Jonas Salk
👑✨MedicineAmericas
20th c.
Polio vaccine pioneer
Refused patent profits
Public-minded research
Honesty9.2
Kindness9.1
Fairness9.6
Honor8.8
Openness9.8
Legacy10.0
Categories
Global Politicians
Living leaders and policymakers shaping nations now.
Profiles100
Avg46.7
Highest86
Lowest2
United States Senate
All 100 sitting U.S. Senators.
Profiles100
Avg71.1
Highest82
Lowest48
Highest All Time
Highest impact in all of history—timeless exemplars of ethical impact.
Profiles100
Avg90.4
Highest98
Lowest86
Lowest All Time
Cautionary figures whose leadership illustrates moral collapse.
Profiles100
Avg10.0
Highest35
Lowest1
Raoul Wallenberg
👑✨Diplomacy/RescueEurope
Christian
20th c.
Protected persecuted
Moral ingenuity
Courage under occupation
Honesty9.9
Kindness8.8
Fairness9.1
Honor9.0
Openness9.1
Legacy10.0
Rosa Parks
👑✨Civil RightsAmericas
United Methodist Church
20th c.
Quiet courageous resistance
Catalyzed mass movement
Embodied equal dignity
Honesty9.6
Kindness9.6
Fairness9.1
Honor8.8
Openness8.6
Legacy9.7
Socrates
👑✨Ethics/PhilosophyEurope
5th c. BCE
Examined life as duty
Integrity unto death
Truth over popularity
Honesty8.8
Kindness9.8
Fairness8.9
Honor10.0
Openness9.7
Legacy8.8
Václav Havel
👑✨Democracy/TruthEurope
civic forum•Lapsed Catholic
20th c.
Power of the Powerless
Led peaceful transition
Ethics in public life
Honesty9.1
Kindness9.3
Fairness9.6
Honor8.8
Openness10.0
Legacy9.5
Chiune Sugihara
👑✨Diplomacy/RescueAsia/Europe
Buddhist
20th c.
Visas for life
Defied unjust orders
Saved thousands
Honesty9.2
Kindness9.9
Fairness9.8
Honor8.4
Openness8.4
Legacy10.0
Paul Farmer
👑✨Global HealthAmericas/Global
20th–21st c.
Accompaniment ethic
Equity in care
Built lasting systems
Honesty8.7
Kindness10.0
Fairness8.5
Honor10.0
Openness10.0
Legacy8.4
Andrei Sakharov
👑✨Science/Human RightsEurope
Atheism
20th c.
Spoke truth to power
Defended civil liberties
Personal sacrifice for reform
Honesty8.6
Kindness9.3
Fairness8.9
Honor9.8
Openness10.0
Legacy9.7
Ashoka the Great
👑✨Rule/NonviolenceAsia
Buddhist
3rd c. BCE
Turned from conquest to dhamma
Religious tolerance
Public welfare edicts
Honesty8.3
Kindness10.0
Fairness10.0
Honor9.1
Openness8.5
Legacy10.0
Dorothy Day
👑✨Charity/JusticeAmericas
Christian
20th c.
Hospitality to the poor
Pacifism and conscience
Lifelong simplicity
Honesty9.4
Kindness8.6
Fairness9.6
Honor8.9
Openness9.2
Legacy10.0
Florence Nightingale
👑✨Nursing/Public HealthEurope
Christian
19th c.
Care for the wounded
Data-driven reforms
Professionalized nursing ethics
Honesty9.4
Kindness10.0
Fairness8.7
Honor9.2
Openness8.2
Legacy8.8
Francis of Assisi
👑✨Compassion/ServiceEurope
Christian
12th–13th c.
Radical simplicity
Care for creation
Peace witness
Honesty9.3
Kindness9.8
Fairness8.7
Honor8.2
Openness10.0
Legacy10.0
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