Statesmen

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

Gene Baur
Gene Baur
USA
Animal rights activist, president and co-founder of Farm Sanctuary
Beatrix Luxemburg
Beatrix Luxemburg
Queen of Hungary, Croatia and Dalmatia.
Shukri Al-Quwatli
Shukri Al-Quwatli
Syria
Syrian politician, former President of Syria
Rachel Corrie
Rachel Corrie
USA
Peace activist, opponent of the war in Iraq and the occupation of Palestine
Karl Robin Bendetsen
Karl Robin Bendetsen
USA
An American military leader best known as the "architect" of the internment of Japanese-American citizens during World War II.
Nikolay Ignatov
Nikolay Ignatov
Soviet statesman and party figure
Budegechi Budegechiev
Budegechi Budegechiev
Statesman, financier
Mishael Lobutov
Mishael Lobutov
Russia
Chairman of the collective farm "Rodina"
Vladimir Osipo
Vladimir Osipo
Russia
Publicist, public figure, politician.
Johann Bretke
Johann Bretke
Lithuania
The founder of Lithuanian literature
Anatoliy Lukyanov
Anatoliy Lukyanov
Russia
Former speaker of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR.
Andrey Biletsky
Andrey Biletsky
Ukraine
Ukrainian political figure, leader of racist and neo-Nazi organizations
Thomas Bodley
Thomas Bodley
Great Britain
English diplomat and scholar, founder of the Bodleian Library in Oxford
Yuriy Glebovich
Yuriy Glebovich
Lithuania
Statesman of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth
Ivan Taubert
Ivan Taubert
Russia
State Councilor, librarian and member of the board of the St. Petersburg Academy of Sciences.
Alicia Moreau de Justo
Alicia Moreau de Justo
Great Britain
Argentine doctor, political activist, pacifist and human rights activist
Philip Chesterfield
Philip Chesterfield
Great Britain
English statesman and writer
Veselin Duranovic
Veselin Duranovic
Yugoslav Montenegrin politician
Hanke Bruins Slot
Hanke Bruins Slot
Netherlands
Dutch lawyer, military officer, politician and statesman
Marian Wright Edelman
Marian Wright Edelman
USA
American social activist, children's rights advocate, president and founder of the Children's Defense Fund
Francis Cowper
Francis Cowper
Great Britain
English statesman.
Gagik Ginosyan
Gagik Ginosyan
Armenia
Public figure, cyberneticist
Pavel Kovanov
Pavel Kovanov
Soviet statesman and party figure
Kidin-Hutran
Kidin-Hutran
King of Elam
Ahmed Artegun
Ahmed Artegun
USA
Founder of the record label Atlantic Records
Dmitriy Gladkiy
Dmitriy Gladkiy
Moldavian Soviet party and state figure
Henri Alexandre de Catt
Henri Alexandre de Catt
Switzerland
Reader and private secretary to Frederick the Great
Dimitris Giotopoulos
Dimitris Giotopoulos
Greece
Greek Trotskyist
Jordg Kerzon
Jordg Kerzon
Great Britain
Marquess, British Foreign Secretary 1919-1924, English politician and diplomat
Wild Bill Hickok
Wild Bill Hickok
USA
Sheriff, gunslinger, scout and professional poker player.
Jens Otto Krag
Jens Otto Krag
Denmark
Danish statesman and politician
En Vang
En Vang
USA
Computer engineer and inventor, founder of the computer company Wang Laboratories.
Nikolay Ladutko
Nikolay Ladutko
Belarus
Chairman of the Minsk City Executive Committee
Cheryl Crawford
Cheryl Crawford
USA
Famous person in the world of theater, cinema and show business
Abdel Rahman Al-Bazzaz
Abdel Rahman Al-Bazzaz
Iran
Iraqi statesman and politician, Prime Minister of Iraq (1965-1966), acting President of Iraq (1966).
Ekaterina Tihonova
Ekaterina Tihonova
Germany
Public figure
Indravarman II
Indravarman II
King of the Khmer Empire
Zahar Belenky
Zahar Belenky
Soviet statesman and public figure
Hans Scholl
Hans Scholl
Germany
German student, founder of the student anti-fascist organization "White Rose"
Engelbert Dollfuss
Engelbert Dollfuss
Austria
Austrian politician
Petr Ignatiev
Petr Ignatiev
Gun commander of the 130th Guards Artillery Regiment, Hero of the Soviet Union
Ivan Nepliuev
Ivan Nepliuev
Russia
Statesman
Pedro de Alvarado
Pedro de Alvarado
Spain
A prominent Spanish conquistador responsible for the conquest of Central America and the first governor of Guatemala.
Ernest Beaux
Ernest Beaux
France
Russian-French perfumer
Alistair Crooks
Alistair Crooks
Great Britain
President of The NetBSD Foundation.
Ildus Fayzov
Ildus Fayzov
Chairman of the Spiritual Administration of Muslims of Tatarstan
Sonny Reisner
Sonny Reisner
USA
Bookmaker, sports betting enthusiast
Abraham Abulafia
Abraham Abulafia
Spain
Jewish thinker
Sergey Alexandrovskiy
Sergey Alexandrovskiy
Russia
Governor of Penza in 1906-1907
Gratus
Gratus
Italy
Roman politician and consul of the late 3rd century