Famous or Infamous?
Mystery. Legacy. Infamy. Intrigue.
In this series we ask the question history itself often leaves unanswered: were these figures truly revered, or were they feared? Visionaries who carried wisdom—or troublemakers who stirred scandal? Saints, sorcerers, prophets, witches, philosophers, mystics—their names echo through time, but their legacies are tangled in both brilliance and controversy.
In this series, we peel back polished biography and dig into the shadows—the whispered rumors, the scandals swept under the rug, the contradictions that make these lives unforgettable. Some were adored in their own day, others demonized, and many rewritten by centuries of myth. Here, we ask the hard questions: what truth lies beneath the legends? Who were they, really?
Each story brings you the dirty little secrets of history’s most fascinating characters—the ones who blurred the line between hero and villain, genius and fraud, holy and heretical. Some changed the world for the better, others left behind fear and wreckage, but all carried a spark that refuses to die.
By asking “famous or infamous?” we give these figures back their complexity—their human flaws, legendary triumphs, and scandalous missteps. In their stories, we find a mirror for ourselves: proof that greatness is rarely pure, and infamy is rarely the whole truth.