According to historians, who was the most popular American historical figure of his/her time? [I Love History]

UPDATE: I will take either of 2 answers, because 'historical figure' can be interpreted differently.

This is impossible to know with 100% certainty, of course, but there is a fairly firm view of this.

The winner gets a prize.

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uncleshawn · 41-45, M

Hints....

One of them was before the mass media age, and one of them was at the very teensy crude beginning of the mass media age.