What are some interesting individuals you would recommend to read about that achieved the greateness of and had the level of accomplishment, intrigue and excitement in their lives as the likes of Lord Byron, Sir Richard Burton and Cesare Borgia?
Maybe not what your looking for but Gustavus Adolphus was a cool guy. If you're interested in warfare you should read about his groundbreaking tactics. He is considered as one of the greatest generals of all time and was studied by Napoleon and Clausewitz among others.
This is more /his/ related though I guess.
Andrew Jackson
LeBron James.
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Alexander, Chingiz, Cao Cao, Nobunaga/Date/Tokugawa, Digby Tatham-Warter, The Cabbage King, Bohemian Big Boss (whatever his name was), Bolivar, Lenin + Stalin + Mao + Makhno + Che + Castro &c., Vasco da Gama.