Underrated people in history

[Bell Beaker]

This thread is for historical figures who aren't enuff celebrated or famous because of their works.

[Tooting Carmen]

In the 20th century alone:

Kemal Ataturk - helped to peacefully dissolve the Ottoman Empire and transformed Turkey into a (relatively) secular, liberal and modern nation.
Juan Peron - under his 'Third Way' regime, poverty and unemployment all but disappeared in Argentina and the lives of millions were transformed.
Lee Kuan Yew - transformed Singapore from being a decadent, drug-ridden hellhole into an incredibly peaceful and orderly city based on commerce and law.

[Bell Beaker]

Afonso de Albuquerque, with him, an European Empire won the domination over the Orient for the first time.

https://www.google.pt/url?sa=t&sourc...de_Albuquerque

[Itarildë]

Rosalind Franklin


Alfred Russell Wallace

[Grenzland]

Roman von Ungern-Sternberg

a fascinating personality

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_von_Ungern-Sternberg

[KawaiiKawaii]

Underrated painter

[Linebacker]

[Minesweeper]

They are not underrated. Soviet soldiers are.

[Linebacker]

They are not underrated. Soviet soldiers are.

Soviet soldiers are the most overrated in popular culture.

In how many games you play as Comrade Yuri killing Nazis?A lot.

[TheBlondeSalad]

Nikola Tesla. Without him there would be no electricty, so we'd all be sitting around candles and reading novels.