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Donald Trump

Shealeah Craighead · Public domain

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Pedro Sánchez

Pool Moncloa / Ministry of the Presidency. Government of Spain · Attribution-La Moncloa

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Photo/document date: 23 March 2023. Source: La Moncloa official biography. The photo is displayed with its original colors; no factual meaning is altered. Display crop and decorative styling may be applied; downloaded source files remain unchanged.

Abraham Lincoln

Alexander Gardner · Public domain

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Karl Marx

John Jabez Edwin Mayall · Public domain

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Adolf Hitler

Bundesarchiv, Bild 183-H1216-0500-002 / Heinrich Hoffmann; existing crop/restoration by Notwist · CC BY-SA 3.0 de

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Robin Hood

Howard Pyle · Public domain

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Howard Pyle, 1883; author died in 1911. Historical book illustration, not a Disney asset or film still. Display crop and decorative styling may be applied; downloaded source files remain unchanged.

Sherlock Holmes

20th Century Fox, photographer not identified · Public domain

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Count Dracula

Screenshot from "Internet Archive" of the movie Dracula (1931) · Public domain

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The Tramp

P.D Jankens · Public domain

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Mr. Bean / Rowan Atkinson

Jack Pearce · CC BY 2.0

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Photo of Rowan Atkinson at the 2007 premiere. The fictional character profile does not describe the actor’s personal political views. Display crop and decorative styling may be applied; downloaded source files remain unchanged.

Don Quixote

Gustave Doré · Public domain

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Puss in Boots

Gustave Doré (1832–1883) · Public domain

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Mark Zuckerberg

Elaine Chan and Priscilla Chan · CC BY 2.5

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Mark Cuban

Keith Allison from Baltimore, USA · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Benjamin Franklin

Donkey Hotey · CC BY 2.0

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Francisco Franco

Photographer not identified; Biblioteca Virtual de Defensa · CC0

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Albert Einstein

Harris & Ewing Studio, active 1905 - 1977 · CC0

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Napoleon Bonaparte

Jacques-Louis David (1748–1825); reproduction from the National Gallery of Art · Public domain

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Mahatma Gandhi

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Nelson Mandela

Kingkongphoto & www.celebrity-photos.com from Laurel · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Margaret Thatcher

Rob Bogaerts · CC0

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Winston Churchill

Bassano · Public domain

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Martin Luther King Jr.

Rowland Scherman / United States Information Agency · Public domain

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Pinocchio

Enrico Mazzanti · Public domain

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Alice in Wonderland

John Tenniel · Public domain

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Vladimir Putin

Presidential Press and Information Office · CC BY 4.0

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Barack Obama

Official White House Photo by Pete Souza · Public domain

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Kamala Harris

Lawrence Jackson · Public domain

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JD Vance

Daniel Torok · Public domain

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John F. Kennedy

Cecil W. Stoughton · Public domain

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Creator profile image

The Jacob monogram is an original image created for this project with generative assistance. It is not a photograph of a person.

Original game logo

The original circular compass and faceted needle mark is restored. The logo and campaign poster were created for this project with generative image assistance. The campaign includes the game’s real public website address. Separate icon, favicon and social-sharing assets are supplied. It is an original design for the game, not the logo of politicalcompass.org. Creation does not establish trademark availability or registration.

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Questions: SapplyValues

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Updated 4 November 2026.