Fictional characters who had real prototypes

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Shrek

Nature of the character based on the wrestler Maurice Tillet, who was actually a very intelligent man: a poet and writer, and could speak 14 languages. Tile was born in 1903, and a teenager fell ill a rare disease called acromegaly, resulting in his bones uncontrollably grew. As a result, his body was disproportionate. But it is not broken. He used his illness so that she began to bring him the benefit of becoming a wrestler, and speaking as "ugly ogre ring."

Tillet wrestled to the end, which came in 1954 when he was 51 years old, and he died of a heart attack. Shortly before his death Tillet, his friend asked him to do in his lifetime a mask, and Tillet agreed. There are three masks, one of which ended up in Iowa (in the international museum of wrestling), the second stayed with his friend, and third went to the Museum of York Barbell, where apparently it was used to create character animation.

Quasimodo

With an ugly face and a hump back hero of Victor Hugo's "Notre Dame" has always been a mythical character who is born from the depths of the imagination of the writer. But the new discovery seems to indicate a real prototype, inspired the writer to create this character. It looks like the image of Quasimodo is based on historical figure, found in the memoirs of British sculptor Henry Sibson of the 19th century, which is about the time the book was written, he worked in the cathedral, and who wrote about the bent bricklayer, also worked with him. The papers were purchased by the Tate Archive in 1999, after they have been discovered in the attic of a house in the English town of Penzance, where the owner was going to move. Winnie the Pooh

Winnipeg (or "Winnie"), this was named after a black bear that appeared in the London Zoo in 1915, and lived there all his life until his death in 1934. It was bought by a calf for $ 20 (maybe a hunter who shot and killed her mother) when stopped at White River, Ontario, Lt. Harry Koleburnom during the First World War. Smuggling bear brought to Britain as an unofficial regimental mascot. Koleburn bear named after the city of Winnipeg in Manitoba, where he lived. When Koleburn went to France, gave the bear a London zoo. The zoo Winnie became a general favorite for his good nature and playfulness. Among her adored son and Kids was AA Milne's Christopher Robin, who gave her name to his teddy bear, which, in turn, perpetuated Alan Alexander Milne. Uncle Sam

During the War of 1812 (referring to the Anglo-American war in the U.S., approx. Mixednews) Samuel Wilson was a successful entrepreneur average hands, has received a contract to supply beef to the army, which he shipped in barrels. Being owned by the government, barrels were marked by letters «US» (United States), but carriers and soldiers jokingly unscrambled initials as «Uncle Sam» (Uncle Sam). Over time, all were marked the initials «US» (including property of the American army), became associated with that name.