IQ1: Are you a 19th century French writer and diplomat for whom a cut of steak is named?
IQ2: Are you a Neapolitan tenor for whom a type of sauce made from cream, ham, onions, nuts and mushrooms is named?
IQ3: Is a dish of thinly slice raw beef or fish named after you, due to the similarity of the color of the meat to the red hue you used in your paintings?
Not involved in the arts (though I’m best known to fans of one particular art form)
Died before 2000
Not involved in politics
An American citizen, but born and raised elsewhere
Had a popular image as a good guy (SEEMED like a good guy in real life, but who knows?)
Common first name
Famous for selling a product or service; but it’s very hard to categorize the product or service neatly
I will let KnowedOut have another direct question, since his didn’t help him much. I don’t mean to be sly, it’s just not easy to put what I sold into words
IQ1: Are you a ruler of the Ptolemaic dynasty for whom a fruit is named?
IQ2: Are you a sailor for whom a scrambled egg dish served with blood pudding and beef brains is named?
IQ3: Are you a US president for whom a type of peach pudding is named?
correct for Cleopatra (Mandarin & Apple)
Christopher Columbus (Scrambled eggs à la Columbus)
correct for Grover Cleveland (Peach pudding à la Cleveland)
despite the gratuitous hint, I’m still stuck… holding a DQ