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37 figures

Portrait of Simón Bolívar

Simón Bolívar

Venezuela · 1783–1830

Military & political leader

Painted portrait of George Washington

George Washington

United States · 1732–1799

First President of the United States

Portrait of Abraham Lincoln

Abraham Lincoln

United States · 1809–1865

16th President of the United States

Portrait of Emperor Pedro I of Brazil

Pedro I of Brazil

Brazil · 1798–1834

Founder & first Emperor of Brazil

Portrait of Sitting Bull

Sitting Bull

United States · c. 1831–1890

Hunkpapa Lakota leader

Portrait of Susan B. Anthony

Susan B. Anthony

United States · 1820–1906

Social reformer & suffragist

Painted portrait of Toussaint Louverture

Toussaint Louverture

Haiti · 1744–1803

General & revolutionary leader

Painted portrait of Benjamin Franklin

Benjamin Franklin

United States · 1706–1790

Founding Father & polymath

Photograph of Benito Juárez

Benito Juárez

Mexico · 1806–1872

President of Mexico

Painted presidential portrait of Thomas Jefferson

Thomas Jefferson

United States · 1743–1826

3rd U.S. President & Founding Father

Photograph of Ulysses S. Grant

Ulysses S. Grant

United States · 1822–1885

18th U.S. President & Civil War general

Historical illustration depicting the capture of Nat Turner

Nat Turner

United States · 1800–1831

Enslaved rebellion leader

Tintype photograph of Billy the Kid

Billy the Kid

United States · 1859–1881

Outlaw & gunfighter

Photograph of Jesse James

Jesse James

United States · 1847–1882

Outlaw & gang leader

Painted portrait of James Madison

James Madison

United States · 1751–1836

4th U.S. President & Founding Father

Portrait of Andrew Jackson

Andrew Jackson

United States · 1767–1845

7th U.S. President

Historical portrait of Túpac Amaru II

Túpac Amaru II

Peru · died 1781

Indigenous rebellion leader

Painted portrait of Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla

Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla

Mexico · 1753–1811

Priest & independence leader

Portrait of José de San Martín

José de San Martín

Argentina · 1778–1850

General & independence leader

Portrait of Bernardo O'Higgins

Bernardo O'Higgins

Chile · 1778–1842

Military officer & statesman

Portrait of John A. Macdonald

John A. Macdonald

Canada · 1815–1891

First Prime Minister of Canada

Historical illustration of Tecumseh

Tecumseh

United States · 1768–1813

Shawnee military leader

Depiction of Sacagawea with the Lewis and Clark Expedition

Sacagawea

United States · c. 1788–1812

Guide and interpreter

Portrait of Porfirio Díaz

Porfirio Díaz

Mexico · 1830–1915

President of Mexico

Portrait of José Martí

José Martí

Cuba · 1853–1895

Writer and independence leader

Portrait of Antonio Maceo

Antonio Maceo

Cuba · 1845–1896

Independence general

Painting of José Gervasio Artigas

José Gervasio Artigas

Uruguay · 1764–1850

Military leader and founding father

Portrait of Francisco Morazán

Francisco Morazán

Honduras · 1792–1842

President of the Federal Republic of Central America

Portrait of Andrés Bello

Andrés Bello

Venezuela · 1781–1865

Humanist and educator

Portrait of Domingo Faustino Sarmiento

Domingo Faustino Sarmiento

Argentina · 1811–1888

President of Argentina

Portrait of Diego Portales

Diego Portales

Chile · 1793–1837

Statesman

Portrait of Jean-Jacques Dessalines in military uniform

Jean-Jacques Dessalines

Haiti · 1758–1806

Revolutionary leader & first ruler of independent Haiti

Portrait of King Henri I of Haiti in royal dress

Henri Christophe

Haiti · 1767–1820

King of Haiti

Portrait of Alexandre Petion

Alexandre Petion

Haiti · 1770–1818

President of the Republic of Haiti

Photograph of Elisha Otis

Elisha Otis

United States · 1811–1861

Industrialist & inventor

Portrait of Samuel Morse

Samuel Morse

United States · 1791–1872

Inventor & painter

Portrait of Jose Gaspar Rodriguez de Francia

Jose Gaspar Rodriguez de Francia

Paraguay · 1766–1840

Dictator of Paraguay