List of real people

The DC Extended Universe media have often depicted or mentioned **real people** existing in our world, both alive or deceased.

## Before 17th century

* Solomon
* Romulus
* Aesop
* Socrates
* Thucydides
* Plato
* Alexander the Great
* Euclid
* Scipio
* Marcus Agrippa
* Publius Flavius Vegetius Renatus
* Leo the Great
* Romulus Augustus
* Kublai Khan
* Copernicus
* Francisco Vázquez
* Francis Bacon
* William Shakespeare

## 18th century

* George Washington
* Benjamin Franklin
* Marie Antoniette
* Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
* William Clark
* Meriwether Lewis
* Andrew Jackson
* Napoleon Bonaparte
* Andrew Jackson

## 19th century

* Charles Darwin
* Abraham Lincoln
* Dostoevskij
* Ulysses S. Grant
* Carlo Collodi
* Jules Verne
* Monet
* William James
* Paul von Hindenburg
* Nikola Tesla
* Augusta Victoria
* Wilhelm II
* Jack the Ripper
* Douglas Haig
* Edith Willis Linn Forbes
* Erich Ludendorff
* George V
* Mahatma Gandhi
* Edgar Rice Burroughs
* Pablo Picasso
* George Barnes
* H. G. Wells
* Cole Porter

## 20th century

* Franklin Delano Roosevelt
* Charles Ponzi
* Harry Truman
* Eleanor Roosevelt
* H. P. Lovecraft
* Fritz Lang
* Janet Beecher
* Adolf Hitler
* Dwight D. Eisenhower
* Eugene Pallette
* Basil Rathbone
* Chris-Pin Martin
* George Gipp
* Marjoire Kinnan Rawlings
* Gale Sondergaard
* Lou Gehrig
* Frida Kahlo
* Jackson Pollock
* Orson Welles
* Gregory Peck
* Marilyn Monroe
* John F. Kennedy
* Lee Harvey Oswald
* Mr. Wizard
* James MacLachlan
* Dame Margot
* Linda Darnell
* Robert F. Kennedy
* Martin Luther King Jr.
* Yasser Arafat
* Sailor Jerry
* Clint Hill
* Yuri Gagarin
* Angelo Mosca
* Joe Clark
* Joe Gibbs
* Bernie Sanders
* Charlie Rose
* Larry Flint
* Ken Patera
* Philip "Phil" Jackson
* David Bowie
* Robert Therrien
* Jerry Blackwell
* Stan Hansen
* Kevin Sullivan
* Jerry Lawler
* Sam Brownback
* Kent Shocknek
* Prince
* Neil deGrasse Tyson
* Buzz Sawyer
* Nancy Grace
* Temel Kotil
* Jon Stewart
* Andrew Sullivan
* Don Majkowski
* Brett Favre
* Nelson Mandela
* Arleen Sorkin

## 21st century

* George W. Bush
* John McCain
* Barack Obama
* Aaron Crow
* Molly O'Keefe
* M. İlker Aycı
* Ronald Edwards
* Soledad O'Brien
* Anderson Cooper
* Dana Bash
* Brooke Baldwin
* Vikram Gandhi
* Kerry Birmingham
* Erika R. Erickson
* Kim Ji-soo
* Kim Jennie
* Roseanne Park
* Lalisa Manoban
* Josh Selby
* Serena Williams

## Only implied

Some real people, despite not beeing directally mentioned, have been implied to exist or existed in the DC Extended Universe Wiki due to the presence or mentions of books and others stuff.

#### Before 19th century

* Juvenal
* Leonardo da Vinci
* Lisa del Giocondo
* Samuel Arnold
* Paul Revere

#### 19th century

* Herman Melville
* Annie Besant
* W. W. Jacobs
* Charles Dickens
* Lewis Carroll
* L. Frank Baum
* Pëtr Il'ič Čajkovskij

#### 20th century

* Walt Disney
* Joe Simon
* Jack Kirby
* Frank Sinatra
* Stephen King
* George Lucas
* J. K. Rowling

## Gallery

Kansas history from MoS flashback.pngFrancisco Vázquez, William Clark and Meriwether Lewis mentioned on a blackboard.M. İlker Aycı.pngM. İlker AycıAndrew Sullivan (character).pngAndrew SullivanNeil deGrasse Tyson (character).pngNeil deGrasse TysonCharlie Rose (2).pngCharlie RoseSoledad O'Brien (in character).pngSoledad O'BrienVikram Gandhi (character).pngVikram GandhiGeneral Ludendorff.pngErich LudendorffPaul von Hindenburg.pngPaul von HindenburgDouglas Haig.jpgDouglas HaigPrince Purple Rain performance .jpgPrinceDavid Bowie 1983.jpgDavid BowieBatman v Superman newspaper prop.jpgA Daily Planet issue from the 1930s mentioning Marjoire Kinnan Rawlings and Lou Gehrig.William Penn statue in Shazam!.pngWilliam Penn's statue in Philadelphia.Kent Shocknek as Himself (Theatrical Version).jpgKent ShocknekFreddy's Notebook.jpgJames MacLachlan mentioned on a book (left)Francis Bacon.jpgFrancis Bacon Benjamin Franklin.pngBenjamin FranklinBirds of Prey - Black Mask and Harley dance.jpgHarley Quinn dressed like Marilyn Monroe.Wilhelm II.pngWilhelm IIRomulus statue.pngRomulusGeorge Barnes.jpgGeorge Barnes
## References

1. ↑ *Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice – Cross Fire*
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 *Wonder Woman*
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 *Man of Steel*
4. ↑ 4.00 4.01 4.02 4.03 4.04 4.05 4.06 4.07 4.08 4.09 4.10 4.11 4.12 4.13 4.14 4.15 4.16 4.17 4.18 4.19 4.20 4.21 4.22 4.23 4.24 4.25 4.26 4.27 4.28 4.29 4.30 4.31 4.32 *Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice*
5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 *Aquaman*
6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 *Wonder Woman: The Official Movie Novelization*
7. ↑ 7.00 7.01 7.02 7.03 7.04 7.05 7.06 7.07 7.08 7.09 7.10 7.11 7.12 *Time Out Shortlist Gotham and Metropolis*
8. ↑ 8.00 8.01 8.02 8.03 8.04 8.05 8.06 8.07 8.08 8.09 8.10 8.11 8.12 8.13 8.14 8.15 8.16 *Wonder Woman 1984*
9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 *Aquaman: Arthur's Guide to Atlantis*
10. ↑ 10.00 10.01 10.02 10.03 10.04 10.05 10.06 10.07 10.08 10.09 10.10 10.11 *Shazam!*
11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 11.3 11.4 11.5 11.6 *Birds of Prey (And the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn)*
12. ↑ A statue of Andrew Jackson can be seen at the US Capitol behind June Finch as she announces the hill of the people in *Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice*. The base of the statue confirms him as the seventh POTUS.
13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 13.3 13.4 13.5 13.6 13.7 *Justice League*
14. ↑ BATMAN OR SUPERMAN? - STRONG WORDS IN SENATE OVER KRYPTONIAN ATTACK
15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 *Suicide Blonde*
16. ↑ 16.0 16.1 *The Suicide Squad*
17. ↑ *Superhero Hooky*
18. ↑ 18.0 18.1 18.2 18.3 *Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice* Daily Planet newspapers
19. ↑ 19.0 19.1 *Zack Snyder's Justice League*
20. ↑ *Suicide Squad: The Official Movie Novelization*
21. ↑ 21.0 21.1 In *Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice* a framed newspaper can be seen at the Daily Planet. The issue title is "Kennedy Dead," an article titled "JFK Shot Dead in Dallas" first on the page. President Kennedy was commonly known by his initials, "JFK," and was shot dead in Dallas in the real world. Lee Harvey Oswald's (the man who killed JFK) mugshots are also on the front page.
22. ↑ 22.0 22.1 22.2 *Man of Steel: The Official Movie Novelization*
23. ↑ 23.0 23.1 23.2 *Suicide Squad*
24. ↑ 24.0 24.1 24.2 *Man of Steel* Deleted scenes
25. ↑ 25.0 25.1 25.2 Man of Steel - Prop Lois Lane newspaper
26. ↑ 26.0 26.1 26.2 Terror and Obama issues (image)
27. ↑ 27.0 27.1 BATMAN OR SUPERMAN? - TURKISH AIRLINES WINGS ITS WAY INTO METROPOLIS
28. ↑ Deibert, Amanda. *Serving Up Justice*, DC Comics, 2021.
29. ↑ *Man of Steel: The Early Years: Junior Novel*