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John Fastolf

English soldier
Sir John Fastolf KG was a late medieval English soldier, landowner, and knight who fought in the Hundred Years' War. He has enjoyed a more lasting reputation as the prototype, in some part, of Shakespeare's character Sir John Falstaff. Wikipedia
Died: November 5, 1459 (age 79 years), Caister-on-Sea, United Kingdom
Known for: Military service during the Hundred Years' War; Inspiration for William Shakespeare's Falstaff