My three candidates are Edgar Allen Poe, Leonardo da Vinci, and Beethoven. I found their profiles to be particularly enticing: Fill in the blanks.
Madness is sexy…
melancholia is sexier
(A search shows this was posted on SDMB over a year ago. Maybe it’s time for another?)
Rudolph Valentino, Pancho Villa, Leonardo da Vinci are my three.
I asked Rudy for a date and got this response:
“Ah, cara mia! Your very words make me al dente with desire! I would be honored and delighted to escort you to dinner, and perhaps afterwards, if you will permit me, I can teach you how to dance the sensual Argentine tango Valentino-style. (Do not worry, we will leave our clothes on for at least the first lesson.)”