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The origin of the famous figure in this respective country (i.redd.it)
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[–] sit@lemmy.dbzer0.com 32 points 3 days ago (2 children)

The most famous German is Australian.

[–] tacosanonymous@lemmy.blahaj.zone 13 points 3 days ago

I’m imagining Hitler calling people cunt and giving mundane things the dumbest nicknames that all end in y.

[–] Legianus@programming.dev 10 points 3 days ago (2 children)

Einstein wasn't Austrian /s

[–] Diplomjodler3@lemmy.world 8 points 3 days ago

Mozart was born in Salzburg, but that belonged to Germany at the time!

[–] bashibazouk@lemmy.world 3 points 3 days ago

But according to this "documentary" he might have been Australian...

[–] ChicoSuave@lemmy.world 19 points 3 days ago

The most famous German was Austrian

[–] db0@lemmy.dbzer0.com 17 points 3 days ago

The most famous Greek is Macedonian /runs

[–] Bourff@lemmy.world 11 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

How is Napoleon Italian, when Italy the nation didn't exist at the time, and sovereignty over Corsica was officially exercised by the French?

[–] CultLeader4Hire@lemmy.world 5 points 2 days ago

And Corsican is its own thing, and what he was

[–] corvide077@lemmy.zip 11 points 3 days ago (2 children)

Most famous American was British

[–] toxicbubble@lemmy.world 9 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Jesus was my first thought for the most famous American

[–] 0ops@piefed.zip 6 points 3 days ago (1 children)

That's ridiculous. Jesus is English.

[–] Nasan@sopuli.xyz 5 points 3 days ago (1 children)

But the Pope is French.

[–] 0ops@piefed.zip 3 points 3 days ago

Glad somebody got the reference lol

[–] coolie4@lemmy.world 3 points 3 days ago

TIL Billy Zane is British

[–] residentoflaniakea@discuss.tchncs.de 7 points 3 days ago (2 children)

Pardon my ignorance but who is the middle one?

[–] Diplomjodler3@lemmy.world 6 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Kublai Khan, maybe?

[–] HerbalGamer@sh.itjust.works 4 points 3 days ago (1 children)

He doesn't seem to have been turkish and I honestly can't find whoever else it's supposed to be. I was thinking Confucius but he wasn't turkish either.

[–] jambudz@lemmy.zip 6 points 3 days ago (2 children)

Turkic not Turkish. Pedantic distinction but this includes the Uyghurs, Golden Horde, amongst others. The late tang was Turkic. But still unsure of who they are supposed to be in the picture

[–] TranscendentalEmpire@lemmy.today 4 points 3 days ago (1 children)

But it does not include Mongols, though they shared some cultural similarities they were ethnically distinct as their languages were mutually unintelligible.

[–] jambudz@lemmy.zip 2 points 3 days ago

Correct.

[–] HerbalGamer@sh.itjust.works 1 points 3 days ago

Oooooooh that explains a lot.. probably ghengis khan then.

[–] Peruvian_Skies@sh.itjust.works 4 points 3 days ago (1 children)

The most famous Argentinian was possibly Uruguayan.

[–] tigeruppercut@lemmy.zip 5 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Messi's from Uruguay??

[–] Peruvian_Skies@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 days ago

Carlos Gardel, the musician.