examples:
Bella durmiente
fairy story: princess under an evil spell who could be awakened only by a prince's kiss
Francis Bacon
English statesman and philosopher; precursor of British empiricism; advocated inductive reasoning (1561-1626)
Bismarck
German statesman under whose leadership Germany was united (1815-1898)
Julio César
conqueror of Gaul and master of Italy (100-44 BC)
Oliver Cromwell
English general and statesman who led the parliamentary army in the English Civil War (1599-1658)
Demóstenes
Athenian statesman and orator (circa 385-322 BC)
John Donne
English clergyman and metaphysical poet celebrated as a preacher (1572-1631)
Mahatma Gandhi
political and spiritual leader during India's struggle with Great Britain for home rule; an advocate of passive resistance (1869-1948)
Gregorio XIII
(Roman Catholic Church) an Italian pope distinguished for his spiritual and temporal leadership; a saint and Doctor of the Church (540?-604)
Gregorio XIII
the Italian pope who fought to establish the supremacy of the pope over the Roman Catholic Church and the supremacy of the church over the state (1020-1085)
Gregorio XIII
the pope who sponsored the introduction of the modern calendar (1572-1585)
San Juan
(New Testament) disciple of Jesus; traditionally said to be the author of the 4th Gospel and three epistles and the book of Revelation
Martin Luther King
United States charismatic civil rights leader and Baptist minister who campaigned against the segregation of Blacks (1929-1968)
Maquiavelo
a statesman of Florence who advocated a strong central government (1469-1527)
San Mateo
(New Testament) disciple of Jesus; traditionally considered to be the author of the first Gospel
Richelieu
French prelate and statesman; principal minister to Louis XIII (1585-1642)
Lucius Annaeus Seneca
Roman statesman and philosopher who was an advisor to Nero; his nine extant tragedies are modeled on Greek tragedies (circa 4 BC - 65 AD)
Stalin
Russian leader who succeeded Lenin as head of the Communist Party and created a totalitarian state by purging all opposition (1879-1953)
John Wesley
English clergyman and founder of Methodism (1703-1791)
John Wesley
English clergyman and brother of John Wesley who wrote many hymns (1707-1788)
George Berkeley
Irish philosopher and Anglican bishop who opposed the materialism of Thomas Hobbes (1685-1753)
Cleopatra
beautiful and charismatic queen of Egypt; mistress of Julius Caesar and later of Mark Antony; killed herself to avoid capture by Octavian (69-30 BC)
Lenin
Russian founder of the Bolsheviks and leader of the Russian Revolution and first head of the USSR (1870-1924)
Isabel I
Queen of England from 1558 to 1603; daughter of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn; she succeeded Mary I (who was a Catholic) and restored Protestantism to England; during her reign Mary Queen of Scots was executed and the Spanish Armada was defeated; her reign was marked by prosperity and literary genius (1533-1603)
Isabel II
daughter of George VI who became the Queen of England and Northern Ireland in 1952 on the death of her father (1926-)
Victoria
queen of Great Britain and Ireland and empress of India from 1837 to 1901; the last Hanoverian ruler of England (1819-1901)
types:
capitán
the leader of a group of people
animador
someone who leads the cheers by spectators at a sporting event
jefe
a person who exercises control and makes decisions
guía
someone who shows the way by leading or advising
cacique
the head of a tribe or clan
imán
(Islam) the man who leads prayers in a mosque; for Shiites an imam is a recognized authority on Islamic theology and law and a spiritual guide
modelo
someone worthy of imitation
político
a leader engaged in civil administration
superior
one of greater rank or station or quality
preparador
one who trains other persons or animals
agresor
a confident assertive person who acts as instigator
baronet
a member of the British order of honor; ranks below a baron but above a knight
jefe
a person responsible for hiring workers
candidato
a politician who is running for public office
cicerone
a guide who conducts and informs sightseers
clérigo,
reverendo
a member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the Christian Church
demagogo
a political leader who seeks support by appealing to popular passions and prejudices
federalista
a member of a former political party in the United States that favored a strong centralized federal government
gerente
the highest ranking manager
dios
a man of such superior qualities that he seems like a deity to other people
patriarca
the head of a household or family or tribe
dechado
model of excellence or perfection of a kind; one having no equal
lider
a leader in a political party who controls votes and dictates appointments
sacerdote
a person who performs religious duties and ceremonies in a non-Christian religion
príncipe
a male member of a royal family other than the sovereign (especially the son of a sovereign)
infanta,
princesa
a female member of a royal family other than the queen (especially the daughter of a sovereign)
promulgador
(law) one who promulgates laws (announces a law as a way of putting it into execution)
rabino,
rabí
spiritual leader of a Jewish congregation; qualified to expound and apply Jewish law
rajá
a prince or king in India
secretario
a person who is head of an administrative department of government
abanderado
an outstanding leader of a political movement
supervisor
one who supervises or has charge and direction of
líder militar
supreme military leader exercising civil power in a region especially one accountable to nobody when the central government is weak