* Socrates (469-399 BCE): Greek philosopher and mentor of Plato
* Plato (427-348 BCE): Greek philosopher and student of Socrates
* Aristotle (384-322 BCE): Greek philosopher and student of Plato
* Confucius (551-479 BCE): Chinese philosopher
* Laozi (6th century BCE): Chinese philosopher and founder of Taoism
Scientists
* Archimedes (287-212 BCE): Greek mathematician, physicist, engineer, and inventor
* Euclid (3rd century BCE): Greek mathematician
* Ptolemy (2nd century CE): Greek astronomer and mathematician
* Galen (2nd century CE): Greek physician and philosopher
Artists
* Michelangelo (1475-1564): Italian painter, sculptor, architect, and poet
* Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519): Italian painter, sculptor, architect, engineer, and scientist
* Raphael (1483-1520): Italian painter and architect
* Donatello (1386-1466): Italian sculptor
* Giotto (1267-1337): Italian painter
Military Leaders
* Alexander the Great (356-323 BCE): Macedonian king and conqueror of much of the known world
* Julius Caesar (100-44 BCE): Roman general and statesman
* Hannibal (247-183 BCE): Carthaginian general
* Genghis Khan (1162-1227): Mongolian conqueror and founder of the Mongol Empire
* Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821): French general and emperor
Religious Leaders
* Buddha (6th-5th century BCE): Indian religious leader and founder of Buddhism
* Jesus Christ (1st century CE): Jewish religious leader and founder of Christianity
* Muhammad (570-632 CE): Arabian religious leader and founder of Islam
* Confucius (551-479 BCE): Chinese philosopher and founder of Confucianism
* Laozi (6th century BCE): Chinese philosopher and founder of Taoism
Political Leaders
* Cyrus the Great (590-530 BCE): Persian king and founder of the Achaemenid Empire
* Augustus Caesar (63 BCE-14 CE): Roman emperor
* Charlemagne (742-814): Frankish king and emperor
* Kublai Khan (1215-1294): Mongol emperor
* George Washington (1732-1799): First President of the United States