Who's your favorite person in history? And why?

Question

Another fun survey! *yayz!* Who's your favorite person from history and why? Since I asked, I'll start things off.
Person: Grigori Rasputin
Why: Being raised as a peasant and driven out of his village he virtually came out of no-where and began to controll the royal family of Russia. Countless times he "healed" Alexei and he gained a religous status while wantonly holding orgies. Combine that with how much it took to finally kill him. Poisoned, clubbed, shot 4 times, drowned, and castrated, he finally died. Though drowning was the official cause of death it's reported that the poison alone should have killed him.

Answer 1

Winston Churchill.
Churchill was a statesman, orator, author, historian and Prime Minister who rallied the British people in the Second World War and took them from the edge of defeat to victory.

Churchill’s leadership during the war is legendary. He became Prime minister when the Cabinet were on the verge of seeking terms with Hitler and Germany. But Churchill would not contemplate defeat or even a honourable truce. His saying was ‘We will never give in’. Churchill is credited with conducting the war single-handedly. He made himself Minister for War as well as being Prime Minister and delegated the running of home affairs to junior ministers. Churchill sat at his desk in the Cabinet Office, dictating memos and orders and giving instructions but letting others get on with it. Churchill’s true talent was leadership, not performance. Churchill had a bed in his office suite and habitually slept in the afternoon. He had by a side, in his office, a mixture of brandy and water, which was continually refreshed. Critics say that this put him in a continuously drunken state.

Churchill was a historian. He wrote The History of The English Speaking Peoples, an account not just of English history but also of the British Empire and United States. This work was designed to demonstrate that the British people and their colonies are a unique culture distinct from European civilisations.

Churchill was an author. His book My Early Life, although outwardly an autobiography, is in fact novel with the young Churchill as one of the characters. In the book, Churchill sits the entrance examination for Harrow but on taking the Latin paper, carefully wrote the title, his name and the question number 1. After further thought, he adds brackets to the number but cannot think of anything to write and his paper is smudged by an inkblot. Churchill’s comments on the wisdom of the headmaster in accepting him despite this is an ironic comment not on the inability of his younger self but on the educational system of the time.

Churchill was known for his eloquence and his ready wit. On being accused of being a turncoat for changing parties twice, Churchill reposted ‘anyone can rat, but it takes a certain ingenuity to re-rat.’ When an official criticised other writers for ending sentences with propositions, Churchill added a note ‘This is the sort of English, up with which I will not put’. On one occasion a lady heckler shouted ‘Sir, you are drunk’. Churchill replied ‘And you, madam are ugly, but I shall be sober, tomorrow!’

Answer 2

Three of my favourite people in history are: Ulysses S. Grant - Union General and American President William T. Sherman - Union General and Author Don Carlos Buell - Union General (Army of the Ohio) All three were at the Battle of Shiloh, April 6 & 7, 1862. That is nearly 145 years as of the day(s) after tomorrow. There were all leaders, who saw war firsthand, and lived to tell and write about it so that others may know.

Answer 3

adolf hitler
and not cuz im a nazi or a skinhead, cuz im not. hitler can argueably be said to be the msot influential person in at least the last 1000 years. he very nearly conquered teh world. he had a plan and he attmpeted to apply it,

Answer 4

wow you are smart.well it depends on what kind of history if it is rock history i would have to say kurt cobain cuz he was talented and had an amazing voice that comes once in a lifetime. he tried suicide once but it didnt work twice and it did i loved him.well mostly cuz im related to him, he was my uncle

Answer 5

King Solomon think it would be interesting to have actually met and learned from one of the wisest men and G.M.M.

Answer 6

Julius Caesar. He was a general, very nearly an Emperor and he, you know, Cleopatra. He is my idol.

Answer 7

Cleopatra VII she was a strong woman in history, and she killed her self for what she believed in.

Answer 8

Lilly Coit because she lived her life for herself and understood that along with riches come responsibility.

Answer 9

teddy rosevelt - he did so much for the us he set up parks and made the environment a important issue. i admire his work and drive to show people that we need to preserve our environment and animals before they disapear.

Answer 10

John F. Kenndy becasue my grandma like him and his birthday is May 29 and mine is too.