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Albert the Great, better known as Albertus Magnus, French Catholic theologian

Alexander the Great, Macedonia

Alfred the Great of Wessex, English

Anthony the Great early Christian saint of Egypt

Ashoka the Great, India

Bhumibol Adulyadej the Great, Thailand

Boleslaus the Brave, sometimes called the Great, Poland

Canute the Great, Danish, King of Denmark, England, and Norway

Casimir the Great, Poland

Catherine the Great, Russia

Charles the Great, more commonly known as "Charlemagne"

Constantine the Great, Rome/Byzantium

Cyrus the Great, Persia

Darius the Greatchariot, and the symbol of Ahuramazda Darius the Great (Pers. Dariush, old Persian Darayavaush , the son of Hystaspes and Persian Emperor from 521 to 485 BC. The principal source for his history is his own inscriptions, especially the great inscription of, Persia

Frederick the GreatFrederick II of Prussia Friedrich der Grosse Frederick the Great January 24, 1712 August 17, 1786) was the Hohenzollern king of Prussia 1740 86. He was one of the so-called " enlightened monarchs". Friedrick preferred to speak French rather than German., Prussia

Gertrude the Great of Helfta, medieval mystic

Gustavus Adolphus the Great, Sweden

Hanno the GreatHanno the Great was a wealthy Carthaginian aristocrat in the 3rd century BC. Hanno's wealth was based on the land he owned in North Africa, and during the First Punic War he led the faction in Carthage that was opposed to continuing the war against Rome., Carthage

Herod the GreatHerod I, also known as Herod the Great was an ancient king. 74 BC 4 BC March in Jerusalem). Biography Herod the Great arose from a wealthy, influential Idumaean family, (the Idumaean the Edomite of the Bible, who settled in Idumea, also known as Edom, in, Judea

Ivan the GreatIvan III Vasilevich III ( January 22, 1440 October 27, 1505) also known as Ivan the Great ruled from 1462 1505; oldest son of Vasili II Vasiliyevich. Ivan III has been referred to as the "gatherer of the Russian lands". He subjugated a number of Russian t, Russia

Justinian the GreatJustinian I born Flavius Petrus Sabbatius ( May 11, 483 November 13/ 14, 565). He served as Eastern Roman Emperor from AD August 1, 527 to November 13/ 14, 565. Life Justinian I was born in a small village called Tauresina ( Taor) in Illyricum (near Skopj, Byzantium

Kamehameha the GreatThis article is about the Hawaiian ruler. For other uses, see Kamehameha (disambiguation . Kamehameha also known as Kamehameha I and Kamehameha the Great ( circa 1758- 1819), unified the Hawaiian Islands in battle and formally established the Kingdom of H, Hawai'i

Louis the Great, France

Pacal the Great, Maya state of Palenque

Peter the Great, Russia

Pompey the Great, Rome

Prokop the Great, Hussite leader in Bohemia

Rameses the Great, Ancient Egypt

Sargon the Great, Akkad

Sejong the Great, Korea

Stefan 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

Theodosius the Great, Rome

Valdemar I the Great of Denmark

William V the Great, duke of Aquitaine

Xerxes the Great, Persia

Ajax the Greater, hero from Homer's Iliad
Alexandru cel Bun, ("the Kind") Romanian voivode
Agostino Chigi , il Magnifico ("The Magnificent")
Jackie Gleason (the Great One)
Wayne Gretzky (the Great One)
Mihai Viteazul, ("the Brave"), Romanian voivode
Stefan Dusan, ("The Forceful"), Serbian tzar
Stefan cel Mare ("The Great"), voivod of Moldavia
Stefan Visoki ("The Tall"), Serbian despot
Suleyman the Magnificent
Lorenzo il Magnifico, ("The Magnificent")

2 Antonyms, in various ways

Ajax the Lesser
Alexandru cel Rau ("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")
Ethelred the Unready, (i.e. ill-advised)
Heliogabalus the Horrible
Ivan the Terrible
King John Lackland of England
Romulus Augustulus ("the small Augustus"), last Western Roman Emperor.
Sir Robin the Not-So Brave
St. James the Lesser
Stefan Surdul ("the Deaf"), Wallachian voivode
Vlad Inecatul ("the Drowned"), Wallachian voivode
William the Bastard, better known as William I of England or William the Conqueror

3 Fictional characters

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 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

4 See also

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