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What historical figures do you most despise?

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Hitler 50ad (17) I don't know history so well. generally despise all kills conducted in the name of god, anla, or whatever 6nianji-ZHC (38) not relevant A real phony (27) I don't look for the negatives, usually; even one's bad qualities can be used for good. A.J. (27) Hussein, Hitler, Stalin, Pol Pot ACH (23) Hitler. AROG Barack Obama AR (20) Leaders of mass genocide and perpetrators of hatred and destruction. AS (32) Uh, Hitler's a pretty good bet here. A (19) anyone that has knowingly caused harm to come upon another human Aaron (32) Picasso, Andy Warhol Abs conquerers, pillagers, Muhammed, Richard the Lionheart, Hitler, those who make ordinary lives into weapons and exploit those in need of support. Adam Hyde (26) Those who "just followed orders" Adam (22) Hitler and Stalin Adam (25) I have not met them in person. Admiral Love (33) most prophets and presidents Adrian Martyn (34) Dr. Mengele Adriana (16) none-- they all made life what it is today Adriana (16) i dont think i dispise any - tho i thoroughly dislike Hitler Ady (22) Francisco Franco Bahamonde Aggie White I don't know that I can answer that Agreen (29) Those who made innocent suffer. Agu (21) all the dictators of all times and all places. Agustina (27) Adolf Hitler, Sadaam Hussein, Osama Bin Laden Aisha Milburn (32) Don't know Ajay (17) Hitler Ajm9511 (21) Probably Hitler. Maybe Stalin Al (28) Hitler, Lenin, Stalin Alan (58) The ones who were only in it for their own benefit Aldonza77 (47) Lee Harvey Oswald. Alecksi There are just so many Alessandro Pian (30) Heinrich Himmler Alex C. Constantine the Great. Alex HItler Alex (22) Those who step back and let people walk all over them Alex (17) all religious war mongers Alexandra Bryhter (24) Hitler, natch Alexandra (27) I suppose the first thing that came to my mind was Hitler. I almost didn't answer this question merely because I don't want to give him any credit. For anything. Alexandra (19) Constantine, Hitler, any person who was ever committed or perpetrated evil in the world. Alexandra (24) those unaware who hurt people and animals AlexandriaHMerlin (40) I would like to say Hitler, but even a man that evil cannot be entirely despised Alexis Johnson (19) Hitler, Stalin, Juan Manuel de Rosas. Ali (37) Bush Alicein1derland (27) Ceausescu, Stalin, Iliescu Alin (23) Pope Urban II Allison Jean Hazen (34) The Phocians, who melted down the treasures of Delphi during one of the Sacred Wars Allison Jean (21) Any hypocritical leader Allison (33) I cannot despise those I do not know Amanda Hitler. Amara Those who have caused pain and destruction. Ame (37) Lois Riel Amelia (13) Hitler. Andrew Jackson. George W. Bush. Amy (33) hitler, mengele, mao Ana (30) Adolf Hitler, and Osama ben laden Andrea (16) Adolf Hitler and Joseph Stalin. Andreas (19) Alexander Hamilton Andrew (20) Adolf Hitler Andrew (22) Hitler Andrew (25) Hitler, Stalin, Pol Pot, Kim Jong-Il/Sung, Kaiser Wilhelm, Henry Kissenger, Ronald Reagan, both the Bush's, almost all the Popes and Ayatollah's and Imams bigots and murderers basically. Andrew (20) Too many- all who indifferently used bloodshed to conquer as well as indifferent business elites who indifferently manipulate policy to stay in power at the expense of others. Angela (21) None Ângela (24) The obvious dictators but I tend not to despise. Anjel (28) hitler , or any other 'leader' who has misused his power to bring hate and anger. Ankassandra (15) / Anke! (17) Hitler Ann Delaney (44) I cannot despise them since I have never met them. It's a known fact that history is unfair to people. Anna Kalimar (18) all those related to nazism, hitlerism, stalinism and genocide at East Europe. Anna O. George Walker Bush and Cheney Anne Louise Sheldon (34) The leaders of the mayor religions Annelise (40) Hitler...and all dictators, authoritarian, corrupt leadership...all who see women as property Anniel (62) The guy responsible for the Jonestown massacre AnonAzure (19) None. Anthony D C (20) Too many to name and to know. Anthony (23) Hitler Anthony (24) Ivan the Terrible, Stalin, Adolf Hitler, Countess Elizabeth Bathory, Anne Boleyn Antoinette (21) I could not possibly answer that. Antoniette (20) Joseph Stalin Antonio Lemos (18) don't care Anya (22) Any leader who betrayed their people Anzi (27) I can't pick just one Aoife Walsh Tyrants, bad clergy Apollo (58) Hitler Apos I cannot despise them, for I do not truly know them April (20) hitler Aranneaa (19) Adolf Hitler, Bull Connor, the guy who shot Harvey Milk Artie Mondello (18) Adolf Hitler, Jerry Falwell, Jesse Helms, Osama bin Laden Artie (17) The ones that used their power to fuck up the world instead of making it better. What a waste. Ash (23) J. Branch Ashley Brazil (17) Adolf Hitler, Joseph Stalin, all of the churches. Ashley Meller (26) The one's who called themselves great and built monuments to themselves. Ashwin Murali (21) intolerant ones Astrid Hitler Atuona (38) 95% of Portuguese politicians of the third republic. Audrey Mahone (29) Hitler for obvious reasons. Aya IDI AMIN BIPS (46) To many to be named, hundreds. BM (20) hitler Baby (32) I don't want to hate anyone, so I'm not going to say. Bailey (19) I can't think of them now. Barbarita (21) All leaders of all religions Baron Von Nazzenpoppel (46) I didn't do well in history Batgirl (23) white, male brutes Beatrice Moore (30) D. Dinis Beatriz (13) Marx, Hitler, Stalin and those who admire the above. Becca (16) Adolf Hitler, for allowing so many people to die Becca (17) Bores, whoever they are. BeckBeck (26) Those who waged holy wars. Ben The Crusaders at their most murderous and genocidal. Benjamin Urrutia (61) Hitla Beth Ellis (15) those who resisted change and perpetuated hate Beth (20) George Bush Bethany (23) Jane Austin Betty Usabiaga (37) the most harmful for humanity, i suppose. I tend not to despise people, though Bianca (18) Hitler and Himmler BillyBobABC123zzz Mao, Hitler, Stalin, Pol Pot, Vlad the Impaler, Tamerlane Blademan (60) Cheney Piñata. Blaine (21) Hitler, and all others who have sought to cause any harm to an innocent-or not-life. BlondShamrock (16) Everyone has a brighter side Blood (15) Hitler Bluebird (27) The despicable ones, which could mean anybody Bluto (29) Regan. Bob (22) hitler Bobia (25) those who are ignorant but act rashly anyway Bonnie (15) all those that took other live's in the pursuit of their own power, goals or selfishness Boo (36) I can't think of any, really. Boris (16) Ultimately, the history books put in only the worst - so many have been neglected that I cannot pick; besides, to hate dead figures is a waste of time Brad (17) Pope Boniface VIII Bree Ogden Thatcher, Pinochet, The American Dream Brendan (24) Adolf Hitler Brian A. Henegar (26) Anyone who acted out of nothing but hatred and racism Brian (22) Adolf Hitler, Josef Stalin, George W. Bush, Dick Cheney, Augustine of Hippo, Paris Hilton Britta Bandit (30) I try to choose not to despise for it brings grief. Brutus (20) GWB Brynn (39) none. how can i despise a person i've never known. their actions on the other hand, well the question did not ask for that Bryon Springer (25) G.W. Bush, Adolf Hitler (and all his cronies), Leopold II of Belgium Buddy (34) Benito Mussolini. C face. (22) ........... CAVCAV (26) Nazi's of course CStoney (47) those who saw evil being done and who did nothing to stop it C none C (14) Thatcher, Henry VIII and all his whores, Cromwell, all of them Caidy (54) Hitler. Candice (23) Oliver Cromwell, for certain. Candy Hitler, Bill Clinton, Idi Amin Carlie (24) Can't say; Imelda perhaps. Carlo (26) Hitler and anyone who's harmed anyone else through ignorance Carlos A. (24) I mean, you know.... Hitler.. Carly (19) I don't think this way. Carol Lacoss (62) Hitler Carol Adolf Hitler, Osama Bin Laden Caroline (38) The obvious ones. Caroline (25) Hitler, Stalin- I am sure there are others, but those are the ones that came up. Caroline (33) Despotism is inquantifiable. Carolyn (18) The ugly ones. Cassie (16) Stalin, Hitler, George W. Bush, Dick Cheney, and anyone who makes the trains run while looking the other way. Cat (36) All the oh so awesome "leaders" of the world that think they are so intelligent but never care to look beyond their own ambitions Cat (24) I can't despise anyone. Catalina (44) most of our presidents Cate (23) I honestly cannot despise any historical figure. Catherine Jean Don't know yet Cattie Chong (26) Jack The Ripper Cee Cee (17) Judas Cestmoi Ignorant people who felt they were superior than any other race or gender. Channon (45) Hernán Cortés and Joseph Bonaparte Chari (21) Kim Jong-Il, Kim Sung-Il, All of phillipine's corrupt figures (stealing from your motherland is the worst...) Charlene (17) Hitler, Stalin, George W Bush, Himmler and all the Nazis, Carl Rove, Dick Cheney Charles L Davis Jr (51) Anyone who secretly wanted to make a historical name for themselve but were too spineless to do so Charlotte (18) All those who served themselves first or only Charly Mariaan (49) same with Proust, I am not sufficiently educated to say. :) Chary Silva (22) Hitler Stalin Cheemargh (36) Anyone who ever became a historical figure due to their I'll treatment of others. Chelsea (21) Hitler Cherish Robinson (21) History is too vast, but I would start with Hitler Cherub (30) Hitler, Musolinni, Franco, Castillo Armas Chinita (34) Hitler. Hirohito. Stalin. George Bush. Chiu Jing Hua (17) George Bush Chonda Adolf Hitler, Joseph Stalin, Chris S. If not for all traitors our world would be helplessly innocent. Chris (16) Hitler, however that is only because of the number of deaths he caused. I have many based on their personal traits Chris Hitler Christian Soldier (33) (question should be phased out since there's no way you can't NOT write Hitler) Christian (44) People who have the means and ability to speak up and don't. Christina Kronberg (23) Whoever started the trend of anti intellectualism Christobel in College (18) I don't like LBJ, Alexander Hamilton, or Joe McCarthy. Christobel (17) If a figure is "historical", then he or she has passed my one and only test - they were able to achieve. Christopher Blaum (37) Hating dead people is stupid and pointless Christopher Boone Those who abuse power for selfish purposes, epsecially under a façade of benevolence Christopher James Stagg (16) Tbh it is open to interpretation. Christopher Mitchell (17) none. Christopher (24) I don't despise any of them, all the bad ones I can think of are dead. Ciera (16) I concur with Proust's answer. Cindy Hitler, The Inquizition Priests, Al-Quaida Leaders, Saddam Hussein Cissa Fireheart (32) History repeats itself, so every current leader of the world. Claire Bartholomew (16) The obvious ones: Hitler, Stalin, Mao, 'Doc' Duvalier, Pinochet, all the tyrants. ClaireW (65) Hitler, Mussolini, and Jeremy Bentham. Claire Those who stood in the way of progress Clancy I'm too well educated to say. Clara (20) Hitler Clarissa (18) Chamberlain Clark Langridge (32) none... Claudia (36) Clay Douglass: Those who could have done the best and did the worst Clay Douglass (34) i dont know, I have never met them and im not interested in meeting them Clelia Beatriz Valdez (22) It's hard to hate figures who probably endured more than enough hatred in their time anyway. Cody Gould (17) George W. Bush Colin (39) Hitler Cookie Hitler Core (25) Sigmund Freud. Boy is he BORING! And not to mention full of hot air. Craig Suga Biles (22) . Crystal (17) Hitler for one...Jesus for another. Crystal (32) history is about interpretation Crystal (22) Hitler, Churchill, Stalin, Rooseveldt, Mussolini and Franco. D.S.de.P.Ramos I do not know D.X (22) George W. Bush Dachary (23) Hitler Daisy (27) Hilter - Mussolini - Stalin - Caesar - Ramses - Mao - Khan Damien TC (36) Hitler, several Popes, the Conquistadors, and other various fanatics Dan (29) I have not put a lot of energy into despising historical figures. Dan malcom X Dan (20) Hitler Dan (39) President Obama Danae (17) Not sufficiently educated to say Danger (16) Those who believed that they were qualified and justified to say what human behavior should be, what people should believe, or whether or not they should exist. Dani (31) the standard ones Dani (19) Though it is extremely cliched, Hitler, Stalin and Nero i dislike, but do not despise Daniel (16) Hitler Daniella (27) Terrorists - all those who target innocence for a "just" cause Danny (25) Paul Bunyun Darcy (20) Robespierre, Hitler Dave Cresswell (46) Hitler is the easy one. him and his ilk DaveyD (24) Hitler, Members of the japanese army who occupied Nanking, Llyod Geroge Davey (18) Anyone of those that tried, by despisable means, to destroy lifes and the hopes of millions of people. David Timme (19) Those who hated David (19) Hitler. David (10) George Washington DeAndre Beck (20) Hitler and anyone that commit genocide in general or abuses children Deb (37) Hitler is right up there. Debby Creech-West (43) the usual suspects--Torqemada, Stalin, Pol Pot, Franco, Hitler and others like them Deborah S. Wilson (56) Senator McCarthy Dee (19) Henry 111V Delia Webster (80) They who orchestrated genocide Densio (25) Adolf Hitler Dev Tucker (17) haha... probably hitler! Devon (18) i cant say Devu (22) Hitler, those who deemed others less worthy than themselves Diana (20) None... Diana (15) Many figures apply to the post. Leave your CV and then I'll be calling. Diego Miguel Danura Puyó (30) Hitler Dindin (20) None Dolores Nabokov (26) Satan for his infestation in this world Dominic (17) Joseph Stalin Dominick Miller (19) Francisco Franco, Thomas Carlyle, Nietzsche Dominick Miller (20) Any person who has ever tried to be a ruler of men and women. Dominick Miller (21) Edi Amin Dori (23) Adolf Hitler Doug Lambert (65) Hitler....though despise is a rather strong word. Can't we simply say "approve of least"? Doug (30) At the moment, I despise all of them equally. How dare they get themselves born and do important things so I'd have to memorize all this stuff?? Dragontongue (22) Ones not respecting human life and freedom DreamBrother (27) Cromwell, Reagan, Bush, Thatcher Drella (26) Nietzsche. Dru (24) Lloyd George, Stalin, Reagan, Thatcher Dylan (17) Any who would kill or destroy a whole race of people without remorse or regard E.Jay (21) I can't think of any right now. EAR (19) george w bush, the nazi minions, stalin, jim jones. EJ (29) Amon Goeth, John Wilkes Booth Ed (30) The forgotten multitude that perpetuated the oppression and subjugation of humanity. Edouard (41) hitler Eduardo (19) They just gone astray I won't hate them. Eiichi (16) Is Rupert Murdoch a historical figure? Elena Adolf Hitler Eliaz McMillan (33) Hitler and Stalin Elissa (22) Hitler, as well as anyone else who ever killed masses of people. Elizabeth Well, Hitler, of course. Some of the more psychotic Roman emperors. King Henry the 8th. Rasputin. Elizabeth (25) Dick Cheney, the Russian tsars Ellen (48) Oppressors Ellen Hitler, Stalin. Marie Antoinette. Ellie_Estrella (19) Hitler. Elliot hitler, sadam, tyranical dictators Elyse (20) I try not to despise but learn from (in some way) Ema (18) Hitler, Bush and people who claimed to be christians but they weren't Emillia (16) men who war over nothing. Emily Clark (25) I hear Hitler was pretty bad Emily Harford Barrett Margaret Thatcher. Emily (19) I have not met a person horrible enough yet that I could not relate to at least some aspect of their person.....which means I dont despise them. You can only despise what you cant understand. Emily (24) dictators who caused the suffering of others Emma (20) Henry the wife- killer Endimion Anyone who has been flawless Enis No one Eno A. Agolli (15) I need to read more in order to answer that. Enrique (21) Adolph Hitler, Joseph Stalin, Vladimir Lenin, Karl Marx, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Harry S. Truman, John F. Kennedy, Lyndon Johnson, Jimmy Carter, Bill Clinton, Barack Obama, Julius Caesar Eric C. Wolfe (28) Henry Ford and Heinrich Himmler. Eric (15) None at all Erica Johnson (21) bush Erica Hitler, Stalin, Marx Erich (20) Those who wrote the books that we take as presenting a complete story Erik Isaac (19) Adolf Hitler, Rasputin Erik Price (18) Hitler Erin (27) Hitler Erin (53) Huh? I don't know. Escapism (19) Oppressors and tyrants. Et Cetera (22) unsure Et (32) Napoleon, for his frenchness Eva (23) Hitler and any other man or woman who killed for no other reason than to kill Evie (22) Lots of Presidents and members of government administrations Ferroever (43) Adolph Hitler, Caligula, Oppenheimer, Josef Mengele FeydRautha (46) those exhibiting see above Feysweetie (43) the advocates of what I most dislike Finokio (38) Carrie Nation. FlameHorse (28) those who oppose Flo Despising someone does no good FlyinMonki (27) hitler Francesca (29) Hitler and Salazar Francisca Bastos (17) Emperor Caligula FrankieSmash (49) Adolf Hitler, Mohammad the prophet. Gabriel Gonzalez (26) Hitler Gail Flaherty They are in the past for a reason. Garrett (19) Hitler Asbin Benlota Gator Krazy Dave hitler Gene (51) There are way too many to list. Genevieve (22) Those who empowered the evil who rose to power Genevieve (15) Aside from the obvious (Hitler, Stalin, Pol Pot etc): Margaret Thatcher, William Pitt the Younger, Marshal Petain George Owers (21) all the dictators of all times and all places George Generally murderers who killed others for unknown reasons Georgia (14) The people who write down history Gia (21) Louis Farrakhan Giannico (40) Margaret Thatcher, The Duke of Cumberland Gillian Martin (40) I don't know, am I supposed to despise any in particular aside from the obvious Bad Ones? Gina (19) Nero and his cronies. Gionna (28) YHWH and all deities really. Their followers too, in general and as a principle. Girl You Too Rude Hitler Gloria Heatley (58) None of them Godfrey (19) hitler Golden Boy (20) Stalin. Gonzalo Other than the obvious ones like Hitler, I would have to say any religiously motivated committer of violence Greg Lytle (26) Hitler Greg (19) I see little value in hating the dead Greg (24) hitler Greg (17) George W. Bush Gustavo (21) Adolf Hitler Guy Van Driessche (44) Columbus H. McMillan (33) No se. H.Nakashima (21) The crusaders HCE (15) Hitler, Stalin, Mao HHP (41) Lady Gaga Hakusha Senbon (24) I'm sure there are many despicable historical figures who I have never heard of. Hal (18) Hitler, Fidel Castro anyone who has opressed people Haley (19) no one. I'm not passionate enough to despise, even hitler. Hari (21) Hitler and the S.S. Harold E. Leighton (37) Hitler Hassan (21) I could not care less about history. Hayzeus (23) Hitler. Heidi R. Hitler Helen Mattison Wyatt (20) I suspect all who have made it to History Helen (32) hitler Hetal (22) The obvious ones, whose names I don't want to do the honor of writing them here Hoelder1in (51) hitler I Beg (54) Adolf Hitler; Queen Mary I of England Ian (23) The usual suspects, Stalin, Hitler, Mao, and Yoko Ono Illinibeatle (44) Hitler? Inkie (60) i can't tell Iris (18) Hmm. Nobody. It is all natural law. Isaac (16) hitler, stalin Isaac (29) Napoléon Isabelle (26) Those who made wars in the name of their ambition and ego Isadora Duncan (32) Hitler, of who my father interminably reminds me. Iva Pasztor (20) The Natzies. Iva Benedict Arnold Ivy (10) Anyone who perpetuated or initiated oppression in any form or fashion. J.A. Lawrence HItler's administration, Napoleon, Regan JD (21) Adolf Hitler JJ (20) Stalin, Hitler JLo (34) Henry the 8th JM (28) Ones that are doomed to repeat themselves JW (27) Rich people Jack Goodman (18) Frenchies Jack (14) I don't know Jackie Cavalcante (40) Dictators & terrorists Jackie Vega (27) The usual lineup of mass murderers Jackie John Calvin just because Calvinism ticks me off, haha. Also, Hitler. Jackie (18) Any capable of great betrayal or deceit. Jackson8471 (23) I'd say Hitler, but I'd be wrong JaclynM (19) Too many to name, the past and the present of humanity is filled with corruption Jaclyn (22) The anti-human justifiers of hierarchies and anti-intellectual prejudices. Jacob Richardson (18) Henri Rousseau, Peter Zohrab (is he historical? immaterial). Jacqueline Garrett (38) Henry the 8th, Adolf Hitler, Joe McCarthy, Ku Klux Klan. Jacqueline (34) those that took leadership roles only to in turn oppress the subjects that helped bring them to their places of power Jadelynn (24) Don't think I have any Jafari (33) Karl Marx Jaime (18) none James Green (29) - James La Salandra (31) all despots and tyrants, all murderers and thieves James (64) Nixon Jamie (25) Sooooooooo many. Hitler is the first that comes to mind. Stalin, Mussolini, Henry VIII, the corrupt popes (of which there are numerous), and ST. AUGUSTINE. OH GOD, I HATE ST. AUGUSTINE. FIERY. BURNING. HATRED. Jamie (22) why waste effort in despising dead people? Jan HItler Jan (54) HItler Jan (55) Hitler . Janae (17) Adolf Hitler Jared Oswald (19) Hitler Jay West (27) I suppose Hitler is a safe choice, but there were a few Khans that would give him a run for his money. Jay (26) Hitler and all others that terrorize innocents Jenn (35) Hitler, Himmler, and any who were weak in spirit Jenni Webb Reynolds (29) Hitler, Osama bin Laden Jennifer C-K (35) Adolph Hitler, Josef Stalin, Slobodan Milosevic, Idi Amin, Saddam Hussein, Ne Win, etc Jennifer Lewis (26) Hitler JennyLynn (23) I'm not too keen on Hitler or the KKK Jenny (23) Cotton Mather, Hitler, and anyone who has every committed sexual assault Jenny (28) george bush Jenny (37) Jerry Falwell Jeremy (30) Most of them, for being remembered Jeremy (17) Hitler. Jess the Mess (21) HITLER!!! ...and all him cronies. Jessica (18) Hitler, right? Jim (20) anyone who has perpetrated genocide Jo-Anne Hitler Jo (41) Hitler. & George W. Bush.. Jo (16) Hitler Jo (21) Hitler or Napoleon Jo Hitler and Jefferson Davis Jo (20) hypocrites Joe (60) hitler JoeyO (34) power hungry people John (28) Anyone who killed people to fuel their own ambition Johnathan Durand (19) dunno. never met them. Johnny (21) Pol Pot, Hitler, Stalin-and all those who out of opportunism collaborated with them Jollie (21) Hitler Jonas (We) Abraham Lincoln, for removing he basic rights of man during his rain. Jordan (19) hitler Jorelle (18) 歷史就是歷史,不足判斷 Joseph Cheng (28) Adolf Hitler Josephine A (19) hitler Josh (23) Those who have caused discomfort or death out of irrationality, fear, or lust for power. Joshua Levi (21) I cannot judge or despise Ju (28) Hitler, Juan Jose Campos (34) Juan Domingo Perón Juancho (32) The ones who beat and suppress their wards. Juanita Joann Harty Buck (49) Murderers and liars Jubin (21) Certain presidents of the US who have knowingly done great harm to the country Judyka (64) Adolf Hitler, Adolf Stoecker, Pavel Krushevan, William Dudley Pelley; figures who advocated groundless or gratuitous violence or hatred Jules (19) No preference Julian (16) Himmler. Cliche, maybe, but I don't adequately detest a historical figure. June (23) I do not enjoy looking upon the past, I live not in it. Justin Rasile (23) Most of them are interesting enough that I can't really make myself despise them in a realistic way. K Yeo (19) Those that manipulate. KG (38) Cesar KKC (26) George W Bush KK (32) Hitler KLVS (22) Those who killed good men and women; Hitler. K (21) Hitler Kait (23) i don't know Kaleena (23) I don't despise people Kamila (18) hitler Kandi (26) Hitler, Rasputin, most military dictators Karen (22) Hitler Karina Marcano (26) No idea Kasper (19) Those whose motivations were evil. Kate McJ (31) I do not know enough about them to dislike any Kate (23) Martin Luther King, Jr., Ghandi, Judeo-Churchianity proponents, any Kate (21) Christopher Columbus, George Armstrong Custer, Theodor Herzl, Adolf Hitler . . . anyone who sought (or seeks) to deprive any others of human rights Kate Adolf Hitler and Gerorge W. Bush. Katerina (22) Hitler, Stalin, Mao Tse Tung Katharina (32) People who exploit the less fortunate. Katherine (18) All of the dictators. Kathy (18) I did not know them, so I am not fit to say. Kati (15) not necessarily those who lied, but those accepted those lies while knowing they were such Katie (20) Hitler and Stalin Katrina Thiessen-Beasse (28) Franco Katy (16) Hitler. Kayla Marie (17) Mostly they're in the past. I'm not worried about the past. Kechiro (33) hitler Kelli (47) Political figures. Kendyl (20) Hitler Kenn (47) Hitler Kennedy (18) Alexander Hamilton, Goebels, Hoover, Nixon Kevbo Hitler Kevlar Christopher Columbus. Kiara M. (15) Hitler, Pol Pot, Charles Manson Kid Jasper Hitler, Saddam Hussein, Donald Rumsfeld, George Bush (both of them), Tony Blair, Charlie Haughey, Kieran (22) Hitler, Pol Pot and other dictators and genocidal shitheads Kiki (27) Hitler, Stalin Kim Randall Cox (43) hitler Kim (37) I, too, am not sufficiently educated to say Kim (17) Hitler Kimberly (23) Hitler Kinmin (24) Qasim Amin Qasim Amin Qasim Amin Kitty (21) Those who have ulterior motives when they're are asked a favor Kitty (19) FDR Koinekid (28) corrupt dictators Kreuzz Hitler Kris (41) All the usual. Any politician who seeks gain rather than good. Kristi (35) the spiritual figure of "god" and the physical figure of jesus. Kristie (22) Nero Krum Kirov (16) George W. Bush Krysstofer Pierre (23) The whole of teh Westboroh Baptist Church Krystal (24) All dictators.. Kt (15) Pol Pot Kunal Sen (27) hitler, ... Kyra Black (19) Adolf Hitler Kyrie (18) Joseph Smith and other confidence men. Many former popes. Oliver Cromwell. L. Kadey (18) I don't know. L. Kadey (19) Adolf Hitler and Henry VIII. L.E.Murphy (17) men who commit genocide and those writers who institutionalized prejudice against all who aren't white, rich, and male LAND (22) Adolph Hitler LB Perkins (42) Hitler. Nero. Caligula. Pol Pot. Stalin. Most dictators. LVG Hitler? Lacharria (18) The list seems overwhelming Lainey (38) Hitler Laura (20) I don't despise anyone. Laura (24) Hitler Lauren (28) those who organize genocides and hateful terrors Lauren (22) hitler, stalin Laurie (58) None Layla (22) Hitler, Caesar, and Mao. Leah (16) Hitler Leeham Hitler, of course. Leena (16) Hitler and most presidents of all countries Legacy Lee (31) Adolf Hitler and Osama bin Laden. Leigh Lagamayo (27) to condemn one is perhaps to condemn us all; to say such a thing is to lack the courage to do even that Lem (24) Hitler Lena (21) Bigtos, fascists and totalitarians; small minded people who were granted too much power LeonidasStokely maybe king sisyphus LiamP (25) Oppressive dictators who killed millions. Liliana none Lily (16) The guy who invented the alarm clock Linda C (41) Hitler Linda (23) Adolf Hitler, Osama bin Laden, anyone who hurts others for their own gain. Lindsey B. (17) Those who have caused oppression and regression Lint (17) Hitler, Stalin Lisa haven't known enough historical figures yet LittleT (24) Those that prayed on the weaker. Liz (28) Partisan hacks Lizzie Pickle (27) Emilio Aguinaldo and Jose Rizal LodRose (32) the Third Reich Log Those who used ignorance to control people Logan (23) Hitler? Lolita Hazed (18) Hitler, Mengele, Queen Isabella of Spain, Pontius Pilate Lori (37) Gandhi Louf (39) A lot of them Loui Edgington (12) I prefer to let the past alone Louis (19) it's funny to see how former American President George Bush would be amongst names like Hitler. Louisalokyee (15) Adolf Hitler, Margaret Thatcher. Louise (17) I do not feel I am a worthy judge on the matter. Loz (17) McArthur Luc (27) Juan Domingo Perón. Lucho (32) people who didn't learn from the past Lucija (25) Not educated enough to judge Lucy (34) Salazar, Hitler, Stalin, Mussolini Luísa (21) Salazar, Hitler, Stalin, Mussolini. Luísa (22) Adolf Hitler Luisa (18) The murderers and the liars Luke Anthony (19) Hitler Lydia (50) Not many, at the moment. Lyndsey (19) Bush, and pretty much every other current political leader M@ (31) George Bush and Hitler MJ (22) ? MJ (23) Pol Pot MM (34) Henry VIII MP3 (22) Many popes and other religious leaders. MPaylor (21) The Bush clan, Hitler etc. Mach (44) Those whose names aren't remembered Machiavelli_Mx (38) Hitler Madhusudhan (63) selfish dictators Mads Husted (21) Those who were motivated by money, greed, and lust for power Maggie (24) Richard Nixon, Wouter Basson Mahalo (/) Every politician who engages in war and does not let his/her troops win Malibu (31) bush Mallory (21) Kings. Emperors. Anyone who has a hand in the oppression of the masses...unfortunately there are too many to name. Maltet the boring ones Mandar (27) None. Manu (22) Appeasers MaraMichelle Adolph Hitler, Osama Bin Laden, The Devil Mara (58) hitler, stalin, Marc_Meyer A certain Pope Margot Anyone that hurts his/her fellow human beings Mari (30) Hitler, Rasputin Maria Patenaude (29) i don't know.. Maria Hitler, Caligula, Nero, Bonaparte Maria (45) hitler Mariana (16) Hitler Mark Angus Wilson (28) Contemporary American politicians Mark D Anderson (23) Hitler, Stalin, Mao, Howard Mark (16) Many Marty (18) Hitler, Stalin Martyshka (31) The Nazis. Maruku (18) too many to list Mary Ann (62) Hitler Mary Ellen Collins-Davis (59) Hitler Mary Ellen Collins-Davis (59) I really think they all had a reason to exist. Hating them takes away the good that somehow came from them. Mary (22) Clearly Hitler and Stalin Masha Shannon (26) Hitler, Vlad Ţepeş, Bush Mat (15) Cromwell, Martin Luther, Sulla, the conspirators who killed Caesar. Mathew Gallant (22) I suppose one may say Hitler and he was indeed a terrible man though some part of me does not quite hate him; perhaps for the hope that occasionally he might have glimmered with goodness. Perhaps not. Matisse (15) Hitler. Matt Ari None of them really did anything to harm me. So none. Matt DeCostanza (17) All fascists, tyrants, and fanatics. Matt (30) Adolf Hitler Matt (20) reckless people Matthieu (21) Hitler, Stalin Meaghan n/a Meebo I, like Proust, am most certainly not sufficiently educated to say Meg (16) hitler, george w. bush Megan (25) n/a. Megan (20) Adolf Hitler Meghan (16) Hitler Megil (51) The overrated ones. Michael Jackson. Mel Sundquist (20) The historically religious. Mel (16) Hitler Mel (20) Hilter, Racists Melanie (31) Hitler. Melinda (18) Hitler Melissa Farr (25) judas escariot, elizabeth I margaret thatcher Melly thieves with power Menjou (21) people that are stupid and evil. They don't always go hand in hand. Just being evil is better than both. Meredith Hitler Mersiha (20) Everyone hates Hitler, though I can concede he had characterists that were very useful. I despise those who wish to decieve, whether for their own ends or the "good the all. Metztli (23) Warmongerers Michael (40) Hitler, George W. Bush et al, anyone who acted upon their own inadequacies to enslave or cow down or injure others Michael (46) Hitler, nazis, Republicans, Democrats, liberals, conservatives Michael Hitler. Michaela Tee (15) Those who killed, those who raped, those who robbed. Michelle Jeong (20) Bush Michelle (30) Rather and go with the obvious Hitler or Stalin or such (despicable as they are.) I'll go with types like Jerry Falwell and other religious fanatic agents of intolerance. Mick (28) Ronald Reagan Mignonne (53) Cannibals Mike G. (25) Attila the Hun Mike Sadler (53) Those who take advantage of others for their own benefit(s) Mike (33) Hitler and much more Mike (14) Hitler, Mussolini Mike (53) Hitler Milfred (35) There is no person in history I despise, I don't feel entitled to do that. Milly (23) Hitler Mimi (24) Individuals who crave power, wealth, and fame Mimi (53) Hitler Mimi (31) Hitler, Stalin. Minerva Black (30) Uh, recent ones. Misha (24) Any who thought the world would be a better place if a certain peoples would not inhabit it anymore, people who condone genocide that is. Miss Mia Moriarty (29) The ones who killed innocent people. Mitela (22) Those who are mean. Mkeekee (30) Lilith MlleJacqueline Those for whom ignorance and cruelty were not mere character defects but realities writ large Mnemonic Aberration George W Bush Molly (19) I am not well educated in history Molly (18) Aristotle Mooke (16) I am not sufficiently educated to say. Morgan Toft Margaret Thatcher Morgana All that every harmed a woman, child or animal Mouse (42) despots Mr. Mandarin (41) Modern ones. Ms. L (22) Hitler Muffin (25) Cromwell, Hitler, Thatcher Murphy (21) The bad ones My Dear Materialista (27) those who rape. Mychel Shannon (18) I know very few characters in history to single out one. Myron (26) I guess Adolf Hitler, despite the fact I was not directly involved in the heinous crimes he committed. Myron (26) no one in mind Mystery Mind Over Matter (19) Cowards. N (20) Hitler, Stalin Nancy (78) I do not despise anyone past, only the living. Natalie MJ (31) Kim Jong Il Natalie (18) Christopher Columbus Nathan Too many to answer Nathan (28) Hitler, Stalin, Franklin Roosevelt (on a little bit different level there), Orval Faubus, the nasty Roman emperors, Josef Mengele, others... Nathaniel (24) Bush Neller (35) Joseph Stalin, Ollie North, Richard M. Nixon, Osama bin Ladin, the list is endless. Nels (31) Adolf Hitler Nessie (18) Freud, but i despise him with a kind of usefullness. Newlin (25) Hitler and Kim Jong-il Nia Robinson (19) To each his own, except for Hitler. :) Nia (15) adolf hitler Nic (27) Lenin Nicholas Kovacev (12) One should not despise historical figures, only their actions. No one knows another's motivations, least of all those of people in the past Nicholas (18) Spanish conquistadors Nick Schiff (16) Joseph Mengele Nik (30) Hitler; any other perpetrators of mass genocide & warmongers Nikki (35) Politicians, lawyers, bankers - those who seek to profit off others Nikon Shooter Those who were looking like friends in times of joy, but proved to be traitors in times of sorrow Nikos (29) So many -- those without regard for anyone else but themselves. Nina (21) i'm not able to say because even those who have negatively affected us have Nirmal Singh (99) The loathsome and deceitful men who stole the world NoGurus (20) Margaret Thatcher Nomers (19) Bush Not (26) Ronald Reagan, Emperor Constantine, Dick Cheney, Adolf Hitler - rulers who destroy worthy societies while claiming to save them. Nuance (26) Nixon, Reagan, Roy Cohn, and Hitler. ORK (22) Christopher Colombus Oliver False prophets. Olly (37) The Ayatollah Khomeini, Josef Stalin (Nazis and Al-Qaeda go without saying) Omar (17) Napoleon,Hitler,Staline and so many others... PUNK PAINTER (37) Henry the eight Paggy (33) Stalin Paldies (39) Fidel Castro, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador Pamcake (28) I suppose I should take the easy route and say "Hitler". Panic (18) I quote Proust on this one: I am not sufficiently educated to say Parker (18) Stalin Passepartout (27) Nazi top brass Pat Garrett (26) George W. Bush, Dick Cheney, and Osama Bin Laden Pat (39) Same as Proust Patti (20) There are too many current figures to despise. Patty Cake (29) war mongers Paula (54) Hitler was a bastard Paulie (23) Hitler and, lately, Rick Perry Paulshrug (44) Anyone who thought that he/she was better than other Pedro Albernaz (20) Hitler, Stalin, Napoleon Pedro Luis Munoz (24) Plenty, from Hitler to Hays. Pedro Tejada (20) N/A Penney (48) Heydrich Peregrine Taylor, Ford Pessoa non Grata Hilter, George W Bush, John Howard, Margaret Thatcher, Mao, Stalin, Pol Pot Peter Heron (57) I cannot say, for there will always be one redeeming characteristic of them Peter Joseph Tamber Maxima Gaffney The ones we had to experience Petree (22) to despise is to be too emotionally attached - indifference is he key Phil (44) Tyrants from any place or period Phyllis Boyajian Branche Religious zealots Pingbluto Stalin, Hitler, Pol Pot, Mao, Che Pistol Pete Hitler, an obvious answer. Obama's pretty high on that list. Pleiadian7 (59) All popes, Mao, Stalin, et al Plusein (25) Unity Mitford Poobah (65) Abraham Pope (31) the popes Prismatic (74) George W. Bush Quasimodo (30) Hitler, Idi Amin Quimper (LV) Hitler and the like. Quinn (23) Probably any of them if I knew more. R. W. (26) The murderous ones RD Oh, the obvious: Hitler, Goebbels, Stalin, Idi Amin...currently also the anti-Dreyfus conspirators Rachel (21) People who have oppressed others in a bad way Rachel (21) I try not to despise Rachelmate (39) Marcus Junius Brutus Rain (16) Marcus Junius Brutus Rain All who have done unspeakable things to others for their own gain Raquelle (17) Hitler, Stalin, Mussolini, G.W. Bush Raven (30) Those who have impeded the idea that morality can exist within mankind without outside influence. Ray of Mars (36) president Rebekah (29) Any liberal who has advanced a socialist agenda. Redbeard (24) Those who, out of fear, acted in small ways and large Ree (21) Moses, Muhammad, Paul Reed Braden (19) Too many too count...But those responsible for genocides (directly and indirectly) Remi (28) Too many to name Renath Buddha Renos (24) Who indeed.. nobody? Fools who don't realize they are fools, and keep making fun of others Rethinker (26) Adolf Hitler Ric H (41) Those who have taken more than they give back, especially so when not out of necessity. Riley (26) i dont know any well enough. Rini Anyone who was evil and caused suffering. Rinilia (17) I feel I'm not in a position to judge Riss (37) Bullies and tyrants RiverSong (32) Timur, and all those murderers Rizwan (21) Hitler Robo (56) Aldof Hitler. - Because he judged peopel of a certain race and background and drove this world to war because of his personal opinions. Robyn (15) Hitler, Bush(s), bigtos, fascists and totalitarians. Men who created Apartied. Rochelle (40) hitler Rodica (32) I cannot say. Rodrigo (24) Adolph Hitler. Roma (14) Hitler, Lee Harvey Oswald, Bernie Maldoff, George W. Bush Romina (16) am not worthy to judge.... Ronald (40) The ones who don't know enough history Rorshavhanswer (18) they all had to play there part including Judas Rosalee Firth I don't know enough about history to say, prehaps Hitler. Rosalie Grace (16) Adolf Hitler Rox (17) Lenin Ruska (33) a lot of them Ruskin Clay (17) god Ruskin Clay (17) G.W. Bush Ryan B (23) Hitler. Ryan Brun (23) Hitler and his supporters Ryan (18) Bush, Goebbels, and Slavers Ryno (26) Adolf Hitler - one college course was sufficient information to make such a claim. Ryssan (22) none. S.P. (20) Adolf Hitler SJ (44) None SL (22) any who would seek attention by hurting or prolonging suffering of others STUPID IDIOT (0) hittler Sabri (19) Hitler Sacha (30) John Knox Sam Gordon (18) hitler, and all the ottoman young turks' heads SamSam (33) hitler Sam (24) Hitler Sam (36) the KKK, terrorist and racial hate groups. Dictators. Samantha (17) ruthless dictators Sandy hitler Sandy (32) really couldn't say, i don't think you can really despise somebody unless you know them, even if they've done atrocious things Sara C aka Snacks aka Sarbs (26) Hitler Sara Ortiz (27) Hitler? Sarah Taylor Vernarecci (19) I'm not sure?? Sarah Taylor Vernarecci (19) Dictators Sarah (23) Hitler Sarah (23) the soldiers who blew the nose off the sphinx Sarah (33) Andrew Jackson Sasha Sutton (22) The same ones I find interesting Scooter190 (21) All the racist, homophobic, misogynist, selfish, unempathetic people throughout history, starting with Ayn Rand Scooter (29) Hitler and Himmler Scott777 Field Marshall Hague, Margret Thatcher, Adolf Hitler & his lot, Myra Hidley, Nick Griffin Screaming Bastard Child of the Apocalyps (23) The intolerant and those most stubborn in the face of facts. Sean D. Thompson (22) Bismark, Hitler, Franco. Sebastian (18) i'm going to go with proust's answer, "i am not sufficiently educated to say" Sedona (16) those who refuse to study the past SeraphimeRising (31) There are few that I don't despise. Serena (26) ? Sexismandthecity (28) The regulars Shane (19) None at the moment. Shanna (19) The bad ones. Shari (21) Sultan Abdul Hamid II. Sharice (22) Obviously there are many but the most recent are Stalin, Hitler and those we have yet to find out about. SharonBillings Hitler; all those who prey on the weak in search of power & greed Shauna (40) anyone that started war for no reason Shawna (21) Hitler, Bin Ladin, Sheila D (55) hitler Shelly (17) Adolf Hitler, Benito Mussolini, Nicholae Ceaucescu, Pol Pot, Josef Staln and everyone else who butchered their own people en masse and called it virtuous Shinydan (34) none ShiversB (19) all those who created discontent between brothers Shubhda (24) Religious authorities Siena (21) John Howard!! Simon (19) George Bush, Thatcher Simon (20) I don't know that many of them and what they've done that I could judge them. Simona (16) Pol Pot, Aldof Hitler, Andy Warhol, John Ashcroft SkinnyBoneTree (25) Michel le Brave and Steven the Great - 2 Romanian impostors Smaranda (33) Margie Thatcher - ugly mole Smeghead Hitler, Salvador Allende, Augusto Pinochet Sofi (24) I do not despise anyone, much less someone I have never met. Sofia Picasso (14) Bin Laden Sofyzitahh (23) Stalin, Mao, Hitler Solomon (24) Hitler Sonia (25) Hitler, Stalin, and the cowards who obeyed them. Less so: the bad writers and the hacks. Sonya Dahl (21) Black and Tans, Klu Klux Klan, Sophie (17) George Bush Sorrow (23) Selfish instigators of genocide SoundofWater (35) Dictators and all who manipulated, destroyed, and twisted for evil ends. Spike Spiegel Hitler Star (11) all who made war Stella (28) Josef Mengele, Joseph Stalin Stephanie (23) feminists Stephanie (21) Hitler, George W Bush, Stalin Stephen (56) Generally speaking, the instigators of wars and the originators and promoters of religion. Steve Shives (29) Adolf Hitler, Carl Marx, Frank Nietsche and J.D. Sallinger Steve (20) mean or selfish people Sue (49) Nothing as of now Sundaraa (32) Julius Malema, SuperflyTNT King John, Adolf Hitler, Ivan the Terrible Susie (20) hitler Suzy (19) Andrew Jackson and FDR. Sydchez Adolf Hitler, Usama Bin Laden T. Christopher Cox (43) Гитлер TAHbKA THE SANHEDRIN, ALL UNREPENTANT MONSTERS OF HUMANITY. TERRY YORK II many popes, george w bush, stalin T (19) Those who have committed deeds I find despicable. Taylore Dawn (18) hitler Ted (26) Satan Tee (40) Hitler Teresa (43) I despise no historical figure, for each had their own lives and sides. Terra (22) All despots Terry (41) those involved in religious crimes eg the Inquisition TerryG (49) Hitler Terrylynn0609 (39) Catiline and Ted Hughes Tess Calopedos (17) Leading figures and doctors in the Nazi-Regime as Mengele, Goebbels or Göring Tess Fiennes (40) Frankly, I despise some contemporary figures more- their behaviour is as bad as that of anyone in history, and they have less excuse. Thambi (24) Whoever started the trend of anti intellectualism That New Chris Sloce (18) Anyone that has abused his power due to his own ego. The Essential Man (26) Qin shi huang di, for burning the book of music The Imprecise Duke Of Phonology (77) Adolf, Josef, Bennito, Mao, most I go on? The Josh Rollins (21) Adolf Hitler, Joseph Stalin, Jim Jones, Pol Pot, & then some The Mouse Avenger (20) They've all met with their demise so why hold on to it? The Roomba Mifi (28) Hitler. Stalin. Bullies in general TheDoctor76 (35) God, so many. Theresa (22) Ante Pavelic Thomas12081983 Charo. and Erik Estrada. Thomzagod (39) All the scary killers. Thrakish (18) Hitler TiffanyTee (26) Jim Crowe. Tim Proser (17) Margaret Thatcher, if she qualifies as 'historical' Tim Sandle Hitler Tini despots and tyrants who believe their way is the only way Tivia Stewart (40) Hitler, Judas, the 9/11 hijackers. Todd any murderer Tofu (19) None, as without even the most despicable, we would have not progressed at all Tom G (19) Mao Tse Tung, Hitler, Stalin, Lenin, Marx Tom (21) Any who are more well known than myself Tommy (19) Those who feel they have the right to condemm, harm, take advantage of others Tony (48) Hitler, Charlemagne, Stalin, all those whom made it their goal to tear others down so as to assume the rightful places of those dispossesed. Tony (30) any leader who slaughtered (or leadership led to the slaughter) of other beings Toria (37) No one Trisha (17) hitler Trisha (29) Hitler. Turtle Heart The many through the years hid behind gods to spread hate Twigtwill (21) Caesar, Robespierre, Stalin Tyler (24) Pol Pot, Hitler, Ceausescu and all the other cruel bastards... Valentina (17) I prefer not to "despise" Valeria Ryrak (21) Hitler Varna (25) The obvious ones Veronica (20) Hitler. McCarthy. Most dictators and mass murderers. Victoria Song (22) Dictators, religious intolerants Victoria (37) I am not sufficiently eduated to say, but I dislike more those that commit smaller, more pure and personal evils (infidelity, rape, and murder) than those that have commited what MAY be seen as great, noble acts (traitorship of Benedict Arnold, Hitler, ie) Vijay Pierce (23) Hitler, Stalin, Pol Pot Vikram Krishnan (24) Hitler's too easy----I'll take Woodrow Wilson Viktor Corzich (35) I don't despise, just feel sorry for them like a sick person....for example...Hitler. Village Of Brooklin (45) Hitler, Stalin, every pope ever, Nixon, Ayn Rand, whoever invented singing cards Vincent (19) any purveyors of threats based on power VinnyGreenock72 All those who escaped judgement who rightly deserved it. Virginia (20) Adolf Hitler Viv (14) I can find something in anyone - whether it is the way they gesticulate, or the brialliance of their words Vivianne Liliaceae Aspho Vilth Judas, Luther, Voltaire. Walter (19) politicians Wanda (26) Adolf Hitler Wendy (34) Those who oppress others just because they are different. Whitney (19) joseph stalin, joseph mccarthy, most of the papacy William (43) Jack Phillips and Harold Bride, The people who faild to report to the captain of the Titanic about Icebergs and ultimatly causing the ship to sink. Willow Skylor Not really sure. Windalfr (23) Tyrants, I should assume. Wormsie (24) I don't despise anyone. Wyteria (20) Anyone who killed in the name of their cause. XYZ (17) any person that quelled creativity. Xan Etienne Those that history has forgotten but that played a decisive role in it Yuki (20) Despots and those whom have used their beliefs to destroy the lives of others. Z (31) I am not sufficiently educated to say Zee (21) Adolf Hitler, Henry VIII, Marie Antoinette, Queen Victoria Zozobra (17) All who failed to live up to the standards of being a human being a young boy (91) people whom i think of as really evil, people who mindlessly and thoughtlessly take from other people (life, opportunity, etc) a.g. (23) Don't know. aaaaaaa (18) Arrogant traditional politicians aag (22) none at all although i think actions of some African tyrants like Charles Taylor are abhorrent aallisonr (30) People who have committed acts of violence for selfish reasons - Hitler and so on aetilson (41) adolf hitler agony (25) benigno aquino and karl marx aiko (20) Those who were prejudiced against people for no sufficient reason aimee.dawson (21) dictators that made people suffer al-g (24) nancy grace alessa (21) too many. alexa (28) Nazis. alexandrine (15) hitler alli (49) Hitler was kind of a jerk. And GWB, too. almavidrio (35) All tyrans and despots. ameliowata (20) hitler ames (21) none amz (16) nietzsche ana (16) hitler anasonic (29) King MacBeth ancientrobot (31) nixon andraya (23) Stalin, Milosevic, and the RUF in sierra leone. andy rayford (28) try not to despise ang (99) none as they are all teachable figures you can learn to be or not to be like angie (29) ? anjali Nixon, FDR anon moose (19) idk. anonim (18) those involved in war antoinette (24) Those in power. ascetic monk (51) Hitler, Rasputin asherville (55) not sure ashley baus (24) Hitler, Stalin, Joe McCarthy, George W. Bush asmitchel (67) i find it impossible to despise anyone autumn (17) no one really, i despise people who have no idea what they are talking about but talks anyway to tell people, hey i'm alive, im here. ayda (25) It is difficult to despise someone you don't know aym (30) mao ze dong ayumi (20) hitler, baggal21 (28) I can not pick one barbara (50) quite a few belita (39) I am not sufficiently educated to say bella (16) the monsters bhl hitler big guy (16) ghandi billy boy watson (3) i don't think you should despise someone that has never directly hurt you or if you don't know what they were thinking when they were doing something "bad" bismuth Unsure. blip52 (27) Political dictators, especially in underdeveloped countries blodot johnny (41) Oooh. The people who actually, directly commit massacres. The ones who follow through on orders given by Napoleon or Gordon or whoever. bob (38) hitler, cheney, bush bobblins Hitler boku_wa_kami (25) hitler, pope john the xii, thomas edison brad w (35) gwbush chenny broad (45) George W. Bush, Hitler, Senator Joe McCarthy bubby (43) thosw who belittled others buckyballs (35) Hitler, Bin Laden bunny those who suppressed curiosity c (21) none cacharel (37) those who decided the fate of others carolina (23) I think we should all love our history. Without it, we wouldn`t be where we are today cartike the dictators of the past century, then and now ccchnl the destroyers cdl (35) same as proust's answer charlotte (29) hitler, henry the eighth chloe (21) Herman Goehring codered (18) i dont despise any, for if they did something that i may know of them, they followed what they thought was right, however deranged it may seem to me. comnomnomor (15) Adolf Hitler constanceeee (19) dick cheney cookie (51) hitler, rasputin corinne I despise the circumstances that breed tyrants cr Hitler cuchi (40) Hitler, Stalin, William Lynch cucu (26) I could not despise a 'historical figure' - only a person... they could have had some thought or action more despicable than what they come to represent, and that would be their worst moment. I may hate them, but to despise is something more intimate dA member: sonicbutterfly (17) hilter, stalin, castro, mao zedong daniiii (18) I do not despise. dbrown (24) Hitler dcsnowbunny (25) Adolf hotler devanand hitler diana (52) Hitler, probably dlew919 (40) Those that rose through no just cause dmca (38) Stalin donkeys4eva (20) hitler dorothy6@aol.com (50) those who are intolerant and ignorant drift Hitler ehk2 (30) Savonarola ejb (22) Politicians, Monarchs, Oppressors, Warlords el3vat0r Hitler, Mussolini, Stalin, Videla elSigno (37) i've never thought about that.. elay (21) i don't like a lot of people in history, but not despise elay (23) Hitler, Bush, Mao eldar (25) δεν ξερω ελενη (33) osma bin ladin eliciabg (23) every published marxist. emma (18) Lots of politicians and I dislike the creator of scientology encolpio8 (22) none endor Hitler esayer (35) most of them esteban (29) fuck ronald reagan evan ass hatch (18) Che Guevara and Fidel Castro... evilwonders (28) George W. Bush, Dick Cheney fallen (24) Not sure. Probably the asshole who burnt down the Library of Alexandria. fatgaynig (20) Hitler, Mengele... feanix (20) hello kitty filinia (22) Hitler fk2005 (34) there are so many. frank (57) Thatcher. Every oppressor and undeserved ruler. fred (16) N/A fumble (19) mugabe, milosovec, george w. bush furies (27) hitler and the rest of them gatetam (38) All leaders are humans put into positions beyond their abilities so it's only natural that they screw it up and we end up blaming them for it. ghazaleh (27) The obvious ones goblin64 (45) well if prousts not fucking educated enough how am I supposed to answer. goose (20) Hitler greatlove (32) trujillo gretel neron, hitler, petain gruchi (63) every figure that's known in history has altered our present, so I can't despise any. guiller van mistoffellees (17) dont know hellgirl (19) i have no clue her (26) hitler, nero, herod herbertofwestlake (43) ...without them we would not be and learn and i don't despise.. maybe dislike hodouk (22) I could say Hitler, but that would be corny, woudn't it? hoffsta thatcher holden (27) Hitler, Mussolin, Franco, Stalin. holly (17) When a-ban rise his hand with handcuff. holyjkms (29) none howard (34) I do not care for Andrew Johnson. howard (34) hitler, nixon huggybear (29) bush i.p. i'm not educated enough to say it either. inez (21) Hitler, Stalin, Caligula, Nixon j2a18m (43) socrates jabbar (23) hitle jack (30) The president and the politicians jackie (40) Clerics of all stripes jameson_welsh (22) george w bush jane (41) indira gandhi jasleen hitler jasonstafford (53) dont no jb (13) charles darwin jemimah (32) karl marx jezza (18) muhammad ali jinnah & jawaharlal nehru jg (36) Self-aggrandizing leaders--those who ruined their domains with their hubris and greed jj (43) nazi's jonathan (31) the papacy jordan rutter (18) St Paul, Ben Stein, Pope Innocent the VIII, Instigators of the Malleus Meleficarum joseph (31) evil ones. lavish lazy ones josie (25) napoleon joyce (20) Cromwell; Stalin; Kim Jong Il joyseternal (22) I can't despise any jrggzmn (20) I can't say jrggzmn (20) 秦檜 jude (25) Hitler, jujubee (35) Hitler, Nero, Stalin julie (79) I am not sufficiently educated to say jupiter jones none, the ones i know of have impacted me enough to remember who they are justine hope (20) not entirely sure k-92 (17) hitler, bush, chavez k-kabob (31) socrates kai (15) those who preach hate karaeileen (24) none kari bobins (33) ? kathy (52) killllll me katie (23) Hitler kaudrey aristide kay (22) Hatred is not a healthy state of mind and those who did dispicable things did not act alone kc Hitler, Stalin, G.W. Bush ken (58) Jesus Christ. kfkfkfk (17) pass killy Hitler kimberly (21) Hitler, Mengele and John Howard kimbo (34) hitler king (43) Saddam Hussein kit kat (22) there are far too many knapsackstraps (21) capitalist tycoons ks (33) Reagan, Marie Antoinette, Bob Dylan, Abbie Hoffman, Napoleon, Nietzsche (dislike for their historical influence, more so than despise for their personhood). kunderakitsch Adolf Hitler. kuro usagi (18) hitler laura Ytzia Montoya Capristo napoleon; the beatles librowicz (28) Hitler lil~kissa (17) the dictators linou70 ? lituci (30) anyone who knowingly caused a lot of pain lmao - lo (19) civil rights oppressors lollipoppingsu (24) Hitler and all those who worked and supported him during the Nazi regime luadepapel (25) can't say lukemarco (18) hitler lydia hitler lynac (31) weak leaders macskawoman (44) i do not despise figures, for they would be nobody without uncritical supporters mahtiel (21) obviously - hitler maitresseb (43) Ernest Bevin maksimuchka (38) Hitler mandi (28) perhaps martin luther margo (22) I am not sufficiently educated to say. Thumbs up to Marcel. markeff (38) i don't know matt (17) Andrew Jackson, Benedict Arnold, mauserman (42) hitler, thatcher maxie (20) There are too many to name mcfm0626 (26) those who do not stand up for human rights mcseadogs (34) apathy meg (22) People that took advntage of their high places mel (32) mass murderers or murderers in gereral...i suppose no one really likes them though melissa (17) hitler melissa (44) mir jaffar menon (33) I don't think it's possible to despise someone unless you know them personally metok rubling (17) right wing republican tea baggers michael This seems way too judgemental a question. It's easy to despise those when you have hindsight to educate you. michou (19) Hitler, Stalin mihaela (26) I dont hate anybody mike_freedom9531 (30) Not a big fan of Hitler or Joe Stalin. I don't care for Al Sharpton but he's not in their league mikemc1156 hitler mirabilis (48) I think the ones who had done mighty wrongs on the world. mischa (22) Margaret Thatcher miso hitler stalin mister buzz (49) those who configured to destroy the native american landscape moeder (32) Hitler, Stalin, Pol Pot momcat (60) i dont know enough about historical figures to even say montie williams (16) none morgwei (28) Hitler mugkim (19) All those who tortured others for the sake of power in one form or another muhbuh (47) Hitler, Nixon, The vatican mutterhals (31) i dont know history dont ask me these questions why are you doing this to me my answers are perfect; yall should read the usual: dictators and terrorists, but also certain politicians nad (17) Chinese emperors natedawg (28) the ruthless leaders who covered themselves in glory by killing and maiming their own citizens. navera (57) osama bin lodden neckice Hitler,Marx nelly I don't know nightinday (19) Joseph Stalin. nikkissippi121 (16) too many to name nmh (32) ceasar, hitler none given We've been educated to say Hitler, I think, but "despise is a strong word. nools (21) I don't think you should despise someone who hasn't done anything to directly harm you ns I don't know. numeroita (24) Hitler oanaa (23) Hitler, Stalin, Mosolinni, Sadam Hussein, Castro oldie-goldie (99) those who don't rise my interest olga (22) Adolf Hitler, Ghengis Khan, Henry VIII, Joseph McCarthy ooinla (40) boh orsetto (19) Political schemers oxoboxo (22) Hitler, Stalin palais (32) hittler pamelaja (27) nero pandaaah (23) hitlar panthergirl (36) i am to educahted to say patroklos the leaders of the church during the inquisition patsy,world war II baby too many to single certain people out pax (23) any one associated with prejudice and oppression phreec (35) all the kings pintoo (24) Hitler. pk_henry hitler, stline pp (31) thatcher puppylush (35) Hitler, Videla, Mussolini, Menem, Clarín's entire office, Franco, any dictator, any religious person who doesn't reason. qweasd Mohammed, St. Augustine, Martin Luther, Takamori Saigo, Joseph Smith, General Tojo, Richard Nixon, Ronald Reagan radomu (18) I don't think I would have liked John Hancock if I had known him. I despise McCarthy. rainbird I am not sufficiently educated to say raven (17) any political figure and government ree (24) Fidel Castro reneetriay (40) hitler? renno (17) perhaps adolf hitler renz (15) Anyone who stood idly by his or her neighbor's blood, not oncce, but over and over again. res10k9v5@frontier.com Dan Brown, those who fought/fight against the right for people to have control over their own bodies & sexuality retroandi raping, pilaging men of war ro to the rah (20) george w. bush rob luddington (45) pope rob (54) the one who should not be named roger (45) plenty rossi wimpy politicans afraid to do the right thing rsan Mary Whitehouse. rubysparkles (23) president obama rwk (57) hitler, marx, lenin, mohammed s. a. hensley (45) Malinche s33d (20) Now that you mention it, I suppose Pol Pot wasn't so great... sableye22 (17) ghandi sam (19) No specific samps (29) hitler, any oppresser sankari (39) Authoritarians sara luisa hincapie (23) those that are full of hate and evil sarah i wouldn't know. i find dictators, or some, despicable. sarah (14) not sure sarah (22) Hitler sarahbeth (21) only people I have met have that effect on me serenity hitler, truman shane (25) unqualified to say because i dont know them well enough shawna (17) Hitler shelby Hitler sinawae (27) people who become what they vowed to stop sj (23) the fakers skitalica (27) those who arent worthy of a place in history sleepy (20) Nobody is perfect, nobody is a complete failure. sluggishflow (22) traitors snorris (23) I save my rancor for the living socksless hitler sooz (38) Hitler, Thatcher sp3ccylad (44) hitler stan (54) dictators/ greedy politicians who think they are entitled to our money stephbsemilla (40) don't know history that much stoffie (26) catherine the Great, Toni Blair, Caligula, Livia, stradling De Valera sunshineguerilla (28) stalin susie karpasitis (26) hitler and minions sybann (50) ditto proust, but i despite certain people i know more often t1 Dr. mengale tai (22) hitler taintme calligula tamara (48) the figures we despise, are ones we really learn from. tamera miller (33) there are a tons tanichis (32) caligula tess (24) hitller tg (48) efialtes , the 20th century dictators theGeneral (19) Adolf Hitler thebabycub (39) Karamanlis tick i only despise those who i've known personally tiffany; (lifefromtheshelf.blogspot.com) (17) hilter tiffany History is not something I despise timwarnock (34) Same as Proust tracynle (20) those who kill triplet (30) . tt (27) aurangazeb veejay (32) santa anna, zapata veri333 (21) The list of mass murdering tyrants is well known videoalex no one vikram (34) oprah vinnie smalls (15) dictators visualizations (22) Adolf Hitler and other dictators with twisted ideals. wattc128 politicians who pretend to be the opposite of what they are waypast stalin whim (40) Nero, Dracula, Hitler winterjewel (36) hilter wowderry (54) hitler xandra (35) Stalin, Hitler and Saddam Hussian are on the top. I think one day Avigdor Lieberman will be on this list. yair eshel (30) ninguna yoko (28) Adolf Hitler and Joseph Stalin zach taylor (17) The more I learn about historical figures, it is easier to not like any of them. zetababy None really. zig Hitler zizi (55)


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