Come to think of it, I believe the Portugese once elected Salazar (a quasi-fascist dictator) as their greatest countryman. The Dutch picked Pim Fortuyn, not a dictator but a populist politician akin to Berlusconi who was murdered before "his" election. And looking through the web, I found out that in the UK princess Diana was rated at #3, well ahead of Shakespeare, Fleming and generally everyone else who did matter.

Sigh...