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"The Greats"
The following people normally have the words "the Great" appended to their names.
- Abbas the Great, Persia (Iran)
- Akbár the Great, India
- Alaric the Great, of the Visigoths
- Albert the Great (aka Albertus Magnus), Medieval German philosopher and theologian (but note that "the Great" translates his family name, de Groot)
- Alexander the Great, Macedon King, Greece
- Alfred the Great of Wessex, English
- Alfonso the Great of Leon
- Anthony the Great early Christian saint of Egypt
- Antiochus the Great, Seleucid Empire
- Ashoka the Great, India
- Bhumibol Adulyadej the Great, Thailand
- Boleslaus the Brave, sometimes called the Great, Poland
- Buddha Yodfa Chulaloke the Great, Thailand
- Canute the Great, Danish, King of Denmark, England, and Norway
- Casimir the Great, Poland
- Catherine the Great, Russia
- Chandraputa the Great, India
- Charles the Great, more commonly known as "Charlemagne"
- Chulalongkorn the Great, Thailand
- Constantine the Great, Rome/Byzantium
- Cyrus the Great, Persia (Iran) - Cyrus is the first king whose name was suffixed with the word "Great"
- Darius the Great, Persia (Iran)
- Frederick the Great, Prussia
- Genghis Khan the Great, Mongolia
- Gertrude the Great of Helfta, medieval mystic
- Gustavus Adolphus the Great, Sweden
- Gwanggaeto the Great of Goguryeo, Korea
- Hanno the Great, Carthage
- Henry IV the Great, France
- Herod the Great, Judea
- Ivan the Great, Russia
- John the Great, Portugal
- John Paul II the Great, Pope
- Justinian the Great, Byzantium
- Kamehameha the Great, Hawai'i
- Karikala Chola the Great, India
- Karim Khan the Great, Persia (Iran)
- Llywelyn the Great, Wales/Gwynedd
- Louis the Great, Hungary and Poland
- Louis the Great, France
- Mithridates the Great, Parthia
- Mithridates the Great, Pontus
- Moctezuma the Great, Aztec empire
- Mubarak Al-Sabah the Great, Kuwait
- Nadir Shah the Great, Persia (Iran)
- Otto I the Great, Holy Roman Emperor
- Pacal the Great, Maya state of Palenque
- Peter the Great, Russia
- Peter III the Great, Aragont
- Pompey the Great, Rome
- Prokop the Great, Hussite leader in Bohemia
- Rajaraja Chola the Great, India
- Rameses the Great, Ancient Egypt
- Reza Shah the Great, Persia (Iran)
- Rhodri the Great, Wales/Gwynedd
- Ronald the Great, United States (aka Ronaldus Magnus - often referred to as such by Reagan's supporters after his death, and sarcastically by his opponants)
- Sancho III the Great, Navarre
- Shapur the Great, Sassanid empire, Persia (Iran)
- Sargon the Great, Akkad
- Sejong the Great, Korea
- Shivaji the Great, India
- Stephen the Great, Moldova, Romania
- St. Basil the Great, Cappadocia
- St. Euthymius the Great, Palestine
- St. Gregory the Great, pope
- Saint James the Great, apostle
- St. Leo the Great, pope
- St. Macarius the Great, Egyptian hermit
- St. Nicholas the Great, pope
- Theodoric the Great, Ostrogoths
- Theodosius the Great, Rome
- Tigranes the Great, Armenia
- Turkmenbashi the Great, self-proclaimed title of Saparmurat Niyazov, the president of Turkmenistan.
- Valdemar I the Great, Denmark
- Vytautas the Great, archduke of Lithuanian Grand Duchy
- Wang Tian Yi the Great, Chinese hero
- William V the Great, Aquitaine
- William I the Great, Germany
- Xerxes the Great, Persia (Iran)
- Yu the Great, China
Related
- Muhammad Ali, boxer (The Greatest)
- Alexandru cel Bun, ("the Kind") Romanian voivode
- Julio Cesar Chavez, boxer (The Great Mexican Champion)
- Agostino Chigi, il Magnifico ("The Magnificent")
- Ellaalan, "the Just" , Sri Lanka .
- Jackie Gleason (the Great One)
- Wayne Gretzky (the Great One)
- Karikala II Chola, "of the abundant/plentiful" , India .
- Leelavathi Naaichchi, " the Brave " , Sri Lanka .
- Cheran Maavali Vaanan , "the Prosperous" , India .
- Malaiyamaan Kaari, "the Modest" , India .
- Mihai Viteazul, ("the Brave"), Romanian voivode
- Pegun , "the Magnanimous" , India .
- Philip the Good, duke of Burgundy
- The Rock, wrestler/actor (Rocky, also known as The Great One)
- Stefan Dušan, ("The Forceful"), Serbian tzar
- Ştefan cel Mare ("The Great"), voivod of Moldavia
- Stefan Visoki ("The Tall"), Serbian despot
- Suleyman the Magnificent
- Lorenzo il Magnifico, ("The Magnificent")
- Felix Trinidad, boxer (Tito, also known as The Great Puerto Rican Champion)
- The Great Kat, heavy metal guitarist and violinist
Antonyms, in various ways
- Ajax the Lesser called "Lesser" to be distinguished from Ajax (the Great)
- Alexandru cel Rău ("the Evil"), Wallachian voivode
- August the Strong of Saxony
- Basilides the False
- Charles the Bald
- Charles the Fat
- Charles the Short
- Charles the Simple
- Diogenes the Cynic (possibly "the dog")
- Dionysius Exiguus ("the little", "the humble")
- Dutte Gamini or Gamini Abhaya , "the Evil" and "the Daring", Sri Lanka
- Ethelred the Unready, (i.e. ill-advised)
- Heliogabalus the Horrible (better known as Elagabalus)
- Ivan the Terrible
- King John
Lackland of England - Kulothunga Chola I, "the rotten", India
- Mary the Rich
- Pepin the Short
- Romulus Augustulus ("the small Augustus"), last Western Roman Emperor.
- St. James the Lesser
- Ştefan Surdul ("the Deaf"), Wallachian voivode
- Vlad Înecatul ("the Drowned"), Wallachian voivode
- Vlad II Dracul ("the Dragon" or "the Devil"), Wallachian voivode
- Vlad III Dracula ("son of the Dragon", "son of the Devil), better known as Vlad III the Impaler, Wallachian voivode
- William the Bastard, better known as William I of England or William the Conqueror
- William the Silent, Prince of Orange
Fictional characters
- Sheila the Great from Judy Blume's Otherwise Known as Sheila the Great
- Edward the Great - title of an Iron Maiden 'greatest hits' album, named after the band's mascot Eddie.
- Gonzo the Great character from The Muppet Show.
- The Great Brain.
- The Great Gatsby in F. Scott Fitzgerald's novel.
- The Great Gazoo from the cartoon series The Flintstones.
- The Great Merlini.
- The Great Pumpkin from Peanuts comic strip.
- The Great Rupert from the 1950 film of the same name.
- The Great Skeeve from the novels of Robert Asprin
- The Great Santini.
- The Great Suprendo from Sesame Street
See also
Lists of people by name feature | Greatest Nationals
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