Twenty questions, round 356: five-way frenzy!

[Spartaculous]

If no - B,C,D: Was he ever head of state/head of government of a country?

B: Yes.

A: Primarily known for science or philosophy?
C: Born in what is now India, China, or Japan?
E: English-language actor?

A: No.
C: No.
E: Yes.

c,d: born before 1924?

C: Yes.
D: No.

B: Born in what is now a part of Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia, Washington DC, Kentucky or Missouri?

D: Born in what is is now a part of the West or Midwest census regions? (The non-overlapping states from the last question are: Alaska, Hawaii, Washington, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, Colorado, Utah, Arizona, New Mexico, North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, and Missouri)

B: Yes.
D: Yes.

[Spartaculous]

Person A:
1. Real male human being.
2,4,5. Born 1860-1899.
3. Dead.
6,8,11. Born in Europe, but not in Austria, Germany, Switzerland, or Liechtenstein.
7. Not a winner of: a Pulitzer Prize, a Nobel Prize, or an Academy Award.
9,12: Not primarily known for one of: politics, fiction writing, journalism, acting, film, the social sciences, science, or philosophy.
10: Native speaker of a Germanic language.

Person B:
1. Real male human being.
2,4,5. Born 1860-1899.
3. Dead.
6,8,12,14: Born in what is now a part of Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia, Washington DC, Kentucky or Missouri.
7. Not a winner of: a Pulitzer Prize, a Nobel Prize, or an Academy Award.
9,10,11: Primarily known for politics, but not specifically for human rights activism.
13. Was a head of state or head of government of a country.

Person C:
1. Real male human being.
2,4,5,14. Born 1900 - 1923.
3. Dead.
6,8,11,13. Born in Asia, but not in Singapore, Hong Kong, what was (at the time) the Russian Empire or the Soviet Union, or what is currently India, China, or Japan.
7. Not a winner of: a Pulitzer Prize, a Nobel Prize, or an Academy Award.
9,10,12: Primarily known for politics - in particular, for human rights activism (though the QM considered passing on the activism question).

Person D:
1. Real male human being.
2,4,5,13. Born 1924 or later.
3. Dead.
6,8,12,14: Born in Alaska, Hawaii, Washington, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, Colorado, Utah, Arizona, New Mexico, North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, or Missouri.
7. Not a winner of: a Pulitzer Prize, a Nobel Prize, or an Academy Award.
9,10,11: Primarily known for politics - in particular, for human rights activism.

Person E:
1. Real male human being.
2,4. Born 1820 - August 1, 1974.
3. Alive.
5. Not a winner of: a Pulitzer Prize, a Nobel Prize, or an Academy Award.
6,7,8: Primarily known for one of: journalism, acting, or film.
9: Is an English-language actor.

[DreamTrawler]

B: Free guess - Harry Truman

[DreamTrawler]

I feel like I’m in the scene in the movie where the detective is connecting all the pins and strings on a bulletin. This is also assuming there is some connection between the targets.

B - Amend my free guess to Harry S. Truman

C - Born in Southeast Asia?

If yes - free guess - U Thant

D - Involved in the Civil Rights Movement?

If yes - Malcolm X

[Spartaculous]

B: Free guess - Harry Truman

Correct!

C - Born in Southeast Asia?

If yes - free guess - U Thant

D - Involved in the Civil Rights Movement?

If yes - Malcolm X

I think technically, I'm not supposed to let you have more guesses right now. But:

C: Correct!
D: Correct!

You have clinched the win with 3 points here. We'll see who can get the other two.

[Wattsthematter]

Free guess, e: Samuel L. Jackson

[Spartaculous]

Free guess, e: Samuel L. Jackson

Nope!

[Wattsthematter]

Is A primarily known for being a musician, inventor, or author?

[DreamTrawler]

sorry, I forget how the guess rules work for this round. If I can guess again then E - Michael J Fox?

[Spartaculous]

Is A primarily known for being a musician, inventor, or author?

No.

[Spartaculous]

sorry, I forget how the guess rules work for this round. If I can guess again then E - Michael J Fox?

Nope!

[Hominidae]

So, the letters so far are in alphabetical order, and in all cases the letter is the entire name.

Was A born in what is currently England, Scotland, or Wales?

[Spartaculous]

So, the letters so far are in alphabetical order, and in all cases the letter is the entire name.

Was A born in what is currently England, Scotland, or Wales?

Yes.

[DreamTrawler]

So, the letters so far are in alphabetical order, and in all cases the letter is the entire name.

Was A born in what is currently England, Scotland, or Wales?

Hm, so E has a Y or Z probably? The only person I can think of is Jay Z but he’s not primarily known for journalism/acting/film.

[Spartaculous]

C - Born in Southeast Asia?

If yes - free guess - U Thant

C: Correct!

I will go ahead and comment on my earlier comment: U Thant really should have won a Nobel Peace Prize in the mid-1960s, but the chair of the committee vetoed that award. In fact, they ended up not giving any awards in 1966 and 1967 because of this deadlock.

[DreamTrawler]

C - Born in Southeast Asia?

If yes - free guess - U Thant

C: Correct!

I will go ahead and comment on my earlier comment: U Thant really should have won a Nobel Peace Prize in the mid-1960s, but the chair of the committee vetoed that award. In fact, they ended up not giving any awards in 1966 and 1967 because of this deadlock.

And later the UN named a different peace award after him apparently

[DreamTrawler]

Person E - primarily known for acting?

[Spartaculous]

Person E - primarily known for acting?

Yes.

[DreamTrawler]

Person A: Primarily known for military or athletics?

[Wattsthematter]

E: born in the USA?