Editing List of The Sandman characters (section)

===Historical figures===
====Harun al-Rashid====
'''[[Harun al-Rashid|Haroun al-Raschid]]''' is the King of [[Baghdad]] who sells the city to Dream to keep it alive forever, in the ''[[One Thousand and One Arabian Nights]]''.

====Julius Caesar====
'''[[Julius Caesar]]''' was seen during Dream's showdown with John Dee where Dream had John Dee appear as him. It was also revealed that Dream had Julius Caesar rape Caesar Augustus.

In the podcast, Julius Caesar is voiced by [[Nicholas Boulton (actor)|Nicholas Boulton]].

====Caesar Augustus====
'''[[Augustus|Caesar Augustus]]''' is the first emperor of Rome. In ''The Sandman'' he is revealed to carry psychological scars from being continually raped by his uncle Julius Caesar, which he (at Dream's advice) assuages by planning the destruction of Caesar's empire.

In the podcast, Augustus is voiced by [[Brian Cox (actor)|Brian Cox]].

====Lycius====
'''Lycius''' is a dwarf, born of the Roman nobility, who lived in the time of [[Caesar Augustus]].<ref>{{Cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=LuUVDAAAQBAJ&q=%22Lycius%2C+a+character%22 |title = Classics and Comics|isbn = 9780199734191|last1 = Kovacs|first1 = George|last2 = Marshall|first2 = C. W.|year = 2011}}</ref> Augustus had banned the nobility from working as actors upon the stage, but he made an exception for Lycius, who had few other opportunities.

====Joshua A. Norton====
'''[[Emperor Norton|Joshua A. Norton]]''' is an English-American declaring himself "Emperor of the United States" in "Three Septembers and a January", after Dream gives him his delusion as part of a challenge issued by his three younger siblings: Despair, who tries to make him fall into her realm by making his life increasingly difficult; Delirium, who makes a half-attempt to drive him insane; and Desire, who uses the King of Pain to tempt him with a real palace and a Queen. In the end, Joshua Norton lives a happy and dignified life. When he dies, thousands come to see him off.

In the podcast, Joshua A. Norton is voiced by [[John Lithgow]].

====The King of Pain====
'''The King of Pain''', according to [[Herbert Asbury]]'s book ''The Barbary Coast: An Informal History of the San Francisco Underworld'', is an itinerant healer in 19th century San Francisco who sold [[Aconitine|aconite]] [[liniment]].<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=cgDa0iiYddsC&q=%22of+pain%22 | title=The Barbary Coast| last1=Asbury| first1=Herbert| year=1957}}</ref> In ''The Sandman'' #31 ("Three Septembers and a January", reprinted in ''Fables and Reflections''), the King of Pain is Desire's undead minion. He tries to tempt Emperor Norton into betraying his dignity for his desires (in the form of Worldly Power, Wealth, An Estate, and A Noble Wife). Norton retains his dignity and refuses the offers, saying that he is content ruling his city and that he has all he needs.

====Mark Twain====
'''[[Mark Twain]]''' is an American writer who shares his [[The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County|story about a jumping frog]] with Emperor Norton.

====Thomas Paine====
'''[[Thomas Paine]]''' is an English radical who, after participating in the [[French Revolution]], is imprisoned in the [[Luxembourg Palace]] and briefly encounters Johanna Constantine.

In the podcast, Thomas Paine is voiced by [[Arthur Darvill]].

====Louis de Saint-Just====
'''[[Louis de Saint-Just]]''' is the Orator of the French Revolution and supporter of the Terror, he is deposed after Orpheus sings a song that saps his ability to articulate.

====Maximilien Robespierre====
'''[[Maximilien Robespierre]]''' is the leader of the [[Committee of Public Safety]] and instigator of the [[Reign of Terror]]. An extreme dreamer, he seeks to destroy the head of Orpheus due to his wish to destroy all myths, but is in turn destroyed by it.

====Marco Polo====
'''[[Marco Polo]]''' is the famous 13th-century explorer and trader. He is lost in a part of the Dreaming that connects to the real world, and encounters Rusticello, a friend of his future self; Fiddler's Green; and Dream, who gives an otherwise forbidden passage home. Upon waking Marco is unable to remember any of his encounters.

====Rustichello da Pisa====
'''[[Rustichello da Pisa]]''' is the publisher of Marco's autobiography, who encounters his friend in a dream in the [[Desert of Lop]].

====William Shakespeare====
'''[[William Shakespeare]]''' is the famous 16/17th-century English playwright. Dream gives him the inspiration for many of his plays in exchange for Shakespeare writing two plays for him: ''[[A Midsummer Night's Dream]]'' and ''[[The Tempest]]''.

In the podcast, William Shakespeare is voiced by [[Arthur Darvill]].

In the Netflix series, William Shakespeare was seen under the name of "Will Shaxberd" and is portrayed by [[Samuel Blenkin]].

====Hamnet Shakespeare====
'''[[Hamnet Shakespeare]]''' is the son of William Shakespeare who is often overlooked by his father. It is implied that [[Titania (A Midsummer Night's Dream)|Titania]] may have taken him into the realm of Faerie (this is confirmed in a brief cameo in ''[[The Books of Magic]]'').

====Christopher Marlowe====
'''[[Christopher Marlowe]]''' is a famous 16th-century playwright who is depicted discussing Shakespeare's terrible writing and Marlowe's ''Faust''. Shakespeare tells Marlowe, "God's wounds! If only I could write like you!"

====Geoffrey Chaucer====
'''[[Geoffrey Chaucer]]''' is the famous 14th-century poet and author of ''The Canterbury Tales'' is seen in the White Horse Tavern in AD 1389 in part four of ''The Doll's House'', where Dream first meets [[Hob Gadling]]. It is mentioned in the tavern that people do not want "filthy tales in rhyme about pilgrims", a reference to ''The Canterbury Tales''.

====Anne Hathaway====
'''[[Anne Hathaway (Shakespeare)|Anne Hathaway]]''' is married to William Shakespeare.

====Susanna Shakespeare====
'''[[Susanna Hall|Susanna Shakespeare]]''' is the older daughter of William and Anne Shakespeare.

====Judith Quiney====
'''[[Judith Quiney|Judith Shakespeare]]''' is the younger daughter of William and Anne Shakespeare.

====Thomas Quiney====
'''[[Thomas Quiney]]''' is a pub waiter and future husband of Judith.

====Ben Jonson====
'''[[Ben Jonson]]''' is a poet and friend of William Shakespeare.