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Who is this?

Lindum

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Singularly missing in South Pacific this elephant was a peach of a singer down under.
 
Here's another. 1 point for first name and 1 point for each full name: Big boy makes splash then turns again on highway.
 
We might need clues, Lindum!

Is the Splash one's first name DAVID? (I'm thinking David Hockney here but could be way off the mark)
 
Splash think water. Who was told to turn again and who was a terror on highways in times past. All share first name.
Mutiny - think film, Humphrey Bogart. Who worked on a railway in American Civil War and shared his first name with the Roman poet?
 
More clues for splash one. A main character in famous 1851 novel and 1956 film. Next lived 1705-1739 played by Richard O'Sullivan on TV. Other lived 1354-1423 famous for his cat.
 
Who left an admiral to sail on an island to seek a fortune on another island?

Who left Sophie for a surprise?