Who inspires you?

[Da Orky Man]

Put a real-life character, alive or dead, and a fictional one. Multiple ones if you can't decide.

I'd say Niccolo Machiavelli for real life, and either Ender Wiggin or LeLouch vi Britannia. Notice an underlying trend here?

 

[similar.squirrel]

James Lovelock and Kurt Vonnegut. They are [were, in the case of Vonnegut. He's in heaven now.] good people.

 

[DefinitelyPsychotic]

My father for real life.

John Marston for fiction.