Random Famous People by Country

Can you name these five famous people from six randomly-changing countries?
Fictional characters are included
For the sake of this quiz, we separate the "countries" of the UK. Northern Ireland included in Ireland
You may think some of these people are from another country, rather than the other. Please keep that to yourself
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Last updated: January 6, 2021
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First submittedSeptember 27, 2020
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Iran
Iran
Prophet also called Zarathustra
Zoroaster
Founder of Achaemenid Empire
Cyrus the Great
Great king who ruled the empire at its greatest extent
Darius the Great
King who invaded Greece
Xerxes the Great
Leader of the 1979 revolution
Ruhollah Khomeini
 
 
China
China
"Great Leap Forward"
Mao Zedong
"Charlie's Angels"/ "Kill Bill" actress
Lucy Liu
Most famous philosopher
Confucius
7'6" basketball player
Yao Ming
Led China towards a market economy from 1978 to 1992
Deng Xiaoping
 
 
Russia
Russia
"Great" female tsar
Catherine II
First Premier of the USSR
Vladimir Lenin
"Crime and Punishment"
Fyodor Dostoevsky
Photogenic winner of 5 tennis Grand Slam titles
Maria Sharapova
Current President
Vladimir Putin
D.R. Congo
D.R. Congo
President of Zaire, 1965–1997
Mobutu Sese Seko
He swings from vine to vine
Tarzan
Played 18 seasons in NBA
Dikembe Mutombo
Utah Jazz NBA player
Emmanuel Mudiay
Singer of "Bella" (2013)
Maître Gims
 
 
Philippines
Philippines
Most famous boxer
Manny Pacquiao
Controversial current President
Rodrigo Duterte
Former first lady / shoe collector
Imelda Marcos
President during WWII, namesake of the biggest Manila suburb
Manuel L. Quezon
Actor-singer in Glee
Charice
 
 
Finland
Finland
Linux operating system creator
Linus Torvalds
"Finlandia" composer
Jean Sibelius
F1 World Champion in 2007
Kimi Räikkönen
Creator of the "Moomins"
Tove Jansson
Hard rock band that won the 2006 Eurovision
Lordi
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