TIL the name James Kirk was inspired from James Cook.
TIL the name James Kirk was inspired from James Cook.
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10 True Historical Figures Who Inspired the World's Favorite Fictional Characters
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TIL the name James Kirk was inspired from James Cook.
10 True Historical Figures Who Inspired the World's Favorite Fictional Characters
...with a lot less rapey murder childkilling
Because the title leaves out the fact that Kirk's native character was actually inspired by Horatio Hornblower, not Cook. Also, Hornblower was such a complex character that his attributes got split up in to both Kirk and Spock, evidently.
It's a pretty interesting read!