As I consider all men equally hideous, I would have to vote by manliness.
Theodore Roosevelt
-spoke french, german, and english fluently.
-alumni of harvard and columbia
-state representative for New York at age 23
-deputy sheriff in north dakota. after thieves stole his river boat, he apprehended them, guarded them for 40 hours on the way back to trial
-commissioner of the nypd. he went undercover at night as a beat cop, to catch employees slacking off or accepting bribes so he could beat them up.
-assistant secretary of the navy- effectively declared war on spain with no authority, and ordered the spanish fleet sunk at manila
-resigned as secretary of the navy and formed his group the 'rough riders', beat cuba's ass, owned san juan hill, got medal of honor and promotion to colonel
-ran for governor of new york, only to be positioned as vice president instead
-became president of the united states
-won the nobel peace prize
-created a great white fleet of battleships and sent them to tour the world
-survived an assassination attempt, and while having a bullet lodged in him proceeded to give his 1.5 hour scheduled speech while bleeding.
-decided to be an explorer, discovered Rio Teodoro in the Amazon
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runners up: mostly mythological or superheroes
edit: was writing this before the poll or i wouldn't have responded at all :T