Earl Warren Supreme Court justices of all time.

In 2005, a
commemorative dollar was minted in his honor.

Political Leaders
A political leader, or a politician, can be anyone
who has taken up the responsibility of governing a
Famous As: Governor of California (1943-53), tribe, city, state, region or even an entire nation.
Chief Justice of the United States (1953-69) History has given us a plethora of political leaders,
Birthdate: March 19, 1891 both good and bad, who have dedicated their lives
Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, United States to the betterment of their countries and the people
Died: July 9, 1974 living in the country.
Earl Warren served as the chief justice of the U.S.
from 1953 to 1969. He was also the California
governor from 1943 to 1953. The "Warren Court" 1 Barack Obama
revolutionized the American justice system by
making landmark judgments, such as making school
segregation unconstitutional in the Brown v. Board
of Education case.
John Jay

Famous As: 44th President of the United States

Birthdate: August 4, 1961
Birthplace: Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
Former President of the United States, Barack
Obama, has the distinction of being the first
Famous As: 1st Chief Justice of the United States African-American president of the nation. A civil
(1789-1795) rights attorney and an academic, he has been
Birthdate: December 12, 1745 credited with bringing about a significant
Birthplace: New York, New York, United States improvement in America’s reputation abroad. His
Died: May 17, 1829 efforts to strengthen international diplomacy was
One of the Founding Fathers of the United States recognized with the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize.
who signed the famous Paris Treaty, John Jay was
best known as the first Chief Justice of the US 2 Mahatma Gandhi
Supreme Court, although he occupied various other
important public positions. He was a diplomat, who
shaped his country’s foreign policy. He passed
legislation to gradually abolish slavery, but he
himself owned five enslaved people.
John Marshall
Famous As: Leader of Indian Independence
Movement
Birthdate: October 2, 1869
Birthplace: Porbandar, Kathiawar Agency, British
Indian Empire
Died: January 30, 1948
Famous As: Former Chief Justice An Indian lawyer and anti-colonial nationalist,
Birthdate: September 24, 1755 Mahatma Gandhi was a major figure in India’s fight
Birthplace: Germantown for independence from British rule. He is renowned
Died: July 6, 1835 for his employment of non-violent resistance and
John Marshall was an American lawyer and civil disobedience methods. Despite his popularity,
politician. From 1801 to 1835, Marshall worked as he had numerous detractors as well and was
the fourth Chief Justice of the US. He remains the assassinated in 1948. He is widely considered the
longest-serving chief justice in Supreme Court Father of the Nation in India.
history and is considered one of the most influential
3 Winston Churchill
 Revered as the Father of the Nation by the South
Africans, Nelson Mandela was a statesman who
rose to become the country’s first black head of
state. He reconciled a nation divided along racial
lines and dismantled the legacy of apartheid.
6 Theodore Roosevelt

Famous As: Former Prime Minister of the United

Kingdom
Birthdate: November 30, 1874
Birthplace: Blenheim Palace
Died: January 24, 1965
The former Prime Minister of the United
Kingdoms, Winston Churchill, is known for
successfully leading his country during the Second Famous As: 26th President of the United States
World War against the Nazi Germany. An officer in (1901-1909)
the British army, he also served as a war Birthdate: October 27, 1858
correspondent before venturing into politics. One of Birthplace: New York, United States
the most influential peoples in British history, Died: January 6, 1919
Churchill was also an accomplished painter. The 26th president of the United States, Theodore
Roosevelt is generally ranked as one of the five best
4 Alexander Hamilton presidents of the country. A man of many talents, he
was a politician, conservationist, naturalist, and
writer. He supported Progressive Era policies in the
early 20th century and championed his "Square
Deal" domestic policies.
7 Otto von Bismarck

Famous As: Founding Father of the United States

Birthdate: January 11, 1755
Birthplace: Charlestown, Saint Kitts and Nevis
Died: July 12, 1804
Known as America’s one of the most
Famous As: Chancellor of the German Empire
influential Founding Fathers, Alexander Hamilton
(1871-1890)
was a delegate to the Constitutional Convention and
Birthdate: April 1, 1815
served as the first secretary of the treasury. He also
Birthplace: Schönhausen, Germany
fought in the American Revolutionary War and was
Died: July 30, 1898
considered as a leading votary of the strong central
Otto von Bismarck was a German statesman.
government.
Bismarck is credited with masterminding the
5 Nelson Mandela unification of Germany and served as its first
chancellor. He is also credited with creating the first
modern welfare state in the world. Regarded as a
hero by German nationalists, Otto von Bismarck's
life has inspired a couple of TV series.
9 Mustafa Kemal Ataturk

Famous As: Anti-Apartheid Activist, President of

ANC and Former President of South Africa
Birthdate: July 18, 1918
Birthplace: Mvezo
Died: December 5, 2013
Famous As: Founder of the Republic of Turkey, He was also part of David
Birthdate: May 19, 1881 Rockefeller's International
Birthplace: Thessaloniki Council and Forbes's Brain Trust.
Died: November 10, 1938 13 Aung San Suu Kyi
Kemal Atatürk, known as the founding father of the
Republic of Turkey, was its first president. He
unified Turkey into a secular country and invested
in education and women’s rights. He also
popularized the Latin-based Turkish alphabet and
made minorities speak Turkish in public. His
policies are known as “Kemalism.”
10 Fidel Castro Famous As: Politician
Birthdate: June 19, 1945
Birthplace: Yangon, Myanmar (Burma)
Aung San Suu Kyi is a Burmese politician and
a Nobel Peace Prize laureate. She is credited with
co-founding the National League for Democracy,
which eventually ended the rule of Myanmar's
military junta. In 1999, she was named one of
the Children of Gandhi by Time magazine for
Famous As: Former Prime Minister of Cuba enduring almost 15 years of house arrest for the
Birthdate: August 13, 1926 greater good of Myanmar.
Birthplace: Birán, Cuba
14 Clement Attlee
Died: November 26, 2016
Serving as the Cuban prime minister from 1959 to
1976 and as president from 1976 to 2008, Fidel
Castro was one of the most prominent Cuban
leaders in the history. As the longest-reigning non-
royal head of the 20th and 21st centuries, Castro
was responsible for making Cuba a communist
state. Famous As: Former British Prime Minister
Fidel Castro was succeeded by his brother Rahul Birthdate: January 3, 1883
Castro, however, he decided not to run for a new Birthplace: Putney
term in 2018 and now Cuba is headed by Miguel Died: October 8, 1967
Díaz-Canel. Clement Attlee was a British politician. As the
Prime Minister of the UK, Attlee organized the
11 Lee Kuan Yew granting of independence to Pakistan and India. in
1947. He also oversaw the independence of Ceylon
and Burma. Regarded as one of the greatest prime
ministers of the UK, Clement Attlee has been the
subject of several plays and TV series.
15 Kwame Nkrumah
Famous As: Founding Father of Modern Singapore
Birthdate: September 16, 1923
Birthplace: Singapore, Straits Settlements
Died: March 23, 2015
Lawyer-turned-politician Lee Kuan Yew, also
known as LKY, was the first prime minister of
Singapore, from 1959 to 1990. He established
the People's Action Party. He later also served as
his country’s Senior Minister and Minister Mentor. Famous As: First President of Ghana
Birthdate: September 21, 1909
Birthplace: Nkroful
Died: April 27, 1972
Kwame Nkrumah was a Ghanaian revolutionary
and politician. He played an important role in the
independence of the Gold Coast in 1957, after
which he served as the first prime minister of Ghana
from 1957 to 1960 and then as the first president of
Ghana from 1960 to 1966. He also played an Famous As: 40th President of the United States
influential role as an advocate of Pan-Africanism. (1981-1989)
He Played dominant role in the formation of Non- Birthdate: February 6, 1911
Aligned Movement. Birthplace: Tampico, Illinois, United States
16 John F. Kennedy Died: June 5, 2004
An actor turned union leader turned politician,
Ronald Wilson Reagan served as the 40th president
of America. Hailed for his public speaking and
communication skills, Reagan is one of the most
popular Presidents of USA, mainly due to
his ‘America First’ economic policies which led to
a decrease in inflation and unemployment rates
Famous As: 35th President of the United States during his tenure.
Birthdate: May 29, 1917
Birthplace: Brookline, Massachusetts, United 20 F D Roosevelt
States
Died: November 22, 1963
The 35th President of the United States, John F
Kennedy was a charismatic leader who, during his
tenure, ably dealt with Cuban missile crisis,
proposed public service programmes and lent
support to the growing civil rights movement.
Before becoming one of the youngest Presidents of
Famous As: 32nd President of the United States
the country, he served in the navy, U.S. House of
Birthdate: January 30, 1882
Representatives and the US Senate.
Birthplace: Hyde Park, New York, United States
17 Abraham Lincoln Died: April 12, 1945
F D Roosevelt was the 32nd president of the United
States and was in the office from 1933 to1945.
Qualified as a lawyer, he entered politics as an
ambitious young man, inspired by his relative
Theodore Roosevelt, a fellow politician. F D
Roosevelt had an illustrious political career and is
Famous As: 16th President of the United States rated by scholars among the nation's greatest
(1861-1865) presidents.
Birthdate: February 12, 1809
21 George Washington
Birthplace: Larue County, Kentucky, United States
Died: April 15, 1865
A self-educated lawyer, Abraham Lincoln rose from
modest background to become one of the greatest
presidents of America. The 16th president of the
country, who is also known as Honest Abe and
the Great Emancipator, played a crucial role in Famous As: First president of the United States
establishing a truly democratic government, Birthdate: February 22, 1732
abolished slavery, modernised economy and led the Birthplace: Westmoreland County, Virginia,
country during the American Civil War. United States
18 Ronald Reagan Died: December 14, 1799
America’s first president, George Washington led
the country with integrity, firmness and prudence
that made him one of the greatest presidents in
American history. He became a national hero before Birthdate: January 17, 1706
assuming presidency, when he led the Continental Birthplace: Milk Street, Boston, Massachusetts,
Army to victory against the British during the United States
American Revolution. Died: April 17, 1790
Benjamin Franklin is considered one of the
founding fathers of the United States as he was a
22 Thomas Jefferson
signer of both the Declaration of Independence and
the Constitution. He was a writer, politician,
scientist, inventor, civic activist, an accomplished
diplomat and much more. He is a key figure in the
history of physics for his discoveries and theories
regarding electricity.
26 Charles de Gaulle
Famous As: 3rd President of the United States
Birthdate: April 13, 1743
Birthplace: Shadwell, Virginia, United States
Died: July 4, 1826
The 2nd Vice President and the 3rd President of
America, Thomas Jefferson was one of
the Founding Fathers of USA and the principal
draftsman of the Declaration of Independence.
Jefferson was a staunch advocate of democracy and
a strong believer of individual rights and religious Famous As: President of France (1959-1969)
freedom, despite the fact that he himself owned Birthdate: November 22, 1890
nearly 600 slaves. Died: November 9, 1970
Charles de Gaulle was a French statesman and army
23 Dwight D. Eisenhower officer. Charles de Gaulle fought against Nazi
Germany in the Second World War by leading the
Free French Forces. He also worked towards re-
establishing democracy in France. He founded
the Fifth Republic, France's current republican
system, and rewrote the Constitution of France.
He then served as the president of France.
27 Mary, Queen of Scots
Famous As: 34th President of the United States
Birthdate: October 14, 1890
Birthplace: Denison, Texas, United States
Died: March 28, 1969
The 34th president of the United States, Dwight D.
Eisenhower held office from 1953 to 1961. An
army officer During World War II, he was part of
many successful operations. He signed the Civil
Rights Act of 1957, and his two terms as president
saw widespread economic prosperity in USA. He is Famous As: Queen of Scotland
ranked high among American presidents. Birthdate: December 8, 1542
Birthplace: Linlithgow Palace, Linlithgow,
24 Benjamin Franklin Scotland
Died: February 8, 1587
Mary, Queen of Scots was the ruler of Scotland till
24 July 1567. After an uprising against her, Mary
sought protection from her first cousin, Queen
Elizabeth I of England. However, the Queen
perceived her as a threat and kept Mary in
confinement for eighteen and a half years.
Famous As: Founding Father of the United States
Ultimately Mary was beheaded for plotting to
assassinate the Queen.
28 Shinzō Abe US economy through the post-war challenges. He
established the Truman Doctrine to contain Soviet
geopolitical expansion during the Cold War. He
authorised the first and only use of nuclear weapons
during a war when he sanctioned bombing of
Hiroshima and Nagasaki in August 1945.
31 Andrew Jackson

Famous As: Former Prime Minister of Japan

Birthdate: September 21, 1954
Birthplace: Tokyo
Shinzō Abe is a Japanese politician who became
the longest-serving prime minister in the history
of Japan after serving as prime minister of Japan
from 2006 to 2007 and then from 2012 to 2020.
Aged 52 at the time of assuming office as the prime Famous As: 7th President of the United States
minister, Abe is also the youngest Japanese post- Birthdate: March 15, 1767
war prime minister. Birthplace: Waxhaws
29 Robert F. Kennedy Died: June 8, 1845
Andrew Jackson was the 7th President of USA. His
presidential reign has been termed as Jacksonian
democracy and witnessed the shift of political
power from established elites to ordinary voters.
Coming from humble beginnings, Jackson knew the
struggle of the masses and thus, worked towards
creating a more inclusive country. His picture has
been featured on the front side of $20 bill since
Famous As: Brother of President John F. Kennedy 1928.
Birthdate: November 20, 1925 32 Ulysses S. Grant
Birthplace: Brookline, Massachusetts
Died: June 6, 1968
Robert F Kennedy, the brother of the 35th US
president John F Kennedy, was a politician who
served as US Attorney General and as US Senator.
He was known as a civil rights and human rights
activist and fought against organised crime and the
Mafia. He opposed America’s involvement in the
Vietnam War. He was assassinated by a 24-year-old
Palestinian. Famous As: 18th President of the United States
Birthdate: April 27, 1822
30 Harry S. Truman Birthplace: Point Pleasant, Ohio, United States
Died: July 23, 1885
The 18th president of the United States, Ulysses S.
Grant held office from 1869 to 1877. He led the
Union Army as Commanding General of the United
States Army during the American Civil War and
was a war hero. As president, he stabilized the post-
war national economy and created the Department
of Justice. Historians generally recognize his
Famous As: President of the United States (1945-
presidential accomplishments.
53)
Birthdate: May 8, 1884
Birthplace: Lamar, Missouri, United States
Died: December 26, 1972
Harry Truman was the US president from 1945 to
1953 and his administration successfully guided the
33 John Adams 2001. He was the third-youngest president in the
American history and presided over the longest
period of peacetime economic expansion in
American history. The second-term of his
presidency was rocked by the infamous Monica
Lewinsky sex-scandal for which he was impeached
and later acquitted.
41 Nicholas II

Famous As: 2nd President of United States (1797-

1801)
Birthdate: October 30, 1735
Birthplace: Braintree, Massachusetts, United States
Died: July 4, 1826
One of the Founding Fathers of America, John
Adams was a statesman, attorney, and diplomat
who served as the second president of the United Famous As: Emperor of Russia (1894-1917)
States. He was a principal leader of the American Birthdate: May 18, 1868
Revolution. As a lawyer, he was devoted to the Birthplace: Saint Petersburg, Russia
right to counsel and presumption of innocence. His Died: July 17, 1918
administration has been favorably ranked by Nicholas II reigned as the last Emperor of All
historians and scholars. Russia from 1894 until his abdication in 1917. His
reign oversaw a series of reforms in Russia. These
37 A.P.J. Abdul Kalam reforms included the introduction of literacy
programs, civil liberties, and methods to modernize
the empire's infrastructure. However, these reforms
were eventually undermined by Nicholas' love for
autocratic rule.
42 Eleanor Roosevelt

Famous As: President of India (2002-07),

Aerospace scientist
Birthdate: October 15, 1931
Birthplace: Rameswaram, Tamil Nadu, India
Died: July 27, 2015 Famous As: First Lady of the United States (1933-
A. P. J. Abdul Kalam, India’s 11th president, had 1945)
earlier been an aerospace scientist Birthplace: New York City, New York, United
at DRDO and ISRO. Known as the “People’s States
President” and the “Missile Man of India,” he was Feminist and civil rights icon Eleanor Roosevelt,
instrumental in India's Pokhran-II nuclear tests. He wife of President Franklin D. Roosevelt, was the
died of a cardiac arrest while delivering a lecture longest-serving U.S First Lady. She was a
at IIM Shillong. prominent human rights activist, wrote columns,
38 Bill Clinton and hosted a radio show. She was named
to Gallup's List of Most Widely Admired People
of the 20th Century in 1999.
43 James Madison

Famous As: 42nd President of the United States

Birthdate: August 19, 1946
Birthplace: Hope, Arkansas, U.S.
Bill Cinton was the 42nd president of the United
States who served for two terms from 1993 to
Famous As: 4th President of the United States
(1809-1817)
Birthdate: March 16, 1751 48 John Quincy Adams
Birthplace: Port Conway, Virginia, United States
Died: June 28, 1836
James Madison played an important role in drafting
the US Constitution and the US Bill of Rights and is
hailed as the Father of the Constitution. He also
co-wrote The Federalist Papers, considered to be a
seminal work of political science. As president, he
led the country into the 1812 war and historians
place him as an above-average president.
Famous As: 6th President of United States (1825-
44 Benito Juarez 1829)
Birthdate: July 11, 1767
Birthplace: Braintree, Massachusetts, United States
Died: February 23, 1848
The sixth president of the United States of America
John Quincy Adams played a key role in shaping
America during its formative years. He helped
develop the Monroe Doctrine, which eventually
became a vital tenet of the U.S. foreign policy. He
Famous As: Lawyer, Politician is also widely regarded as one of the greatest
Birthdate: March 21, 1806 secretaries of state and diplomats in the American
Birthplace: San Pablo Guelatao, Mexico history.
Died: July 18, 1872
Benito Juarez was a Mexican lawyer and politician. 49 Warren G. Harding
He served as the 26th president of Mexico from
1858 to 1872, becoming the first president of
Mexico who was of indigenous origin. He died of a
heart attack in 1872. To date, he is revered as "a
preeminent symbol of Mexican nationalism and
resistance to foreign intervention."
46 William Howard Taft
Famous As: 29th President of the United States
Birthdate: November 2, 1865
Birthplace: Blooming Grove, Ohio, United States
Died: August 2, 1923
The 29th President of the United States, Warren G.
Harding assumed office in 1921 shortly after the
end of WWI and became very popular. He died in
1923 while still in office. Later, various scandals
that occured during his presidency were uncovered
Famous As: 27th President of the United States and his image suffered a serious setback. His
Birthdate: September 15, 1857 presidency is today ranked amongst the worst in the
Birthplace: Cincinnati, Ohio, United States American history.
Died: March 8, 1930
The 27th president of the United States, William 50 William Henry Harrison
Howard Taft also served as the tenth Chief Justice
of the US; he is the only person in the history of the
US to have held both the offices. He had a great
impact as chief justice and has been regarded as the
greatest US chief justices of all time.
Famous As: 9th President of the United States 53 Colin Powell
(1841)
Birthdate: February 9, 1773
Birthplace: Berkeley Plantation, Virginia, United
States
Died: April 4, 1841
The ninth president of the US, William Henry
Harrison died 31 days into his presidential term,
becoming the shortest-serving US president ever. Famous As: 65th United States Secretary of State
His demise caused a brief constitutional crisis (2001-2005)
pertaining to the succession to the presidency. Birthdate: April 5, 1937
Subsequently, Vice President John Tyler became Birthplace: Harlem, New York, United States
the new president, setting an important precedent in Died: October 18, 2021
terms of transfer of the presidency in such A veteran politician who served as the 65th United
situations. States Secretary of State, Colin Powell was the first
51 Aaron Burr African-American Secretary of State. A member of
the Republican Party, he was an army man prior to
entering politics. He was a four-star general at the
time of his retirement. After leaving politics, he
pursued a career as a public speaker.
54 James A. Garfield

Famous As: 3rd Vice President of United States

Birthdate: February 6, 1756
Birthplace: Newark, New Jersey, United States
Died: September 14, 1836
A soldier, lawyer and one of the founding Fathers
of America, Aaron Burr rose to become the third
Vice president of the United States. His turbulent
political career, which included bitter rivalry with
Alexander Hamilton, concluded when he mortally
wounded Hamilton in a duel and was later charged Famous As: 20th President of the United States
with treason. (1881)
52 Woodrow Wilson Birthdate: November 19, 1831
Birthplace: Moreland Hills, Ohio, United States
Died: September 19, 1881
The 20th president of the United States, James A.
Garfield began his career as an attorney. Born into
poverty, he struggled throughout his childhood and
youth to become a respected lawyer. He eventually
entered politics and rose through the ranks to be
Famous As: 28th President of the United States
elected the president. Unfortunately, he was
Birthdate: December 28, 1856
assassinated less than seven months after he took
Birthplace: Staunton, Virginia, United States
office.
Died: February 3, 1924
55 Patrice Lumumba
From presidential cabin of Princeton University to
presidential office of the White House, Woodrow
Wilson ushered a series of progressive reforms that
changed the American politics forever. The 28th
President of USA, Woodrow Wilson introduced
several ground-breaking policies including the
Federal Reserve Act. He played a key role in
founding the first intergovernmental organisation—
the League of Nations—for which he was awarded
the Nobel Peace Prize.
Famous As: Political leader Birthdate: July 15, 1949
Birthdate: July 2, 1925 Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum is the current
Birthplace: Katakokombe prime minister and vice president of the United
Died: January 17, 1961 Arab Emirates. He has also been serving as the ruler
Congolese politician Patrice Lumumba was the first of the Emirate of Dubai since 2006. He is credited
prime minister of the Republic of the Congo. He with turning Dubai into a global city; he has
was an MNC leader and played a major role in overseen the development of several projects, such
turning Congo from a Belgian colony to an as the Palm Islands and Burj Khalifa.
independent country. He was executed on the orders 61 Simon Bolivar
of Mobutu Sese Seko, following the Congo Crisis.
58 King David

Famous As: Revolutionary & Military Leader

Famous As: King of Israel
Birthdate: July 24, 1783
Birthdate: 1040 BC
Birthplace: Caracas, Venezuela
Birthplace: Bethlehem, Israel
Died: December 17, 1830
Died: 0970 BC
After losing his parents as a child, Simon Bolivar
King David of Israel remains a significant figure
also lost his Spanish wife to yellow fever later and
not just in Christianity, but also in Judaism and
thus decided to devote himself to politics. He was
Islam. The Books of Samuel describe him as a
the first president of Gran Colombia and Bolivia,
shepherd. Legends also mention how he killed the
and also led Peru and Venezuela in their fight for
giant Goliath and had an affair with Bathsheba. He
freedom, against Spain.
was also a poet and a psalmist.
62 Andrew Johnson
59 Helmut Kohl

Famous As: 17th President of the United States

Birthdate: December 29, 1808
Famous As: Former Chancellor of Germany Birthplace: Raleigh, North Carolina, United States
Birthdate: April 3, 1930 Died: July 31, 1875
Birthplace: Ludwigshafen The 17th president of the United States, Andrew
Died: June 16, 2017 Johnson assumed the presidency while serving as
Christian Democratic Union politician Helmut the vice president when Abraham Lincoln was
Kohl was the Chancellor of Germany from 1982 to assassinated. Born in poverty, Andrew Johnson did
1998. He had also served as the chairman of not attend school. However, he worked his way up
the CDUearlier. His tenure witnessed the end of the to become a prominent politician—an inspiring
Cold War, the fall of the Berlin Wall, and the story indeed!
formation of the European Union. 63 Ho Chi Minh
60 Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum

Famous As: Former PM and President of

Democratic Republic of Vietnam
Famous As: Ruler of Dubai Birthdate: May 19, 1890
Birthplace: Cụm di tích Hoàng trù, Vietnam
Died: September 2, 1969
Vietnamese Communist revolutionary Hồ Chí
Minh led the Việt Minhindependence movement
and served as North Vietnam’s prime minister, from
1945 to 1955, and president, from 1945 to 1969. He
was an integral part of the Vietnam War. South
Famous As: Jurist, Economist, Member of
Vietnam’s former capital, Saigon, was later
Parliament for Bombay State (1952-56)
renamed Ho Chi Minh City.
Birthdate: April 14, 1891
66 Cicero
Birthplace: Madhya Pradesh, India
Died: December 6, 1956
India's first Minister of Law and Justice, B. R.
Ambedkar inspired the Dalit Buddhist movement.
He also fought against social discrimination
prevalent in India at that time. Widely regarded as
the chief architect of the Constitution of India,
Famous As: Philosopher, Political Theorist Ambedkar was posthumously honored with India's
Birthdate: January 3, 0106 highest civilian award - The Bharat Ratna.
Birthplace: Arpinum, Roman Republic, modern
Arpino, Lazio, Italy 71 Chiang Kai-shek
Died: December 7, 0043
Roman statesman, lawyer, and scholar Cicero was
one of the greatest 1st-century BC prose writers and
orators. He influenced Latin literature immensely
and introduced Greek philosophy to the Romans.
He was declared an enemy of the state, following Famous As: President of the Republic of China
his opposition to Mark Antony after Julius Caesar’s Birthdate: October 31, 1887
death, and was executed. Birthplace: Xikou
Died: April 5, 1975
Chiang Kai-shek was a Chinese revolutionary who
led the Republic of China between 1928 and 1975,
first in mainland China until 1949 and later on in
Taiwan until his death. He is credited with
successfully leading the Northern Expedition
against the Beiyang government, achieving Chinese
Famous As: 10th President of the United States unification. He was involved in a civil war with
Birthdate: March 29, 1790 Communist Party of China, which he lost in 1949
Birthplace: Charles City, Virginia, United States and retreated to Taiwan.
Died: January 18, 1862
73 Zachary Taylor
The tenth president of the United States, John Tyler
was dubbed His Accidency as he became the
president after the sudden death of President
William Henry Harrison when the former was
serving as the vice president. Tyler's acceptance of
full presidential powers set a prominent precedent
and served as a model for succession to the future
Famous As: 12th President of United States
presidents.
Birthdate: November 24, 1784
70 B. R. Ambedkar Birthplace: Barboursville, Virginia, United States
Died: June 30, 1850
Zachary Taylor was the 12th U.S. president, from
March 1849 till his death in July 1850, thus
spending just 16 months in office. His heroism in
the Mexican–American War had earned him the
title of major general. A novice in political affairs, Mandate Palestine and had also been the country’s
he was the last president who owned slaves. defense minister and the chairman of
the Provisional State Council of Israel.
74 Richard Nixon
81 Josip Broz Tito

Famous As: 37th President of the United States

Birthdate: January 9, 1913
Birthplace: Yorba Linda, California, United States
Died: April 22, 1994 Birthdate: May 7, 1892
Richard Nixon is the only American president in the Birthplace: Kumrovec
history so far to resign from the office. His name is Died: May 4, 1980
synonymous with the infamous Watergate scandal Josip Broz Tito served as the prime minister of
which led to his resignation. But his regime saw Yugoslavia from 1944 to 1963 and as its president
several positives too, such as end to the U.S from 1953 to 1980. He was also the Marshal of
involvement in the Vietnam War, improvement in Yugoslavia. During World War II, he led
the relationship with Soviet Union and China, and the Partisans. He was also one of the main figures
the establishment of the Environmental Protection behind the Non-Aligned Movement.
Agency. 82 Tammy Duckworth
75 Martin Van Buren

Birthplace: Bangkok, Thailand

A war veteran who lost both her legs during the Iraq
Famous As: 8th President of the United States
War, Tammy Duckworth is a symbol of courage
(1837-1841)
and resilience. Her never-say-die spirit enabled her
Martin Van Buren was an American statesman
to become the first woman with a disability and the
credited with co-founding the Democratic Party,
first Thai-American woman to earn a seat in
one of the world's oldest and contemporary political
Congress. She is the first member of Senate to give
parties. He served as the eighth president of the US
birth while in office.
and later became a prominent anti-slavery
abolitionist leader. He also played a key role in 83 Sarojini Naidu
forming the two-party system in the US.
76 David Ben-Gurion

Famous As: Poet and Freedom Fighter

Famous As: Former Prime Minister of Israel Birthdate: February 13, 1879
Birthplace: Płonsk, Poland Birthplace: Hyderabad, India
David Ben-Gurion was the founder of the State of Died: March 2, 1949
Israel and also served as Israel’s first prime Sarojini Naidu was an Indian poet and political
minister. He was the leader of the Jews in British activist. An important figure in the Indian
Independence Movement, she was a proponent of
anti-imperialistic ideas, women's rights, and civil The 14th Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso, is known for
rights. Her illustrious career as a poet earned her the his advocacy for peace in Tibet and has won the
nickname Nightingale of India. After India became 1989 Nobel Peace Prize. He belongs to a lineage of
independent, she became the first woman to hold reincarnations of Avalokiteśvara. He fled to India
the office of Governor in the Dominion of India. during the 1959 Tibetan Rebellion and formed a
Tibetan government in exile.
87 Marc Antony
92 Ellen Johnson Sirleaf

Famous As: Roman General

Mark Antony was a Roman politician who played a Famous As: 24th President of Liberia
key role in transforming the Roman Republic into Birthdate: October 29, 1938
the autocratic Roman Empire. Marc Antony is best Birthplace: Monrovia, Liberia
remembered as one of Julius Caesar's generals Liberian politician, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, served as
during Caesar's Civil War. One of the most the 24th President of Liberia from 2006 to 2018.
important figures in the history of Rome, Mark She was the first elected female head of state in
Antony has been the subject of several artistic Africa. An alumnus of the Harvard University, she
portrayals since his death. began her political career in the 1970s and rose
through the ranks with time. She is the recipient of
89 William Lyon Mackenzie King the 2011 Nobel Peace Prize.
94 Karl Dönitz

Famous As: Former Prime Minister of Canada Famous As: President of Germany (1945)
Birthdate: December 17, 1874 Died: December 24, 1980
Birthplace: Kitchener, Ontario, Canada Karl Dönitz was the supreme commander of
Died: July 22, 1950 the German Navy and played a crucial role
Canadian statesman and politician Mackenzie King in World War II. Hitler made Dönitz his successor
OM CMG PC, was the 10th prime minister of before committing suicide. Dönitz officially
Canada. He held the position for three non- surrendered after Germany’s loss in World War
consecutive terms with a total of over 21 years in II and was convicted as a war criminal at the
office and emerged as the longest-serving prime 1946 Nuremberg Trials.
minister in the history of Canada. He remained 95 Mahathir Mohamad
instrumental in laying the foundations of the
Canadian welfare state.
91 Dalai Lama

Famous As: Prime Minister of Malaysia (1981-

2003, 2018-20)
Birthdate: July 10, 1925
Birthplace: Alor Setar, Malaysia
Famous As: Spiritual Leader of Tibet
Mahathir Mohamad is a Malaysian statesman,
Birthdate: July 6, 1935
doctor, and author. He twice served as the prime
Birthplace: Taktser, China
minister of Malaysia and is widely regarded as one
of the most popular Malaysian prime ministers of released shortly before Kenya achieved its
all time. Under his premiership, Malaysia independence, and became the country’s first prime
underwent a period of rapid economic growth and minister and then its first president. The Father of
modernization. Mahathir Mohamad is also credited the Nation, Kenyatta was also named Mzee,
with establishing strong foreign relations with many meaning “grand old man.”
countries.
101 James Monroe
96 Marcus Garvey

Famous As: Political leader

Birthdate: August 17, 1887 Famous As: 5th President of the United States
Died: June 10, 1940 Birthdate: April 28, 1758
Marcus Garvey is remembered as an iconic Black Birthplace: Monroe Hall, Virginia, United States
separatist leader who believed that all African- Died: July 4, 1831
origin people in Europe and America should go James Monroe, a Founding Father of the U.S.,
back to Africa. He established the Universal Negro served as the American president from 1817 to
Improvement Association, but his activism was 1825. He opposed European colonialism and issued
not accepted by civil rights activists, who believed the Monroe Doctrine. He had also been a U.S.
in racial integration and not segregation. secretary of state, the Virginia governor, a U.S.
97 Pontius Pilate Senate member, and the American ambassador to
Britain and France.
108 Madeleine Albright

Famous As: Roman official who ordered the

crucifixion of Jesus Famous As: Ist Female U.S. Secretary of State
Birthdate: 0000 AD Birthdate: November 28, 1937
Birthplace: Roman Empire Birthplace: Smíchov, Prague, Czechia
Pontius Pilate was a Roman governor of Judaea, Died: March 23, 2022
who served under Emperor Tiberius. Madeleine Albright served as the U.S. Secretary of
The Bible mentions him as the one who presided State from 1997 to 2001, under Bill Clinton, and
over Jesus’s trial and ordered his crucifixion. was the first woman to hold the post.
The Gospels describe him as someone who was The Presidential Medal of Freedom awardee also
reluctant to kill Jesus, and the Ethiopian chaired the Albright Stonebridge Group and
Church venerates him as a saint. taught at Georgetown University's School of
Foreign Service.
99 Jomo Kenyatta 110 Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan

After being held as a prisoner by the British for 9

years, anti-colonial activist Jomo Kenyatta was Famous As: President of UAE
Birthdate: January 25, 1948
Birthplace: Al Ain, Trucial States
Khalifa bin Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, son of the
UAE’s first president, Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan,
is the reigning president of the UAE and the emir of
Abu Dhabi. He heads the UAE Armed Forces and
the Supreme Petroleum Council. In 2011, he was
the world’s fourth-wealthiest monarch.