Actually, I just re-read the summary biography. It does mention his writings. My bad there. ("He has also authored or co-authored more than 110 books.")

[url]https://www.dalailama.com/the-dalai-lama/biography-and-daily-life/brief-biography[/url]

Whoops, sorry about that. I didn't know he wrote books, and the summary page of his official website didn't mention it.

5. Not a writer.

I have read one of his books.

[quote=VillageIdiot post_id=301734 time=1654272345 user_id=202]
I considered Dalai Llama until I remembered how many books he had written.
[/quote]

Why does/would that rule him out?

I considered Dalai Llama until I remembered how many books he had written.

[quote=Hamish post_id=301713 time=1654237634 user_id=13847]
My free guess: Dalai Lama
[/quote]

BOOM.

Well done!

Yes - well done!

My free guess: Dalai Lama

1. Not female
2. A real person
3. Not mainly known for their work in entertainment
4. Alive today
5. Not a writer
6. [b]A politician, sort of, technically, but probably not the first thing that comes to mind to describe this person; not a "traditional" politician (see also post #26)[/b]
7. Not American
8. Not known for their work in the academic world
9. Not a professional athlete
10. Not a business person
11. Not European
12. A political activist

Guesses: Not Nelson Mandela

Alright, I see I have some catching up to do.

[quote=Kakarroto post_id=301705 time=1654216856 user_id=7593]
But a voice in my head (probably my intuition, but who knows nowadays who's in someone's head) says 'bring this name out, say the name' so my free guess is Nelson Mandela.
[/quote]
It's not Nelson Mandela. For one thing, this person is still alive. But your guess presents an opportunity to clarify the politician question a bit more. I would think of Nelson Mandela as a "traditional" politician, at least once he entered politics. Whereas, this peron, while he was/is technically a politician by most common definitions, I don't really think of him as a politician (and I almost answered "no" to the question before thinking about it more).

[quote=MSmart post_id=301706 time=1654216919 user_id=22348]
Is he European?
[/quote]
No.

[quote=Yoyoyozo post_id=301710 time=1654229152 user_id=53]
Is this person a political activist?
[/quote]
Yes.

Is this person a political activist?

Nah, it's totally fine, my first instinct was asking the same question. Just thought someone might have a better idea.

Lol, my bad. We posted one minute apart so I didn't see your post. I'm thinking more along the lines of royalty, since they are technically politicians but you don't necessarily think of them as such.

[quote=MSmart post_id=301706 time=1654216919 user_id=22348]
Is he European?
[/quote]

I guess that answers my question which direction we should take it from here

Is he European?

I think one of the next steps should be to find out from where that person comes, but I'm not sure which question (european, asian, african or oceanian?) we should ask.

Also, I kinda think the 'sort of politician but not the first thing' might point to a rebel or military leader, but I'm also careful about how to phrase that question, so what do you all think?

But a voice in my head (probably my intuition, but who knows nowadays who's in someone's head) says 'bring this name out, say the name' so my free guess is Nelson Mandela.

1. Not female
2. A real person
3. Not mainly known for their work in entertainment
4. Alive today
5. Not a writer
6. A politician, sort of, but maybe not the first thing that comes to mind
7. Not American
8. Not known for their work in the academic world
9. Not a professional athlete
10. Not a business person

[quote=cdngooner post_id=301699 time=1654214192 user_id=10829]
Was he a professional athlete?
[/quote]
No.

[quote=Jamiet99uk post_id=301700 time=1654214582 user_id=137]
Is he a business person?
[/quote]
No.

Is he a business person?

Was he a professional athlete?