He was also an influential figure in state politics and higher education.

He remained an important and influential figure for the rest of his life.

He has been an influential figure in popular music and culture for over six decades.

Jordan has become known as an influential figure in American politics.

During the 1975 local elections she became the party's most influential figure.

But he is likely to remain an influential figure, Russian officials say.

She, too, was an influential figure in the Pakistan movement.

He is a very influential figure in the Hammer success story.

Lawrence has been an influential figure in film, television, and media technology.

He was an influential figure by way of his reasoning.

He is among the most well respected and influential figure in the world.

He has been described as one of the most influential figures in human history.

He has been an influential figure in the electronic music scene since the early 1990s.

As such, he was one of the most powerful and influential figures in the military.

Augustine is considered an influential figure in the history of education.

He was an influential figure in the field of psychiatry during the mid-19th century.

As a freshman House member, he was not a particularly powerful or influential figure.

He also was an influential figure in minor league baseball.

He was a highly influential figure within the film industry and also wrote a number of books on the topic.

This event confirmed him as an influential figure on the national political scene.

At 30, he oversees 200 soldiers and is considered an influential figure.

Larger groups will have a committee and often a 'President', who traditionally is an influential figure in the life of the local church.

He is an influential figure on the topic of law and economics.

Bourgeois has for six decades been an important and influential figure in the world of modern art.