Talk:Gangplank/SkinsTrivia/@comment-24272731-20131209213831

I believe it more than likely that the Sultan Gangplank skin is a reference to Heyreddin Barbarossa "Redbeard", a famous Ottoman Sultan and Pirate. Plus, in his Sultan splash, GP has an extremely red beard.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hayreddin_Barbarossa