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List of people known as The GreatThe 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, King of Macedon* 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) * Elizabeth the Great, Queen of England * 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, German Emperor, King of Prussia * Xerxes the Great, Persia (Iran) * Yu the Great, China * 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 * 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* 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*Sheila the Great from Judy Blume's Otherwise Known as Sheila the GreatEdward 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 AsprinThe Great Santini. *The Great Suprendo from Sesame Street* Epithet* List of monarchs by nickname* :Category:Greatest Nationals
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