State

State: biographies of political and public figures, their careers, major decisions and influence on government, society and historical events.

Ann Richards
Ann Richards
USA
American politician from Texas
Milan Kuyundzhic
Milan Kuyundzhic
Serbia
Serbian scientist and political figure.
Kellie Leitch
Kellie Leitch
Canada
Canadian politician, surgeon
Maggie Kuhn
Maggie Kuhn
USA
American activist
Mona Fortier
Mona Fortier
Canada
Canadian politician
Gloria Guinness
Gloria Guinness
Switzerland
Socialite, fashion diva and style icon
Pascal Payet
Pascal Payet
France
French criminal who escaped from prison three times
Roy Sullivan
Roy Sullivan
USA
American, ranger of Shenandoah National Park
Vitaliy Malkin
Vitaliy Malkin
Russia
Senator of Buryatia
Grimoald II
Grimoald II
Duke of Benevento
Serikzhan Bilash
Serikzhan Bilash
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstani public, political and human rights activist
Alexey Aristin
Alexey Aristin
Grand Economist of the Church of Constantinople, Byzantine canonist
 Iakov II Stuart
Iakov II Stuart
Great Britain
King of England and Scotland 1685-1688
 Gudila
Gudila
Belgium
Saint of the Roman Catholic Church, patroness of Brussels.
Ivan Kurakin
Ivan Kurakin
Russian political figure
Mario Soares
Mario Soares
Portugal
Portuguese socialist politician, twice Prime Minister of Portugal
Boris Tarasuk
Boris Tarasuk
Ukraine
Soviet and Ukrainian diplomatic worker.
Rostislav Vergeles
Rostislav Vergeles
Ukraine
Former head of the Interpol Bureau
Jacques Pierre Brissot
Jacques Pierre Brissot
France
Figure of the French Revolution.
David Vitter
David Vitter
USA
American politician, junior senator from Louisiana
Dirk Niebel
Dirk Niebel
Germany
German politician, since October 28, 2009 - Minister of Economic Cooperation and Development of Germany
Nikolay Ejov
Nikolay Ejov
Russia
People's Commissar of the NKVD
Rebecca Careswell
Rebecca Careswell
Great Britain
96-year-old British woman whose wedding ring went missing in hospital before her death
Lucy Vallender
Lucy Vallender
Former military, transsexual, Muslim
Solomon Shop
Solomon Shop
Romania
Veteran, participant of the Great Patriotic War
Anna Liisa Kontula
Anna Liisa Kontula
Finland
Finnish politician and sociologist
John VI
John VI
Italy
Pope from October 30, 701 to January 11, 705
Jack Wright
Jack Wright
USA
American, World War II veteran.
Yuriy Levchenko
Yuriy Levchenko
Ukraine
Member of the Verkhovna Rada
Joseph Dowler
Joseph Dowler
Great Britain
British policeman and tug of war
Frederic Bonney
Frederic Bonney
Great Britain
British landowner and photographer
Tihon Nikanorov
Tihon Nikanorov
Russia
Archbishop of Voronezh and Zadonsk. He was canonized by the Russian Orthodox Church in 2000.
Juraj Dobrila
Juraj Dobrila
Croatia
Croatian bishop, publisher and philanthropist
Marina Nikitina
Marina Nikitina
Ukraine
Ukrainian lawyer, MP
Emilio Palma
Emilio Palma
Argentina
Argentine citizen
Vardan Vardanyan
Vardan Vardanyan
Armenia
Political and statesman of Armenia.
Dilan Yesilgoz-Zegerius
Dilan Yesilgoz-Zegerius
Netherlands
Dutch politician and statesman
Georg Leets
Georg Leets
Estonia
Estonian military figure and historian.
Wat Tyler
Wat Tyler
Great Britain
Leader of the largest peasant uprising in medieval England in 1381.
Michael Robert Ryan
Michael Robert Ryan
Great Britain
Mass killer
Louise Stewart-Scott
Louise Stewart-Scott
Great Britain
14-year-old British woman with Ehlers-Danlos syndrome and scoliosis
Vaino Valjas
Vaino Valjas
Poland
Political figure of the Estonian SSR and Soviet diplomat
Sizwe Kupelo
Sizwe Kupelo
South Africa
Buried alive
Roman Dmowski
Roman Dmowski
Poland
Polish politician and publicist
Vaira Vike-Freiberga
Vaira Vike-Freiberga
Latvia
President of the Republic of Latvia
Giuseppe Mazzini
Giuseppe Mazzini
Italy
Italian nationalist
Heinrich Sachs
Heinrich Sachs
Germany
German engraver
Giovanna Melandri
Giovanna Melandri
Italy
Italian female politician and economist
Linda Lanzillotta
Linda Lanzillotta
Italy
Minister for Regional and Autonomous Affairs
Andrzej Zamoyski
Andrzej Zamoyski
Poland
Polish statesman from the Zamoyski family.