11 Famous People in History You Won’t Believe Had Red Hair!

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By Robert Ruth

In honor of my red hair, I decided to research famous people in history who had red hair.  Enjoy this list of interesting figures and their significant contributions to history.

1. Alexander Hamilton- One of the Founding Fathers of our country the good ole U S of A

2. Andrew Jackson- One of our earliest Presidents who also fought in the Revolutionary War.

3. Christopher Columbus-in 14 hundred 92 Columbus sailed the ocean blue.

4. Genghis Khan-founded the Mongol Empire, which became the largest contiguous empire in history.

5. George Washington-The United States 1st and arguably best president.

6. Joan of Arc-Joan of Arc assisted France in defeating England in the Hundred Years War.

7. John Glenn-The first man to travel around the world in space.

8. Mark Twain-some people call him the “Father of American Literature”.

9. Thomas Jefferson-wrote the Declaration of Independence which led to the Revolutionary war and the start of the USA.

10. Vincent Van Gogh-a Dutch artist who was considered a failure during his lifetime but was very successful after his suicide in 1890.

11. Winston Churchill- The British Prime Minister at the time of World War 2 who was kicked out of his position during the middle of the war. He saw them through the bombing of London.

1 thought on “11 Famous People in History You Won’t Believe Had Red Hair!

  1. so I noticed y’all didn’t include current UFC no 3 ranked bantamweight in the world Cory Sandhagen. he is an absolute ginger stud and absolutely needs to be included on this list or I as a fellow ginger will feel as if you have overlooked the sheer power of red hair.

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