If you had to sit next to one of these people, who would it be?

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Let’s say you HAVE to take a flight to get somewhere. And there are no seats available that are next to an empty seat. Who would you sit next to if you could choose?

  1. Maximilien Robespierre aged 34 (1793)
  2. Emperor Meiji aged 37 (1890)
  3. Emperor Hadrian aged 43 (119 AD)
  4. Kamala Harris aged 25 (1990)
  5. Emperor Justinian I aged 60 (552 AD)
  6. Mitt Romney aged 59 (2005)
  7. Marie Antoinette aged 21 (1777)
  8. Margaret Thatcher aged 55 (1981)
  9. Vladimir Putin aged 38 (1991)
  10. Emmanuel Macron aged 38 (2016)
  11. Adolf Hitler aged 27 (1917)
  12. Toussaint L’ouverture aged 53 (1797)
  13. Empress Dowager Cixi aged 39 (1875)
  14. Robert E Lee aged 59 (1866)
  15. Porfirio Diaz aged 71 (1902)
  16. Wife of a average South Carolina slave owner aged 32 (1750)
  17. Corinthian hoplite aged 28 (367 BC)
  18. Female passenger and victim on the morning of 9/11/2001
  19. Maurya Empire female commoner aged 31 (218 BC)
  20. Seljuk Empire merchant aged 26 (1098)

This is assuming they all can speak your native tongue and their hygiene is good. Rank your first choice, second choice, and third choice.

Posted Jul 29, 2026, 1:09 PM UTC

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