Is it possible to make an List<string> a static resource in xaml?

Question

If I want to bind something like a combobox in the code-behind I have no problem at all. Something like :

List<string> strings = new List<string>();
AddStringsFromDataSourceToList(strings);

comboBox1.ItemSource = strings;

As far as I can tell, there is no quick and dirty way to do this in XAML. For all of the praise wpf is receiving for its super simple databinding, something this simple seems far easier to just do in C#. Is there an easier way to do this than creating DependencyProperty wrappers and adding them as resources without much help from intellisense or all that goes into ObservableCollections? I understand that its not impossible, but I must be missing something if such a simple task seems so in depth...

EDIT: To clarify, adding dynamic Lists is the issue here, not static arrays. It is super easy to add items manually, as many have pointed out.

Answer 1

<Window.Resources>
    <x:Array x:Key="strings" Type="sys:String" 
            xmlns:sys="clr-namespace:System;assembly=mscorlib">
            <sys:String>One</sys:String>
            <sys:String>Two</sys:String>
    </x:Array>
    <!-- likewise -->
    <x:Array x:Key="persons" Type="{x:Type local:Person}" 
            xmlns:local="clr-namespace:namespace-where-person-is-defined">
            <local:Person FirstName="Sarfaraz" LastName="Nawaz"/>
            <local:Person FirstName="Prof" LastName="Plum"/>
    </x:Array>
<Window.Resources>


<ComboBox ItemsSource="{StaticResource strings}" />

<ListBox ItemsSource="{StaticResource persons}">
     <ListBox.ItemTemplate>
           <DataTemplate>
               <TextBlock>
                     <Run Text="{Binding FirstName}"/>
                     <Run Text="  "/>
                     <Run Text="{Binding LastName}"/>
               </TextBlock>
           </DataTemplate>
     </ListBox.ItemTemplate>
</ListBox>