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October 29, 2025

PUFFED-UP US President Donald Trump is set to name the new £225million White House ballroom after himself, as we reported yesterday. The self-inflated Orange Manbaby's move comes as Brazilian footballer Neymar has unveiled plans for a museum dedicated to himself. Now JAMES MOORE takes a look at other famous figures with egos the size of a planet ...

Sex boast: Roman emperor Caligula declared himself a god and boasted he could chat to Jupiter.

He even claimed to be able to have sex with the moon.

Haughty hero: Alexander the Great was a top military leader but he let the fame go to his head. He claimed to be the son of Zeus, king of the Greek gods. He also founded 20 different cities, naming them all after himself, including Alexandria in Egypt.

Napoleon complex: At his coronation in 1804 the French emperor grabbed the crown from the Pope and placed it on his own head.

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