Only one politician?
On Newt's list (see his list in Post #7).
Is that surprising? Maybe not, USAians luve their politicians
In 2002 there was a public poll in the UK selecting the 10 greatest Britians. Only 3 politicans made the list(Churchill, Elizabeth I, Oliver Cromwell)
The USA copied the idea and selected 10 great Americans, only 3 of which weren't politicians (Ben Franklin, Elvis Presley, Oprah Winfrey)