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A central figure in Christianity and is emulated as the incarnation of God by many Christians all over the world
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Jesus Christ
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A French military general, the first emperor of France and one of the world's greatest military leaders
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Napoleon Bonaparte
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The prophet and founder of Islam
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Muhammed
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Often called England's national poet, he is considered the greatest dramatist of all time
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William Shakespeare
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The 16th president of the United States
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Abraham Lincoln
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The first president of the United States
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George Washington
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The leader of Nazi Germany
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Adolf Hitler
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An Ancient Greek philosopher and scientist who is still considered one of the greatest thinkers in politics, psychology and ethics
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Aristotle
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An ancient Macedonian ruler and one of history’s greatest military minds
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Alexander the Great
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Author of the Declaration of Independence and the third U.S. president
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Thomas Jefferson
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He famously married a series of six wives in his search for political alliance
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Henry VIII
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Best known for his contributions to the science of evolution
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Charles Darwin
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The Virgin Queen
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Elizabeth I
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Author of The Communist Manifesto
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Karl Marx
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Killed on the Ides of March
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Julius Caeser
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Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and empress of India
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Queen Victoria
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He nailed his '95 Theses' to a church door in 1517, sparking the Protestant Reformation
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Martin Luther
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Ruled the Soviet Union for more than two decades, instituting a reign of death and terror while modernizing Russia and helping to defeat Nazism
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Joseph Stalin
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A physicist who developed the general theory of relativity
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Albert Einstein
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Italian explorer who discovered the 'New World' of the Americas
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Christopher Columbus
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Most famous for his three basic laws of gravity
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Isaac Newton
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Expanded the Frankish kingdom, eventually establishing the Carolingian Empire
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Charlemagne
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A New York governor who became the 26th U.S. president
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Theodore Roosevelt
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A prolific artist, an Austrian composer who created a string of operas, concertos, symphonies and sonatas that profoundly shaped classical music
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
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Ancient Greek philosopher who founded the Academy and is the author of philosophical works of unparalleled influence in Western thought
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Plato
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He revoked the Edict of Nantes and is known for his aggressive foreign policy
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Louis XIV
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German composer whose Symphony 5 is a beloved classic
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Ludwig van Beethoven
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Served as U.S. general and commander of the Union armies during the late years of the American Civil War, later becoming the 18th U.S. president
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Ulysses S. Grant
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Renaissance artist and engineer, known for paintings like "The Last Supper" and "Mona Lisa"
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Leonardo da Vinci
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The first Roman emperor
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Augustus
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He is known as the "father of modern taxonomy"
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Carl Linnaeus
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Helped redefine the purpose of government and pressured the Soviet Union to end the Cold War
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Ronald Reagan
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Author of 'Great Expectations'
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Charles Dickens
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A Christian apostle who spread the teachings of Jesus in the first-century world
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Paul
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Best known as one of the Founding Fathers who never served as president
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Benjamin Franklin
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The 43rd president of the United States
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George W. Bush
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Twice named prime minister of Great Britain, he helped to defeat Nazi Germany in World War II
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Winston Churchill
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Mongolian warrior and ruler who created the largest empire in the world, the Mongol Empire
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Genghis Khan
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A king of England, Scotland and Ireland, whose conflicts with parliament and his subjects led to civil war and his execution
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Charles I
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Credited with inventions such as the first practical incandescent light bulb and the phonograph
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Thomas Edison
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First Stuart king of England
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James I
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German philosopher who is known for his writings on good and evil
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Friedrich Nietzsche
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His "New Deal" led the nation through the Great Depression
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
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An Austrian neurologist best known for developing the theories and techniques of psychoanalysis
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Sigmund Freud
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A Founding Father, a Constitutional Convention delegate, author of the Federalist papers and the first secretary of the U.S. treasury
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Alexander Hamilton
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The primary leader of India’s independence movement and also the architect of a form of nonviolent civil disobedience
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Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi
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The 28th U.S. president, led America through World War I
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Woodrow Wilson
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A magnificent baroque-era composer, he is revered through the ages for his work's musical complexities and stylistic innovations
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Johann Sebastian Bach
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An Italian astronomer, mathematician, physicist, philosopher and professor
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Galileo Galilei
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Ruled the British Isles as Lord Protector from 1653 until his death in 1658
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Oliver Cromwell
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The fourth U.S. president
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James Madison
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Born Siddhartha Gautama, his teachings serve as the foundation of the Buddhist religion
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Gautama Buddha
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Author of 'The Adventures of Tom Sawyer'
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Mark Twain
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Author of 'The Tell-Tale Heart'
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Edgar Allan Poe
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Founder of Mormonism and the Latter Day Saint movement
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Joseph Smith
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Author of 'The Wealth of Nations'
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Adam Smith
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Described in the Hebrew Bible as king of the United Monarchy of Israel and Judah
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David
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Ruled the British kingdom through turbulent times, including the American Revolutionary War
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George III
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Author of 'Critique of Pure Reason'
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Immanuel Kant
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British navigator who charted New Zealand and Australia's Great Barrier Reef
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James Cook
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A Founding Father, the first vice president of the United States and the second president
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John Adams
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Best known for creating several complex operas, including 'Tristan and Isolde' and 'Ring Cycle'
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Richard Wagner
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His work includes the 'The Sleeping Beauty' and 'The Nutcracker'
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Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
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Author of 'Candide'
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Voltaire
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One of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus Christ, and one of the first leaders of the early Church
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Saint Peter
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The seventh president of the United States
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Andrew Jackson
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Roman emperor who ruled early in the 4th century and also the first Christian emperor
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Constantine I
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Sentenced to death by hemlock poisoning
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Socrates
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One of the biggest names in rock 'n' roll history
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Elvis Presley
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King of England from 1066 until his death in 1087
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William the Conqueror
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The 35th U.S. president
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John F. Kennedy
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A theologian, philosopher, and the bishop of Hippo Regius in Numidia
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Augustine of Hippo
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One of the world’s greatest artists, with paintings such as ‘Starry Night’ and ‘Sunflowers'
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Vincent van Gogh
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Instrumental in establishing the concept of a heliocentric solar system, in which the sun, rather than the earth, is the center of the solar system
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Nicolaus Copernicus
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Founder of the Russian Communist Party
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Vladimir Lenin
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The leading Confederate general during the U.S. Civil War
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Robert E. Lee
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Author of 'The Picture of Dorian Gray'
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Oscar Wilde
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The monarch of England, Scotland and Ireland during much of the latter half of the 17th century, marking the Restoration era
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Charles II
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Considered one of Rome's greatest orators and prose stylists
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Cicero
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Author of 'A Discourse on the Arts and Sciences'
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Jean-Jacques Rousseau
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English Renaissance statesman and philosopher, best known for his promotion of the scientific method
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Francis Bacon
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The Watergate scandal
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Richard Nixon
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He was married to Marie Antoinette and was executed for treason by guillotine in 1793
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Louis XVI
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Was Holy Roman Emperor and Archduke of Austria from 1519
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Charles V
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His wife had an affair with Lancelot
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King Arthur
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Painter of the Sistine Chapel
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Michelangelo
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The Philippines are named after him
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Philip II
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He is considered to be the greatest German literary figure of the modern era
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Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
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Founder of Sufism
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Ali
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Italian Dominican theologian who was one of the most influential medieval thinkers of Scholasticism
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Thomas Aquinas
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Made history in 1978 by becoming the first non-Italian pope in more than 400 years
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Pope John Paul II
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“I think; therefore I am"
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René Descartes
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A scientist whose inventions include alternating-current (AC) electricity, and the discovery of the rotating magnetic field
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Nikola Tesla
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Presided over the end of WWII and dropped the atomic bomb on Japan
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Harry S. Truman
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Martyr, saint and military leader, acting under divine guidance, led the French army to victory over the English during the Hundred Years' War
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Joan of Arc
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Author of 'The Divine Comedy'
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Dante Alighieri
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Germany's first-ever chancellor
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Otto von Bismarck
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The only president to serve two nonconsecutive terms
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Grover Cleveland
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Martin Luther's successor as the preeminent Protestant theologian
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John Calvin
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"Tabula Rasa"
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John Locke
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It's a good thing they redeemed themselves by remembering Grover Cleveland was president in one country for two non-consecutive terms....
....and King Arthur who never even existed.