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1Jesus Christcentral figure of Christianity (c. 6 or 4 BC – AD 30 or 33)5 BCE–33
2Barack Obama44th President of the United States (2009–2017)🇺🇸 USAborn 1961
3William ShakespeareEnglish playwright and poet (1564–1616)1564–1616.jpg?width=240)
4Donald J. TrumpPresident of the United States (2017–2021; since 2025)🇺🇸 USAborn 1946
5Adolf HitlerDictator of Germany from 1933 to 1945 (1889–1945)🇦🇹 AUT1889–1945_(contrast).jpg?width=240)
6Michael JacksonAmerican singer, songwriter, record producer, and dancer (1958–2009)🇺🇸 USA1958–2009
7Albert EinsteinGerman-born theoretical physicist (1879–1955)🇩🇪 DEU1879–1955
8Aristotle4th-century BCE Classical Greek philosopher and polymath383 BCE–321 BCE_(cropped)_(higher_res)_2.jpg?width=240)
9Vladimir PutinPresident of the Russian Federation🇷🇺 RUSborn 1952
10Confucius5th-century BCE Chinese philosopher and politician550 BCE–478 BCE
11Karl MarxGerman-born philosopher (1818–1883)1818–1883
12Leonardo da VinciItalian Renaissance polymath (1452−1519)1452–1519
13Ronald Reagan40th President of the United States (1981–1989)🇺🇸 USA1911–2004
14Isaac NewtonEnglish mathematician and physicist (1642–1727)1643–1727
15Plato4th-century BCE Greek philosopher428 BCE–348 BCE
16Abraham Lincolnpresident of the United States from 1861 to 1865 (1809-1865)🇺🇸 USA1809–1865
17Vladimir Leninfounding leader of the Soviet Union (1870–1924) SUN1870–1924
18Nelson MandelaPresident of South Africa and anti-apartheid activist (1918–2013)🇿🇦 ZAF1918–2013
19MuhammadArabian political leader and the founder of Islam (c. 570–632)571–632
20Mahatma GandhiIndian independence activist (1869–1948)🇮🇳 IND1869–1948
21NapoleonFrench military leader, French Emperor 1804–1814 and again in 1815 (1769–1821)🇫🇷 FRA1769–1821
22Leo TolstoyRussian author (1828–1910)1828–1910_(cropped).jpg?width=240)
23Julius CaesarRoman general and dictator99 BCE–43 BCE
24George W. Bush43rd President of the United States (2001–2009)🇺🇸 USAborn 1946