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I've been lucky lately. I picked the young Mother Theresa and I think I know this one but only with a bit of luck, a fluke. Admittedly I didn't have any idea who it was, and frankly, didn't know where to start looking. I was watching TV tonight about the terrorist attack in Barcelona, and who should appear leading the mourners and visiting the Hospital, the King of Spain. It looks like the man in the photo. So I checked him out and that's who I think it is. I'm not 100% sure, but I think that's him...

Just saw him again on SBS Television, yes it's King Felipe V1 (Sixth)



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Wow I never thought someone would know that one
Well done Ken

Your turn again mate

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You are right John, it was a difficult one. I studied that face for a while and had no clue until I saw the King at Barcelona visiting the victims of the recent terrorist attack. I saw the news bulletin on 3 different channels, and the penny dropped. I then Googled King of Spain and it all fell into place. Just pure luck. Ok, let's try this one:

 

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No idea Ken

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Got me stumped BG.  Time for clues ?



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Nationality: American, British, Bosnian, Iranian



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Is a CBE and is a British-Iranian journalist and television host, the Chief International Correspondent for CNN and host of CNN International's nightly interview program



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Christiane Amanpour.   Had to go to Google though.



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I made it too easy for you Sheba... Over to you:

Christiane Amanpour, CBE (/krstin mnpr-/ (About this sound listen); Persian:  , translit. Kristine Amnpur; born 12 January 1958) is a British-Iranian journalist and television host. Amanpour is the Chief International Correspondent for CNN and host of CNN International's nightly interview program Amanpour. Amanpour is also a Global Affairs Anchor of ABC News. In 2013, she moved from New York City to live permanently in London, England, with her husband, former US Assistant Secretary of State James Rubin, and their teenage son.

Born in London, England, Amanpour was raised in Tehran. Her father, Mahmoud Amanpour, is a Muslim from Iran; her mother, Patricia Hill, is a Christian from England.She is fluent in English and Farsi.



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Thanks BG.  This one won't last long.

 

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Looks like me when I was a young boy in short pants !!! Now I'm an old boy in short pants !!!biggrinbiggrin



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Looks a bit like Bill Clinton around the eyes, but hey I could be wrong.biggrin



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Looks like he is wearing a Texas/Western type shirt that was around many years ago.



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Jewel wrote:

Looks a bit like Bill Clinton around the eyes, but hey I could be wrong.biggrin

Not wrong this time Jewel.  Your turn..

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William Jefferson Clinton (born William Jefferson Blythe III; August 19, 1946) is an American politician who served as the 42nd President of the United States from 1993 to 2001. Prior to the presidency he was the 40th Governor of Arkansas, from 1979 to 1981, and the state's 42nd governor, from 1983 to 1992. Before that, he served as Arkansas attorney general, from 1977 to 1979. A member of the Democratic Party, Clinton was ideologically a New Democrat and many of his policies reflected a centrist "Third Way" political

 



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Thanks Sheba, I just made a wild guess. smile

Lets see if anyone knows who this handsome fellow is...

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Might need a clue Jewel.



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Jus wondering if 'handsome' fellow is the clue - I'll have a guess at Casanova



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Hehe, sorry about the "handsome fellow"... I meant it tongue in cheek. 

Not Cassanova Cadpete.

Think along the lines of writing.

Happy guessingsmile

 



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Daniel Defoe ?



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Voltaire.   Took a lot of searching for this one.



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Very good Sheba. Who do you have next?

Voltaire

François-Marie Arouet (1694-1778), known as Voltaire, was a writer, philosopher, poet, dramatist, historian and polemicist of the French Enlightenment. The diversity of his literary output is rivalled only by its abundance: the edition of his complete works currently nearing completion will comprise nearly 200 volumes.

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Thanks Jewel.  Who is this ?

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Looks like a Governor or someone high up in Government. Might be time for a clue Sheba..



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He was here in 1788.



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Sheba wrote:

He was here in 1788.

Gday...

I am pretty sure he was on the east coast of this continent in 1770 ... but not in 1788 - he was the President of his prestigious Society at that time.

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You're right John.  I put in the wrong Date.

He was here in 1770.

Sorry about that Folks.



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Was it Joseph Banks the botanist with James Cook



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Certainly was Sandman.  Your turn.



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Thanks Sheba. Now who is this? She was born in New Zealand on 30 August 1912, and was the youngest of six children. In 1914, her family moved to Australia and settled at North Sydney

 

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Hi Sandman, she looks like she is wearing a uniform... maybe the second WW, but can't figure out who she might be (even with the help of Mr Google).



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