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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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Margaret Thatcher
1925–2013EuropeUnited Kingdom
She remade Britain's economy, broke the unions, and won three consecutive elections — and the country has been arguing about what she did ever since.
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Mikhail Gorbachev
1931–2022EuropeRussia
He set out to save the Soviet Union through reform, and instead presided over its peaceful dissolution — an outcome he didn't intend and never entirely accepted.
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