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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote Matti Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 24 2018 at 05:13
^  Looks familiar!  Wink
 
 
Not much historical, this one, but the initials are perhaps not the easiest... :
 
 
Katri Ylander (b. 1985), Finnish pop singer; one of those numerous artists who come into music business via TV contest (Finnish Idols, 2005).
 
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Karl X Gustav (1622 - 1660).
King of Sweden from 1654 until his death.

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Loretta Young (1913 – 2000), American actress. Oscar for Best Actress: The Farmer's Daughter (1947).
 
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Leonard Zelig, the fictional character created by Woody Allen for his movie Zelig (1983).

Allen as Zelig.


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Lots of choices for M. Here's my chain of X-Y-Z.
 
 
Malcolm X (1925–1965), American civil rights activist.
 
  Marguerite Yourcenar (1903 – 1987), French novelist and essayist; the first woman elected to the Académie française.
 
        Monica Zetterlund (1937 – 2005), Swedish singer and actress.
 
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Nelson Xavier (1941 - 2017).
Brazilian actor and political activist. Twice awarded the Silver Bear at the Berlin International Festival.

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Neil Young (b. 1945)

Canadian musician

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And to complete the X-Y-Z chain of N, by team work:   
 Nathan Zuckerman, the protagonist in several novels of Philip Roth, such as The Ghost Writer (1979) and The Human Stain (2000).
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I am afflicted with an X-Y block...

Ossip Zadkine (1888 - 1967)

French-(Bela)Russian visual artist



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Paul Young (1947 – 2000), British singer-songwriter, perhaps best known as a vocalist in Mike + The Mechanics. (In the right side of the picture.)
 
 
 
 
Or, for the larger pop music public:   Paul Young (b. 1956), British singer-songwriter. 'Every Time You Go Away', 'Come Back and Stay' and other hits.
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Per Zanussi (b. 1977).
Norwegian jazz musician.

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Name googling:       Queen Zenobia (c. 240 – c. 274), 3rd century queen of Palmyra.
 
 
Roger Zelazny (1937 – 1995), American poet and writer of science fiction / fantasy.
                  (I think this is the only person I've posted in both of the Historical Figures games.)
 
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Procession-wise completing the P series:

Phideaux Xavier

American prog musician



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^^ Zenobia was a poweful woman. I like her history.

Robert Young (1907 - 1998).
American actor. A very familiar figure.

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Stefan Zweig (1881 – 1942), Austrian novelist, playwright, journalist and biographer.
   As a teenager I read his captivating novella Chess Story (1941).
 
 
 
PS. I'm thinking of an actress for S.Y. (whose first name is more common as a men's name); if you guess who, feel free to post it.   
 
EDIT:           V     Clap That's right, Sean Young who acted Rachael in Blade Runner.


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^Positive identification:

Sean Young (b. 1959)

American actress







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Sebastiano Ximenes, 16th century.
Italian banker who gave name to the Palace Ximenes de Sangallo, Florence, Italy.

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Terence Young (1915 – 1994), British film director and screenwriter.
(in the middle of the picture; he's best remembered for three early James Bond films starring Sean Connery.)
 
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Skipping U.

Victor of Xanten, 4th century.
Christian martyr of Xanten, Germany, known as Saint Victor.

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^ I have no U either.
 
William Butler Yeats (1865 – 1939), Irish poet. Nobelist of 1923.
 
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