Greatest Historical Figures — All-Time Rankings

Overall ranking by weighted total score: Military (10%) + Political (20%) + Influence (20%) + Legacy (20%) + Leadership (15%) + Strategy (15%).

Military Political Influence Overall

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Jiang Ziya

86.1

Augustus

86.4

Alexander the Great

84.7

Augustus

Emperor · Ancient · Roman Empire

86.4

Tier S

Jiang Ziya

General · Ancient · China

86.1

Tier S

Alexander the Great

General · Ancient · Macedon

84.7

Tier A

Nurhaci

Emperor · Modern · China

83.8

Tier A

Qin Shi Huang

Emperor · Ancient · China

83.5

Tier A

Genghis Khan

Emperor · Medieval · Mongolia

83.4

Tier A

Julius Caesar

General · Ancient · Roman Republic

83.3

Tier A

Alexander Suvorov

General · Modern · Russia

82.9

Tier A

Frederick the Great

Emperor · Modern · Prussia

82.5

Tier A

Napoleon Bonaparte

General · Modern · France

82.4

Tier A

Toussaint Louverture

General · Modern · Haiti

82.0

Tier A

Subutai

General · Medieval · Mongol Empire

81.7

Tier A

Li Yuan

Emperor · Medieval · China

81.4

Tier A

Emperor Taizong of Tang

Emperor · Medieval · China

80.8

Tier A

Albrecht von Wallenstein

General · Modern · Bohemia

80.8

Tier A

Yamagata Aritomo

General · Modern · Japan

80.7

Tier A

Tokugawa Ieyasu

General · Modern · Japan

80.7

Tier A

Akbar the Great

Emperor · Modern · India

80.6

Tier A

Cao Cao

General · Ancient · China

80.4

Tier A

Toyotomi Hideyoshi

General · Modern · Japan

80.0

Tier A

Emperor Wen of Sui

Emperor · Medieval · China

79.8

Tier A

Duke of Wellington

General · Modern · United Kingdom

79.8

Tier A

Zuo Zongtang

General · Modern · China

79.6

Tier A

Carl Spaatz

General · Modern · United States

79.6

Tier A

Toussaint Breda

General · Modern · Haiti

79.6

Tier A

Kublai Khan

Emperor · Medieval · Mongolia

79.6

Tier A

Cyrus the Great

Emperor · Ancient · Persia

79.6

Tier A

Vo Nguyen Giap

General · Modern · Vietnam

79.5

Tier A

Bayan of the Baarin

General · Medieval · Mongolia

79.5

Tier A

Philip II of Macedon

Emperor · Ancient · Macedon

79.5

Tier A

Yelu Abaoji

Emperor · Medieval · China

79.3

Tier A

John Churchill Duke of Marlborough

General · Modern · England

79.2

Tier A

Zhu De

General · Modern · China

79.2

Tier A

Georgy Zhukov

General · Modern · Russia

79.2

Tier A

Chester W. Nimitz

General · Modern · United States

79.0

Tier A

Constantine the Great

Emperor · Ancient · Roman Empire

79.0

Tier A

Malik Ambar

General · Modern · India

78.8

Tier A

Lykurgos of Sparta

Politician · Ancient · Sparta

78.8

Tier A

Togo Heihachiro

General · Modern · Japan

78.5

Tier A

Prince Eugene of Savoy

General · Modern · Austria

78.5

Tier A

Isabella I of Castile

Emperor · Medieval · Spain

78.4

Tier A

Cleisthenes

Politician · Ancient · Greece

78.4

Tier A

Michiel de Ruyter

General · Modern · Netherlands

78.2

Tier A

Su Yu

General · Modern · China

78.2

Tier A

Rajendra Chola I

Emperor · Medieval · India

78.1

Tier A

Tran Hung Dao

General · Medieval · Vietnam

78.1

Tier A

Peter the Great

Emperor · Modern · Russia

78.0

Tier A

Bai Chongxi

General · Modern · China

77.9

Tier A

John Churchill

General · Modern · England

77.9

Tier A

Oliver Cromwell

General · Modern · England

77.7

Tier A

Rankings are determined by the HistoryVersus data-driven scoring engine. Scores combine multiple weighted sub-indicators. See individual figure pages for detailed breakdowns.