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38 figures

Portrait of Queen Elizabeth I

Elizabeth I

United Kingdom · 1533–1603

Queen of England

Portrait of Kwame Nkrumah

Kwame Nkrumah

Ghana · 1909–1972

First President of Ghana

Painted portrait of King Louis XIV

Louis XIV

France · 1638–1715

King of France

Photograph of Jesse James

Jesse James

United States · 1847–1882

Outlaw & gang leader

Photograph of Jesse Owens from 1936

Jesse Owens

United States · 1913–1980

Track and field athlete

Portrait photograph of Michael Jackson from 1983

Michael Jackson

United States · 1958–2009

Singer & entertainer

Photograph of Michael Faraday

Michael Faraday

United Kingdom · 1791–1867

Chemist & physicist

Painted portrait of John Locke

John Locke

United Kingdom · 1632–1704

Philosopher & physician

Historical illustration of Marco Polo

Marco Polo

Italy · 1254–1324

Merchant & explorer

Portrait of Simon Kimbangu

Simon Kimbangu

DR Congo · 1887–1951

Religious leader

Photograph of Lee Kuan Yew in 1975

Lee Kuan Yew

Singapore · 1923–2015

First Prime Minister of Singapore

Portrait of Jorge Luis Borges

Jorge Luis Borges

Argentina · 1899–1986

Writer

Portrait of Katherine Johnson

Katherine Johnson

United States · 1918–2020

Mathematician

Photograph of Freddie Mercury performing

Freddie Mercury

United Kingdom · 1946–1991

Singer and songwriter

Photograph of Emil Zátopek

Emil Zátopek

Czech Republic · 1922–2000

Long-distance runner

Photograph of Don Bradman

Don Bradman

Australia · 1908–2001

Cricketer

Portrait of Ferdinand Marcos

Ferdinand Marcos

Philippines · 1917–1989

President of the Philippines

Portrait of Porfirio Díaz

Porfirio Díaz

Mexico · 1830–1915

President of Mexico

Portrait of Kārlis Ulmanis

Kārlis Ulmanis

Latvia · 1877–1942

Prime Minister of Latvia

Photograph of Urho Kekkonen

Urho Kekkonen

Finland · 1900–1986

President of Finland

Photograph of Todor Zhivkov

Todor Zhivkov

Bulgaria · 1911–1998

Leader of Bulgaria

Photograph of Bashar al-Assad

Bashar al-Assad

Syria · born 1965

Former President of Syria

Photograph of Ernest Rutherford

Ernest Rutherford

New Zealand · 1871–1937

Physicist and chemist

Photograph of Peter Fraser

Peter Fraser

New Zealand · 1884–1950

Prime Minister of New Zealand

Photograph of Grey Owl

Grey Owl

Canada · 1888–1938

Writer and conservationist

Portrait of Vivien Thomas

Vivien Thomas

United States · 1910–1985

Surgical laboratory supervisor

Photograph of Võ Nguyên Giáp

Võ Nguyên Giáp

Vietnam · 1911–2013

General

Photograph of King Chulalongkorn of Siam

Chulalongkorn

Thailand · 1853–1910

King of Siam

Portrait of Jean-Jacques Dessalines in military uniform

Jean-Jacques Dessalines

Haiti · 1758–1806

Revolutionary leader & first ruler of independent Haiti

Portrait of Fabre Geffrard

Fabre Geffrard

Haiti · 1806–1878

President of Haiti

Portrait of Girolamo Savonarola by Fra Bartolomeo

Girolamo Savonarola

Italy · 1452–1498

Friar & political leader of Florence

Portrait traditionally identified as Cesare Borgia

Cesare Borgia

Italy · 1475–1507

Cardinal & military commander

Official NASA portrait of Christa McAuliffe

Christa McAuliffe

United States · 1948–1986

Teacher & astronaut

Portrait of Queen Liliuokalani

Liliuokalani

United States · 1838–1917

Queen of Hawaii

Photograph of Oscar Arias

Oscar Arias

Costa Rica · 1940–

President of Costa Rica

Photograph of Joaquin Balaguer

Joaquin Balaguer

Dominican Republic · 1906–2002

President of the Dominican Republic

Photograph of King Behanzin

Behanzin

Benin · c. 1844–1906

King of Dahomey

Photograph of Amilcar Cabral

Amilcar Cabral

Guinea-Bissau · 1924–1973

Anti-colonial leader & agricultural engineer