I decided to do a series of comparison lists of histories over-rated and under-rated as they relate to each other. This list is political and military leaders.
Some of the comparisons require a little thought. For example, Hamilton and Jackson. Hamilton is the most respected financial pioneer in American History, but Andrew Jackson is the only President to eliminate National debt and operate a trade surplus, so Jackson is under-rated as compared to Hamilton.
| Over-Rated | Under-Rated |
| Christopher Columbus | Marco Polo |
| Ronald Regan | Richard Nixon |
| Queen Elizabeth | Queen Victoria |
| Franklin Roosevelt | Theodore Roosevelt |
| Hitler | Napoleon |
| Alexander Hamilton | Andrew Jackson |
| JFK | RFK |
| Sitting Bull | Crazyhorse |
| Grant | Lee |
| Alexander | Caesar |
| William Wallace | Robert Bruce |
