (1504)
Beryl
Uncut beryl (emerald) stone
Blandine
17th-century engraving of Saint Blandine
Bolesław
Bolesław the Brave in a 1771 painting by Marcello Bacciarelli
Boris
Icon depicting Boris I of Bulgaria
Boudicca
Statue of Boudicca
Bradley
Omar Bradley (1950)
Branwen
Depiction of Branwen by Christopher Williams (1915)
Brian
Depiction of Brian Boru
Bridget
Depiction of Saint Brigid of Kildare
Brünhild
Brünhild bringing Sieglinde to her surprised sisters, by Arthur Rackham (1910)
Caesar
Bust of Julius Caesar
Cambyses
6th-century BC depiction of Cambyses capturing the pharaoh of Egypt
Candelaria
Presentation of Christ at the Temple by Hans Holbein the Elder (1501)
Casimir
Casimir III the Great as depicted on his sarcophagus
Cassandra
Depiction of the Trojan princess Cassandra by Evelyn De Morgan (1898)
Cecilia
Saint Cecilia by John William Waterhouse (1895)
Chandra
Painting from the 19th century depicting Chandra being drawn in a chariot
Charles
Depiction of Charlemagne by Dürer (1512)
Charles Darwin (1868)
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Charlotte
Portrait of Charlotte Brontë
Chloe
Statue of Demeter, also called Chloe
Christian
Portrait of Christian IV of Denmark by Pieter Isaacsz
Christina
Portrait of Christina of Sweden by Sébastien Bourdon
Christopher
Depiction of Saint Christopher by Titian
Chrysanthos
Martyrdom of Saints Chrysanthos and Daria
Clara
Depiction of Saint Clare from a fresco in Assisi
Clare
Depiction of Saint Clare from a fresco in Assisi
Claudius
Bronze head of emperor Claudius
Cleopatra
Cleopatra on the Terraces of Philae by Frederick Arthur Bridgman (1896)
Cloelia
Cloelia and her Companions by Jaques Stella (1654)
Confucius
Depiction of Confucius from the 8th century
Constantine
Portion of a statue of Constantine the Great
Cosimo
Depiction of Cosimo de Medici by Jacopo Pontormo (1518)
Cuauhtémoc
Statue of Cuauhtémoc
Cúchulainn
Early 20th-century depiction of Cúchulainn in his chariot
Cyril
Fresco depicting Saint Cyril of Jerusalem
Damian
Depiction of Saints Damian and Cosmas by Hans von Kulmbach (1508)
Daniel
Daniel in the Den of Lions (1866) by Gustave Doré
Daniel (1866) by Gustave Doré
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Darius
Relief of Darius in Persepolis
Darwin
Charles Darwin (1868)
David
David and Goliath by Gustave Doré (1866)
Deborah
Deborah (1866) by Gustave Doré
Demeter 1
Statue of Demeter
Denis
Statue of Saint Denis (middle) at Notre Dame, Paris
Desideria
Portrait of Swedish queen Désirée Clary by Robert Lefèvre (1807)
Diana
Sculpture of the goddess Diana (Artemis)
Dolores
Depiction of Mary surrounded by the Seven Sorrows by Adriaen Isenbrandt (1518)
Domitilla
Domitilla the Elder from a 1553 iconography book
Dorothea
Depiction of Saint Dorothea of Caesarea by Francisco de Zurbarán (1650)
Dorothy
Depiction of Dorothy from the Wizard of Oz
Duncan
King Duncan as portrayed by Nicholas Selby in a 1971 film
Dylan
Dylan Thomas
Edgar
Portrait of Edgar Allan Poe
Edward
Edward the Confessor as shown on the Bayeaux Tapestry
Eleanor
Eleanor of Aquitaine's tomb effigy
Eli 1
Depiction of Eli and Samuel by John Singleton Copley (1780)
Elijah
Elijah's Ascension by Gustave Doré (1865)
Elizabeth
Queen Elizabeth I of England
The Visitation by Daret (1435), with Saint Elizabeth in the center
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Emerson
Engraving of Ralph Waldo Emerson (1878)
Emily
Portrait of Emily Brontë
Emma
Emma Woodhouse and Mr. Knightley in an illustration from Jane Austen's Emma
Enki
Akkadian depiction of Enki (Ea)
Eric
17th-century depiction of Eric the Red
Esther
Ahasuerus and Haman at the Feast of Esther by Rembrandt (1660)
Ethel
Ethel Merman in the movie 'Alexander's Ragtime Band' (1938)
Eulalia
Depiction of Saint Eulalia by Meister von Meßkirch (c. 1540)
Eve
Depiction of Adam and Eve by Mihály Zichy (1861)
Ezekiel
The prophet Ezekiel depicted by Michelangelo (1510)
Felix
Depiction of Saint Felix of Cantalice by Peter Paul Rubens (c. 1640)
Ferdinand
Depiction of Ferdinand Magellan (1787)
Fionnbharr
Saint Fionnbharr (or Finbarr) of Cork
Firdaus
Statue of Firdausi in Rome
Florence
Florence Nightingale (c. 1860)
Francis
Saint Francis in Prayer by Caravaggio (1610)
Frank
L. Frank Baum (1911)
Franklin
Franklin Delano Roosevelt (1933)
Frederick
Frederick I Barbarossa from a manuscript (1188)
Frediano
San Frediano Changing the Course of the Serchio (detail) by Filippo Lippi (1438)
Freya
Depiction of the goddess Freya by Johannes Gehrts (1901)
Gabriel
Icon depicting the Annunciation, with Archangel Gabriel on the left
Gaetano
Saint Gaetano in a painting by Giovanni Battista Tiepolo (1736)
Galadriel
Depiction of Galadriel by the Brothers Hildebrandt (1978)
Ganesha
Depiction of Ganesha (1816)
Gawain
Depiction of Sir Gawain (1903)
Geneviève
Depiction of Saint Geneviève
Genghis
14th-century depiction of Genghis Khan
Geoffrey
17th-century depiction of Geoffrey Chaucer
George
Icon depicting Saint George and the dragon
Gertrude
Hamlet and His Mother (Gertrude) by Eugène Delacroix (1830)
Gloria
Glora Swanson (1921)
Goliath
David defeats Goliath, by Gustave Doré (1866)
Gregory
Pope Gregory the Great, by Carlo Saraceni (1610)
Guadalupe
16th-century painting of Mary, called the Virgin of Guadalupe
Gudrun
Depiction of Gudrun from an 1880 book
Guinevere
Queen Guinevere by William Morris (1858)
Hannah
Depiction of the biblical Hannah (the mother of Samuel) by Rembrandt (1631)
Hannibal
Bust of Hannibal
Hans
Self portrait of Hans Holbein (1543)
Hathor
Statue of Hathor
Hatshepsut
Statue of Hatshepsut
Heather
Heather plant (Erica cinerea)
Hector
The Death of Hector by Peter Paul Rubens (1635)
Helen
Helen of Troy
Henry
Portrait of Henry VIII by Hans Holbein (1536)
Hera
Statue of Hera
Herakles
Statue depicting Heracles and the Lion of Nemea
Hermes
Statue of Hermes
Hermione
Actress Mary Anderson as Hermione in an 1887 performance of The Winter's Tale
Herod
Depiction of Herod the Great by James Tissot (c. 1890)
Hiawatha
Statue of Hiawatha carrying Minnehaha, inspired by the Henry Wadsworth Longfellow poem
Hideyoshi
Depiction of Toyotomi Hideyoshi assaulting Inabayama Castle
Homer
Bust of Homer, from the 2nd century BC
Hugh
19th-century depiction of Hugh Capet
Hypatia
Hypatia of Alexandria in a 1908 illustration
Ilmatar
Ilmatar by Robert Wilhelm Ekman (1860)
Inanna
Inanna depicted on an ancient vase
Indira
Indira Gandhi in 1977
Indra
Brass statue of Indra
Indrajit
Indrajit (the bowman in the chariot) battling Rama and Lakshmana
Ingrid
Ingrid Bergman in the 1940s
Irene
Byzantine empress Irene, from Saint Mark's Basilica in Venice
Iris
Iris flower (Iris sanguinea)
Isaac
Portrait of Isaac Newton (1689)
Isabel
Tomb of Isabella of Angoulême in Fontevraud Abbey
Isabella
Isabella I of Castile
Isaiah
The prophet Isaiah writing of Christ's birth, by Harry Anderson
Isidore
Depiction of Isidore of Seville by Bartolomé Esteban Murillo (1655)
Isis
Depiction of Isis
Isolde
Tristan and Isolde in a painting by Edmund Leighton (1902)
Tristan and Isolde by John William Waterhouse (1916)
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Israel
Jacob wrestling the angel, in a detail from a fresco by Eugène Delacroix (1861)
Ivan
Depiction of Ivan the Great of Russia
Ixchel
Ixchel from the Dresden Codex
Jack
Depiction of Jack and the Bean Stalk by Walter Crane (1875)
Jacob
Jacob Wrestling with the Angel (1659), by Rembrandt
James
Saint James the Greater by Rembrandt (1661)
Jane
Jane Austen in a portrait by her sister (1810)
Jasmine
Jasmine (Jasminum officinale)
Jason
Jason and Medea by John William Waterhouse (1907)
Jean 1
14th-century painting of King Jean (John) II of France
Jennifer
Queen Guinevere by William Morris (1858)
Jeremiah
Jeremiah Lamenting the Destruction of Jerusalem by Rembrandt (1630)
Jessica
Shylock and Jessica (1876) by Maurycy Gottlieb, an image from The Merchant of Venice
Jesus
Detail of The Transfiguration by Raphael (1520)
Joan 1
Depiction of Joan of Arc by Martin Lefranc (1450)
Joel
Joel the Prophet from the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel (1512)
John
Saint John the Evangelist, by Alonso Cano (1636)
Icon depicting Saint John the Baptist
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Jonah
Jonah Leaving the Whale by Jan Brueghel the Elder (c. 1600)
Jonathan
Jonathan (seated) and David by Gustave Doré (1866)
Joseph
Joseph Makes Himself Known to His Brothers, by Gustave Doré (1866)
Joshua
Joshua and the Israeli People, by Karolingischer Buchmaler (840)
Judah
Depiction of Judah and Tamar (1728)
Judith
Judith with the Head of Holophernes by Cristofano Allori (1613)
Julia
Bust of Julia the Elder
Juliet
Depiction of Shakespeare's Juliet by John William Waterhouse (1898)
Julius
Bust of Julius Caesar
Jupiter
Restored statue of Jupiter
Justin
Depiction of Saint Justin Martyr (1584)
Karl
Karl Marx (1882)
Katherine
Depiction of Saint Katherine of Alexandria
Kausalya
Bharata and Satrughna come to console Kausalya (c. 1600)
Kennedy
John F. Kennedy (1963)
Kenneth
Kenneth mac Alphin from the Scottish National Portrait Gallery
Kevin
9th- or 10th-century depiction of Saint Caoimhín of Glendalough
Knut
13th-century miniature depicting Knut the Great
Kriemhild
Kriemhild's Accusation (1879) by Emil Lauffer
Krishna
14th-century fresco depicting Krishna
Laura
Laura de Noves, love of Petrarch
Laurel
Laurel (Laurus nobilis)
Laurence 1
Depiction of Saint Laurence by Francisco de Zurbarán (1636)
Leah
Sculpture of the biblical Leah by Michelangelo (1545)
Leo
Depiction of Saint Leo the Great by Bernardino Campi
Leonard
14th-century depiction of Saint Leonard of Noblac
Leonardo
Leonardo da Vinci self-portrait (1515)
Leonidas
Statue of Leonidas
Levi
Depiction of Levi from the 16th century
Lilith
Lady Lilith by Dante Gabriel Rossetti (1868)
Lily
Lily (Lilium medeoloides)
Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln (1865)
Linnéa
Linnaea (Linnaea borealis)
Lisa
Mona Lisa by Leonardo (1519)
Loki
Loki in a drawing by Arthur Rackham (1910), based on Wagner's opera Das Rheingold
Lorenzo
Bust of Lorenzo de Medici by Verrocchio (1480)
Louis
Louis XIV of France
Lucianus
Engraving of Lucian of Samosata by William Faithorne (17th century)
Lucifer
Depiction of Lucifer by William Blake (1827)
Lucius
Bust of Lucius Seneca
Ludmila
Saint Ludmila with Saint Václav in stained glass from the Czech Republic
Ludwig
Clovis (Ludwig), king of the Franks in a painting by Dejuinne (1835)
Lugus
Engraving of Lugus found in Paris
Luke
Depiction of Luke the Evangelist from the 9th century
Luther
Depiction of Martin Luther by Lucas Cranach the Elder (1533)
Martin Luther King (1964)
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Lydia
Icon depicting Saint Lydia
Macario
Icon depicting Saint Macarius of Egypt with a cherub
Madison
Allen and Madison from the movie Splash (1984)
Portrait of James Madison (1816)
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Maeve
Queen Maeve by Joseph Christian Leyendecker (1911)
Magdalene
Mary Magdalene depicted by Gheorghe Tattarescu
Malachi
Depiction of the Prophet Malachi by James Tissot (c. 1900)
Marcus
Bust of emperor Marcus Aurelius
Margaret
Depiction of Saint Margaret of Antioch from a manuscript (1440)
Maria
Portrait of Maria Theresa (1729)
Marie
Marie Curie (1911)
Mark
Saint Mark the Evangelist by Emmanuel Tzanes (1657)
Mark Twain (1909)
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Marlene
Marlene Dietrich (1932)
Martha
Depiction of Martha of Bethany (1497)
Martin
Depiction of Saint Martin splitting his cloak by El Greco (1599)
Martin Luther King (1964)
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Mary
Icon depicting the Virgin Mary and Jesus
Mason
Stonemasons
Matilda
Depiction of the Empress Matilda, daughter of Henry I of England
Matthew
The Inspiration of Saint Matthew (1602), by Caravaggio
Matthias
17th century depiction of Saint Matthias
Maurice
Depiction of Saint Maurice from a shrine in Saint-Maurice, Switzerland
Medusa
Mosaic depicting Medusa
Melanie
Saint Melania the Younger from a 10th-century miniature
Melchior
6th-century Byzantine depiction of the Magi
Melissa
Honey bee
Mercury
Mercury by Peter Paul Rubens (1638)
Merlin
Depiction of Merlin and Vivien by Gustave Doré (1875)
Methuselah
Stained glass depiction of Methuselah
Michael
Saint Michael the Archangel fighting Satan, painting by Luca Giordano (1663)
Miranda
Miranda in an image by John William Waterhouse (1916), based on Shakespeare's play The Tempest
Mireille
Vincent and Mireille from Mistral's poem Mirèio in a painting by Victor Leydet
Miriam
Painting of the biblical Miriam by Anselm Feuerbach (1862)
Moses
Depiction of Moses by Rembrandt (1659)
Muhammad
Ottoman miniature of the Prophet Muhammad (with veiled face)
Naomi 1
Naomi (in black) asks Ruth and Orpah to return to Moab in a painting by William Blake (1795)
Nathan
19th-century woodcut depicting the Prophet Nathan rebuking David
Nefertiti
Bust of Nefertiti
Nicholas
Saint Nicholas of Myra Saves Three Innocents by Repin (1888)
Noah 1
Mosaic depicting Noah, from Saint Mark's Basilica
Octavian
Statue of Octavian (emperor Augustus)
Odin
Depiction of Odin from an 18th-century Icelandic manuscript
Odovacar
Depiction of Romulus Augustus surrendering the crown to Odovacar by Hermann Knackfuss (c. 1880)
Odysseus
18th-century depiction of Odysseus and Calypso by Angelica Kauffman
Olga
Painting of Saint Olga by Mikhail Nesterov (1892)
Oliver
Depiction of Oliver Twist (1837)
Olivia
Depiction of Olivia from Shakespeare's 'Twelfth Night', by artist Charles Robert Leslie (1876)
Ophelia
Depiction of Shakespeare's Ophelia by John William Waterhouse (1894)
Oscar
Oscar Wilde (1882)
Otto
12th-century depiction of Otto the Great
Pablo
Pablo Picasso in a self-portrait (1907)
Pascal
Portrait of Blaise Pascal (c. 1691)
Patrick
Depiction of Saint Patrick
Paul
Saint Paul by El Greco (1614)
Paulino
Saint Paulinus of Nola (detail) by Tomaso de Rocio (1767)
Penelope
Penelope and the Suitors by John William Waterhouse (1912)
Persephone
The Return of Persephone by Frederic Leighton (1891)
Peter
Icon depicting Saint Peter
Philip
Bust of Philip II of Macedon
Phoebe
Phoebe the Titan as depicted on the Altar of Pergamon
Phyllis
Phyllis and Demophon by John William Waterhouse (1907)
Pilar
Depiction of Saint James adoring the Virgin of the Pillar by Francisco Goya (1780)
Pompey
Pompey the Great
Poseidon
Statue of Poseidon from the 2nd century BC
Pythagoras
Detail showing Pythagoras from The School of Athens by Raphael (1508)
Quetzalcoatl
Depiction of Quetzalcoatl
Rachel
Rachel being watched Jacob in an image by Gustave Doré (1866)
Rama 1
Painting of Rama (c. 1820)
Rameses
Statue of Rameses the Great
Raphael
Raphael Sanzio self-portrait (1506)
Raymond
Statue of Saint Raymond Nonnatus
Reagan
Ronald Reagan (1981)
Rebecca
Depiction of the biblical Rebecca by Giovanni Antonio Pellegrini (1713)
Reyes
La Virgen de los Reyes in Seville
Rhiannon
Rhiannon (wife of Pwyll) from an 1877 edition of the Mabinogion
Richard
Richard I of England at the Battle of Arsuf, by Gustave Doré (1875)
Robert
Robert the Bruce of Scotland
Rocco
Saint Rocco as a Pilgrim by Giovanni Battista Tiepolo (1730)
Roger
Mosaic depicting Roger II of Sicily
Roland
Roland at Roncesvalles by Alphonse-Marie-Adolphe de Neuville (1883)
Rose
Rose (hybrid tea 'Mrs. Herbert Stevens')
Roswitha
Depiction of Saint Roswitha
Roxana
Detail from Alexander the Great and Roxana by Pietro Rotari (1756)
Ruby
Uncut ruby stone
Rudolf
Statue of Rudolf I of Germany
Ruth 1
Ruth in Boaz's Field by Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld (1828)
Sabina
The Abduction of the Sabine Women by Nicolas Poussin (1634)
Sabrina
Sabrina rises, attended by water nymphs by Arthur Rackham (1921) for John Milton's Comus
Salah al-Din
15th-century depiction of Saladin
Salome
Actress Maud Allan playing Salome in a 1906 performance
Samson
Samson destroying the Philistine temple in an image by Gustave Doré (1866)
Samuel
Samuel Clemens (a.k.a. Mark Twain) in 1909
Sarah
Sarah with an angel, in a fresco by Giovanni Battista Tiepolo (1726)
Saraswati
Depiction of Saraswati by Raja Ravi Varma (1896)
Scevola
Statue of Mucius Scaevola by Louis-Pierre Deseine (1791)
Scholastica
Statue of Saint Scholastica
Sebastian
Engraving of Saint Sebastian by Dürer (1500)
Seraphina
Depiction of a seraph from book 210 of the Patrologia Latina
Seth 1
Depiction of the biblical Seth from a 14th-century fresco in Novgorod
Seth 2
Bronze statue of the Egyptian god Seth
Shahrazad
The sultan and Shahrazad in a 1856 illustration by Sani-ol-Molk from One Thousand and One Nights
Shakuntala
Shakuntala looking back to glimpse Dushyanta by Raja Ravi Varma (1898)
Shiva 1
Shiva with Parvati (c. 1800)
Siegfried
Siegfried and Brunnhilde by Charles Ernest Butler (1909)
Sigmund
Sigmund Freud (1922)
Sigurd
Sigurd and Brunhild by Harry George Theaker (1920)
Depiction of Sigurd slaying Fafnir (1900)
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Silvia
Mars and Rhea Silvia by Peter Paul Rubens (1617)
Simeon
Depiction of Simeon I of Bulgaria by D. Giudjenov (1927)
Simon 1
Depiction of Simon Peter by Peter Paul Rubens
Sophia
Altered image depicting how Hagia Sophia basilica may have looked before it became a mosque
Spartacus
Detail from The Death of Spartacus by Hermann Vogel (1882)
Stephen
Icon depicting Saint Stephen
Süleyman
Süleyman the Magnificent depicted in an Ottoman miniature
Susanna
Susanna and the Elders by Veronese (1570)
Susanoo
Image depicting Susanoo killing a dragon by Kuniteru (c. 1850)
Tafari
Haile Selassie I of Ethiopia (born Tafari Makonnen) in c. 1971
Tara 1
View from the summit of the Hill of Tara in Ireland
Taras
Portrait of Taras Shevchenko by Ivan Kramskoi (c. 1871)
Tatiana
19th-century icon depicting Saint Tatiana
Tenskwatawa
Portrait of Tenskwatawa by Charles Bird King (1820)
Thekla
11th-century Russian fresco depicting Saint Thekla
Theodora
Byzantine empress Theodora, from the Church of San Vitale in Ravenna
Theodore
Theodore Roosevelt (1904)
Theodoric
Depiction of Theodoric the Great
Theophanes
Image depicting Saint Theophanes the Confessor
Theresa
Depiction of Saint Teresa of Ávila
Theseus
Depiction of Theseus from 1861
Thomas
Incredulity of Saint Thomas by Caravaggio (1602)
Thor
Thor's Battle with the Ettins by Mårten Eskil Winge (1872)
Thutmose
Statue of Thutmose III
Tiffany
Movie poster for Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961)
Timothy
Icon depicting Saint Timothy
Tristan
Tristan and Isolde by John William Waterhouse (1916)
Tristan and Isolde in a painting by Edmund Leighton (1902)
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Tutankhamon
Bust of Tutankhamon, from his tomb
Ulrich
Painting of Ulrich Zwingli from the 16th century
Ursula
The Martyrdom of Saint Ursula by Hans Memling (1489)
Václav
Depiction of Saint Václav by Adolf Zimmermann (1852)
Väinämöinen
The Departure of Väinämöinen by Akseli Gallen-Kallela (1906)
Valentina
Valentina Tereshkova (1963)
Valentine 1
17th-century depiction of Saint Valentine by David Teniers
Vanessa
Depiction of Esther Vanhomrigh by John Everett Millais (1868)
Vasco
Portrait of Vasco da Gama by Gregório Lopes (1524)
Venus
Roman depiction of Venus, from Pompeii
Vercingetorix
Vercingetorix throws down his arms at the feet of Julius Caesar by Lionel Royer (1899)
Verena
The Mercy of Saint Verena (1524)
Veronica
Depiction of Saint Veronica by Hans Memling (c. 1470)
Vespasian
Bust of Emperor Vespasian
Victor
Victor Hugo (1876)
Victoria
Queen Victoria (1882)
Vincent
Vincent van Gogh self-portrait (1889)
Violet
Violet (Viola odorata)
Virginia
Virginia Woolf (1902)
Vladimir
Icon depicting Saint Vladimir
Vytautas
Detail showing Vytautas from The Battle of Grunwald by Jan Matejko (1878)
Walburga
Depiction of Saint Walburga by the Master of Meßkirch (1540)
Walter
Portrait of Sir Walter Scott (1822)
William
Depiction of William the Conqueror (17th century)
Portrait of William Shakespeare
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Winston
Winston Churchill (1943)
Wu
Traditional depiction of Emperor Wu of Han
Xavier
The Vision of Francis Xavier by Giovanni Battista Gaulli
Yahweh
Depiction of God by Michelangelo, from the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel
Ancient of Days, a depiction of the Judeo-Christian God, by William Blake (1794)
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Zarathustra
19th-century depiction of Zarathustra
Zechariah
The Archangel Gabriel Appears to Zechariah, a painting from the 15th century
Zenobia
Queen Zenobia's Last Look Upon Palmyra by Herbert Schmalz (1888)
Zeus
The Chariot of Zeus
Zoe
Byzantine empress Zoe, from a mosaic in Hagia Sophia
Zoraida
Depiction of Zoraida (from Don Quixote) by Thomas Stothard (late 18th century)