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Brother for Cyrus? Inspirational, human rights etc...

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TwosaCrowd · 05/01/2014 17:56

Aside from Xerxes or Darius! Cassius rhymes too much really. NOT Nelson (think Simpsons!)

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minsmum · 11/01/2014 11:22

Raoul (Wallenberg)

Spaghettinetti · 11/01/2014 11:20

Ha ha, I guess it could be a bit of a faux pas, but think of the discussion it could generate! I'm glad you're adding it to the list! I'm sure you'll make a great choice! :-)

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TwosaCrowd · 10/01/2014 19:31

LOVE Leonidas. Although DS is named after Cyrus the Great, and I'm half persian, so not sure if it'd be a bit of a faux pas in the family Grin . But am going to add it to the list!

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thegreylady · 10/01/2014 14:31

Luther

gruffalosfriend · 10/01/2014 14:29

Aneurin is great but I also think Nelson is - Nelson Mandela was a great inspiration!!

Spaghettinetti · 09/01/2014 08:40

Leonidas...or just Leon...
Hadrian
Marcus

I also like Atticus as in Atticus Finch.

ProfondoRosso · 08/01/2014 21:49

Solomon (Northup, whose memoir is the source text for the film 12 Years a Slave). Sol for short?

TheDoctrineOf2014 · 08/01/2014 21:46

Bob?
Bono?
Oliver (Tambo)?
Walter (Sisulu)?
Bill (Gates Foundation)?

Thisisaghostlyeuphemism · 08/01/2014 21:42

Ernest
Che
Fidel
David

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TwosaCrowd · 08/01/2014 21:41

Atticus is on the list

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TwosaCrowd · 08/01/2014 21:34

I LOVELOVE Aneurin, but DH says no because I am a tiny bit in love with Aneurin Barnard

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beatricequimby · 08/01/2014 20:32

Aneurin (Nye Bevin)
Keir (Hardie)
Chico (Mendes)
One of the boys from the Little Rock 9 - Ernest, Jeffrey (I think) you'd have to Google the rest
Atticus (To kill a mockingbird)
Robert (Owen)
William (Wilberforce)
Oladauh (sp?) Equiano
Jawaharlal (Nehru)
Otto (Frank)

I can't actually think of lots of inspiring men - that's a bit depressing.

BumpNGrind · 07/01/2014 16:59

I like Fabian and think it goes really well.

Rene Cassin and John Peters Humphrey were the drafters of the Universal Declaration.

ApplesAndStares · 06/01/2014 20:47

Jesse (Owens)
Granville (Sharpe)

lljkk · 06/01/2014 17:56

Socrates
Martin (LKJr)
Peter or Benson.

BikeRunSki · 06/01/2014 17:52

Erm. I'd say that Nelson Mandela is far better known, for far better reasons and will be remembered far long than the character from The Simpsons. I certainly wouldn't think of him if I met a child called Nelson.

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TwosaCrowd · 06/01/2014 17:42

lol @ ban ki!

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vestandknickers · 06/01/2014 16:28

Mahatma?

NigellasDealer · 06/01/2014 16:24

Ban Ki

BlueChampagne · 06/01/2014 16:23

Alexander the Great was said to have been inspired by Cyrus.

Robert Owen?
Josiah (Wedgwood)

RemusLupinsBiggestGroupie · 06/01/2014 14:56

Abraham a good one.

SantasLittleMonkeyButler · 06/01/2014 11:58

Inspirational, human rights....

Not much springs to mind - maybe;

Luther
Abraham
Winston
Horatio
Ulysses

ohmymimi · 06/01/2014 11:49

Hosea ( Lorenzo Williams)

IntegrateExpectations · 06/01/2014 11:29

Dashiell?

SS3J · 06/01/2014 08:27

Erasmus. Although maybe rhymes too much?