Adolf Hitler was born in Austria and failed to get into art school. He served in the German army during WWI and joined a small nationalist party after the war. As the party leader, he blamed Germany's weakness on politicians, France, communists, and Jews. His Nazi party received under 10% of the vote in early elections but he was imprisoned after a failed coup attempt. In prison he wrote Mein Kampf outlining his belief that Germany needed more land for Aryans and Jews posed an international threat.

1. Adolf Hitler