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94 Famous People Charades Ideas

Famous people from history, science, the arts and beyond: Abraham Lincoln, Galileo Galilei, Marie Curie, Michelangelo, Oprah Winfrey and J.R.R. Tolkien. This deck has 94 names to act out.

It's a great deck for history and science classes, trivia fans and anyone who likes a challenge. Act out what made each person famous.

Famous People charades words (A–Z)

  • Abraham Lincoln
  • Abraham Maslow
  • Ada Lovelace
  • Alan Turing
  • Albert Einstein
  • Alexander Fleming
  • Alexander Graham Bell
  • Alexander the Great
  • Andy Warhol
  • Anne Frank
  • Aristotle
  • Audrey Hepburn
  • Babe Ruth
  • Beyoncé
  • Bill Gates
  • Bob Marley
  • Buzz Aldrin
  • Carl Jung
  • Charles Darwin
  • Christian Dior
  • Coco Chanel
  • Confucius
  • David Attenborough
  • Demis Hassabis
  • Elon Musk
  • Elvis Presley
  • Florence Nightingale
  • Freddie Mercury
  • Frida Kahlo
  • Galileo Galilei
  • Geoffrey Hinton
  • George Orwell
  • George Stephenson
  • George Washington
  • Gregor Mendel
  • J.K. Rowling
  • J.R.R. Tolkien
  • Jack Ma
  • Jacques Cousteau
  • James Watt
  • Jane Goodall
  • Jeff Bezos
  • Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
  • Johannes Gutenberg
  • Jonas Salk
  • Julius Caesar
  • Karl Benz
  • Katherine Johnson
  • Leo Tolstoy
  • Leonardo da Vinci
  • Louis Pasteur
  • Madonna
  • Mahatma Gandhi
  • Malala Yousafzai
  • Marie Curie
  • Marilyn Monroe
  • Mark Twain
  • Mark Zuckerberg
  • Martin Luther King Jr.
  • Michael Jackson
  • Michelangelo
  • Mother Teresa
  • Muhammad Ali
  • Napoleon Bonaparte
  • Nelson Mandela
  • Nikola Tesla
  • Oprah Winfrey
  • Pablo Picasso
  • Pele
  • Plato
  • Queen Elizabeth II
  • Ray Kroc
  • Rembrandt
  • Robert Koch
  • Rosa Parks
  • Salvador Dalí
  • Satya Nadella
  • Serena Williams
  • Sigmund Freud
  • Socrates
  • Stephen King
  • Steve Jobs
  • Steven Spielberg
  • Sundar Pichai
  • The Beatles
  • Thomas Edison
  • Tim Berners-Lee
  • Usain Bolt
  • Victor Hugo
  • Vincent van Gogh
  • Walt Disney
  • William Shakespeare
  • Winston Churchill
  • Wright Brothers

How to act out famous people charades

  • Act out what they're famous for: painting a ceiling, inventing the telephone.
  • Use a famous pose or speech moment.
  • Split the name into sound-alike words as a last resort.

Best for: Teens, adults and classrooms.

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