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Fiction Books Featuring Real People

Turns out you can totally write a book about a real-life person so long as
a) They're dead
b) You're incredibly popular
In some cases is the real person the protagonist. Sometimes the famous person just cameos to cement the historical setting. I'm not counting the cases where the author shows up, otherwise we'd be here forever.
And yes, I know Robin Hoid wasn't real, but King Richard and Prince John were.
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Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter
Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter
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Antony and Cleopatra
Antony and Cleopatra
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Beneath the Lion's Gaze by Maaza Mengiste
Beneath the Lion's Gaze by Maaza Mengiste
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Coriolanus (William Shakespeare)
Coriolanus (William Shakespeare)
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The Divine Comedy
The Divine Comedy
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Dubliners
Dubliners
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Edward II
Edward II
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Edward III (Shakespeare)
Edward III (Shakespeare)
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Faces in the Crowd (Valeria Luiselli)
Faces in the Crowd (Valeria Luiselli)
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Faust
Faust
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The Fifth Heart (Dan Simmons)
The Fifth Heart (Dan Simmons)
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The General in His Labyrinth (Marquez)
The General in His Labyrinth (Marquez)
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Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
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Henry IV, Part I
Henry IV, Part I
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Henry IV, Part II
Henry IV, Part II
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Henry V
Henry V
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Henry VI, Part I
Henry VI, Part I
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Henry VI, Part II
Henry VI, Part II
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Henry VI, Part III
Henry VI, Part III
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Henry VIII (William Shakespeare)
Henry VIII (William Shakespeare)
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Joan Makes History (Kate Grenville)
Joan Makes History (Kate Grenville)
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Joan of Arc (Mark Twain)
Joan of Arc (Mark Twain)
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Julius Caesar
Julius Caesar
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King John (William Shakespeare)
King John (William Shakespeare)
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Les Miserables by Victor Hugo
Les Miserables by Victor Hugo
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The Lighthouse at the End of the World (Stephen Marlowe)
The Lighthouse at the End of the World (Stephen Marlowe)
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MacBeth
MacBeth
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Midnight's Children (Salman Rushdie)
Midnight's Children (Salman Rushdie)
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Queen Pokou (Veronique Tadjo)
Queen Pokou (Veronique Tadjo)
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Richard II (William Shakespeare)
Richard II (William Shakespeare)
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Richard III
Richard III
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Robin Hood (Carola Oman)
Robin Hood (Carola Oman)
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The Sandman
The Sandman
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Siege Winter (Ariana Franklin)
Siege Winter (Ariana Franklin)
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Titus Andronicus (William Shakespeare)
Titus Andronicus (William Shakespeare)
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True History of the Kelly Gang (Peter Carey)
True History of the Kelly Gang (Peter Carey)
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Ulysses (James Joyce)
Ulysses (James Joyce)
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The Unfortunates
The Unfortunates
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War and Peace
War and Peace
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Watchmen
Watchmen
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