Imposters in history: 16 famous con-artists and pretenders

Whoever said history is boring is a very boring person. Read this and look at the pretenders and con-artists among us today. Look at Omarosa and you'll see an excellent example. I wonder if these earlier versions enjoyed the same success as Omarosa because there were shills who profited in helping spread the con much as "journalists" have a vested interest in helping Omarosa...