| A | B |
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| Mao Tse Dung (Zedong) | Led Communist Party to victory in the Chinese Civil War and headed the government from 1945 to 1976. |
| Chiang Kai-shek | Led the Kuomintang (Nationalist Party) from 1925 to 1975. Defeated by Mao in Chinese Civil War. |
| Sun Yat-sen | "Father of Modern China" was the first president of the Republic of China |
| Zhou Enlai | Premier of Communist China 1949 to 1975, skilled negotiator |
| Deng Xiaoping | As leader of China from 1979 to 1992 he brought economic reforms. |
| Sun Tzu | General in 6th century BC who wrote "The Art of War" |
| Laozi | 6th century BC Taoist philosopher, author of the "Daodejing" |
| Confucius (Kung Fuzi) | First man to materialize Chinese beliefs, promoted virtues of jen and li. 5th century BC. |
| Cai Lun | Inventor of paper in 1st century BC |
| Qin Shi Huang (Shi Huangdi) | United China in 3rd century BC, burned books, ordered the construction of the Great Wall, built mausoleum gaurded by the Terrracota Army |
| Emperor Wen of Sui | Reunified China in 6th century AD |
| Mencius | Chinese philospher after Confucius. Compared to Plato. |
