The daily people puzzle

Do you know people?

People is a free daily guessing game. Read one clue about a famous person, then name them in three guesses or less.

Rated 4.9 out of 5 by players

How to play

  1. 1

    Read the clue

    One short paragraph about a noteworthy person's achievements.

  2. 2

    Guess the name

    You get exactly three tries. Close spellings count.

  3. 3

    Unlock hints

    Every miss reveals a new hint to narrow it down.

E
Easy
Letter boxes plus one revealed letter
M
Medium
Letter boxes show the name's length
H
Hard
No help with the name at all

Past People

Some of the most played puzzles so far. How many would you have gotten?

  • Audrey Hepburn
    People #12

    Audrey Hepburn

    Audrey Kathleen Hepburn-Ruston was a British actress and humanitarian.

    82% solved it
  • Hayao Miyazaki
    People #5

    Hayao Miyazaki

    Hayao Miyazaki is a Japanese animator, filmmaker, and manga artist.

    75% solved it
  • Dolly Parton
    People #6

    Dolly Parton

    Dolly Rebecca Parton Dean was an American singer-songwriter, actress, philanthropist, and businesswoman.

    100% solved it
  • Denzel Washington
    People #7

    Denzel Washington

    Denzel Hayes Washington Jr.

    83% solved it
  • Serena Williams
    People #8

    Serena Williams

    Serena Jameka Williams is an American professional tennis player.

    100% solved it
  • Charlie Chaplin
    People #9

    Charlie Chaplin

    Sir Charles Spencer Chaplin Jr.

    50% solved it
  • Shakira
    People #4

    Shakira

    Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll is a Colombian singer-songwriter, dancer, and record producer.

    50% solved it
  • Albert Einstein
    People #3

    Albert Einstein

    Albert Einstein was a German-born theoretical physicist best known for developing the theory of relativity.

    50% solved it
  • Nelson Mandela
    People #11

    Nelson Mandela

    Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela was a South African anti-apartheid revolutionary, politician, and philanthropist, who served as President of South Africa from 1994 to 1999.

  • Frida Kahlo
    People #10

    Frida Kahlo

    Magdalena Carmen Frida Kahlo y Calderón was a Mexican painter known for her many portraits, self-portraits, and works inspired by the nature and artifacts of Mexico.

Questions

What is People?

People is a free daily puzzle. Every day there is one clue about a remarkable person's life and achievements, and you get three guesses to name them.

How do hints work?

Each wrong guess unlocks a hint, like their era, field or where they're from. Players with an account can pick their own hints and order, including revealing letters of the name.

What are Easy, Medium and Hard?

Easy shows the name's letter boxes plus one letter. Medium shows only the letter boxes. Hard gives no help with the name at all.

When is there a new person?

A new person drops every day at midnight in your time zone, and nobody ever repeats.

Does spelling have to be perfect?

No. Close spellings, the name people know them by and famous nicknames all count.

Today's person is waiting

One clue. Three guesses. Can you name them?

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