Middle Ages
A peasant girl who claimed divine guidance and led the French army to several important victories during the Hundred Years' War.
Joan of Arc
American polymath and Founding Father, known for his experiments with electricity and key diplomatic roles.
Benjamin Franklin
Biologist and geologist who introduced the theory of evolution by natural selection.
Charles Darwin
British Prime Minister who famously led the UK through World War II.
Winston Churchill
Leader of the Indian independence movement, known for his philosophy of nonviolent resistance.
Mahatma Gandhi
A Venetian merchant and explorer who traveled along the Silk Road and introduced Europeans to Central Asia and China.
Marco Polo
The last Queen of France, infamous for her lavish lifestyle and tragic end.
Marie Antoinette
Monarch of the United Kingdom whose reign defined the Victorian era.
Queen Victoria I
Inventor and engineer, best known for his contributions to the alternating current (AC) electrical system.
Nikola Tesla
Spanish painter and sculptor, co-founder of the Cubist movement.
Pablo Picasso
The Duke of Normandy who led the legendary Norman conquest of England in 1066.
William the Conqueror
English polymath who formulated the laws of motion and universal gravitation, cementing the foundation of classical mechanics.
Sir Isaac Newton
Physicist, chemist who pioneered radioactivity research and the first woman to win a Nobel Prize.
Marie Curie
Legendary American actress, model, and pop culture icon famous for playing comic "dumb blonde" characters.
Marilyn Monroe
American professional baseball player who became the first African American to play in Major League Baseball.
Jackie Robinson
King of the Franks who united much of Western Europe and was crowned the first Holy Roman Emperor.
Charlemagne
Prolific and influential Austrian composer of the Classical era, who wrote over 600 works.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Escaped slave who became a paramount American social reformer, abolitionist, orator, writer, and statesman.
Frederick Douglas
Bosnian Serb revolutionary and Yugoslav nationalist who assassinated Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary.
Gavrilo Princip
Mathematician and computer scientist who cracked the Enigma code.
Alan Turing
One of the most significant Church Fathers. His writings, such as City of God and Confessions, defined Western Christian thought for the entire Middle Ages.
Augustine of Hippo
American pioneer and explorer who led the exploration of Kentucky.
Daniel Boone
Pioneering American writer, poet, and literary critic famous for his tales of mystery and the macabre.
Edgar Allan Poe
The first female Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
Margaret Thatcher
Scottish physician who discovered penicillin.
Alexander Fleming