Zorro
How can you not be familiar with that famous swordsman with the black horse, black mask, and black cape? We are talking about none other than Zorro, of course. His story has been around for a pretty long time now. We are clear that he was nothing more than a legend invented by someone called Johnston McCulley. However, the character was inspired by a 19th-century thief called Joaquin Murrieta.
Ichabod Crane
If you are familiar with The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, then you must know Washington Irving. However, we are not going to blame you if you are more familiar with Ichabod Crane. The two of them can be deemed the stars of the short story. But the truth is that the two men were both fictional.