Whose scribble is that? Can you match the famous identity to the signature? | Australia news

Some time around 3000BC a Sumerian scribe called Gar Ama stamped his name on the back of a clay tablet and produced what is now the oldest known signature.

But signatures really came into their own after the English parliament pass the Statute of Frauds Act in 1677, making them mandatory on legal contracts, replacing the seal or the X. For hundreds of years since, every legal document was accompanied by a signature.

Now the writing might be on the wall for the tradition, as a bill allowing electronic signatures passed both houses of parliament in Australia this week. But as we sign off, how well do you know these famous marks?