Leonardo da Vinci

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Born 1452 — Died 1519. Place:

Florence, Italy. Also known as:

Leonardo di ser Piero da Vinci ("Leonardo, son of Mr. Peter of Vinci"), "Renaissance Man." Harassed by Renaissance bullies saying:

"Hey, Leo! Why don't you invent yourself a personality!" Got even with Renaissance bullies by:

Sending them up in his helicopter prototype, then "forgetting" to bring them down for two days. Favorite invention:

Peanut butter, jelly, and potato chips on Italian bread. Da Vinci? Da Licious! Was good at:

Uh... everything. That's why he's a "Renaissance Man." One weakness:

Despite inventing a "Footwear Chooser Thingy" (working title), da Vinci's socks were always mismatched. Likely to say:

"Sure I'll invent weapons for you. But then I'll hide my plans so that no one ever builds them. War is not the answer." Unlikely to say:

"Sorry, I can't do that." Little-known fact:

Whenever he got an idea, a little candle appeared over his head (because the light bulb was not yet invented, you see...) Reason little-known fact is little known:

It's not true. Favorite ice cream:

Chocolate Chip Cookie Leonar-dough.