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WWIILists about life for soldiers and civilians alike during the Second Great War, which raged around the world from 1939-1945.

Popular WWII Myths Debunked
Questions Even Historians Can't Answer
Accounts of the Battle of Stalingrad
Real, Very Bad*ss WWII Spy Stories
Operation Overlord
Facts That Sound Made Up
Pretty Good Movies You May Not Have Seen
Stories from the European Theater
Pics from the Battlefield
Rarely Seen Photos from D-Day
Daily Life Under Mussolini
Unsung Heroes of WW2
How WWII Shaped the Modern World
Unsettlingly Beautiful Photos
Secret WWII Weapons to Know About
Nutty, Genius Secret Missions
The Worst WWII Generals
Wild Plans That Were Abandoned
Rare Pics and Photographs
Creepy WWII Ghost Stories & Legends
Colorized Photos from Germany
What Pearl Harbor Was Really Like
The Best Novels About WWII
Harsh Realities of Life in Postwar Germany
Propaganda Posters Explained
Haunting Pics of Child Soldiers
Photos That Show the Human Side
The Best Video Games Set During WWII
The Greatest WWII Movies, Ranked
What Presidents Were Doing During WWII
The Aftermath of Pearl Harbor
Movies That Get the Facts Right
How US Tried to Keep Clean
Injuries, Medics, and Hospitals
What People Ate to Survive
Old School Photos from WWII
How WWII Is Taught Around The World
The Most Iconic WW2 Weapons
Firsthand Accounts from Field Medics
Amazing Photos Now in Color
Life During the London Blitz
Theories About Pearl Harbor
Internment Camps for Japanese in the US
Romance Movies Set During WW2
Famous Actors Who Were WW2 Heroes
TV Series Set During WW2
Drama Movies Set During WW2
The Adorable Dogs of WW2
Unit Emblems & Insignia
What Happened Between I & II
Pivotal Moments That Changed Everything
How Entertainers Helped
What to Know About the Battle of the Bulge
Firsthand Accounts of the Blitz
When Germany Occupied the Channel Islands
Influential People of WWII
The Top Tanks

The Most Influential People of the Second World War

Updated December 2, 2019 62.6K votes 3.6K voters 79.7K views

The Second World War was by far the biggest war in human history. A lot of people participated in this total war. Which people are the most important?

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Ranked by

1
1,097 votes
Winston Churchill
Dec. at 90 (1874-1965)
Allied
2
698 votes
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Dec. at 63 (1882-1945)
Allied
3
1,370 votes
Adolf Hitler
Dec. at 56 (1889-1945)
Axis
4
852 votes
Joseph Stalin
Dec. at 74 (1878-1953)
Allied
5
560 votes
George S. Patton
Dec. at 60 (1885-1945)
Allied
6
395 votes
Benito Mussolini
Dec. at 61 (1883-1945)
Axis