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Spy movies and books provide us with so much entertainment… but these types of people actually exist! This video is The Five Most Famous Spies Of All Time (and these are only the ones that were caught!) Disagree with our list? Then please let us know in the comments section below. You can also subscribe here - http://tinyurl.com/prn4lec Join us on Twitter here - www.twitter.com/Take5Nation And Facebook here - http://tinyurl.com/orv4j3z The Rosenbergs Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were most famous spies in history. They were American Communists who worked for Soviet secret agency KGB. They were known for passing nuclear secrets to the Soviet Union. Julius joined KGB in 1942 and recruited many others to the agency. He passed information regarding America’s nuclear research to KGB, along with his wife and brother-in-law Sergeant David Greenglass. However, Greenglass confessed of espionage later and it led to the arrest of the Rosenbergs. They were executed in 1953 and Greenglass was jailed for ten years, being released in 1960. Aldrich Ames Aldrich Ames was a CIA officer who worked for Soviet Union during the cold war. He approached KGB with information in exchange of money, which he was lacking due to his extravagant lifestyle. Ames provided KGB with the identities of CIA spies working in Soviet Union, numbering around a hundred. In exchange Ames was given between $20,000 and $50,000 per meeting. In 1994 the CIA noticed the loss of their ranks and Ames was found responsible in the further investigation. He was arrested and given a life sentence without the possibility of parole. The Cambridge Five The Cambridge Five were a group of Soviet spies who worked in British secret service during the WWII. The group’s name comes from the fact that they all became Marxists when they studied in Cambridge. The most popular among them was Kim Philby who provided the Soviets with details of American and British spies, resulting in the deaths of many of them. Other members of the group were Donald Duart Maclean, Guy Burgess and Anthony Blunt while one was never identified. None of the individuals were ever prosecuted with most defecting to the USSR. Sidney Reilly Sidney Reilly was born as Sigmund Georgievich Rosenblum in Russia. He acted as a spy for a few nations and led an extravagant life. He is famous for his plan to assassinate Soviet leader Lenin. Although the plan failed, he escaped with brilliance. Reilly was not as lucky when he tried to overthrow the Soviet government in 1925. He was caught by the Soviets and was executed. Reilly is also said to be the inspiration behind the most famous literary spy James Bond. Bond author Ian Fleming often referred to Sidney Reilly as his inspiration behind the famous British spy. Richard Sorge Possibly most famous spies in history, Richard Sorge was one of the iconic spies ever, who acted as a spy for Soviet Union during the Second World War. He started as an intelligence agent in 1920s and made Japan his playground. He learned of the plans of Germany and Japan regarding Soviet Union and informed them. He was arrested by the Japanese in 1941 and was executed. In 1964, the communist nation posthumously honored him with the title Hero of the Soviet Union.