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Adolf Hitler 1889–1945 · Adolf Hitler (1889–1945) was an Austrian-born German politician who was dictator of Germany from 1933 until... Donald Trump 1946– · Donald Trump (born 1946) is an American politician, media personality, and businessman who is the 47th pres... Vladimir Putin 1952– · Vladimir Putin (born 1952) is a Russian politician and former intelligence officer who has served as Presid... Barack Obama 1961– · Barack Hussein Obama II (born 1961) is an American retired politician who served as the 44th president of t... Napoleon 1769–1821 · French general who seized power in 1799 and ruled as Emperor of the French from 1804 to 1814 and in 1815. H... Elizabeth II 1926–2022 · Elizabeth II (1926–2022) was queen of the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth realms from 1952 until her ... Joseph Stalin 1878–1953 · Joseph Stalin (1878–1953) was a Soviet politician and revolutionary who ruled the Soviet Union from 1922 un... George W. Bush 1946– · George W. Bush (born 1946) is an American former politician and businessman who served as the 43rd presiden... George Washington 1732–1799 · George Washington (1732-1799) was a Founding Father and the first president of the United States, serving f... Mao Zedong 1893–1976 · Mao Zedong (1893-1976) was a Chinese communist revolutionary, political theorist, and the founder of the Pe... Dwight D. Eisenhower 1890–1969 · Dwight D. Eisenhower (1890–1969) was the 34th president of the United States, serving from 1953 to 1961. In... Franklin D. Roosevelt 1882–1945 · Franklin D. Roosevelt (1882-1945) was the 32nd president of the United States, serving from 1933 until his ... Charles III 1948– · Charles III (Charles Philip Arthur George; born 1948) is King of the United Kingdom and 14 other Commonweal... Saddam Hussein 1937–2006 · Saddam Hussein Abd al-Majid al-Tikriti (1937–2006) was an Iraqi politician who served as the fifth presiden... Queen Victoria 1819–1901 · Victoria (1819–1901) was Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from 1837 until her death... John F. Kennedy 1917–1963 · John F. Kennedy was the 35th president of the United States, serving from 1961 until his assassination in 1... Abraham Lincoln 1809–1865 · Abraham Lincoln (1809–1865) was the 16th president of the United States, serving from 1861 until his assass... Winston Churchill 1874–1965 · Sir Winston Churchill (1874–1965) was a British statesman, military officer, and writer who served as Prime... Harry S. Truman 1884–1972 · Harry S. Truman (1884-1972) was the 33rd president of the United States, serving from 1945 to 1953. As the ... Ali Khamenei 1939–2026 · Iranian Shia cleric who was president of Iran from 1981 to 1989 and supreme leader from 1989 until he was k... Lyndon B. Johnson 1908–1973 · Lyndon B. Johnson (1908-1973) was the 36th president of the United States from 1963 to 1969, assuming offic... Ulysses S. Grant 1822–1885 · Ulysses S. Grant (1822–1885) was the 18th president of the United States, serving from 1869 to 1877, and th... Bill Clinton 1946– · William Jefferson Clinton (born 1946) is an American retired politician and lawyer who served as the 42nd p... George H. W. Bush 1924–2018 · George H. W. Bush (1924-2018) was the 41st president of the United States, serving from 1989 to 1993. A mem... Theodore Roosevelt 1858–1919 · Theodore Roosevelt Jr. (1858–1919) was the 26th president of the United States, serving from 1901 to 1909. ... Charles de Gaulle 1890–1970 · Charles André Joseph Marie de Gaulle (1890–1970) was a French general and statesman who led the Free French... Joe Biden 1942– · Joe Biden is an American retired politician who served as the 46th president of the United States from 2021... Hirohito 1901–1989 · Emperor Showa, personal name Hirohito, was Emperor of Japan from 1926 until his death in 1989. His 62-year ... Ronald Reagan 1911–2004 · Ronald Wilson Reagan (1911–2004) was an American politician and actor who served as the 40th president of t... George VI 1895–1952 · King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions from 1936 to 1952, the last Emperor of India and the f... Emmanuel Macron 1977– · Emmanuel Macron (born 1977) is a French politician who has served as president of France since 2017. He fou... Benjamin Netanyahu 1949– · Israeli politician who led Likud and became Israel's longest-serving prime minister, first elected in 1996. Chiang Kai-shek 1887–1975 · Chinese military leader who headed the Nationalist government from 1925 to 1948 and led China through the w... Nicholas II of Russia 1868–1918 · Last Emperor of Russia, from 1894 until his abdication in the February Revolution of 1917. He and his famil... Ruhollah Khomeini 1902–1989 · Iranian Shia cleric who led the 1979 Iranian Revolution and was the first Supreme Leader of the Islamic Rep... Xi Jinping 1953– · Xi Jinping (born 1953) is a Chinese politician who is the paramount leader of China. He has served as gener... Benito Mussolini 1883–1945 · Benito Amilcare Andrea Mussolini (1883–1945) was an Italian politician, journalist, and dictator who led th... James A. Garfield 1831–1881 · 20th president of the United States, who was shot four months into his term in July 1881 and died that Sept... Richard Nixon 1913–1994 · Richard Milhous Nixon (1913–1994) was the 37th president of the United States, serving from 1969 until his ... Wilhelm II 1859–1941 · Last German Emperor and King of Prussia (1888-1918), whose erratic foreign policy and naval build-up preced... Nikita Khrushchev 1894–1971 · Nikita Khrushchev (1894-1971) was the First Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union from 1953 ... Peter the Great 1672–1725 · Tsar and first Emperor of Russia (reigned 1682-1725) who modernised the state and army on Western lines and... Catherine the Great 1729–1796 · Empress of Russia from 1762 to 1796. She expanded the empire to the Black Sea and into Poland and promoted ... Jimmy Carter 1924–2024 · Jimmy Carter was an American politician and humanitarian who served as the 39th president of the United Sta... Edward VII 1841–1910 · King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions and Emperor of India from 1901 to 1910. The eldest son... John Quincy Adams 1767–1848 · Sixth president of the United States (1825-1829) who as secretary of state negotiated the Adams-Onís Treaty... George V 1865–1936 · George V (1865-1936) was King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions, and Emperor of India, from 6... George III 1738–1820 · King of Great Britain and Ireland (1760-1820) during the American Revolution and the Napoleonic Wars; his s...