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Draft:List of Mysterious Figures

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This is a chronological list of every mysterious figure from history.

Image Name Date notoriety Description
Agent 355 1770s-after 1780 Being a female spy during the American Revolution Agent 355 was a spy and member of the Culper Ring during the Revolutionary War.[1][2]
Babushka Lady Nonmember 22, 1963 Being present at the Kennedy Assassination In several photos of the Kennedy assassination, a woman resembling a elderly Russian women with a camera can be seen in the background of many photos.[3][4]
Badgeman Nonmember 22, 1963 Being present at the Kennedy Assassination Within the Mary Moorman photograph of the assassination of United States president John F. Kennedy in Dealey Plaza on November 22, 1963. A supposed man was spotted in the background and conspiracy theorists have suggested that this figure is a sniper firing a weapon at the president from the grassy knoll. Although a reputed muzzle flash obscures much of the detail, the Badge Man has been described as a person wearing a police uniform—the moniker itself derives from a bright spot on the chest, which is said to resemble a gleaming badge.[5][6][7]
Bela Kiss 1877- 4 October 1916 Being a serial killer who vanished in 1916 Kiss was a Austira-Hungarian tinsmith who murdered at least 23 women and attempted to pickle their bodies, he joined the Austrian Army during WW1 but deserted after Austrian police discovered the murders.[8][9]
Black Dog Man Nonmember 22, 1963 Being present at the Kennedy Assassination In the Willis and Betzner photo of the assassination a mysterious man resembling a black dog could be seen. The United States House Select Committee on Assassinations concluded that a head of an individual could be seen but that this individual was situated in front of, rather than behind the bushes. Bill Miller argues that this individual is actually the eyewitness Emmett Hudson.[10][11]
Green Boots 1996-? The most popular body on Mount Everest Green Boots is an unidentified climber that became a landmark on the main Northeast ridge route of Mount Everest.[12][13]
Jack The Ripper 1888-1891 Murdering several women in Whitechapel, England Jack was an was an unidentified serial killer who was active in and around the impoverished Whitechapel district of London, England, in autumn of 1888.[14][15][16][17]
John Doe No. 24 1929-November 28, 1993 African-American John Doe John Doe No. 24 was a deaf and later blind African-American man who was found wandering around Jacksonville, Illinois.[18][19]
John Zegrus October of 1959 Detained in Japan for having a forged I.D. John was a 36-year-old Anglo-german man and supposed World War 2 Veteran who was arrested by the Tokyo Metropolitan Police.[20][21]
L'Inconnue de la Seine 1880s Having her death mask used by artist as a model was an unidentified young woman whose putative death mask became a popular fixture on the walls of artists' homes after 1900. Her visage inspired numerous literary works. In the United States, the mask is also known as La Belle Italienne.[22][23]
Tank Man June 5, 1989 Obstructing tanks during the aftermath of the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests and massacre An unknown Chinese man with 2 bags of groceries stood in front of a column of 4 Type 59 tanks, the man then claimed on top one of the tanks and proceeded to talk with the tank crew before being pulled of by two men.[24][25]
Techno Viking July 8, 2000 Internet meme The Techno Viking was a man who resembled a medieval Viking who appeared in a four minute video in which he attends the Fuckparade in Berlin, Germany.[26]

References

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  1. ^ Magazine, Smithsonian; Bleyer, Bill. "The Myth of Agent 355, the Woman Spy Who Supposedly Helped Win the Revolutionary War". Smithsonian Magazine. Retrieved 2024-11-29.
  2. ^ Casey, Susan (2015). Women Heroes of the American Revolution. Chicago Review Press. ISBN 9781613745830.
  3. ^ Vincent Bugliosi (1998). Reclaiming history. Internet Archive. W.W. Norton & Co. ISBN 978-0-393-04525-3.
  4. ^ Stone, Oliver; Sklar, Zachary (1992). JFK: The Book of the Film : the Documented Screenplay. Hal Leonard Corporation. ISBN 978-1-55783-127-9.
  5. ^ "SECRETS OF A HOMICIDE: BADGE MAN". www.jfkfiles.com. Retrieved 2024-11-29.
  6. ^ Sabato, Larry J. (2014-10-14). The Kennedy Half-Century: The Presidency, Assassination, and Lasting Legacy of John F. Kennedy. Bloomsbury Publishing USA. ISBN 978-1-62040-282-5.
  7. ^ "Recalling Kennedy's Death, or Life - The New York Times". web.archive.org. 2018-01-31. Retrieved 2024-11-29.
  8. ^ "Episode 33: A Dead End". Lore. 2016-05-02. Retrieved 2024-11-29.
  9. ^ Annie (2018-10-28). "Serial Chillers X.: Béla Kiss, the Vampire of Cinkota". CINEGORE. Retrieved 2024-11-29.
  10. ^ "The Myth of the Mystery Man in the Pyracantha Bush in Dealey Plaza by Bill Miller". web.archive.org. 2009-01-24. Retrieved 2024-11-29.
  11. ^ "History Matters Archive - HSCA Appendix to Hearings - Volume VI, pg". www.history-matters.com. Retrieved 2024-11-29.
  12. ^ "The tragic tale of Mt Everest's most famous dead body". www.bbc.com. Retrieved 2024-11-29.
  13. ^ "The Victoria Advocate - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com. Retrieved 2024-11-29.
  14. ^ "Charles Booth Online Archive". web.archive.org. 2011-02-03. Retrieved 2024-11-29.
  15. ^ Evans and Rumbelow, pp. 186–187; Evans and Skinner, The Ultimate Jack the Ripper Sourcebook, pp. 359–360
  16. ^ Canter, pp. 5–6
  17. ^ Letter from Thomas Bond to Robert Anderson, 10 November 1888, HO 144/221/A49301C, quoted in Evans and Skinner, The Ultimate Jack the Ripper Sourcebook, pp. 360–362 and Rumbelow, pp. 145–147
  18. ^ https://www.nytimes.com/1993/12/05/us/john-doe-no-24-takes-his-secret-to-the-grave.html
  19. ^ Bakke, David (2000-10-30). God Knows His Name: The True Story of John Doe No. 24. SIU Press. ISBN 978-0-8093-2327-2.
  20. ^ "Article clipped from The Province". The Province. 1960-08-15. p. 4. Retrieved 2024-11-29.
  21. ^ "Commons Chamber - Hansard - UK Parliament". hansard.parliament.uk. Retrieved 2024-11-29.
  22. ^ "Ophelia of the Seine". The Guardian. 2007-12-01. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2024-11-29.
  23. ^ "FELICECALCHI" (in Italian). Retrieved 2024-11-29.
  24. ^ "Picture power: Tiananmen stand-off". 2005-10-07. Retrieved 2024-11-29.
  25. ^ "Jan Wong, August 1988 - August 1994". The Globe and Mail. 2009-10-02. Retrieved 2024-11-29.
  26. ^ "The Technoviking Archive". www.technoviking.tv. Retrieved 2024-11-29.
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