George Washington

George Washington: crossed the Delaware, couldn't tell a lie, and owned over 300 human beings. We put him on money and mountains, but maybe skip the "father of freedom" bit when the man had slaves' teeth in his dentures. His selfless decision to step down voluntarily made him a global symbol of republican virtue, earning praise even from King George III as potentially "the greatest man in the world," and cementing his legacy as "first in war, first in peace, and first in the hearts of his countrymen."