Mmm, 'tis a good'n hard question.
Mine would probably be... Davy Crockett x3 I favor the fairytales and legends of the American West. Or David Bowie, self-explained due to my love for knives. Nehehe.
Not sure if these men count as historic persons, but they are favorites of mine.
Edgar Allan Poe ~ Favorite poet.
Louis Wain ~ Favorite artist.
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I love history myself. This is going to be hard to choose :'D
I have to say one of my top favorite historical figures is Sam Adams.
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I just love the Boston Tea Party in General and I've always loved the story about how he and the Sons Of Liberty lead patriots and raided British Tea Ships :3
I also love to read about the Medici Family
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Just their absolute power in Italy and their prosperous family banking was very fascinating to me.
Hnng I could ramble on about History for ages. Don't know why I've always loved it so much hurhur. Love this topic <3
Oh gosh, I'm the biggest history nerd ever. Where do I even start. XD
Though I have many favorite historical figures, I'll narrow it down to one for now.
This one, is five-star General Eisenhower (later to be President Eisenhower).
I chose him because he was the General behind "Operation Overlord" in WWII (the invasion of France- more commonly known as D-Day)
He's a favorite of mine because of his fierce military vigor. Without his push for D-Day, who knows where the U.S. would have ended up in the long run of the war. It was because of his strategy- working with the British and Canadians, of course- that the Allies were able to win back a vital point in France, which led to the further pushing back of the Axis forces later on.
I admire him for that reason, along with many others including his great Presidency.
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