Historians and experts rank famous figures based on their rough-and-tumble accomplishments.
Episode 1
Guts and Glory
Legendary figures Benjamin Franklin, Al Capone, Abraham Lincoln and Ernest Hemingway take a seat at the tough-guy table.
Episode 2
Living on the Edge
Tough guys profiled include astronaut Neil Armstrong, President Teddy Roosevelt, gangster John Dillinger and illusionist Harry Houdini.
Episode 3
Risk-Takers and Renegades
Featured tough guys include daredevil Evel Knievel, President Andrew Jackson, billionaire Howard Hughes and Army Gen. George S. Patton.
Episode 4
Players and Playboys
Iconic tough guys include singer Elvis Presley, Gen. Ulysses S. Grant, baseball slugger Ted Williams and President John F. Kennedy.
Episode 5
Fight or Flight
Astronaut John Glenn, martial artist Bruce Lee, President Harry S. Truman and journalist Hunter S. Thompson each lived life without boundaries.
Episode 6
Rebels With a Cause
President George Washington takes on Gen. Douglas MacArthur; aviator Amelia Earhart is matched against boxer Jack Johnson.
1986 · ★ 7.0
1988 · ★ 6.5
1987 · ★ 6.7
2004 · ★ 7.0
2020 · ★ 7.4
1978 · ★ 8.0
2009 · ★ 7.5
2006 · ★ 7.5
1994 · ★ 7.6
2012 · ★ 6.2
2010 · ★ 8.8
2021 · ★ 7.6
2019 · ★ 6.6
2011 · ★ 7.7
2022 · ★ 8.1
2021 · ★ 7.4
2019 · ★ 7.4
2012 · ★ 8.0
2020 · ★ 7.7
2009 · ★ 7.4
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