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*[[Denis Healey]] - Long-serving UK Chancellor who laid the foundations of British prosperity in the 1980s and 1990s by introducing monetarism; formerly a soldier (he was [[beachmaster]] at [[Anzio]]).
 
*[[Denis Healey]] - Long-serving UK Chancellor who laid the foundations of British prosperity in the 1980s and 1990s by introducing monetarism; formerly a soldier (he was [[beachmaster]] at [[Anzio]]).
 
*[[Mohammed Ali Jinnah]] - Had a successful practice as a barrister, first at Lincoln's Inn in London then at the Bombay High Court, for 31 years; recognised as one of the finest Indian lawyers of his time<ref>http://www.quaid.gov.pk</ref>. Elected to the Legislative Assembly; acknowledged throughout South Asia as one of the three main leaders of the Indian independence movement, with Gandhi and Nehru; and founder of Pakistan where he is known as Father of the Nation.<ref>http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/jinnah_mohammad_ali.shtml</ref>
 
*[[Mohammed Ali Jinnah]] - Had a successful practice as a barrister, first at Lincoln's Inn in London then at the Bombay High Court, for 31 years; recognised as one of the finest Indian lawyers of his time<ref>http://www.quaid.gov.pk</ref>. Elected to the Legislative Assembly; acknowledged throughout South Asia as one of the three main leaders of the Indian independence movement, with Gandhi and Nehru; and founder of Pakistan where he is known as Father of the Nation.<ref>http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/jinnah_mohammad_ali.shtml</ref>
*[[Mustafa Kemal Atatürk]] - military general, political and social reformer, and author. Founder and the first President of the modern democratic [[Turkey|Turkish state]].
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*[[Mustafa Kemal Atatürk]] - military general, secularist reformer, and author. Leader of the Turkish National Movement. Founder and the first President of the modern [[Turkey|Turkish state]].
 
*[[Jack Kemp]] - star professional football player (quarterback) and architect of the Kemp-Roth tax cuts in the 1980s
 
*[[Jack Kemp]] - star professional football player (quarterback) and architect of the Kemp-Roth tax cuts in the 1980s
 
*[[Harold Macmillan]] - Prime Minister of the UK, previously a soldier and publisher. Ended the British Empire in Africa and strengthened the UK's nuclear defences.
 
*[[Harold Macmillan]] - Prime Minister of the UK, previously a soldier and publisher. Ended the British Empire in Africa and strengthened the UK's nuclear defences.
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