Paint People

King of Hearts - Charlemagne
King of Diamonds - Julius Caesar
King of Spades - King David
King of Clubs - Alexander the Great

Queen of Hearts - Judith (Heroine of Apocryphal Book of Judith)
Queen of Diamonds - Rachel (of the Bible)
Queen of Spades - Pallas (aka Minerva)
Queens of Clubs - Argine (anagram of Regina)

Jack of Hearts - La Hire (French warrior - aka Etienne de Vignoles)
Jack of Diamonds - Hector of Troy/Roland of France
Jack of Spades - Hogier the Dane (one of Charlemagne's paladins)
Jack of Clubs - Lancelot