Identify today's historical figure in 8 guesses . Each guess shows how your pick compares with the mystery person on eight clues: Born, Died, Lifespan, Region, Birthplace, Field, Occupation and Era .
The eight clues Born The year they were born Died The year they died Lifespan How many years they lived Region Their part of the world Birthplace The state they were born into Field Their area of achievement Occupation Their main role Era When they made their mark Colours and symbols Region Western Europe ✓
Green ✓ : exact match.
Field Literature ≈
Amber ≈ : close, or a partial match.
Era Ancient ✕
Grey ✕ : no match.
Years and arrows Born 1879 ↓
1879 ↓ means today's figure was born earlier than 1879. ↑ means later.
Died 1934 ≈ ↑
Amber with an arrow means close: born or died within 10 years , or a lifespan within 5 years . The arrow still shows the direction.
Years before the Common Era are shown as BCE (356 BCE). There is no year 0. Lifespans are approximate.
Field and occupation Field is green when it's the same, and amber when the two fields are closely related:Science & Mathematics ↔ Invention & Engineering · Science & Mathematics ↔ Philosophy · Philosophy ↔ Religion · Philosophy ↔ Literature · Literature ↔ Visual Arts · Literature ↔ Music · Visual Arts ↔ Music · Politics & Governance ↔ Military · Politics & Governance ↔ Social Reform · Politics & Governance ↔ Business & Economics · Religion ↔ Social Reform · Business & Economics ↔ Invention & Engineering · Exploration ↔ Business & Economics · Film & Performance ↔ Music · Film & Performance ↔ Literature · Film & Performance ↔ Sports Occupation shows your guess's main occupation. It's green if the main occupation matches, and amber if the two people share any role (for example, a Painter who was also a Sculptor). An amber tile like Philosopher +4 means the match may be one of their four other roles: tap it to see them (Hard mode doesn't list them).Region, birthplace and era These are exact matches only: green or grey. Region is where the person came from, using broad world regions. The UK counts as Northern Europe, France and Germany as Western Europe, and Turkey as the Middle East.Birthplace is the state they were born into, by its historical name. Napoleon is from the Kingdom of France, Einstein from the German Empire and Gandhi from British India.Era is when they made their principal mark, not when they were born. The boundaries are approximate:
Ancient before 500 CE
Medieval 500–1400
Renaissance 1400–1600
Early Modern 1600–1789
Industrial / 19th Century 1789–1900
Modern / 20th Century 1900–1945
Contemporary 1945–present Hard mode Switch on Hard mode before your first guess for an extra challenge: every guess must be someone who could still be the answer, given all the clues so far. A guess that contradicts a clue still uses up one of your guesses but reveals no clues, so check before you guess. Your shared score gets an asterisk, like 5/8* . Stuck? You can turn it off mid-game, but that game then counts as a normal result, without the asterisk.
Good to know Tap any square on the board for a plain-language explanation. Stuck after five guesses? Reveal one hint per game (it adds a 💡 to your shared score). There are no hints in Hard mode. Everyone gets the same figure each day. A new one arrives at midnight, your local time. Win or lose, you'll learn who they were and why they mattered. 