John Wilkes Booth
Born: 10 May 1838 Maryland, US
Died: 26 April 1865 (aged 26) Virginia, US. Shot as he fled from the theatre where he assassinated Lincoln.
Nationality: American
Fame: Actor, but most famous for the assassination of Abraham Lincoln
Why I chose them: You may be thinking 'weird choice'. And you're right, why should we put a murderer up on a pedestal? I'm not saying that he was justified in what he did at all; he wasn't! But you must admit that had he not killed the 16th President of the United States, history would look rather different. Booth's actions led to Andrew Jackson becoming president, and could've led to the end of the US Civil War a month after Lincoln was killed.
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