Leader of Germany in World War II. Ordered the extermination of Jews and other ''undesirables'' in concentration camps.

• Avatar of fascism

Poland-born Israeli statesman.

• Founder of Israel

Vietnamese communist leader.

• Communist guerrilla

Leader of India's struggle for independence; advocate of simple living, compassion, and non-violent civil disobedience.

• India''s liberator

• Founder of Communist China

American clergyman and civil-rights leader. President of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference. Advocate of nonviolence; assassinated April 4, 1968.

• Civil rights leader

Last leader of the U.S.S.R., who began democratic reforms and ended the Cold War with the NATO powers.

• Communist reformer

South African political leader. Head of the African National Congress; imprisoned 1964-90 for his anti-apartheid activities. Became the first black president of South Africa 1994-99.

• Victor over apartheid

Polish clergyman who was elected to the papacy in 1978, becoming the first non-Italian pope in 455 years. Original name: Karol Wojtyla.

• Pilgrim pope

American film and TV actor who became 40th President of the United States.

• Champion of conservativism

Twenty-sixth President of the U.S. Mediated peace between Russia and Japan; built the Panama Canal.

• He set the stage for the American century

British statesman, author and historian. Led the United Kingdom through much of World War II.

• Master statesman

Leader of Russian Communist revolution

• The head of the first Soviet government

Polish union organizer and statesman.

• Founder of Solidarity

Iranian religious and political leader.

• Prophet of Islam

American author, lecturer, social activist and first lady. Niece of President Theodore Roosevelt.

• Crusader for social justice

American nurse and writer who started the U.S. birth-control movement.

• Spurred the movement for women''s liberation

First female, and longest-serving, prime minister of Great Britain. Nicknamed the ''Iron Lady.''

• Champion of free markets