Nicknamed the Land of the Marshals ( Terra dos Marechais ), for being the birthplace of Deodoro da Fonseca and Floriano Peixoto, Alagoas gave the country numerous illustrious Brazilians among whom are the anthropologist Arthur Ramos, the maestro Hekel Tavares, the philologist Aurélio Buarque de Holanda, the musician Djavan the poet Jorge de Lima, the jurists Pontes de Miranda and Marcos Bernardes de Mello, besides the writers Lêdo Ivo and Graciliano Ramos.

Nicknamed Chevril ( by replacing the Bov ( ox ) with Chev ( horse ) in the Bovril name ) it was produced by boiling down horse meat or mules to a jelly paste and serving it as a beef tea.

Nicknamed the " godfather " by the tabloid press, he was renowned for his tough, uncompromising style and was feared by both crew and cast alike.

Nicknamed the " Pearl of the Antilles ," it became the richest and most prosperous colony in the West Indies, with a slave society based on sugar cane production when demand for sugar was high in Europe.

Nicknamed " The Kid ", " The Splendid Splinter ", " Teddy Ballgame ", " The Thumper " and, because of his hitting prowess, " The Greatest Hitter Who Ever Lived ", Williams ' career was twice interrupted by service as a U. S. Marine Corps fighter-bomber pilot.

Nicknamed " Winnie ", he was the eldest of eight children born to Dr. George Tryon Harding, Sr. ( 1843 – 1928 ) and Phoebe Elizabeth ( Dickerson ) Harding ( 1843 – 1910 ).

Nicknamed " The General ", Hird played as a midfielder and half forward, but was often given free rein by former Essendon coach Kevin Sheedy to play wherever he thought necessary.

Nicknamed “ The Jewel of the Pacific ”, Valparaíso was declared a world heritage site based upon its improvised urban design and unique architecture.

Nicknamed " Ol ' Stubblebeard ", Grimes was born in Emerald, Wisconsin.

Nicknamed " the Black Dog of Brocéliande ", du Guesclin fought the English during the Breton War of Succession and was an expert in the guerrilla warfare.

Nicknamed El Buitre ( The Vulture ), he was a member of the legendary Quinta del Buitre, along with Manolo Sanchís, Rafael Martín Vázquez, Míchel and Miguel Pardeza.

Nicknamed " The King ," he is one of golf's most popular stars and its most important trailblazer, because he was the first superstar of the sport's television age, which began in the 1950s.

Nicknamed " The Refrigerator " for his gargantuan, almost rhomboid, frame, Perry was and weighed at his peak weight.

Nicknamed " Mr Arsenal ", he was honoured by Arsenal with a testimonial game against Celtic in May 2002 with many Arsenal legends playing, including Ian Wright, John Lukic and Adams's fellow back four stalwarts, Dixon, Winterburn and Bould.

Nicknamed " Matinee Idol ", Czyz was a member of the United States amateur boxing team whose other members died in the LOT Polish Airlines plane crash in Poland in 1980.

Nicknamed the Indy, it was launched in 1986 and is one of the youngest UK national daily newspapers.

Nicknamed the Bulldogs, Coleman College ’ s chief athletic rival was the Grambling College Tigers.

Nicknamed Hop City, agriculture was the principal occupation.

Nicknamed the Tangent Line, it was originally built by the New York, Mahoning and Western Railroad ( became American Midland Railroad in 1889, Findlay, Ft Wayne & Western Railroad in 1890, Cincinnati, Hamilton and Dayton Railroad in 1901, Cincinnati, Findlay, & Fort Wayne Railroad in 1903 )

Nicknamed " King Carl " by the fans and " The Meal Ticket " by his teammates, Hubbell's first major-league victory was a 4-0 shutout of the Philadelphia Phillies.

Nicknamed the Brown Bomber, Louis helped elevate boxing from a nadir in popularity in the post-Jack Dempsey era by establishing a reputation as an honest, hardworking fighter at a time when the sport was dominated by gambling interests.

Nicknamed " Sailor " ( for her salty speech ), " Sassy " and " The Divine One ", Sarah Vaughan was a Grammy Award winner.

Nicknamed L ' Avvocato ( the lawyer ) because he had a degree in law ( though he was never admitted to the Order of Lawyers ), Agnelli was the most important figure in Italian economy, the symbol of capitalism throughout the second half of 20th century, and regarded by many as the true " King of Italy ".

Nicknamed " Gentleman George " for his demeanor, he was the Democratic nominee for Vice President of the United States during the Civil War in 1864, running as a peace Democrat with war Democrat George B. McClellan ; they lost to Abraham Lincoln.

Nicknamed " the human camera ", he has gained worldwide notoriety from creating massive panoramic drawings of large cities such as Tokyo, Rome, Hong Kong, Frankfurt, Madrid, Dubai, Jerusalem and London with astounding detail and accuracy after only taking brief helicopter rides over them.

Nicknamed " The Blade " because of his height of 6 ft 1 in ( 1. 85 m ) and weight of only 170 lb ( 77 kg ), Belanger was known as a poor hitter.

Nicknamed the Golden Boy of Italian football, Rivera was the product of Alessandria's youth football academy and made his debut in Serie A for Alessandria against Internazionale on 2 June 1959 at the age of only fifteen years.

Nicknamed the Golden Voice of Africa because of his oratory, he stands one of the only three National Heroes of the Nigerian Nation.

Nicknamed " the Old Dessauer " ( German: der alte Dessauer ), he possessed only modest abilities as a field commander, but was a talented drillmaster who modernized the Prussian infantry.

Nicknamed Levezinho (" Slender one ") due to his light frame ( only 63 kg ), he spent the bulk of his career in Portugal representing Sporting, scoring nearly 200 goals in more than 300 official games, winning four major titles with the club and helping it to four Champions League participations.

Nicknamed Harvard Hottie by Nanny ( as he attended Harvard ), they begin to gain a rapport, however their relationship almost crumbles when she runs into him and his high school friends, who he doesn't stop when they insinuate that she is only a nanny so she can have affairs with the rich husbands.

Nicknamed " Bobbety ", Salisbury was the eldest son of James Gascoyne-Cecil, 4th Marquess of Salisbury, by his wife Lady Cicely, daughter of Arthur Gore, 5th Earl of Arran.

; Ulysses Adair: Nicknamed " Uly ", he is the eight-year-old son of the expedition's leader, Devon Adair.

Nicknamed Ren-Ren and The Rainman, Ritualo was also a one-time member of the Philippine national basketball team, and is the son of former PBA player Florendo Ritualo Sr. and Maria Yasoña de Ramos of Lumban, Laguna.

Nicknamed " The City of a Thousand Minarets " for its preponderance of Islamic architecture, Cairo has long been a centre of the region's political and cultural life.

Nicknamed " The Maradona of the Carpathians ", he is considered a hero in his homeland.

Nicknamed " Kim " after the young boy in Rudyard Kipling's novel Kim, Philby attended Aldro preparatory school.

Nicknamed the Ocean State, Rhode Island has a number of oceanfront beaches.

Nicknamed " frying pans " because of their long necks and circular bodies, the instruments were the first solid-bodied electric guitars, though they were a lap-steel type.

Nicknamed the " Doomsday Defense ", they allowed just 1 touchdown in their last 6 games prior to the Super Bowl.

Nicknamed " the Old Gray Lady ", and long regarded within the industry as a national " newspaper of record ", The New York Times is owned by The New York Times Company, which also publishes 18 other newspapers including the International Herald Tribune and The Boston Globe.

Nicknamed " The Great One ", he has been called " the greatest hockey player ever " by many sportswriters, players, and the NHL itself.

Nicknamed " Swee ' Pea " for his mild manner, Strayhorn soon became a vital member of the Ellington Organization.

Nicknamed “ The First Palace of Women " by Oller and Zidler, the cabaret quickly becomes a great success.

Nicknamed the " heart of India " due to its geographical location in India, Madhya Pradesh is the second largest state in the country by area.

Nicknamed the " Puffing Billy ", Booth's first petrol-powered, horse-drawn vacuum cleaner relied upon air drawn by a piston pump through a cloth filter.

Nicknamed the " cast-iron man " for his ideological rigidity as well as for his determination to defend the causes he believed in, Calhoun supported states ' rights and nullification, under which states could declare null and void federal laws which they viewed unconstitutional.

Nicknamed the " Pearl of the Antilles ", Saint-Domingue became the richest colony in the Caribbean before a 1791 slave revolt, which began the Haitian Revolution, led to freedom for the colony's slaves in 1794 and, a decade later, complete independence for the country, which renamed itself Haiti.

Nicknamed " Stevie " by the family, he joined eight surviving brothers and sisters — Mary Helen, George Peck, Jonathan Townley, William Howe, Agnes Elizabeth, Edmund Byran, Wilbur Fiske, and Luther.

Nicknamed the Border City, Carlisle today is the main cultural, commercial and industrial centre for north Cumbria.