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* ''FanFic/BirthOfEvil'' has UsefulNotes/ElizabethBathory raising [[Film/DoctorSleep Rose the Hat]]. She steals steam from women with the Shining as a way of achieving immortality and eternal beauty. She teaches Rose her ways, making the latter a True Knot.

** Music/ElvisPresley is hailed as a musical icon who changed the face of music forever, yet also derided as a joke who let himself get fat and destroyed his own legacy. Blue Suede Heartstrings (now [[MeaningfulRename King Caerulus Melodia Equestria-Corporatum]]) is essentially the Codexverse's Ponified version of Elvis who, as a result of [[PointOfDivergence changes in circumstances and choices]], became a 'prodigy' [[DeityOfHumanOrigin Alicorn god]] of Music, Humility, Performance, and Love instead. Eventually, through certain choices made on his part, Blue Suede grows as a stallion and eventually re-Ascends [[spoiler:as a reincarnation 'clone' of [[TheArchmage Mana Equus]], one of the [[TheOldGods Thirteen Empyreans]]]], turning him into an Alicorn god of Musical Magic, Self-Respect, Performance, Love, and Mana.

*** Bossa Nova Hearstrings, Blue Suede's older identical twin brother, is based on Jesse Garon Presley, Music/ElvisPresley's stillborn older twin brother. Here, he becomes first an [[{{Psychopomp}} Angel of Death]] working under his adoptive father, Gavisus Manes, then later an Alicorn god of [[GodOfTheDead Death]] after overcoming his resentment and obsession over his early death and what could've been. Later, during the "Dark Ages Crisis", he would re-Ascend [[spoiler:as a divine reincarnation 'clone' of [[TheOldGods Mana Equus]], the [[TheArchmage Empyrean Magician]]]], turning him into the Alicorn god of Death, Musical Magic, Empathy, Understanding, and Mana.

* All the Historical Domain Superpeople in the ''Hamilton'' fanfiction, ''Fanfic/ItFeelsMoreLikeAMemory'', are {{Seers}}. Everyone whose Seer status is confirmed, widely accepted, or widely debated InUniverse are famous RealLife mythological or historical figures, and it's implied the RealLife mythological figures thought InUniverse to be Seers are also thought to be real historical people who lived and died In-Universe, making them qualify for this trope In-Universe. Two characters qualify for sure: its protagonist, Aaron Burr, who has the power to [[PortentOfDoom see how people die]] when he [[{{Psychometry}} has skin-to-skin contact with them]]; and UsefulNotes/JoanOfArc. Both are internationally confirmed and recognized as Seers. No other Seers are directly confirmed, but InUniverse, [[Myth/ClassicalMythology Cassandra]], [[Literature/TheBible John the Baptist]][[note]]regardless of your perspective on religion, John the Baptist is a real person who lived and died[[/note]], [[UsefulNotes/TheRomanEmpire Constantine]], and Apollo's various Pythias (more well-known as the Oracles of Delphi)[[note]]again, regardless of your perspective on religion, high priestesses of the Temple of Apollo at Delphi who were referred to as Pythia or the Oracle of Delphi existed in real life[[/note]] are commonly accepted as Seers, and [[UsefulNotes/ReligiousLeaders John Calvin]]'s Seer status is widely disputed. There are also [[https://archiveofourown.org/comments/49763707 "a bunch of quacks that no one is quite sure whether or not they were seers"]], including UsefulNotes/{{Nostradamus}}.
* In the ''Manga/{{Bleach}}'' fanfic ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/3870185/1/Remember_the_bKing_b Remember the King,]]'' [[spoiler:Elvis Presley is not only dead, but he's also the ruling King of Soul Society, making him both the BigGood and the most powerful man in the setting. He easily parries an attack by Aizen, mesmerizes Harribel into betraying Aizen with his immense spiritual pressure, and delivers an utter CurbStompBattle to the rest of the Espada that Aizen's attempted bid to take the throne was over before it even started]].

* Another ''Hamilton'' fanfiction, ''Fanfic/WithAKeyAndAKite'', gives many of the {{Historical Domain Character}}s from ''Hamilton'' [[SuperFic superpowers.]] UsefulNotes/AlexanderHamilton and UsefulNotes/ThomasJefferson are projection empaths, with Hamilton able to EmotionBomb people, UsefulNotes/GeorgeWashington and UsefulNotes/MarquisDeLaFayette are {{Seers}}. Alexander's wife, Eliza Schuyler Hamilton, [[HealingFactor heals quickly]] and is [[IdealIllnessImmunity immune to infections and diseases]] [[spoiler:and is either unnaturally long-lived or an ElderlyImmortal, it's left ambiguous]], her sister Angelica Schuyler Church is a [[{{Telepathy}} mindreader]], Alexander's daughter Angelica is an [[TheEmpath empath]], Aaron Burr's power is that [[AntiMagic no powers]] [[NoSell work on him]], John Laurens' parents both have powers, and about a quarter of the entire European population and half of the population of the 13 colonies have superpowers.

* Film/XMenDaysOfFuturePast reveals that John F. Kennedy was a mutant in conversation between Erik and Charles.

-->--'''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qv6OOuPI5c0 Brad Neely]]''' delivering [[BlatantLies a faithful song]] on the life of UsefulNotes/GeorgeWashington

** UsefulNotes/NikolaTesla (pictured above fighting UsefulNotes/ThomasEdison): Fittingly has electrical powers.

*** Mister Fahrenheit, "the Supersonic Man", is a [[TheSpeedster Speedster]] who physically resembles Music/FreddieMercury and whose name is taken Music/{{Queen}} song ''Don't Stop Me Now''.

*** Mister Fahrenheit, "the Supersonic Man", is a SuperSpeedster who physically resembles Music/FreddieMercury and whose name is taken Music/{{Queen}} song ''Don't Stop Me Now''.

** Music/ElvisPresley is hailed as a musical icon who changed the face of music forever, yet also derided as a joke who let himself get fat and destroyed his own legacy. Blue Suede Heartstrings (now [[MeaningfulRename King Caerulus Melodia Equestria-Corporatum]]) is essentially the Codexverse's Ponified version of Elvis who, as a result of [[ForWantOfANail changes in circumstances and choices]], became a 'prodigy' [[DeityOfHumanOrigin Alicorn god]] of Music, Humility, Performance, and Love instead. Eventually, through certain choices made on his part, Blue Suede grows as a stallion and eventually re-Ascends [[spoiler:as a reincarnation 'clone' of [[TheArchmage Mana Equus]], one of the [[TheOldGods Thirteen Empyreans]]]], turning him into an Alicorn god of Musical Magic, Self-Respect, Performance, Love, and Mana.

* ''Series/{{Sanctuary}}'': UsefulNotes/NikolaTesla became the first modern vampire. He loses the vampirism and gains electromagnetic powers, and then later regains his vampirism.

* ''WesternAnimation/TheVentureBrothers'' is rife with examples, befitting an AlternateHistory universe complete with '60s era ''[[ForScience Super Science!]]'' and real FunctionalMagic. To note:
** The original incarnation of the [[WeirdTradeUnion Guild of]] [[NebulousEvilOrganization Calamitous]] [[PunchClockVillain Intent]] included several {{Historical Domain Character}}s with implied supernatural/technological abilities including Creator/AleisterCrowley, [[Creator/MarkTwain Samuel Clemens]], Creator/OscarWilde, and "Father of Bodybuilding" [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eugen_Sandow Eugen Sandow]]. They were rivals of UsefulNotes/NikolaTesla, who fielded an army of airships along with his Avon Ladies. Col. Lloyd Venture, another founding member and great-grandfather of the eponymous brothers, was a NoCelebritiesWereHarmed version of UsefulNotes/TheodoreRoosevelt (later revealed to be the actual first person on the moon, doing so in ''1902'').

*** Creator/JamesDean is a young actor who codified the GreaserDelinquents and CoolLoser tropes, and managed to retain popularity long after his tragic death. Here, as Bronze Gear, he later became the Alicorn god of Death, Defiance, Freedom, and Technology post-mortem after helping the Trimortidae during the '[[Literature/NightmaresAndDreamscapes Applewood Rescue]]'.

* [[Manga/JojosBizarreAdventureStoneOcean Part 6]] of ''[[Manga/JojosBizarreAdventure Jojo's Bizarre Adventure]]'' has a segment in which DIO and Pucci theorize that Creator/LeonardoDaVinci was a [[FightingSpirit Stand]] User.

* In ''ComicBook/TheAuthority'', The Doctor's past incarnations included UsefulNotes/AlbertEinstein, Jesus Christ, and Grigori Rasputin.
* ''[[ComicBook/TheAvengers Avengers West Coast]]'': A version of the Lethal Legion consisted of these, as they were resurrected by the demon Satannish; the members were:

* ''{{ComicBook/Crimson}}'' has UsefulNotes/TheKnightsTemplar as some of the villains. Here, they were reorganized into an independent supernatural hunting force that commits VanHelsingHateCrimes. They have a group of EliteMooks called The Order of the Dragon (the most skilled and formidable Templars) who harvested Angel blood to gain supernatural strength and durability.
* ''ComicBook/TheDeadBoyDetectives'' 2004 miniseries: UsefulNotes/GillesDeRais was not only a child murderer obsessed with the occult like he was in the historical record, here his magicks actually worked, and he'd drain the lives of children around him. It's explained that this was downplayed in the in-universe history to not freak people out.
--> '''Marquez''': It was more palatable that the murderer was merely a madman, and not a black magician and heretic.
* [[UsefulNotes/RasputinTheMadMonk Grigori Rasputin]] in ''ComicBook/{{Hellboy}}'' is a sorcerer that worships the ancestral [[Main/DraconicAbomination Ogdru-Jahad]] and wants to [[CivilizationDestroyer start the Apocalypse]]. In the original comics, he has a HealingFactor and MindControl powers and has come back as a ghost at least twice, while in the [[Film/{{Hellboy|2004}} 2004 movie adaptation]] he has ResurrectiveImmortality and comes back to life with a fragment of his god inside.
* In ''{{ComicBook/Invincible}}'' the Immortal, a FlyingBrick with ResurrectiveImmortality, was Abraham Lincoln. He was also Christopher Columbus, though the [[WesternAnimation/Invincible2021 animated adaptation]] implicitly removed that rap sheet.
* ''ComicBook/RequiemVampireKnight'': [[UsefulNotes/ElizabethI Elizabeth I of England]], UsefulNotes/{{Nero}}, UsefulNotes/{{Caligula}}, Creator/AleisterCrowley, and several others are transformed into hideous undead creatures in Hell. Meanwhile, Main/{{Dracula}}'s wife is the infamous Blood Countess, UsefulNotes/ElizabethBathory, a vampire with BloodMagic.
* Creator/JonathanHickman's ''{{ComicBook/SHIELD}}'' had many famous figures in history being parts of the organisation of which SHIELD is the most modern part, and fighting other such famous figures. Among others, Isaac Newton is an immortal and immoral super scientist and former stand-in Sorcerer Supreme, Michaelangelo is the Forever Man who is everywhere across time at once, and Nikola Tesla is an electricity-wielding cyborg called 'The Night Machine'.
* One bizarre issue of ''{{ComicBook/Tarot Witch Of The Black Rose}}'' revealed that {{UsefulNotes/George Washington}} had a suit of wooden PoweredArmor and that every President since then has been expected to don Powered Armor to defend the country in times of trouble.
* In ''{{ComicBook/X Statix}}'', Henrietta Hunter was originally supposed to be Diana, Princess of Wales, who had been inexplicably restored to life and given superpowers, but Marvel editorial vetoed it.