
For good or for bad, our leaders can be powerful forces for change in the world. But who are the most impaction people to ever hold prominent positions of power? This is a list of the most important and influential leaders in the history of the world.
Who are the most important world leaders? Anyone can vote on this definitive list of the men and women who shaped our civilization – for better or worse – making it a collaborative list of the greatest leaders of all time.
Visionaries, pragmatists, conquerors, and humanitarians all share this list. Rank these famous world leaders in terms of importance and add anyone you see missing. But remember: the most influential leaders (those who changed the face of world politics and forever altered their own countries) weren't necessarily good leaders. Some famous conquerors changed the world but let destruction in their wake. Others actually worked for the good of their people and became the great leaders in history.
So, who are the historical leaders that left their permanent mark (for good or bad)? Find out below!
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Abraham Lincoln
George Washington
Julius Caesar
Mahatma Gandhi
Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
Napoleon Bonaparte
Otto von Bismarck
Lead to the unification of Germany in 1871, and first chancellor of the German Empire.
Augustus Caesar
Joan of Arc
Turned the tide in the Hundred Years' War. Was burned by the British suppressors. French national heroine.
Alexander The Great