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Leaders shape our nations, communities, and organizations.

We need good leaders to help guide us and make the essential large-scale decisions that keep the world moving.

Our society is usually quick to identify a bad leader, but do we know how to identify a good one? What would most people say makes a good leader?

The Characteristics & Qualities of a Good Leader

Based on our research, we've found that great leaders consistently possess these 10 core leadership skills:
Integrity
The importance of integrity should be obvious. Though it may not necessarily be a metric in employee evaluations, integrity is essential for the individual and the organization. It's especially important for top-level executives who are charting the organization's course and making countless other significant decisions. Our research show that integrity may actually be a potential blind spot for organizations. Make sure your organization reinforces the importance of integrity to leaders at various levels.
Ability to Delegate
Delegating is one of the core responsibilities of a leader, but it can be tricky to delegate effectively. The goal isn't just to free yourself up - it's also to enable your direct reports, facilitate teamwork, provide autonomy, lead to better decision-making, and help your direct reports grow. In order to delegate well, you also need to build trust with your team.
Communication
Effective leadership and effective communication are intertwined. You need to be able to communicate in a variety of ways, from transmitting information to coaching your people. And you must be able to listen to, and communicate with, a wide range of people across roles, social identities, and more. The quality and effectiveness of communication across your organization directly affects the success of your business strategy, too. Learn how better conversations can actually improve your organizational culture.
Self-Awareness
While this is a more inwardly focused skill, self-awareness is paramount for leadership. The better you understand yourself, the more effective you can be. Do you know how other people view you, or how you show up at work? Take the time to learn about the 4 aspects of self-awareness, and how you can dig into each component.

Gratitude
Being thankful can make you a better leader. Gratitude can lead to higher self-esteem, reduced depression and anxiety, and even better sleep. Few people regularly say "thank you" at work, even though most people say they'd be willing to work harder for an appreciative boss. Learn how to give thanks and practice more gratitude in the workplace.
Learning Agility
Learning agility is the ability to know what to do when you don't know what to do. If you're a "quick study" or are able to excel in unfamiliar circumstances, you might already be learning agile. But anybody can foster learning agility through practice, experience, and effort. Explore how great leaders are great learners, with strong learning agility to get started.
Influence
For some people, "influence" feels like a dirty word. But being able to convince people through logical, emotional, or cooperative appeals is a component of being an inspiring, effective leader. Influence is quite different from manipulation, and it needs to be done authentically and transparently. It requires emotional intelligence and trust-building. Find out how the 4 keys to influencing others.
Empathy
Empathy is correlated with job performance and a critical part of emotional intelligence and leadership effectiveness. If you show more empathy towards your direct reports, our research shows you're more likely to be viewed as a better performer by your boss. Empathy can be learned, and in addition to making you more effective, it will also improve work for you and those around you.
Courage
It can be hard to speak up at work, whether you want to voice a new idea, provide feedback to a direct report, or flag a concern for someone above you. That's part of the reason courage is a key skill for good leaders. Rather than avoiding problems or allowing conflicts to fester, courage enables leaders to step up and move things in the right direction. A psychologically safe workplace culture encourages speaking the truth.
Respect
Treating people with respect on a daily basis is one of the most important things a leader can do. It will ease tensions and conflict, create trust, and improve effectiveness. Respect is more than the absence of disrespect, and it can be shown in many different ways. Explore how you can cultivate a climate of respec t at work.

Putting It Together: The Characteristics of a Good Leader

While successful leaders may exhibit these 10 leadership skills to varying degrees, all good leaders leverage at least some - or most - of these characteristics. Together, they make up the backbone of leadership across leader levels, industries, and continents. Without these skills, true leadership is impossible.

If you don't feel like these characteristics of a good leader adequately describe you, don't panic - there are ways for you to improve on your leadership capabilities, including all 10 of these core skills. At CCL, we believe that leadership is a skill that can be developed and that leaders are molded through experience, continued study, and adaptation.

In other words, you can strengthen any of these 10 characteristics and qualities of a good leader if you're open to growth and you put in the time and effort towards self-improvement. Similarly, organizations can help their people hone these skills through leadership development training and real-world experience.

It's also essential to realize that leadership is a social process. If you demonstrate several of the characteristics of a good leader but fail to grasp this, chances are you won't get very far on your own. You may be well liked and respected, but it will be challenging to accomplish team or organizational goals.

Also, leadership isn't a destination - it's something that you'll have to work at regularly throughout your career, regardless of what level you reach in your organization.

Leadership is less about a strong or charismatic individual and more about a group of people working together to achieve results. That's why we say that leadership is a journey - different teams, projects, situations, and organizations will require you to apply these skills in different ways.

Develop the Qualities of a Good Leader

Organizations can strengthen leadership skills and foster deeper levels of engagement at work through providing a variety of development opportunities, ranging from on-the-job learning and mentoring, to more formal virtual executive coaching or leadership development programs.

But individuals don't have to wait to begin strengthening these characteristics and qualities of a good leader within themselves - you can start today.

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There were some great people which had a different flair and ability to influence a whole lot of other people. The below are the top 12 greatest leaders of the world.

1. Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi

Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (2 October 1869 - 30 January 1948) was the preeminent leader of the Indian independence movement in British-ruled India. He is unofficially called the "Father of the Nation" in India.

2. Nelson Mandela

Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela (18 July 1918 - 5 December 2013) was a South African anti-apartheid revolutionary, politician, and philanthropist, who served as President of South Africa from 1994 to 1999. He was the country's first black head of state and the first elected in a fully representative democratic election.

3. Martin Luther King Jr.

Martin Luther King Jr. (January 15, 1929 - April 4, 1968) was an American Baptist minister and activist who was a leader in the African-American Civil Rights Movement. He is best known for his role in the advancement of civil rights using nonviolent civil disobedience based on his Christian beliefs.

4. Abraham Lincoln

Abraham Lincoln (February 12, 1809 - April 15, 1865) was an American politician and lawyer who served as the 16th President of the United States from March 1861 until his assassination in April 1865. Lincoln led the United States through its Civil War-its bloodiest war and perhaps its greatest moral, constitutional, and political crisis.

6. George Washington

George Washington (February 22, 1732 - December 14, 1799) was the first, and only nonpartisan, President of the United States (1789-97), the Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War, and one of the Founding Fathers of the United States.

7. Napoleon Bonaparte

Napoleon Bonaparte (15 August 1769 - 5 May 1821) was a French military and political leader who rose to prominence during the French Revolution and led several successful campaigns during the Revolutionary Wars.

8. Franklin D. Roosevelt

Franklin Delano Roosevelt (January 30, 1882 - April 12, 1945), commonly known as FDR, was an American statesman and political leader who served as the 32nd President of the United States from 1933 until his death in 1945.

9. Winston Churchill

Sir Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill (30 November 1874 - 24 January 1965) was a British statesman who was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1940 to 1945 and again from 1951 to 1955.

10. Ashoka

Ashoka (died 232 BCE) was an Indian emperor of the Maurya Dynasty who ruled almost all of the Indian subcontinent. One of India's greatest emperors, Ashoka reigned over a realm that stretched from the Hindu Kush mountains in Afghanistan to the modern state of Bangladesh in the east.

11. Alexander the Great

Alexander III of Macedon (20/21 July 356 BC - 10/11 June 323 BC), commonly known as Alexander the Great was a king (basileus) of the Ancient Greek kingdom of Macedon and a member of the Argead dynasty.

12. Julius Caesar

Gaius Julius Caesar (13 July 100 BC - 15 March 44 BC) known as Julius Caesar, was a Roman politician, general, and notable author of Latin prose. He played a critical role in the events that led to the demise of the Roman Republic and the rise of the Roman Empire.

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It was never going to be an easy feat, was it? To create a list of the most inspiring leaders who have redefined leadership, oh, and then dwindle this list down to a mere 10.

Seriously, where do you even start?

One of the reasons this became somewhat an impossible task is because inspiration comes in many forms and has many faces.

Some leaders became great because of how they persevered with a dream in spite of their circumstances, only to go on and achieve such extraordinary things that they continue to be revered long after their deaths.

While others stuck by their values and protested for the rights of others, even when it jeopardized their own freedom... not mention their lives.

Whereas some leaders are truly inspirational and well-respected because of their natural flair to innovate, empower and influence others to act in meaningful ways and ultimately change the world.

So the list below isn't exhaustive by any means. But it certainly contains some of the most influential leaders who have shaped the world for the better and inspired positive changes among millions, if not billions. Not a bad litmus test when you're measuring the true merit of a leader, we think.

10 Of The Most Inspiring Leaders Of All Time Who Have Redefined Leadership

Let's dive on in then, shall we?

1. Mahatma Gandhi - The Anti-War Activist With A Global Legacy

Mahatma Gandhi left his mark on the world in more ways than one.

The leader of India's independence movement achieved remarkable feats through a form of non-violent civil disobedience that would inspire millions around the world, including many of the people on this list.

World leaders, scientists, philosophers and even entrepreneurs have drawn inspiration from Gandhi, whose spiritual significance was just as profound as his role in liberating India.

Gandhi was born in India in 1869, a country that was then part of the British Empire. His youth was perhaps uncharacteristic of the Gandhi the history books remember.

After an arranged marriage at the age of 13, Gandhi rebelled against his deeply religious upbringing by smoking, eating meat and even stealing. By age 18, he set sail to London to study law.

A fledgling law career in India would eventually send the 24-year-old Gandhi to South Africa. It was here that he witnessed the deep-seated discrimination and racial segregation of South African society.

Perhaps the biggest turning point in young Gandhi's life occurred on June 7, 1893, where he was thrown off a train station by a white man after he refused to move to the back of the car. That would prove to be Gandhi's first, but certainly not last, act of civil disobedience.

By 1906, Gandhi had organized his first mass civil disobedience campaign in South Africa. He would spend the next 9 years fighting for Indian rights in the country before returning home to fight for Indian liberation.

Over the years Gandhi would become a leading figure in the liberation movement. After years of struggle and multiple arrests, Gandhi's "Quit India" movement in 1942 paved the way for Britain's eventual withdrawal from the country.

Although a pacifist, Gandhi was murdered by a Hindu extremist who resented the leader's tolerance of Muslims following the declaration of Indian independence.

A man who had spent his life preaching nonviolence was killed by a semiautomatic pistol at point-blank range.

Gandhi is today remembered for his commitment to pacifism, peaceful protest and simple living. He single-handedly inspired millions of people to action, preaching a message of love, tolerance and avoiding greed.

For those reasons he inspired civil rights movements from Apartheid South Africa to the United States and is today remembered as one of the greatest leaders of the 20th century.

2. Winston Churchill - Resolute Leadership During One Of The Most Painful Episodes In Human History

Winston Churchill is long remembered as one of the greatest leaders in modern history and the savior of democracy.

He was tasked with the daunting task of leading Britain and the Allied powers to victory against the Nazis during the Second World War. His wisdom, upright character and persistence led Britain from the brink of defeat to victory in the most brutal war of the 20th century.

Winston Churchill was born to an aristocratic family in 1874 and served in the British military. He would go on to become a prolific writer before entering into politics. Churchill became British Prime Minister in 1940 during the height of the Second World War.

His long political career is also remembered for its persistence. It took Churchill a staggering 40 years to finally become Prime Minister. But when he finally took the helm, he became arguably the greatest leader of the 20th century.

He was not only instrumental in working with the United States and Russia to defeat the Axis powers, he helped establish the post-war peace that would lead the western world through one of its greatest periods of prosperity.

Churchill's leadership style would prove so powerful that he would be elected Prime Minister again in 1951.

Among Churchill's greatest strengths was his power of oratory, which helped him connect with an entire nation. His life was filled with memorable quotes that leaders to this day use for inspiration.

Phrases like, "We will never surrender," "The Iron Curtain" and "This was their finest hour" have withstood the test of time. Among his many honors include a Nobel Prize for Literature and being the first person to become an honorary US citizen.

Churchill's inspirational leadership style is especially notable when you consider his bitter struggle with depression - the so-called "black dog" of his existence.

In fact, historians attribute many of Churchill's successes to his ability to use his manic depression and bipolar personality to his advantage. These are just some of the reasons that make Winston Churchill truly special.

The following Churchill quote still serves as a powerful motivational nudge to stick with your convictions even when the going gets tough:

Now you know why they called Winston Churchill "The Bulldog."
"Never give in. Never give in. Never, never, never, never - in nothing, great or small, large or petty - never give in, except to convictions of honor and good sense. Never yield to force. Never yield to the apparently overwhelming might of the enemy."
3. Martin Luther King Jr. - Celebrated Civil Rights Activist That Forever Changed America
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Very few Americans are as celebrated as Martin Luther King Jr., the Baptist minister and social activist who led the Civil Rights Movement in the United States until his tragic death in 1968.

As an African-American born in the rural south in 1929, MLK faced an uphill battle all his life. Growing up in Atlanta, Georgia, the young Martin was considered a precocious student who paid little attention to his studies and found great discomfort in religion.
"I have a dream that my four children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character." - Martin Luther King Jr
That all began to change in his junior year, when he took a Bible class and renewed his faith. By 1948, he had earned a degree from Morehouse College before moving on to the Crozer Theological Seminary in Pennsylvania. It was at Morehouse College that MLK opened his eyes to racial inequality.

Following years of successful civil rights activism, MLK and 61 other activists founded the Southern Christian Leadership Conference in 1957.

Two years later, MLK visited Mahatma Gandhi's birthplace in India, which emboldened him to continue down the path of peaceful activism.

On August 28, 1963, MLK would leave his mark on American history by delivery the famous "I Have a Dream" speech during the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom.

King had such a profound impact on American race relations that his efforts resulted in the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which authorized the federal government to desegregate public accommodations. The same year, MLK received the Nobel Peace Prize.

MLK would continue his activism until his assassination on April 4, 1968. His killer, James Earl Ray, was eventually apprehended after a two-month manhunt.

King's assassination was a tragic end to a remarkable life that had a seismic impact on an entire nation.

He proved, just like Gandhi, that non-violent protests can influence tremendous change. MLK gave his life to the civil rights movement.

Nearly 50 years after his death, his legacy is stronger than ever. The third Monday of every January is Martin Luther King Jr. Day, an observed federal holiday in the United States.

4. Nelson Mandela - A Man Whose Cause For Freedom Proved Triumphant

Very few individuals personify dedication and patience like Nelson Mandela, South Africa's first democratically elected President. Getting there was a story so epic that it was made into a Hollywood biopic in 2013.

Much like Martin Luther King, Jr., Mandela was one of the great transformative civil rights leaders of the 20TH century.

He not only directed peaceful demonstrations against the deeply racist South African government, he went on to claim the Nobel Prize in 1993 for helping to end apartheid.

Mandela was neither a politician nor an opportunist, but a man deeply committed to improving the lives of his people and applying the same message of freedom and equality to all nations.

"I hate race discrimination most intensely and in all its manifestations. I have fought it all during my life; I fight it now, and will do so until the end of my days."

Born in 1918, Mandela became involved in the civil rights movement as a young man, and spent 20 years leading a peaceful defiance against the apartheid government. His commitment to ending apartheid landed him and 150 others in prison in 1956 on charges of treason.

Although they were acquitted, Mandela began to recognize that an armed struggle was necessary to achieve real change. His involvement with the MK movement, an armed wing of

the African National Congress (ANC), landed him back in prison in 1961 after organizing a 3-day national workers' strike.

Mandela was eventually sentenced to life in prison in 1963 for political offenses. He would spend the next 27 years in jail, where he endured cruel punishment and contracted tuberculosis.

During that time, Mandela was offered early release if he renounced armed struggle - a condition he flat-out refused to consider.

It wasn't until February 11, 1990 that the now 72-year old prisoner was released under South Africa's new President, Frederik Williem de Klerk, who helped broker the deal to end apartheid.

One year later, Mandela was elected leader of the African National Congress after it was also unbanned by de Klerk. Mandela would become the South Africa's first black president in 1994 after the country's first democratic elections.

The title of Mandela's autobiography, Long Walk to Freedom, aptly describes his lifelong journey to ending apartheid. It's hard to think of many leaders in history who gave more to his cause than Nelson Mandela. For that reason, he is one of the most celebrated people in modern history.

Mandela died on December 5, 2013, at the age of 95.

5. Albert Einstein - Rewriting The Laws Of Nature For The Betterment Of Humanity

Albert Einstein is perhaps the most famous scientist of the 20th century. The prized physicist had a profound impact on our understanding of the universe, including basic concepts such as time, light and gravity.

To this day, his work is being used to guide physicists to new frontiers, helping us to understand our significance on the grandest scale.

Born in Germany in 1879, Einstein was slightly different than all the boys. His head was a little bigger and he hardly spoke a word, which led at least one housekeeper to label him "retarded." Little did she know, this "retarded" boy would eventually go on to reshape the world through his ideas.

By age 26, Einstein had obtained his PhD. The same year he published 4 important papers on topics ranging from the nature of light to mass-energy equivalence.

While largely ignored at first, these papers would eventually make a tremendous contribution to the scientific community, including the famous E= MC2 equation for mass energy equivalence.

These papers also contained the seeds of Einstein's Theory of Relativity, one of the most revolutionary ideas in history.

Although it's impossible to pinpoint exactly the nature of Einstein's brilliance, he had all of the characteristics of a genius.

He had a vivid imagination, questioned everything and found new ways of thinking about old problems. He also had an unrelenting work ethic that pushed him to action even on the day of his death, where he was reportedly working on a speech for a television program.

The final picture of Einstein's office taken hours before his passing showed a man who was deeply consumed in his work right up until the very end.

In addition to his timeless quotes and deep sense of humour, Einstein is remembered for overcoming adversity. From physical setbacks as a young boy to spending two frustrating years looking for work as a teaching assistant after graduating, Einstein's life was filled with challenges.

His ability to keep a positive attitude and provoke creative thought experiments were at the centre of his genius. More than 60 years after his death, the world remembers not a man who spent years working at a patent office, but a man who changed the world.

6. Abraham Lincoln - The Embodiment Of Liberty And Great Emancipator Of Slaves

Abraham Lincoln was more than just an American hero; he represented the dawn of a new era in human civilization based on freedom, self-government and equality.

Lincoln was born in a log cabin in Kentucky in 1809. He knew his mother all of 9 years before she died of milk sickness at the age of 34.

Her death devastated young Abraham and further alienated him from his father. One year after his mother's death, Abraham's father married a woman who had a significant impact on Abraham's life by encouraging him to read.

As one might expect, there was little time or need for a formal education in the Indiana wilderness. Abraham's formal education began much later in his life and amounted to a mere 18 months.

That said, Abraham was incredibly talented. Largely self-taught, he eventually became a lawyer before getting elected to the Illinois House of Representatives in 1846. It was here that his brilliance influenced what would become the freest and most prosperous nation on earth.

Lincoln rapidly modernized the economy without sacrificing his values. By 1860, he secured the Republican Party presidential nomination and was elected president. Lincoln's victory prompted southern slave states to form the Confederate States of America.

Abraham became leader of the Union during the American Civil War, where he used his power of oratory to deliver the Gettysburg Address and other powerful speeches to win over support of the American people.

To this day, Lincoln is synonymous with the principles of liberty, democracy, equal rights and unification.

His willingness to stand alone on issues he believed in made him one of the most beloved and memorable leaders in modern history.

His refusal to compromise on the issue of slavery and instrumental role in leading the north to victory during the Civil War made him the target of Confederate plotters and sympathizers.

Lincoln was assassinated by John Wilkes Booth, a Confederate supporter, on April 14, 1865 - less than one month before the end of the Civil War.

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7. St. Teresa of Calcutta (Mother Teresa) - Nobel Lauriat Determined To Ease Suffering In The World

Mother Teresa's unforgettable devotion to help the world's poorest, most impoverished and vulnerable people left a lasting dent in the world.

Her remarkable leadership was even powerful enough to cut across conflicts and enemy lines - a strength clearly exemplified during the 1982 Siege of Beirut.

Mother Teresa managed to broker a temporary cease-fire between the Israeli army and Palestinian guerrillas to rescue 37 children trapped in a front-line hospital. Teresa then travelled through the war zone alongside Red Cross workers to evacuate the young patients.

What inspired Mother Teresa's tireless drive to help others? Born in 1910 as Anjezë Gonxhe Bojaxhiu, she grew up in present day Macedonia. Perhaps influenced by her father's death when she was only 8 years old, Mother Teresa already decided to commit herself to a religious life by the time she was 12.

Her real journey began in 1929 when she arrived in India where she became a nun and taught at a convent in Eastern Calcutta for several decades.

The 1943 Bengal famine which killed a staggering 2.1 million people was a life changing moment for Teresa and left an unshakable impression on her. After 20 years of teaching at the convent, she felt a "calling within a calling" and left her position as headmistress to aid the poor.

Teresa then moved into the slums where she faced hunger, poverty and homelessness.

Despite the lack of equipment and supplies, she found a way to open a school for poor children teaching them to read and write using sticks in the dirt.

Her efforts didn't go unnoticed. A new community soon formed around Mother Teresa opening hospices, clinics and orphanages throughout India. Within a few years the mission went global.

By the 1970s, the congregation was helping orphans and those afflicted by addiction, poverty, disability, old age and disaster around the world. In 1979, Teresa received the Nobel Peace Prize for her work to overcome poverty and suffering.

Mother Teresa's passed away in 1997 but congregation continues to live on to this day spreading Mother Teresa's vision and serving those in need.

In 2016, the Catholic Church recognized Mother Teresa as a saint and canonized her as St. Teresa of Calcutta for her heroic virtue.

8. Stephen Hawking - The Physicist Who Proved That Determination And Positive Thinking Can Triumph Over Even The Most Severe Limitations

Stephen Hawking probably had every reason to give up on life.

Diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) at the age of 21, he would spend most of his life severely disabled to the point where he controls his communication device through movement of his cheek muscles.

Despite his debilitating condition, Hawking became arguably the most well-known theoretical physicist since Albert Einstein. Hawking is known for his groundbreaking work on cosmology, quantum physics and black holes.

Hawking came from humble beginnings. The eldest of 4 children, Stephen was born in England during the Second World War. By his own admission, Hawking didn't spend a lot of time studying.

That didn't stop him from graduating with full honours before pursuing a PhD in cosmology at Cambridge University.

Much has been written about Hawking and his thought-provoking theories on the universe. He has received worldwide acclaim not only for his work, but for his determination in overcoming a severe disability.

When he was originally diagnosed with ALS, he was given only two years to live. That was over 50 years ago. On overcoming his disability, Hawking provides this brilliant quote:

Hawking's attitude comes from his sheer refusal to make excuses for his disabilities. His ex-wife Jane Hawking attributed his outlook on the world to a combination of determination and stubbornness. As Hawking clearly demonstrates, both traits have their pedigree.

As does his humor and humble nature, which has been evident throughout his career. For instance, when asked what it feels like when he makes a significant scientific discovery, Hawking replied:

"I wouldn't compare it to sex, but it lasts longer."

9. Bill Gates - Entrepreneur And Philanthropist Who Inspired An Entire Generation Of Innovators

Very few people are as synonymous with their industry as what Bill Gates is with information technology (IT).

It wasn't until the age of 13 that Bill saw his first computer at school. He actually paid to use it, and when his money ran out, he hacked into the computer to use it for free. At this point you could say young Bill was destined for an innovative career in IT.

Bill Gates grew up in an upper middle class family in Seattle, Washington and had a very close relationship with his mother. From an early age he showed flashes of brilliance, including a knack for business and entrepreneurship.

By the age of 15, he had already started a business with his friend Paul Allen. Little did they know that just 5 years later they would be on the path to changing the way the world does business and even communicates.

In 1975, Gates and Allen co-founded Microsoft. And the two poured everything they had into it. Gates' incredible vision, aggressive business strategy and unrivaled work ethic made Microsoft the world's biggest technology company. In the process, he became incredibly wealthy.

By the time Gates and Allen decided to incorporate Microsoft in 1981, the company already had 128 employees and generated $16 million in revenue. Just two years later, the company went global.

However, it wasn't until 1985 that Gates would truly leave his mark on the world. That was the year Microsoft launched Windows, its flagship software.

For more than two decades, Gates has routinely ranked among the richest people in the world, and in 2016, Forbes trumped this by ranking him as the richest man in the world. But those riches didn't come without sacrifice.

Gates worked tirelessly to build Microsoft and ensure its leadership pace in an increasingly competitive market. It wasn't until 2014 that Gates stepped down as Chairman only to remain active as a technology advisor.

Today, Microsoft generates nearly $100 billion annually in revenue and employs 120,000 people worldwide.

Incredibly, the founding of Microsoft isn't Gates' only legacy. As a committed philanthropist, Bill and his wife Melinda Gates have established a $44 billion endowment designed to improve healthcare and reduce extreme poverty around the world.

It is by far the largest private foundation of its kind in the world. By 2013, Bill Gates had personally donated $28 billion to the foundation, a testament to his generosity and moral character.

10. Oprah Winfrey - Overcoming The Odds To Empower An Entire Generation Of Women To Succeed

Oprah Winfrey is much more than a television talk show host. She is one of the world's most powerful business leaders who exerts a great deal of influence on popular culture and mainstream society.

Valued at over $3 billion, Oprah has come a long way from the rural in Mississippi, where she was born. To say that Oprah, a black woman from the south, overcame the odds would be a huge understatement.

Very few people with her background and double-minority status would ever dream of making it in show business during the 1970s and 1980s.

Oprah's battles didn't begin with her race or gender. Her youth was filled with horrible sexual abuse at the hands of relatives and family friends.

After a turbulent adolescence in the small farming community of Kosciusko, she moved to Nashville to live with her father. She would eventually enter Tennessee State University in 1971 before moving to Baltimore, Maryland 5 years later to begin her career in television.

By 1986, Oprah had her own nationally syndicated television program, Oprah Winfrey Show. This was the platform that catapulted her to critical acclaim and global recognition.

During the 1990s, when talk shows like Jerry Springer were dominating the ratings with trashy topics, Oprah promised to keep her show respectful and free of exploitive topics.

Although ratings fell initially, Oprah stuck to her guns. Oprah's integrity would lead her to more fame and prosperity over the years, as she became a mainstay in an industry filled with cheap tricks.

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Governments are listed in alphabetical order according to the most commonly used version of each country's name.

Albania: President - Bujar Nishani; Prime Minister - Edi Rama

Algeria : President - Abdelaziz Bouteflika; Prime Minister - (Acting) Youcef Yousfi

Angola: President - Jose Eduardo Dos Santos

Antigua and Barbuda: Governor General-Louise Agnetha Lake-Tack, Prime Minister - Baldwin Spencer

Armenia : President - Serzh Sargsian; Prime Minister - Tigran Sargsian

Aruba : Governor - Fredis Refunjol; Prime Minister - Michiel Godfried Eman

Australia : Governor General - Quentin Alice Louise Bryce; Prime Minister - Anthony John Abbott

Austria : President - Alexander van der Bellen; Chancellor - Brigitte Bierlein

Azerbaijan : President - Ilham Aliyev; Prime Minister - Artur Rasizade

Bahamas, The : Governor General-Arthur Foulkes; Prime Minister - Perry Gladstone Christie

Bahrain : Monarch - King-Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa; Prime Minister - Khalifa Bin Salman Al Khalifa

Bangladesh : President - Abdul Hamid; Prime Minister - Sheikh Hasina

Barbados : Governor General - Elliot Belgrave; Prime Minister - Freundel Stuart

Belarus : President - Aleksandr Lukashenko; Prime Minister - Mikhail Myasnikovich

Belize : Governor General - Sir Colville Young; Prime Minister - Dean Oliver Barrow

Benin : President - Thomas Boni Yayi; Prime Minister - Pascal Koupaki

Bhutan - NDE : Capital - Thimphu; Monarch - King - Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck; Prime Minister - Lotay Tshering

Bolivia : Capital - La Paz; President - (Interim) Jeanine Áñez

Bosnia and Herzegovina : President - members of the presidency; Prime Minister - Denis Zvizdić

Botswana : President - Seretse Khama Ian Khama

Brazil : Capital - Brasília; President - Jair Bolsonaro

Brunei : Sultan-Sir Hassanal Bolkiah; Prime Minister - Sir Hassanal Bolkiah

Bulgaria : President - Rosen Plevneliev; Prime Minister - Plamen Oresharski

Burkina Faso : President - Blaise Compaore; Prime Minister - Luc-Adolphe Tiao

Burma : President - Thein Sein

Burundi : President - Pierre Nkurunziza

Cabo Verde : President - Jorge Carlos De Almeida Fonseca; Prime Minister - Jose Maria Pereira Neves

Cambodia : Monarch - King-Norodom Sihamoni; Prime Minister - Hun Sen

Cameroon : President - Paul Biya; Prime Minister - Philemon Yang

Central African Republic : President - Michel Am-Nondroko Djotodia; Prime Minister - Nicolas Tiangaye

Chad: President - Idriss Deby Itno; Prime Minister - Emmanuel Nadingar

Comoros : President: Ikililou Dhoinine

Congo, Democratic Republic of The : President - Joseph Kabila; Prime Minister - Augustin Matata Ponyo Mapon

Congo, Republic of The : President - Denis Sassou-Nguesso

Cook Islands : Prime Minister - Henry Puna

Costa Rica : President - Luis Guillermo Solís Rivera

Cote D'ivoire : President - Alassane Dramane Ouattara

Croatia : President - Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović; Prime Minister - Andrej Plenković

Cuba - NDE : President - Miguel Díaz-Canel

Cyprus : President - Nikos Anastasiadis

Czech Republic : President - Milos Zeman; Prime Minister - Bohuslav Sobotka

Denmark : Monarch - Queen Margrethe II; Prime Minister - Mette Frederiksen

Djibouti : President - Ismail Omar Guelleh; Prime Minister - Abdoulkader Kamil Mohamed

Dominica : President - Charles Savarin; Prime Minister - Roosevelt Skerrit

Dominican Republic : President - Danilo Medina Sanchez

Ecuador : Capital - Quito; President - Lenín Moreno

Egypt : President - Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi; Prime Minister - Ibrahim Mehlab

El Salvador : President - Salvador Sánchez Cerén

Equatorial Guinea : President - Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo

Eritrea : President - Isaias Afworki

Ethiopia :President - Mulatu Teshome; Prime Minister - Hailemariam Desalegn

Fiji : President - Epeli Nailatikau; Prime Minister - Josaia Voreqe Bainimarama,

Finland : President - Sauli Niinistö; Prime Minister - Jyrki Tapani Katainen

France : Capital - Paris; President - Emmanuel Macron; Prime Minister - Édouard Philippe

Gabon : Capital - Libreville; President - Ali Ben Bongo Ondimba; Prime Minister - Raymond Ndong Sima

Gambia, The : Capital - Banjul; President - Yahya Jammeh

Georgia : Capital - Tbilisi; President - Giorgi Margvelashvili; Prime Minister - Irakli Garibashvili

Germany : Capital - Berlin - Fed. President - Joachim Gauck; Chancellor-Angela Merkel

Ghana : Capital - Accra; President - John Dramani Mahama

Greece : Capital - Athens; President - Karolos Papoulias; Prime Minister - Antonios Samaras

Grenada : Capital - St. George's; Governor General- C ecile La Grenade; Prime Minister - Keith Mitchell

Guatemala : Capital - Guatemala City; President - James Ernesto Morales Cabrera

Guinea : Capital - Conakry; President - Alpha Conde; Prime Minister - Mohamed Said Fofana

Guinea-Bissau : Capital - Bissau; President - Manuel Serifo Nhamadjo; Prime Minister - Rui Duarte De Barros

Guyana : Capital - Georgetown; President - David Arthur Granger; Prime Minister - Moses Veerasammy Nagamootoo

Haiti : Capital - Port-Au-Prince; President - Jocelerme Privert; Prime Minister - Enex Jean Charles

Honduras : Capital - Tegucigalpa; President - Juan Orlando Hernandez Alvarado

Hungary : Capital - Budapest; President - János Áder; Prime Minister - Viktor Orban

Iceland : Capital - Reykjavik; President - Guðni Th. Jóhannesson; Prime Minister - Katrín Jakobsdóttir

India : Capital - New Delhi; President - Ram Nath Kovind; Prime Minister - Narendra Modi

Indonesia : Capital - Jakarta; President - Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono

Iran - NDE : Capital - Tehran; President - Hasan Fereidun Ruhani, Hojjat ol-Eslam

Iraq : Capital - Baghdad; Supreme Leader-Ayatollah Ali Hoseini-Khamenei; President - Fuad Masum; Prime Minister - Nuri Al-Maliki

Ireland : Capital - Dublin; President - Michael Daniel Higgins; Prime Minister - Enda Kenny

Italy : Capital - Rome; President - Giorgio Napolitano; Prime Minister - Matteo Renzi

Jamaica : Capital - Kingston; Governor General - Patrick Linton Allen; Prime Minister - Portia Simpson-Miller

Japan : Capital - Tokyo; Emperor Naruhito ; Prime Minister - Shinzō Abe

Jordan : Monarch - Abdallah II; Prime Minister - Abdullah Nsour

Kazakhstan : Capital - Astana; President - Nursultan Nazarbayev; Prime Minister - Serik Akhmetov

Kenya : Capital - Nairobi; President - Uhuru Kenyatta

Kiribati : Capital - South Tarawa; President - Anote Tong

Korea, North : Capital - Pyongyang; Supreme leader: Kim Jong-un

Korea, South : Capital - Seoul; President - Moon Jae-in; Prime Minister -

Kosovo : Capital - Pristina; President - Atifete Jahjaga; Prime Minister - Hashim Thaci

Kuwait : Capital - Kuwait City; Amir-Sabah al-Ahmad al-Jabir al-Sabah; Prime Minister - Jabir Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah

Kyrgyzstan : Capital - Bishkek; President - Almazbek Atambaev; Prime Minister - Joomart Otorbaev

Laos : Capital - Vientiane President - Lt. General Choummali Saignason; Prime Minister - Thongsing Thammavong

Latvia : Capital - Riga; President - Andris Berzins; Prime Minister - Laimdota Straujuma

Lebanon : Capital - Beirut; President - Michel Sulayman; Prime Minister - Tamam Salam

Lesotho : Capital - Maseru; King - Letsie III; Prime Minister - Thomas Motsoahae Thabane

Liberia : Capital - Monrovia; President - Ellen Johnson Sirleaf

Libya : Capital - Tripoli; President - Nuri Abu Sahmayn; Prime Minister - Ali Zaydan

Liechtenstein : Capital - Vaduz; Head of State-Prince Hans Adam II; Prime Minister - Klaus Tschuetscher

Lithuania : Capital - Vilnius; President - Dalia Grybauskaite; Prime Minister - Algirdas Butkevicius

Luxembourg : Capital - Luxembourg; Grand Duke-Henri; Prime Minister - Xavier Bettel

Madagascar : Capital - Antananarivo; President - Hery Martial Rajaonarimampianina Rakotoari

Malawi : Capital - Lilongwe; President - Joyce Banda

Malaysia : Capital - Kuala Lumpur; King-Abdul Halim Mu'adzam Shah; Prime Minister - Najib Razak

Maldives : Capital - Malé; President - Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom

Mali : Capital - Bamako; President - Ibrahim Boubacar Keita; Prime Minister - Oumar Tatam Ly

Malta : Capital - Valletta; President - Marie Louise Coleiro Preca; Prime Minister - Joseph Muscat

Marshall Islands : Capital - Majuro; President - Christopher Jorebon Loeak

Mauritania : Capital - Nouakchott; President - Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz; Prime Minister - Moulaye Ould Mohamed Laghdaf

Mauritius : Capital - Port Louis; President - Rajkeswur Kailash Purryag; Prime Minister - Dr. Navinchandra Ramgoolam,

Micronesia, Federated States of : Capital - Palikir; President - Emanuel "Manny" Mori

Moldova : Capital - ChișInău; President - Nicolae Timofti; Prime Minister - Iurie Leanca

Monaco : Capital - Monte Carlo; Prince Albert II de Monaco; Prime Minister - Michel Roger

Mongolia : Capital - Ulan Bator; President - Tsakhia Elbegdorj; Prime Minister - Norov Altankhuyag

Montenegro : Capital - Podgorica; President - Filip Vujanovic; Prime Minister - Milo Djukanovic

Morocco : Capital - Rabat; King-Mohammed VI; Prime Minister - Abdelillah Benkirane

Mozambique : Capital - Maputo; President - Armando Emilio Guebuza; Prime Minister - Alberto Clementino Antonio Vaquina

Namibia : Capital - Windhoek; President - Hifikepunye Pohamba; Prime Minister - Hage Geingob

Nauru : President - Baron Divavesi Waqa

Nepal : President - Dr. Ram Baran Yadav; Prime Minister: Sushil Koirala

New Zealand : Governor General-Dame Patsy Reddy; Prime Minister - Jacinda Ardern

Niger : President - Issoufou Mahamadou; Prime Minister - Brigi Rafini

Nigeria : President - Goodluck Jonathan

North Macedonia : Capital - Skopje; President - Stevo Pendarovski; Prime Minister - Zoran Zaev

Norway : King - Harald V; Prime Minister - Erna Solberg

Oman : Sultan-Qaboos bin Said Al Said; Prime Minister - Qaboos Bin Said Al Said

Pakistan : President - Mamnoon Hussain; Prime Minister - Mohammad Nawaz Sharif

Palau : President - Jr. Thomas Esang Remengesau,

Panama : President - Juan Carlos Varela Rodríguez

Papua New Guinea : Governor General - Michael Ogio; Prime Minister - Peter Paire O'neill

Paraguay : President -

Peru : Capital - Lima; President - Martín Vizcarra Cornejo

Philippines : President - Rodrigo Duterte

Qatar : Amir-Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani; Prime Minister - Abdallah Bin Nasir Bin Khalifa Al Thani

Romania : President - Traian Basescu; Prime Minister - Victor-Viorel Ponta

Russia : President - Vladimir Putin; Prime Minister - Dmitry Medvedev

Rwanda : President - Paul Kagame; Prime Minister - Pierre Damien Habumuremyi

Saint Kitts and Nevis : Governor General - Cuthbert Montraville Sebastian; Prime Minister - Dr. Denzil Llewellyn Douglas

Saint Lucia : Governor General- Dame Pearlette Louisy; Prime Minister - Kenny Davis Anthony

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines : Governor General-Sir Frederick Nathaniel Ballantyne; Prime Minister - Ralph Everard Gonsalves

Samoa : Capital - Apia; Chief of State-Tui Atua Tupua Tupuola Efi Tamasese; Prime Minister - Fatiaalofa Aiono Lupesolia'i Sailele Malielegaoi Tuilaepa

Sao Tome and Principe : Capital - São Tomé; President - Manuel Pinto Da Costa; Prime Minister - Gabriel Arcanjo Ferreira Da Costa

Saudi Arabia :King - Abdallah bin Abd al-Aziz Al Saud; Prime Minister - Abdallah Bin Abd Al-Aziz Al Saud

Senegal : Capital - Dakar; President - Macky Sall; Prime Minister - Aminata Toure

Serbia : Capital - Belgrade; President - Aleksandar Vučić; Prime Minister - Ana Brnabić

Seychelles : Capital - Victoria; President - James Alix Michel

Sierra Leone : Capital - Freetown; President - Ernest Bai Koroma

Singapore : President - Halimah Yacob; Prime Minister - LEE Hsien Loong 李显龙, 143世, 3rd Prime Minister of Singapore

Slovakia : Capital - Bratislava; President - Zuzana Čaputová; Prime Minister - Peter Pellegrini

Slovenia : Capital - Ljubljana; President - Borut Pahor; Prime Minister - Marjan Šarec

Solomon Islands : Capital - Honiara; Governor General-Frank Ofagioro Kabui; Prime Minister - Gordon Darcy Lilo

Somalia : Capital - Mogadishu; President - Hassan Sheikh Mahamud; Prime Minister - Abdiweli Sheikh Ahmed

South Africa : Capital - Pretoria (executive), Cape Town (legislative) & Bloemfontein (judicial); President - Cyril Ramaphosa

South Sudan : Capital - Juba; President - Salva Kiir Mayardit

Spain : Capital - Madrid; President - Of The Govt. Mariano Rajoy Brey

Sri Lanka : Capital - Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte, Colombo; President - Maithripala Sirisena; Prime Minister - Ranil Wickremesinghe

Sudan : Capital - Khartoum; President - Umar Hassan Ahmad Al-Bashir, Field Mar

Suriname : Capital - Paramaribo; President - Desire Delano Bouterse

Swaziland : Capital - Lobamba, Mbabane; King-Mswati III; Prime Minister - Barnabus Sibusiso Dlamini

Sweden : Capital - Stockholm; King - Carl XI Gustaf; Prime Minister - Stefan Löfven

Syria : President - Bashar Al-Assad; Prime Minister - Wael Al-Halqi

Taiwan - NDE : Capital - Taipei; President - Tsai Ing-wen

Tajikistan : Capital - Dushanbe; President - Emomali Rahmon; Prime Minister - Qohir Rasulzoda

Tanzania : Capital - Dodoma; President - Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete; Prime Minister - Mizengo Kayanza Peter Pinda

Thailand : Capital - Bangkok; King - Rama X, King of Thailand; Prime Minister - Prayut Chan-o-cha

Timor-Leste : Capital - Dili; President - Taur Matan Ruak; Prime Minister - Kay Rala Xanana Gusmao

Togo : President - Faure Gnassingbe; Prime Minister - Kwesi Seleagodji Ahoomey-Zunu

Tonga : Monarch - King-Tupou VI; Prime Minister - Tu'ivakano, Lord

Trinidad and Tobago : President - Anthony Thomas Aquinas Carmona; Prime Minister - Kamla Persad-Bissessar

Tunisia : President - Moncef Marzouki; Prime Minister - Mehdi Jomaa

Turkey : President - Recep Erdoğan; Prime Minister - Binali Yıldırım

Turkmenistan : President - Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow

Tuvalu : Governor General - Iakopa Italeli Taeia; Prime Minister - Willy Telavi

Uganda: President -Yoweri Kaguta Museveni; Prime Minister - Amama Mbabazi

Ukraine: President - Volodymyr Zelensky; Prime Minister - Arseniy Yatsenyuk

United Arab Emirates: President - Khalifa Bin Zayid Al Nuhayyan; Prime Minister - Muhammad Bin Rashid Al Maktum

United States of America : President - Donald J. Trump

Uzbekistan : President - Shavkat Mirziyoyev; Prime Minister - Abdulla Aripov

Vanuatu : President - Lolu Johnson Abbil; Prime Minister - Moana Carcasses Kalosil

Venezuela : President - disputed between Nicolás Maduro and Juan Guaidó

Vietnam : President - Truong Tan Sang; Prime Minister - Nguyen Tan Dung

Yemen : President - Fd. Mar. Abd Rabuh Mansur Hadi; Prime Minister - Muhammad Salim Ba Sindwah

Zambia : President - Michael Chilufya Sata

Zimbabwe : President - Emmerson Mnangagwa

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This is a list of current heads of state and heads of government. In some cases, mainly in presidential systems, there is only one leader being both head of state and head of government. In other cases, mainly in semi-presidential and parliamentary systems, the head of state and the head of government are different people. In semi-presidential and parliamentary systems, the head of government role (i.e. executive branch) is fulfilled by both the listed head of government and the head of state.

The list includes the names of recently elected or appointed heads of state and government who will take office on an appointed date, as presidents-elect and prime ministers-designate, and those leading a government in exile if internationally recognised.

Member and observer states of the United Nations

Green cells indicate leaders whose offices constitutionally administer the executive or legislature of their respective state/government.

Blue cells indicate non-ceremonial heads of state with limited power (e.g. Bhutan) or de facto government leaders whose offices lack de jure constitutional power (e.g. Myanmar).

Note: Names in small font generally denote acting, transitional, temporary leaders, or representatives. Other notes and exceptions are provided at § Notes.

Other states

The following states control their territory and are recognised by at least one UN member state.

The following states control their territory, but are not recognised by any UN member states.

Other governments

These alternative governments are recognized as legitimate by at least one UN member.

Other entities

1. ^ The President of France and the French Co-Prince of Andorra are positions held by the same person.

2. ^ Constitutionally, Elizabeth II is separately and equally monarch of 16 sovereign states-alongside the United Kingdom (UK)-known collectively as the Commonwealth realms. In each of these states, with the exception of the UK (where she permanently resides), she is duly represented at the national level by a governor-general.

3. ^ The three-member Bosnian presidency is the head of state collectively.

4. ^ In this state, the president is both head of state and head of government; the office of prime minister may exist in these states, but it does not direct executive power-nor does the Myanma/Burmese State Counsellor, the Saudi Arabian First Deputy Prime Minister, or the Sierra Leonean Chief Minister.

5. ^ According to articles 89-91 of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran, the Supreme Leader of Iran is the head of state, and the President is the head of government. However, the President is still required to gain the Supreme Leader's official approval before being sworn in before Parliament, and the Supreme Leader also has the power to dismiss the elected President at any time.

6. In actuality the ^ constitution of Japan does not define a formal head of state. The Emperor by unwritten constitutional convention fulfills the functions and duties of the head of state.

7. ^ The Governor-General of New Zealand and the Governor-General of Niue are positions held by the same person.

8. The term "^ Supreme Leader" is used as a description (for the sake of brevity) rather than being an official title of a single office. The three actual offices held by Kim are:

9. The President (otherwise known as Chairman) of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly accepts the credentials of foreign ambassadors and represents North Korea on all state visits-ceremonial functions usually performed by heads of state in other states. The president has held these duties since 1998, when the ^ constitution was revised.

10. The seven-member Swiss Federal Council is collectively head of state and government. As a party to the Council, the President serves solely in a ^ primus inter pares capacity for one year.

11. The office of head of state of Venezuela has been disputed between ^ Nicolás Maduro and the President of the National Assembly of Venezuela, Juan Guaidó, since 11 January 2019. See also the Other governments section of this list article.

12. ^ States in free association with New Zealand.

External links

CIDOB Foundation (in Spanish)-contextualised biographies of world political leaders

EmilePhaneuf-an archived, partial list of official websites for heads of state

Portale Storia (in Spanish)-a list of current rulers by country

Rulers-a list of rulers throughout time and places

United Nations-a list of heads of state, heads of government, and foreign ministers

WorldStatesmen-an online encyclopedia of the leaders of nations and territories

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There were some great people which had a different flair and ability to influence a whole lot of other people. The below are the top 12 greatest leaders of the world.

1. Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi

Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (2 October 1869 - 30 January 1948) was the preeminent leader of the Indian independence movement in British-ruled India. He is unofficially called the "Father of the Nation" in India.

2. Nelson Mandela

Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela (18 July 1918 - 5 December 2013) was a South African anti-apartheid revolutionary, politician, and philanthropist, who served as President of South Africa from 1994 to 1999. He was the country's first black head of state and the first elected in a fully representative democratic election.

3. Martin Luther King Jr.

Martin Luther King Jr. (January 15, 1929 - April 4, 1968) was an American Baptist minister and activist who was a leader in the African-American Civil Rights Movement. He is best known for his role in the advancement of civil rights using nonviolent civil disobedience based on his Christian beliefs.

4. Abraham Lincoln

Abraham Lincoln (February 12, 1809 - April 15, 1865) was an American politician and lawyer who served as the 16th President of the United States from March 1861 until his assassination in April 1865. Lincoln led the United States through its Civil War-its bloodiest war and perhaps its greatest moral, constitutional, and political crisis.

6. George Washington

George Washington (February 22, 1732 - December 14, 1799) was the first, and only nonpartisan, President of the United States (1789-97), the Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War, and one of the Founding Fathers of the United States.

7. Napoleon Bonaparte

Napoleon Bonaparte (15 August 1769 - 5 May 1821) was a French military and political leader who rose to prominence during the French Revolution and led several successful campaigns during the Revolutionary Wars.

8. Franklin D. Roosevelt

Franklin Delano Roosevelt (January 30, 1882 - April 12, 1945), commonly known as FDR, was an American statesman and political leader who served as the 32nd President of the United States from 1933 until his death in 1945.

9. Winston Churchill

Sir Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill (30 November 1874 - 24 January 1965) was a British statesman who was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1940 to 1945 and again from 1951 to 1955.

10. Ashoka

Ashoka (died 232 BCE) was an Indian emperor of the Maurya Dynasty who ruled almost all of the Indian subcontinent. One of India's greatest emperors, Ashoka reigned over a realm that stretched from the Hindu Kush mountains in Afghanistan to the modern state of Bangladesh in the east.

11. Alexander the Great

Alexander III of Macedon (20/21 July 356 BC - 10/11 June 323 BC), commonly known as Alexander the Great was a king (basileus) of the Ancient Greek kingdom of Macedon and a member of the Argead dynasty.

12. Julius Caesar

Gaius Julius Caesar (13 July 100 BC - 15 March 44 BC) known as Julius Caesar, was a Roman politician, general, and notable author of Latin prose. He played a critical role in the events that led to the demise of the Roman Republic and the rise of the Roman Empire.

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