List of the most famous and important dictators and tyrants in history hand-picked by our team of expert editors and ranked by their popularity on On This Day.

Adolf Hitler (April 20, 1889 to April 30, 1945) was a German politician of Austrian descent who led the Nazi Party from 1921, served as Chancellor of Germany from 1933, and held the position …

This list of the most notable and famous dictators in the world is ordered by their level of importance and notoriety.

These dictators built police states and destroyed civil institutions that might otherwise restrain them, then treated the murder of civilians as a matter of national policy. With total control over …

Oct 23, 2019 · Although there have been numerous dictators throughout history, only a few stand out. Who are those infamous/famous dictators? Let's find out.

The following is a list of national leaders (heads of state and/or heads of government) commonly regarded as modern dictators. This usage usually carries a pejorative sense and refers to a …

20th-century leaders typically described as dictators (from left to right and top to bottom): Joseph Stalin of the Soviet Union; Adolf Hitler of Germany; Augusto Pinochet of Chile; Mao Zedong of …