Who is the greatest world leader of all time?

Answer 1

This is a very subjective, purely based upon what you're trying to achieve. From a large-scale historical perspective, a good argument can be made towards the leadership of August Caesar. His leadership helped stabilize the fledgling Roman "Empire," and it blossomed under him.

A strong case can be made for Charlemagne as well with his contribution to the Frank people.

If you're talking from a revolutionary standpoint, Mao Tse Tung should be placed near the top of any list - his ability to unify agrarian China and revolutionize the way the country was ran can be considered remarkable.

Franklin Delano Roosevelt help rescue America from one of the darkest economic disasters in the post-industrial history of the world.

A couple others to think about, in no particular order...

Napoleon Bonaparte

Abraham Lincoln

Winston Churchill

Adolf Hitler (yes, I mention him in this list - it's all subjective, but his economic principles were sound. In fact, Volkswagon is still around today - and that was a work of Hitler!)

Lenin

Cleopatra

Genghis Khan

Richard I

Catherine the Great

Ho Chi Minh

Nelson Mandela

Julius Caesar

Alexander the great

Cyrus

Peter the Great

Shi Huang Di (Unified China)

I did not mention religious leaders as a rule of thumb. Although they are powerful in their own right, they would not be considered a great "world leader" as they were founders of their respective religions and as such, religion is open to interpretation and will usually be dependant on the religion of the reader.

Carl's Answers(Not including Jesus)

1. Charles Martel:He won the historic battle of Tours in 10 October 732 against the Berbers, therefore saving the world and Christianity for Muslim(Berber) rule.......He was also the grand father of Charles the great(Charlemagne)

2. St. Joan Of Arc: She had visions in which see saw saints and saved France from the English

3. Alexander The Great: He conquered one of the biggest empire in a short time( The Roman Empires took years to flourish)

4. Constantine I: He was the first Christian ruler of the Roman empire. Although he ruled only the Eastern Roman Empire he conquered the Western Roman Empire too.He made Christianity the official religion of The Roman Empire, therefore allowing it to flourish.

5. Napoleon Bonaparte: The ended the first republic in France and changed the way battles were fought.

6. King Richard Coeur De Lion(The I): He was a great warrior and defeated Saladin and made peace with him(Because he did not reach Jerusalem)

7. Charlemagne: He was the grandson of the great Charles Martel, he ruled over the biggest empire in Europe since Roman times and was the first emperor to get the title of Holy Roman Emperor

There are many more great people, who were great leaders, However their list is very big it will take more than a lifetime to right about them

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Another great leader is Adolf Hilter. Even though his intentions were evil he brought a country that was poor, weak, and owed money to the rest of the world into one of the most feared super powers that history has ever seen. Once this country reached its peak every other nation feared Germany. That is why Adolf Hitler was one of the greatest leaders of all time.

Answer 2

There are and were many famous leaders, Barack Obama, Gordon Brown, past ones, Winston Churchill and John F. Kennedy. this person is right but world leaderes arnt always good like hitler, and other dictators