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Originally Posted by Redfox
Also consider how vital it is to the story for the character to be a real person. Is it really essential? Is there honestly no-one else that could take the role? Fiction is full of invented celebrities, for good reason...
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They're not essential, I just want some historical accuracy. I could have them as fictional local characters, that sounds like the safest option, but someone the reader will have heard of will give a sense of a shared background with the main characters.