Mesud Of Rüm I

male, deceased (1156)
Rukn ad-Din Mas'ud was the Seljuk sultan of Rüm (Anatolia) from 1116 until his death. Following the defeat and death of his father, Kilij Arslan I...

Suleiman II of Rum II of Rum

male, deceased (1204)
Suleiman II aka Rukn ad-Din Suleiman Shah, was the Seljuk sultan of Rüm in 1196-1204. Son of Kilij Arslan II (reigned in 1156-1192), he overthrew h...

Ertuğrul

male, deceased (1281)
Ertuğrul, also Ertoğrul (with title Ertuğrul Gazi was the father of Osman I, the founder of the Ottoman Empire. Like his son and descendants, he is...
Kilij Arslan II

Kilij Arslan II

male, deceased (1192)
Izz ad-Din Kılıj Arslan II, also Qïlïch Arslan, قيليج ارسلان, was a Seljuk sultan of Rüm. He succeeded his father Mesud I in 1156. As Arnold of Lub...

Kilij Arslan I

male, deceased (1107)
Dāwūd Qilij Arslān ibn Soleymān ibn Qutalmish (Turkish: Kılıç or Kılınç Arslan, meaning "Lion Sword". In the old script "قلج أرسلان", "Qïl...
Facundo Bacardí

Facundo Bacardí

male, deceased (1886)
Don Facundo Bacardí Massó, was a Cuban (Catalan-Spanish-born) rum businessman. He was the founder and eponym of Bacardi rum distillery in 1862. Ba...
Yonaguska

Yonaguska

male, deceased (1839)
Chief Yonaguska, who was also known as Drowning Bear, was a figure of persistence and endurance in the story of the Cherokee. Yonaguska challenged...
Fernando Fernandez

Fernando Fernandez

male, deceased (1940)
Fernando Fernandez (c.1850 - 1940), born in Bayamon, Puerto Rico, was the founder of the oldest rum manufacturing company in Puerto Rico.
Venture Smith

Venture Smith

male
Venture Smith (1729 - 1805) was an African slave brought to the American colonies as a child. His history was documented when he gave a narrative...
Juan Serralles

Juan Serralles

male, deceased (1921)
Juan Serralles (born c.1845-1921 in Ponce, Puerto Rico) was the founder of what was to become "Serralles Distillers, Inc.", producers of "Don Q", a...