Who owns Einstein? The battle for the world’s most famous face

Re:Who owns Einstein? The battle for the world’s most famous... by oh_sigh on Friday May 20, 2022 @12:41PM (#31449783)

Who is the world's most famous face then? Hitler? Mona Lisa? Michael Jackson? Hide the Pain Harold?

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Re:Who owns Einstein? The battle for the world’s most famous... by dimator on Friday May 20, 2022 @12:45PM (#31449832)

I would bet there's a large number of people who know Harold more than the others :)

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Re:Who owns Einstein? The battle for the world’s most famous... by slowmovintarget on Friday May 20, 2022 @01:05PM (#31450106)

I would have said Ghandi... though polling suggests it's actually Queen Elizabeth II.

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Re:Who owns Einstein? The battle for the world’s most famous... by potta_coffee on Friday May 20, 2022 @01:52PM (#31450566)

That's interesting. Her face is on a lot of paper currency, I'm sure that contributes to her recognition.

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Re:Who owns Einstein? The battle for the world’s most famous... by daniel-cussen on Friday May 20, 2022 @06:32PM (#31453343)

That was originally the way money equalled fame. Also time in many monarchies was tied to the biography of the monarch. In Japan it was so, the Meiji period. In Matthew Mark Luke and John, KJV.

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Re:Who owns Einstein? The battle for the world’s most famous... by throwaway28203 on Friday May 20, 2022 @04:12PM (#31451982)

I was thinking Marilyn Monroe.

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Re:Who owns Einstein? The battle for the world’s most famous... by inanutshellus on Friday May 20, 2022 @12:45PM (#31449843)

The smiley face.

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