Explorer. He sailed over both North and South America.

Explorer. He sailed the coast of North America.

Political leader and general. A figure of charm, intelligence, and culture, his ambition brought down the Roman republic.

Adventurer, con man. He pretended to be an aristocrat and sold an "elixir of youth."

Actor. He became [another] symbol of a certain kind of small but "tough" male.

Biblical murderer.

Feminist. She could ride and shoot better than most men. Calamity is what she said awaited any many who married her, but one did.

Merchant. He was falsely accused of killing his son for religious reasons and executed.

Politician. He was a leading apologist for the old South and for slavery.

Emperor. He was famed for cruelty and excesses.