As a fan of economics, politics, and military history. I'm curious to know who my fellow ATS members favorite leaders are. There's many types of leaders throughout history to chose one. Maybe you're a fan of more then one influential leader like me. This should be a fun experiment to participate in with my fellow members.
Myself, I favor leaders who are influential. Even beyond their passing.

Adolf Hitler, even though he did the wrong things for the right reasons.

[edit on 19-5-2010 by RizeorDie]

I'll go for US President Andrew Jackson.

George Washington and Winston Churchill would be two of my favourites.

Ben Franklin
Abe Lincoln
FDR
Sir Winston
JFK
Goldwater
Reagan

General Patton
Alexander the Great
JFK
Richard Nixon.....yeah, I know.....but he was greatly influential.

1.Ronnie Reagan
2.George Patton
3.Padame
4.Thomas "StoneWall" Jackson

I would have to go with Alexander the great or any of the signers of the deceleration of independence had they failed they would have been killed for treason a lot to put on the line to be independent