From Ronald Reagan to Julius Caesar, here are 11 world leaders who were left-handed

• August 13 is International Lefthanders Day.
• Just 10% of people in the world are left-handed, though many of them occupy high offices.
• Scroll down to see 11 left-handed world leaders - from Benjamin Netanyahu to Barack Obama to Simon Bolivar, the military general who liberated South America.
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Though left-handers make up just 10% of the world, many of them have very important jobs.

A surprising number of US presidents, in particular, are left-handers - George HW Bush, Ronald Reagan, and Barack Obama are just three of the lefties to have occupied the Oval Office.

According to some research, lefties may be more creative, be better at "divergent thinking" - generating new ideas based on existing information - and face challenges better.

Read more: Scientists say left-handed people may be smarter in one key way

Scroll down to see 11 of the world's left-handed leaders.