| Historical Figure | Culture |
Song | Artist |
Year Used |
Explanation of Song |
| Akhenanton | Egypt |
Born This Way | Lady Gaga | 2011 |
Pharoah had female Features |
| Alexander the Great | Greece |
All I Do is Win | DJ Khaled | 2012 |
Marched Across Asia |
| Ali Baba | Mesopotamia |
For the Love of Money | The O'Jays | 2009 |
Stole Money from the Thieves |
| Amon | Egypt | ||||
| Amonet | Egypt | ||||
| Assassins | Mesopotamia | Bad Boys | Inner Circle | 2011 |
Like the song the Assassins were relentless to their cause |
| Atahaulpa | Inca |
Won't Get Fooled Again | The Who | 2011 |
Atahaulpa was tricked by the Spanish |
| Aton | Egypt | Here Comes the Sun | The Beatles | 2011 |
Emerged as the Sun |
| Al-Razi | Mesopotamia | Dr. Feelgood | Motley Crue | 2010 |
Brilliant Islamic Doctor |
| Augustus | Rome |
You're Powerful | Skillet | 2009 |
Augustus wished to be greater than Caesar |
| Aztecs | Aztecs |
Final Countdown | Europe | 2010 |
Aztecs are the Original Mexicans |
| Baldwin of Boulogue | Europe | Oscar Meyer Theme | Commercial Jingle | 2012 |
Baldwin was a European King in the Middle East |
| Benito Mussolini | Italy | ||||
| Brutus | Rome |
Backstabber | The O'Jays | 2009 |
Caesar's Friend and main conspirator to Caesar's death |
| Caesar | Rome |
Womanizer | Britany Spears | 2009 |
Known for his friendliness with many women |
| Casear + Cleopatra | Rome |
Sexual Healing | Marvin Gaye | 2009 |
Relationship was known more for friendliness than love |
| Caligula | Rome |
Basket Case | Green Day | 2009 |
Made his horse a senator of Rome |
| Catherine the Great | Russia | Killer Queen | Queen | 2011 |
Catherine had a part in the death of her husband and she was tough |
| Ch'in | China |
Flagpole Sitta | Chiodos | 2009 |
Many of his innovations and decrees where to protect him from enemies |
| China | China | ||||
| Cincinatus | Rome |
WKRP in Cincinatti | Theme Song for Show | 2011 |
Rome needed someone lead in a desperate moment |
| Claudious | Rome |
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| Cleopatra | Rome/Egypt |
Diva | Beyonce' | 2010 |
Known for her friendliness and willingness to use this for political ambition |
| Commodus | Rome |
Crazzy | Gnarls Barkley | 2010 |
Late Roman Emperor known for his unpredictability and cruelty |
| Confuscious | China | My Philosophy | Boogie Down Productions | 2011 |
Great Chinese Thinker |
| Constantine | Rome | The Sign | Ace of Base | 2010 |
Last Roman Emperor to unify Rome, mad Christianity official religion |
| Copernicus | Europe | Mr. Sun | Barney | 2010 |
Proved that the Earth Revolves around the sun |
| Cortez | Aztecs |
Ain't No Rest of the Wicked | Cage the Elephant | 2010 |
Like the song he was sneaky and took advantage of the Aztecs |
| Cosimo De Medici | Italy | ||||
| Count Camileo Cavour | Italy | That's Amore | Dean Martin | 2011 |
Italian pivital towards the unification of Italy |
| Crocodiles | Egypt | Crocodile Rock | Elton John | 2011 |
Crocodiles were used to destroy Osiris |
| Cronus | Greece |
Eat the Children | Otep | 2012 |
Greek god that ate his children to protect himself from his demise |
| Cyrus the Great | Mesopotamia | On the Road Again | Willie Nelson | 2011 |
Great Persian leader that developed a road system |
| Czar Alexander | Russia | ||||
| Darius III | Mesopotamia |
Chicken Song | |||
| Denis Diderot | Europe | ABC | Jackson 5 | 2011 |
Working with the Encyclopedia deals with a lot of words & numbers |
| Diocletian | Rome | ||||
| Egypt | Egypt | Walk Like an Egyptian | The Bangles | 2009 |
Famous Song about the wall paintings and movement of Egyptians |
| Empresses Olga of Kiev | Russia | ||||
| Emperor Hirohito | Japan | ||||
| Erebus | Greece | Shadows of the Night | Pat Benatar | 2011 |
Greek god of the Night |
| Eros | Greece |
How to Love | Little Wayne | 2009 |
Greek god of love |
| Father Miguel Hidalo | Latin America | Show Me the Way | Styx | 2011 |
Leader of Mexican Revolution |
| Francisco Pizarro | Inca/Spain | ||||
| Franz Ferdinand | Austria | Hit Me With Your Best Shot | Pat Benetar | 2011 |
Assasinated to begin World War I |
| Frogs | Egypt | Not Easy Being Green | The Muppets | 2011 |
Primordial Gods emerged as Frogs and Snakes |
| Gaia | Greece |
Captain Planet | Children's TV Show | 2009 |
Greek god of earth |
| Galileo | Europe |
When You Wish Upon a Star | Cliff Eedwards (Jim cricket | 2009 |
Discovered stars and explored outer space |
| Geb | Egypt |
Mr. Blue Sky | Electric Light Orchestra | 2010 |
Egyptian god of the earth |
| Genie | Mesopotamia |
Friend Like Me | Aladdin, Robin Williams | 2011 |
Genie from Ali Baba |
| Gold | Inca | Miner's Song | Woody Guthrie | 2011 |
Inca's had plenty of gold for Atahaulpa's ransom |
| Greece | Greece |
Grease Lightning | John Travolta | 2010 |
The Olympics originated in Ancient Greece |
| Giusseppe Garabaldi | Italy | Talkin' Bout Revolution | Tracy Chapman | 2011 |
Key Member of Italian Unification |
| Giusseppe Mazzini | Italy | ||||
| Hades | Greece |
Devil Went Down to Georgia | Charlie Daniels Band | 2011 |
Greek god of the under world |
| Hadrian | Rome | The Wall | Pink Floyd | 2009 |
Roman Emperor who build Hadrian's Wall in England |
| Hatshepsut | Egypt |
Respect | Areatha Franklin | 2010 |
First female ruler of Ancient Egypt |
| Hercules | Greece |
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| Hippos | Egypt | Hippo Song | 2011 |
Used to block Nile to destroy Osiris | |
| Hong Wu | China | Serial Killa | Motor Head | 2009 |
Vicious and cruel Chinese Emperor |
| Horus | Egypt | The Power | Snap | 2009 |
Mythical God of Egypt, considered the first Pharaoh |
| Huascar | Inca | Fighter | Christina Aguilera | 2011 |
Had to fight his brother Atahaulpa for the throne |
Huh |
Egypt | Time After Time | Cyndi Lauper | 2011 |
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| Huhet | Egypt | ||||
| Ibn Sina | Mesopotamia |
Like a Surgeon | Weird Al Yankovic | 2010 |
Teenage doctor and boy genious |
| Imad al-din Zengi | Mesopotamia | ||||
| Imhotep | Egypt | Bob the Builder | Bob the Builder | 2009 |
Architect of the Pyramids |
| Inca | Inca | ||||
| Isis | Egypt | Stand By Me | Ben E. King | 2010 |
Wife of Osiris |
| Isis + Osiris | Egypt |
Please Don't Go | Double You | 2009 |
Isis brought Osiris back to life |
| Isaac Newton | Europe |
Newton Rap | 2009 |
Scientist of Europe, discovered laws of gravity | |
| Ivan III | Russia | ||||
| Ivan the Terrible | Russia | Psycho | Puddle of Mud | 2010 |
Unstable ruler who killed his son and left Russia on the brink of Civil War |
| Janus | Rome |
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| Johannes Kepler | Europe | ||||
| John Calvin | Europe | ||||
| John Locke | Europe |
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| Jose de San Martin | Latin Americ | ||||
| Joseph Stalin | Russia | Bad | Michael Jackson | 2010 |
Leader of the Soviet Union, known for his cruelty and paranoia |
| Kasim | Mesopotamia |
Smooth Criminal | Michael Jackson | 2009 |
Ali Baba's brother, stole from the criminals |
| King Baldwin IV | Europe | Die Young | The Band Perry | 2011 |
Because of his leprosy, Baldwin died early in life |
| King Porus | India | ||||
| King Tut | Egypt |
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| Knights Templar | Europe | ||||
| Kuk | Egypt | ||||
| Kuket | Egypt | Paint It Black | Rolling Stones | 2011 |
Egyptian God that placed stars and color in the night sky |
| Leonardo Da Vinci | Europe | Anything You Can Do | Doris Day & Robert Goulet | 2009 |
Father of the Renaissance |
| Loki | Vikings |
Bad to The Bone | George Thorogood | 2009 |
Viking god of evil. Starts the end of the world |
| Louis XVI | France | Do You Really Want to Hurt Me | Culture Club | 2011 |
French King executed |
| Lucricia | Rome |
Beautiful Girls | Sean Kingston | 2009 |
Roman girl who commits suicide after being raped by Etruscan King |
| Manco Inca | Inca | ||||
| Marie Antoinette | France | Bad Day | Daniel Powter | ||
| Mark Anthony | Rome |
I Like to Move It | Reel to Real | 2009 |
Known for his ability to fight and also enjoy himself |
| Mark Anthony + Cleopatra | Rome/Egypt |
At Last | Etta James | 2009 |
Love between these two was more genuine than Caesar and Cleopatra |
| Mars | Rome |
Shadow of Death | Megadeth | 2011 |
Roman God of War |
| Martin Luther | Europe |
Don't Stop Believing | Journey | 2009 |
German monk that created the 95 Thesis and Protestantism |
| Marx/Engels | Europe | It Takes Two | Rob Base & DJ EZ Rock | 2011 |
Together they wrote the Communist Manifesto |
| Mekmet II | Middle East | Istanbul (Constantinople) | The Four Lads | 2011 |
Sultain that captured Constantinople |
| Mencious | China | Don't Worry Be Happy | Bobby McFarrin | 2009 |
Chinese Philosopher who looked at the positives of mankind |
| Michelangelo | Europe | I'll Transfer Ya | Chris Brown Ft. Lil Wayne | 2010 |
Great Renaissance Painter and sculpter |
| Middle East | Mesopotamia | Arabian Nights | Aladdin Soundtrack | 2009 |
Song about the Deserts of Arabia |
| Modern Europe | Europe | Boom, Boom Pow | Black Eyed Peas | 2010 |
Modern Europe had to deal with the Cold War and 2 World Wars |
| Mongols | Mongols |
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| Montesquieu | France | Spoonful of Sugar | Mary Poppins | 2011 |
Like measurements Montesquieu was exact about his work |
| Montezuma | Aztecs |
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| Morgiana | Mesopotamia | Lean on Me | Bill Withers | 2009 |
Loyal slave that help protect Ali Baba |
| Napoleon | France | I am a Model of a Modern Major General | The Pirates of Penzance | 2011 |
French General who made France a world power |
| Napoleon III | France | Takin Care of Business | Bachman Turner Overdrive | 2011 |
Nephew of Napoleon who entered into various treaties and wars for France |
| Nero | Rome |
Fire Burning | Sean Kingston | 2010 |
The Great Fire of Rome is blamed by Nero who blamed it on the early Christians |
| Nun | Egypt | You Are My Sunshine | Jimmie Wakely and the Sunshine Girls | 2011 |
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| Nunet | Egypt | ||||
| Nut | Egypt |
Mr. Blue Sky | Electric Light Orchestra | 2009 |
God of the the sky |
| Nyx | Greece |
Fireflies | Owl City | 2010 |
God of darkness |
| Odin | Vikings |
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| Osiris | Egypt |
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| Osman | Mesopotamia | Sultains of Swing | Dire Straits | 2011 |
Rich Sultan of the Middle East |
| Otto von Bismarck | Germany | Deutschland | Joseph Haydn | 2011 |
Great Prime Minister for German Unification |
| Pandora | Greece |
Stupid Girl | Pink | 2009 |
First woman who let evil into the world by opening the box from Zeus |
| Parmineo | Greece | ||||
| Pedro De Almagro | Inca/Spain | Conquistador | Procol Harum | 2011 |
Partner with Pizarro who was double crossed by Pizarro |
| Peter the Great | Russia | Handlebars | Flobots | 2011 |
During his youth Peter trained to be Czar of Russia |
| Phillip II | Greece |
Daddy Wasn't There | Austin Powers | 2009 |
Father of Alexander the Great, Alex continued his vision and then some |
| Pierre Boyle | Europe | Frere Jacques | Children' Song | 2011 |
Classic French song, Classic French Guy |
| Pope Urban | Europe |
Livin on a Prayer | Bon Jovi | 2009 |
Pope that called for 1st Crusade |
| Poseidon | Greece |
If I Lived Under the Sea | Barney and Friends | 2012 |
Greek God of the Sea |
| Quatzecoatl | Aztecs |
Human | The Killers | 2011 |
God that was to return to earth and live with the Aztecs |
| Ramesis | Egypt | Girls | Beastie Boys | 2010 |
Pharoah who lived for over 90 years and had over 100 children |
| Rasputin | Russia | I Get Knocked Down | Chumbawamba | 2010 |
Russian monk that almosted survived gunshots, stabbings, and poisoning |
| Rats | Europe |
Hickory Dickory Dock | Children's Nursery Rhyme | 2012 |
Rats carried the plague all through Europe |
| Reynald of Chatillion | Europe | Sneaky Snake | Tom T. Hall | 2011 |
Knight of the Crusades that was disliked by both sides |
| Rhea Silva | Rome |
Dear Mama | Tupac | 2012 |
Mother of Romulus and Remus |
| Rome | Rome | ||||
| Romulus and Remus | Rome |
Idential Twins | Olson Twins | 2012 |
Brothers and founders of Rome |
| Rospierre | France | Clock Runs Out | All Star Weekend | 2011 |
Hero to villian of French Revolution |
| Saladin | Mesopotamia | ||||
| Seth | Egypt |
Thunderstruck | AC-DC | 2009 |
God that killed his brother Osiris and was god of Thunder and War |
| Shu | Egypt | ||||
| Simon Bolivar | Latin America | ||||
| Sinbad | Mesopotamia |
Pirate's Life | Jonas Brothers | 2009 |
From 1001 Arabian Nights, legendary sailor |
| Snakes | Egypt | Snake Song | 2011 |
Primordial Gods of the Egyptians | |
| Socrates | Greece |
I Fought the Law | Bobby Fuller Four | 1999 |
Philosopher executed by drinking Hemlock in Athens |
| Sparticus | Rome |
We're Not Gonna Take It | Twisted Sister | 2010 |
Escaped Gladiator Slave hunted by the Romans for 3 years |
| Suleiman the Great | Middle East | ||||
| Sun Tzu | China | Epoch of War | 2009 |
Wrote the famous book 'Art of War' | |
| Tartarus | Greece |
Lake of Fire | Nirvanna | 2011 |
Primordial Titan/god of the underworld |
| Tefnut | Egypt |
Have You Ever Seen the Rain | Creedence Clearwater Revival | 2010 |
God of Rain |
| Toussaint L'Ouverture | Latin America | Uprising | Muse | 2011 |
Led the revolt in Haiti |
| Theodora | Rome | Show Me How to Burlesque | Christina Aguilera | 2012 |
She started as a Bear Dancer prior to marrying Justin |
| Thor | Vikings |
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| Thutmosis III | Egypt | The Warrior | Patty Smyth | 2009 |
Pharoah and brother of Hatshepsut, was sent to fight for Egypt |
| Tycho Brahe | Europe | ||||
| Ugly Woman | Feudal Europe |
You're Ugly Cheer | 2009 |
Woman imprisoned by a curse of ugliness and rescued by King Arthur | |
| USA vs. USSR | World | Back in the USSR | The Beatles | 2010 |
Conflict between USA and USSR during the Cold War |
| Valhalla | Vikings |
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| Valkeries | Vikings | Somewhere Over the Rainbow | Judy Garland (Wizard of Oz) | 2009 |
Women that transported fallen Vikings to Odin's palace Valhalla |
| Vladimir I | Russia | Come Together | The Beatles | 2010 |
Converted the Russian people to Orthodox Christianity to unify the land |
| Vladimir Lenin | Russia | Internationale (Communism Song) | Eugene Pottier Pierre Degeyter | 2011 |
Founder of the Soviet Union |
| Vikings | Vikings |
I've Shipped Out | Dropkick Murphys | 2010 |
Great Sailors of the ancient world |
| Voltaire | Europe |
Dear God | XTC | 2010 |
French philosopher who questioned the Catholic Church |
| Xunzi | China | Land of Confusion | Genesis | 2009 |
Chinese Philospher who saw the world and people as confused and untrustworthy |
| Ymir | Vikings |
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| Zeus | Greece |
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| Zheng He | China |
Row Your Boat | Children's Song | 2009 |
Chinese sailor who sailed all the way to Africa and the Atlantic Ocean |
| Zoroaster | Mesopotamia | My Sweet Lord | George Harrison | 2011 |
Regional religion of Mesopotamia, he was their god |