Post by Lee Jordan on Apr 10, 2011 18:56:08 GMT
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Merlin
Medieval, dates unknown. Most famous wizard of all time. Sometimes known as the Prince of Enchanters. Part of the Court of King Arthur.
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Cornelius Agrippa
Author
1486 - 1535
Celebrated wizard imprisoned by Muggles for his writing, because they thought his books were evil.
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Elfrida Clagg
1612 - 1687
Chieftainess of Warlock's Council.
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Grogan Stump
1770 - 1884
Popular Minister of Magic, appointed in 1811.
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Gulliver Pokeby
1750 - 1839
Expert on magical birds. First to identify meaning of Augurey song.
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Glanmore Peakes
1677 - 1761
Famous slayer of the Sea Serpent of Cromer.
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Hesper Starky
1881 - 1973
Witch who studied the use of phases of the moon in potion making.
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Derwent Shimpling
Comedian
1912 - present
Ate an entire Venomous Tentacula for a bet and survived, though still purple. Wizards and witches everywhere love his silly sense of humor and his boldness.
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Gunhilda of Gorsemoor
Healer
1556 - 1639
One-eyed, hump-backed witch famous for developing a cure for Dragon Pox. When she died, everyone who knew her felt great sorrow, for she was a talented and hardworking healer.
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Burdock Muldoon
1429 - 1490
Chief of Wizard’s Council (1448 - 1450).
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Herpo the Foul
Ancient Greek, dates unknown
First known creator of the basilisk.
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Merwyn the Malicious
Medieval, dates unknown
Credited with the invention of many unpleasant jinxes and hexes.
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Andros the Invincible
Ancient Greek, dates unknown
Alleged to have been the only known wizard to produce a Patronus the size of a giant.
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Fulbert the Fearful
Medieval, dates unknown
Famous for being so cowardly he never ventured out of his house. Died when a Defensive Charm backfired and the roof fell in.
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Paracelsus
Alchemist
Dates Unknown
Very little is known about this secretive wizard.
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Cliodne
Bird Animagus
Medieval, dates unknown
The beautiful Irish druidess Cliodne has three magical birds that sang the sick to sleep and cured them. Legends say that she could take the shape of a sea bird or change into a wave. Her Favourite hobby was flying. She discovered the properties of moondew.
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Morgan Le Fay
Bird Animagus
Medieval, dates unknown
Also known as Morgana, she was King Arthur's half sister. She was a dark sorceress, Merlin's enemy and she affected many events during hertime. She was the queen of the island of Avalon, and she had great skillas a healer.
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Uric the Oddball
Eccentric
Medieval, dates unknown
Highly eccentric wizard who is famed for, among other things, wearing a jellyfish for a hat. No one knows if he meant to be the weirdest wizard of the ages or if it just came naturally.
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Newt Scamander
Author
1897 - 1991
Celebrated author of Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them. He studied fire slugs in the Brazilian rainforest and is now one of Hogwarts many ghosts.
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Wendelin the Weird
Medieval, dates unknown
Alleged to have enjoyed being burnt at the stake so much that she allowed herself to be captured over 47 times in various disguises.
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Lord Stoddard Withers
Magical Creatures Specialist
1642 - 1769
Breeder of flying horses. He tried to create interest in a cross between Quidditch and polo played on flying horses, but the sport never became popular.
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Circe
Ancient Greek, dates unknown
Lived on the island of Aeaea. Expert at turning lost sailors into pigs.
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Glenda Chittock
1964 - present
Popular presenter of the W.W.N. (Wizarding Wireless Network) program Witching Hour.
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Adalbert Waffling
1899 - 1981
Famous magical theoretician. This famous thinker wrote all about magic. Every modern witch and wizard has learned from his writings.
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Perpetua Fancourt
1900 - 1991
Witch who invented the Lunascope.
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Almeric Sawbridge
1602 - 1699
Famous for conquering the river troll that was terrorizing crossers of the Wye River.
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Mirabella Plunkett
1839 - unknown
Famous for falling in love with a merman in Loch Lomond while on vacation. When her family forbade her to marry him, she transfigured herself into a haddock and was never seen again.
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Tilly Toke
1903 - 1991
Gained Order of Merlin, First Class, for saving Muggle lives during the Ilfracombe Incident of 1932, when a dragon swooped down on a beach full of sunbathers.
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Archibald Alderton
1568 - 1623
Famous for blowing up the hamlet of Little Dropping in Hampshire while attempting to magically mix a birthday cake.
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Artemisia Lufkin
1754 - 1825
First witch to become Minister of Magic.
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Balfour Blane
1566 - 1629
Established the Committee on Experimental Charms.
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Bridget Wenlock
1202 - 1285
Famous Arithmancer. First to establish the magical properties of the number seven.
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Beaumont Marjoribanks
Herbology Specialist
1742 - 1845
Pioneer of Herbology and collector of many rare and magical flowers, including underwater varieties. Discovered Gillyweed.
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Donaghan Tremlett
Entertainer
1972 - present
Bass player with the popular wizarding band The Weird Sisters. Muggle-born, Donaghan is a big fan of the Quidditch team called the Kenmare Kestrals.
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Bowman Wright
Metal Charmer
1492 - 1560
Mother was a witch, and father was a Muggle. He is famous for combining his loves of magic, science, and sports by creating the Golden Snitch, which greatly improved the game of Quidditch.
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Jocelind Wadcock
1911 - present
Chaser for Puddlemere United Quidditch team.
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Cassandra Vablatsky
1894 - 1997
Celebrated Seer and author of Unfogging the Future.
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Chauncy Oldridge
1342 - 1379
First known victim of Dragon Pox.
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Gwenog Jones
Quidditch Captain
1968 - present
Captain and Beater of only all-female national Quidditch team, the Holyhead Harpies. After a game she enjoys relaxing with friends, drinking butterbeer, and listening to The Weird Sisters.
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Carlotta Pinkstone
1922 - present
Famous campaigner for lifting the International Confederation of Wizards' Statute of Secrecy and telling Muggles that wizards exist.
She believed in letting Muggles know about the existence of wizards, and even publicly performed magic, leading to several imprisonments.
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Godric Gryffindor
Co-Founder of Hogwarts
Medieval, dates unknown
Co-founder of Hogwarts. Gave his name to one of the four Hogwarts houses.
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Crispin Cronk
1795 - 1872
Sent to Azkaban for continuing to keep sphinxes in his back garden despite repeated warnings.
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Cyprian Youdle
1312 - 1357
Only Quidditch referee ever to die during a match. The originator of the curse was never caught but believed to have been a member of the crowd.
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Devlin Whitehorn
Inventor
1945 - present
Founder of the Nimbus racing broom company in 1967. He helped design Nimbus brooms, which revolutionized the game of Quidditch. An expert flyer, he is an avid Quidditch fan who enjoys watching or playing games whenever he can.
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Dunbar Oglethorpe
1968 - present
Chief of Q.U.A.B.B.L.E. (Quidditch Union for the Administration and Betterment of the British League and its Endeavors).
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Miranda Goshawk
1921 - present
Famous spell-book writer.
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Edgar Stroulger
1703 - 1798
Inventor of the Sneakoscope.
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Salazar Slytherin
Co-Founder of Hogwarts
Medieval, dates unknown
Co-founder of Hogwarts. Gave his name to one of the four Hogwarts houses.
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Elladora Ketteridge
1656 - 1729
Witch who discovered the use of Gillyweed when she nearly suffocated after eating it and recovered only when she stuck her head into a bucket of water.
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Musidora Barkwith
1520 - 1666
Composer of the unfinished "Wizarding Suite," which features an exploding tuba. Has been banned since its last performance in 1902, when it blew the roof out of Ackerley Town Hall.
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Ethelred the Ever-Ready
Medieval, dates unknown
Famous for taking offense at nothing and cursing innocent bystanders. Died in jail.
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Felix Summerbee
1447 - 1508
Inventor of Cheering Charms.
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Greta Catchglove
1960 - present
Author of Charm Your Own Cheese.
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Gaspard Shingleton
1959 - present
Celebrated inventor of the Self-Stirring Cauldron.
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Honoria Nutcombe
1665 - 1743
Founded the Society for the Reformation of Hags.
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Gideon Crumb
1975 - present
Plays bagpipes with the popular wizarding band The Weird Sisters.
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Gifford Ollerton
Giant-Slayer
1390 - 1441
Famous giant-slayer. Killed the giant Hengist of Upper Barnton, and became the town's local hero.
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Glover Hipworth
1742 - 1805
Inventor of the Pepperup Potion, cure for the common cold.
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Gregory the Smarmy
Medieval, dates unknown
Famous originator of Gregory's Unctuous Unction - a potion to persuade the drinker that the giver is their very best friend.
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Laverne de Montmorency
1823 - 1893
Inventor of many love potions.
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Havelock Sweeting
1634 - 1710
Unicorn expert.
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Ignatia Wildsmith
1227 - 1320
The witch who invented Floo powder.
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Herman Wintringham
1974 - present
Plays lute with the popular wizarding band The Weird Sisters.
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Jocunda Sykes
1915 - present
Famous for flying across the Atlantic on a broomstick - the first person to do so.
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Gondoline Oliphant
1720 - 1799
Famous for studies of life and habits of trolls. Clubbed to death in the Cotswolds while sketching.
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Flavius Belby
1715 - 1791
Only wizard ever to survive a Lethifold attack.
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Justus Pilliwickle
1862 - 1953
Celebrated head of the Department of Magical Law Enforcement.
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Kirley Duke
1971 - present
Plays lead guitar with the popular wizarding band The Weird Sisters.
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Bertie Bott
Inventor
1935 - present
Bertie Bott's Every Flavor Beans was created by him quite by mistake. His original purpose was to create tasty candies from food. He accidentally included a pair of dirty socks in his experiment!
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Leopoldina Smethwyick
1829 - 1910
First British witch to referee a Quidditch match.
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Queen Maeve
Medieval, dates unknown
Witch who trained young sorcerers in Ireland prior to the establishment of Hogwarts.
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Helga Hufflepuff
Co-Founder of Hogwarts
Medieval, dates unknown
Co-founder of Hogwarts. Gave her name to one of the four Hogwarts houses. She brought people from different walks of life together to help build Hogwarts and was loved for her charming ways.
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Mopsus
Ancient Greek, dates unknown
Ancient Greek soothsayer who vanquished the Seer Calchas in a contest of their powers.
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Montague Knightley
1506 - 1588
Wizard Chess Champion.
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Mungo Bonham
1560 - 1659
Famous wizard healer. Founded Saint Mungo's Hospital for Magical Ailments and Injuries.
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Myron Wagtail
1970 - present
Lead singer of popular wizarding band The Weird Sisters.
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Norvel Twonk
1888 - 1957
Died saving a Muggle child from a runaway manticore.
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Orsino Thruston
1976 - present
Plays drums with the popular wizarding band The Weird Sisters.
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Oswald Beamish
1850 - 1932
Pioneer of Goblin rights.
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Beatrix Blotsam
1794 - 1810
Author of the Toadstool Tales, a series of children's books since banned because they have been found to cause nausea and vomiting.
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Quong Po
Magical Creatures Specialist
1443 - 1539
Born in China, Quong Po studied Chinese Fireball dragons, or Liondragons, and discovered the uses of their powdered eggs.
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Rowena Ravenclaw
Co-Founder of Hogwarts
Medieval, dates unknown
Co-founder of Hogwarts. Gave her name to one of the four Hogwarts houses. It's thought that she came up with the ever-changing floor plan. She's best remembered for her intelligence and creativity.
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Roderick Plumpton
1889 - 1987
Seeker for England's Quidditch team. Holds British record for fastest capture of Golden Snitch during game: three and a half seconds.
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Roland Kegg
1903 - present
President of English Gobstones team.
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Blenheim Stalk
1920-Present
Muggle expert and author of many books, including Muggles Who Notice, a study of Muggle awareness of magic.
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Dorcas Wellbeloved
1812 - 1904
Founder of the Society for Distressed Witches.
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Thaddeus Thurkell
1632 - 1692
Famous for producing seven Squib sons and turning them all into hedgehogs in disgust.
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Celestina Warbeck
1917 - present
Popular singing sorceress.
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Alberta Toothill
1391 - 1483
Winner of the All-England Wizarding Duelling Competition of 1430. Famously overcame the Favourite, Samson Wiblin, with a Blasting Charm.
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Sacharissa Tugwood
Inventor
1874 - 1966
Pioneer of Beautifying Potions. Discovered pimple-curing properties of Bubotuber Pus. The words on her gravestone read, 'Thanks to Sacharissa Tugwood, the world is a more beautiful place.'
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Wilfred Elphick
1112 - 1199
First wizard to be gored by an African Erumpent.
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Xavier Rastrick
1750 - 1836
Flamboyant wizard entertainer who vanished unexpectedly while tap dancing to a crowd of 300 in Painswick and was never seen again.
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Heathcote Barbary
1974 - present
Plays rhythm guitar with the popular wizarding band The Weird Sisters.
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Merton Graves
1978 - present
Plays cello with the popular wizarding band The Weird Sisters.
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Yardley Platt
1446 - 1557
Serial goblin-killer.
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Hengist of Woodcroft
Founder of Hogsmeade
Medieval, dates unknown
Driven away from his home by Muggle persecutors, Hengist is supposed to have settled in Scotland where he founded the village of Hogsmeade. Some say the Three Broomsticks Inn used to be his home.
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Alberic Grunnion
1803 - 1882
Inventor of the Dungbomb.
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Dymphna Furmage
1612 - 1698
Famously abducted by pixies while on vacation in Cornwall, she lived in mortal dread of them thereafter.
Failed to persuade the Ministry of Magic to have all
Pixies humanely destroyed.
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Daisy Dodderidge
Tavern Keeper
1467 - 1555
Daisy Dodderidge built the Leaky Cauldron inn to serve as a gateway between the non-wizarding world and Diagon Alley. Wizards and witches of her day loved her generosity and the welcoming atmosphere of her pub.
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Harry Potter
1980-Present
The Boy Who Lived
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Albus Dumbledore
1881-1997
Considered by many the greatest wizard of modern times, Dumbledore is particularly famous for his defeat of the Dark Wizard Grindelwald in 1945, for the discovery of the twelve uses of dragons blood, and his work on alchemy with his partner, Nicolas Flamel. Professor Dumbeldore enjoys chamber music and ten-pin bowling.
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