This bar chart shows a ranking of the figures who best embody the History of Europe according to French people in a survey from 2019. It displays that 11 percent of the respondents mentioned Napoleon as the character they thought embodied European History the most, while five percent of surveyed answered that Winston Churchill was the personality whom they identified with the History of Europe.
For you, who is the character who best embodies the History of Europe?*
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* This question was phrased by the source as follows: "Pour vous, quel est le personnage qui incarne le mieux l’Histoire de l’Europe?" *Personalities collecting less than one percent of the citations, including: Konrad Adenauer, Helmut Kohl, Elizabeth II, Staline." Spontaneous answers
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Harris Interactive. (April 18, 2019). For you, who is the character who best embodies the History of Europe?* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 20, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/999338/historical-personalities-european-history-france/
Harris Interactive. "For you, who is the character who best embodies the History of Europe?*." Chart. April 18, 2019. Statista. Accessed January 20, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/999338/historical-personalities-european-history-france/
Harris Interactive. (2019). For you, who is the character who best embodies the History of Europe?*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 20, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/999338/historical-personalities-european-history-france/
Harris Interactive. "For You, Who Is The Character Who Best Embodies The History of Europe?*." Statista, Statista Inc., 18 Apr 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/999338/historical-personalities-european-history-france/
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