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Historical Figures and Influential People in History
Explore rulers, generals, thinkers, scientists and reformers who shaped world history. Search for a specific person, or browse by era, region, country and A–Z.
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Thomas Jefferson
1743–1826AmericasUnited States
He wrote that all men are created equal, owned more than six hundred enslaved people, and spent his life writing about liberty — a contradiction the country has never fully resolved.
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Thomas Pelham Holles, Duke of Newcastle
1693–1768EuropeUnited Kingdom
He mastered elections, patronage, and political survival so completely that he could dominate government for decades without ever appearing fully in control.
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