![Even as a young man, Gregor MacGregor seems to have been obsessed with appearances.](http://filemonia.com/wp-content/uploads/George_Watson_Gregor_MacGregor.jpg)
Name: Gregor MacGregor
Tagline: A Scotsman who, after a stint in the Napoleonic Wars, went off to South America to join the wars of independence.
Claim to Fame: Perpetrating several plots to enrich himself at the cost of others, including twice selling off land in a non-existent province. Continue reading 22 December: Gregor MacGregor