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Historical Figures You Most Want to Bring Back from the Dead

Throughout the course of history, the human race has produced some truly remarkable individuals - individuals who, sadly, have passed away, leaving nothing behind but the footprint of their influence on society. But what if these towering figures didn't have to stay dead? If you could bring someone of significant historical importance back from the dead, who would you pick?

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#1Currently leadingLeonardo da Vinci

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Leonardo da Vinci
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Albert Einstein
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Nikola Tesla
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Jesus Christ
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Martin Luther King, Jr.
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Abraham Lincoln
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
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John F. Kennedy
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Benjamin Franklin
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Marie Curie
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Ludwig van Beethoven
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Sitting Bull
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William Shakespeare
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Theodore Roosevelt
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Johann Sebastian Bach
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Joan of Arc
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Alan Turing
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Mahatma Gandhi
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George Harrison
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Charlie Chaplin
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Tom Petty
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Samuel Adams
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Mother Teresa
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Robert F. Kennedy
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Harry Houdini
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Ronald Reagan
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Alfred Hitchcock
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King Arthur
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Michael Jackson
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Prince
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Charles Martel
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Anne Boleyn
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Harald Hardrada
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Theo van Gogh
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George Michael.
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Joseph McCarthy
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Andrew Jackson
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Adam Smith
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