Historical Aristophiles who left their mark on history
This is an incomplete and continuously growing list:
Cosimo de Medici's works: Banking, politics, patron of the arts, intellectual / cultural revivalist, philanthopist, humanitarian, peacemaker
Aleksei Stakhanov's works: mining, labor hero, proletarian icon, figurehead of the Stakhanovite workers' movement
Galilei Galileo's works: revolutionary censored scientist, astronomer, physicist, and engineer