Top 10 Real-Life Figures with Mysterious Pasts

These mysterious figures have kept historians and amateur sleuths guessing for centuries! Welcome to WatchMojo, and today we’re counting down significant figures from throughout history whose origins and pasts remain shrouded in mystery. Our countdown of historical figures with mysterious pasts includes The Man in the Iron Mask, Blackbeard, Nostradamus, and more! What other figures from history could have made this list? Let us know in the comments.

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What other figures from history could have made this list? Let us know in the comments.

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[MidnightSiren]

I’m surprised the Count of St.Germaine didn’t make this list

[aova]

Great stuff! Count of St. Germain would have also been able to have a spot on this list.

[thureinhtet]

You should include Elizabeth Bathory, Hua Mulan, and John Henry

[Jeremiah_Rivers]

Nostradamus is a good talking point on reruns of _Art Bell: Somewhere in Time, _ a radio show I listen to on my drives home after my Saturday shifts, provided a sports game doesn’t pre-empt it.

[davidpumpkinsjr.]

Arthur shouldn't have been king. Strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is no basis for a system of government.

[TheDustinExperience]

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[mathieuleader]

Knew Rasputin and Robin Hood would make the list

[corymorimacori]

“My parents died when they were young and it was morbid, but at least they didn’t ditch me while they were alive like yours did.” Theodore Roosevelt

[mam]

Half of these real-life figures were fictional, as the video explains

[jimbrentar]

King Arthur was a legendary character. There may have been a real King Arthur, but the tales about him were invented.

[ashleyw]

At least 4 or 5 people on this list definitely aren't real and are just stories

[CandiceVidito]

Makes me wonder if we will ever find the answers to these mysteries.

[thedragonauthority]

I don't know how many times I have to tell you guys this, but, Jack the Ripper HAS been identified!

[Jprd]

1000th like 👍🏽 🎉 don’t normally brag about it but thought it was cool

[zanethind]

Speaking of the man in the iron mask. RDJ is playing Dr Doom

[janeyrevanescence]

Wait?! I’m early?! Sweet! Last time I was this early, Cato the Elder was calling for Carthage to be Destroyed!

[rdrock-vddw]

I used to believe in bullcraps such as Nostradamus's predictions! Today i'm glad i no longer have those beliefs.

[tylergoodman]

The best mysteries are better left unsolved; that way, the legacy of the people behind them remains. 🎉

[daphneloose]

I am surprised that Vlad Tempest, The Count of St. Germaine, John
Henry, Elizabeth Bathory and William Wallace. Jack the Ripper is
actually HH Holmes!!