History’s biggest Badasses
Otto Skorzeny
Otto Skorzeny (1908–1975) was an Austrian SS commando famed for his audacious World War II special operations.
Rank - 179
Arturo Prat Chacón
Arturo Prat Chacón was the Chilean naval officer who turned a hopeless battle into a national legend, dying in a single leap that defined a country’s idea of courage.
Rank - 180
Ernesto “Che” Guevara
Che Guevara was an Argentine revolutionary and guerrilla commander who became both a symbol of global rebellion and a cautionary tale of how conviction can burn a man alive from the inside out.
Rank - 181
John of Bohemia, the Blind King
Blind, defiant, and tethered to his men by reins, John of Bohemia spurred his horse straight into the storm of arrows—because dying blind in battle still beat living to see chivalry die.
Rank - 182
Charles Martel “The Hammer”
Charles Martel was the bastard-turned-kingmaker who stopped an empire with a hammer and accidentally built one of his own.
Rank - 183
Godfrey of Bouillon
Godfrey of Bouillon stormed Jerusalem with holy fire in his eyes and left it bathed in the kind of righteousness that smells like smoke and blood.
Rank - 184
Paul Emil von Lettow-Vorbeck
In the steaming chaos of East Africa, Paul von Lettow-Vorbeck fought the entire British Empire to a standstill with nothing but mosquitoes, discipline, and pure Prussian spite.
Rank - 185
Joan of Arc
A teenage peasant turned holy warlord, Joan of Arc burned her way from battlefield glory to martyrdom and sainthood.
Rank - 186
Ariel Sharon
Ariel Sharon’s life reads like a battlefield map—bold advances, scorched retreats, and a legacy carved in dust, defiance, and the fine print of history’s moral gray zone.
Rank - 187
Maurice De Saxe
Bloated, brilliant, and half-dying, Maurice de Saxe turned Fontenoy into a masterpiece of smoke, steel, and spite—the last waltz of France’s hungover genius.
Rank - 188
Khalid ibn al-Walid
Khalid ibn al-Walid, the undefeated “Sword of God,” carved an empire from the desert with speed, faith, and a blade that never once tasted defeat.
Rank - 189
Cúchulainn
He died on his feet so Ireland wouldn’t have to—but she did anyway, again and again, just to keep him company.
Rank - 190
Pyrrhus of Epirus
Pyrrhus of Epirus won battles so costly they broke his empire, turning his name into the eternal warning that victory can be the most elegant form of defeat.
Rank - 191
Dihya (al-Kahina)
Defiant to her final breath, Dihya united the Berber tribes and turned the desert itself into a weapon against the invading Caliphate.
Rank - 193
Artemisia I of Caria
Artemisia I of Caria led her boat through the chaos of Salamis, proving that cunning could strike harder than any bronze ram.
Rank - 196
Zenobia of Palmyra
She turned a desert outpost into an empire, crowned herself against Rome, and rode into history as the queen who made rebellion look divine.
Rank - 197
Vercingetorix
Vercingetorix burned his world to save it—and when the ashes settled, even Caesar couldn’t put out the legend.
Rank - 198