The following sources were consulted in the preparation of the article “The 10 coolest people in the history of mankind, according to us.”
- Nellie Bly
- Joseph Medicine Crow
- Sir Christopher Lee 1922 -2015: A look back over an incredible record-breaking acting career
- Julie d’Aubigny: La Maupin and Early French Opera
- Bass Reeves
- Nancy Wake
- Ching Shih and the Pirates of the South China Coast: Shifting Alliances, Strategy, and Reputational Racketeering at the Start of the 19th Century
- Jeanne de Clisson
- Fighting Jack Churchill
