Any Evidence For A Historical Jesus?

[Rokcet Scientist]

But what he asked was "is there any evidence" for it.

"Hercules" could be based on a real person, too. So what?

Well, in the spirit of the season, I know for a fact that Santa Claus was based on a real person! If in a convoluted way.
So maybe Jesus was too. Maybe He was just an ice cream salesman minding His own Business who helped an old lady cross the street once. And got sanctified a tad out of proportion for it. Remember Maradonna's 'Hand of God' that made the winning goal? Which of course simply was foul play!
Jesus probably was a criminal too.

In Palestine, 2,000 years ago, messianism was a cottage industry. There was a Saviour on every second streetcorner drumming up support – read: cash – for their particular flavor of religion. Ordinary beggars, really. Hundreds of them. And they all amalgamated – 'morphed', in digital lingo – into the persona and myth of one 'Jesus'.
Could just as easily have been Achmed, Moshe, or Billy-Bob...
Imagine that! A billion people could be praying to Billy-Bob!