Emperor of the French · 1769-1821
Napoleon Bonaparte
Military commander and emperor who reshaped France and much of Europe during the Napoleonic Wars.
British soldier and writer · 1888-1935
T. E. Lawrence
British army officer and writer known for his role in the Arab Revolt during the First World War.
British prime minister · 1874-1965
Winston Churchill
British statesman who led the United Kingdom through much of the Second World War.
Athenian historian and general · c. 460 BC-c. 400 BC
Thucydides
Athenian historian whose account of the Peloponnesian War shaped later approaches to political history.
President of the United States · 1858-1919
Theodore Roosevelt
US president who advanced Progressive reforms, conservation, federal regulation and a more assertive foreign policy.