There are so many, but I do count Abraham Lincoln, Marrin Luther King, and Gandhi as some of my favorites. Gandhi was a major influence on Marrin Luther King, inspiring a movement based on non-violence. Interestingly enough, Martin Luther King spent a few summers picking crops in Connecticut as a very young man, and he is said to be inspired by the treatment he received here. He worked not too far from where I live, and he is remembered in special ways here to this day.
