Most influential persons in history, according to Michael H. Hart, ranked by influence.
- Muhammed ibn ABDULLAH, PROPHET of ALLAH (Mecca 25/3/570 – 8/6/632 Medina)
2. Isaac (Sir) NEWTON (Lincolnshire. 25/12/1642 – 20/3/1727 London)
3. Yehoshua ben YOSEF the SAVIOUR (Bethlehem? 6? BC – 3/4/33
9. Christopher COLUMBUS (1451 – 1506) ; aka Cristovao (Cristoforo Cristobal Christophoro) COLOMBO; 1st Almirante das INDIAS.
11. Louis PASTEUR (1822 – 1895) ; (important Scientist, chemist and biologist; discovered stereochemistry, germ theory; eponym of Pasteurization.
16. Charles Robert DARWIN (Shrops. 12/2/1809 – 19/4/1882 Kent) Scientist, developed Theory of Evolution through Natural Selection; (winner of the Royal Society’s Copley Medal)
18. Gaius Octavius Augustus (1st EMPEROR) of ROME (13/9/63 BC – 19/8/14) ; aka Caesar Augustus; eponym of month August; (considered one of the Wealthiest autocrats ever).
21. Constantine `the Great’ of ROME (268? – 337) ; aka Flavius Valerius Aurelius Constantinus; EMPEROR of ROMAN EMPIRE; Saint; eponym of CONSTANTINOPLE, etc.)
24. James (Sir) Clerk MAXWELL (13/6/1831 – 5/11/1879) ; (CLERK-MAXWELL); (brilliant Mathematician and Physicist, noted for his equations of electromagnetism.
26. George Augustine WASHINGTON (Virg. 22/2/1732 – 14/12/1799 Virg.) ; President of the United States #1 (Indep, Feder : 1789-1797); Key Founding Father of the U.S.A.
28. Orville WRIGHT (Dayton, Ohio 1871 – 1948 Dayton) ; (Along with brother Wilbur, Invented the airplane and became first aviator.
Wilbur Wright (1867 – 1912))
30. Adam SMITH (1723 – 1790) famous writer, Economist; wrote Wealth of Nations ); Philosopher)
31. Edward de VERE (17th Earl) of OXFORD (Hedingham Castle 12/4/1550 – 24/6/1604 Hackney, Midx.) ; (VEER); aka Lord Bulbeck (Bolebec), Sanford and Badlesmere.
31. William `the Bard’ SHAKESPEARE (Stratford 1564 – 1616 Stratford) ; greatest Author in history; (Michael Hart shows, instead, Edward de Vere, q.v., as the great writer).
33. Alexander III `the Great’ (King) of MACEDONIA (356? BC – 3/7/323 BC) ; TEMENID; greatest CONQUEROR in history; founder (PHARAOH) of the 32nd Dynasty of EGYPT.
41. Oliver CROMWELL (Lord PROTECTOR of ENGLAND) (Huntingdon 25/4/1599 – 3/9/1658 London)
44. John `the Philosopher’ LOCKE (Somerset 29/8/1632 – 27/10/1704) ; (very influential thinker; wrote An Essay Concerning Human Understanding and much more.
56. Ernest (Sir) RUTHERFORD (New Zealand 1871 – 1937 Cambridge, England) ; 1st (and last) Baron RUTHERFORD of NELSON; Scientist, made key discoveries about atomic structure; Nobel Prize Laureate.
64. Thomas JEFFERSON (Virg. 13/3/1743 – 4/7/1826 Monticello, Virg.) Governor of Virginia; President of the United States #3 (Dem-Rep : 1801-1809); 1st U.S. Secretary of State.
65. Isabella (I; Queen) de CASTILE (1451 – 1504) `the Catholic’; financed the discovery voyages of Christopher Columbus; initiated the Spanish Inquisition.
67. Gaius JULIUS Caesar (Dictator) of ROME (100 BC – 15/3/44 BC) ; eponym of CAESAR (Czar, Kaiser), eponym of month July.
68. William the CONQUEROR (Duke) of NORMANDY (1027 – 9/9/1087) ; aka William the Bastard; affirmed as heir to England by Edward III.
81. John FitzGerald KENNEDY (Mass. 29/5/1917 – 22/11/1963 Dallas, Texas) U.S. Senator; President of the United States.
87. Cyrus II `the Great’ (1st Shah) of PERSIA (600? BC – 529 BC) ; founding EMPEROR of the Persian Empire; `astonishing empire builder’; Lawgiver.
88. Pjotr I Alexeiovich ROMANOV (CZAR) of RUSSIA (1682 – 1725) ; aka Peter `the Great’; (patron of Gottfried Leibniz).
90. Francis (Sir) BACON (London 1561 – 1627) lawyer, essayist, Philosopher, Scientist, Mathematician; M.P., Solicitor General, Attorney General.
94. Elizabeth I TUDOR (Queen) of ENGLAND (Greenwich 7/9/1533 – 24/3/1603 Surrey) aka Good Queen Bess; `the Virgin Queen’; eponym of VIRGINIA.
97. Charlemagne (King) of the FRANKS (2/4/742 (or 748?) – 28/1/814 Prussia) ; aka Charles le Grand (`the Great’); aka Karl der Grosse; aka Carolus Magnus (Carlomagno); King of the LOMBARDS.
129. Cleopatra VII (Queen) of EGYPT (69 BC – 30 BC) subject of Shakespeare play.
137. Nero Claudius CAESAR Augustus GERMANICUS (EMPEROR) of ROME (Anzio, Italy 37 – 68 nr. Rome)
152. Solomon ben DAVID (2nd King) of ISRAEL & JUDAH (? – 930 BC) aka Jedidiah, Salomo
160. Tutankhamen (12th PHARAOH) of EGYPT (18th Dynasty) (1343? BC – 1325? BC) son of Akhenaten – Amenhotep IV – (died 1335 BC)
168. Attila the HUN (59th King of the HUNS) (? – 453?) founder of the 2nd Hunnish Empire
183. Mary MAGDALENE (Bethany? 3 – 63 France?) aka Miriam of BETHANY
190. Louis XIV (King) of FRANCE (1638 – 1715) `the Sun King’
191. Anne BOLEYN (1507 – 19/5/1536 Tower Green) Marchioness of Pembroke
224. James (Jr.) MADISON (Virg. 16/3/1751 – 28/6/1836 Virg.) 5th U.S. Secretary of State; President of the United States
235. Abraham LINCOLN (Kentucky 12/2/1809 – 15/4/1865 Washington, D.C.) President of the United States
251. John Davison ROCKEFELLER (Richford, New York 1839 – 1937) Founded Standard Oil Company
285. Helen Adams KELLER (1880 – 1968) first deaf-blind person to earn a baccalaureate
341. Bill GATES (Seattle 28/10/1955) ; (Inventor, founded Microsoft
352. Winston Leonard Spencer CHURCHILL (30/11/1874 – 24/1/1965) Prime Minister of U.K
357. Elvis Aaron PRESLEY (Tupelo, Miss. 1935 – 1977 Memphis, Tenn.) most famous singer of his era.
360. Franklin Delano ROOSEVELT (Hyde Park, N.Y. 30/1/1882 – 12/4/1945 Warm Springs, GA) Governor of New York; President of the United States.
368. Benjamin FRANKLIN (Boston, Mass. 1706 – 1790 Philadelphia) ; (famous Inventor; Governor of Pennsylvania.
393. Eleanor ROOSEVELT (New York 11/10/1884 – 7/11/1962 New York) ; First Lady (ROOSEVELT) of the United States.
409. Horatio (Fleet Admiral) NELSON (Norfolk 29/9/1758 – 21/10/1805 at sea)
414. Alfred `the Great’ (1st/3rd King) of ENGLAND (849 – 26/10/899) King of WESSEX and England.
415. Arthur (K.G.) WELLESLEY (1769 – 1852) ; 1st Marquess & 1st Duke of WELLINGTON; Prime Minister of U.K
418. Victoria of HANOVER (Queen) of ENGLAND (London 1819 – 1901 Isle of Wight)
423. Owain `Glyndwr’ ap GRUFFYDD (1353? – 1415?) led Wales in alliance with York against Lancaster
435. Boadicea (Queen) of ICENIANS (22? – 62?) 1st Christian queen of Albion.
437. Thomas (Sir; Saint) MORE (London 1478 – 1535 Tower Hill, London.
440. Henry VIII TUDOR (London 1491 – 1547 London) ; Duke of York; K.G.
449. William (Sir; the PATRIOT) WALLACE (1273 – 24/8/1305 Tyburn Tree, London)
450. Francis (Sir) DRAKE (the NAVIGATOR) (1540? – 28/1/1596 anchored nr. Portobelo, Panama)
451. Arthur (High-King) of BRITAIN (Cornwall? 25/12/479 – 16/2/538 Camlann)
472. Henry V PLANTAGENET (King) of ENGLAND (1387 – 31/8/1422 France)
474. Robert (I; `the Good’; the) BRUCE (1274 – 1329)
481. Geoffrey CHAUCER (1342? – 1400 London) famous poet, wrote Canterbury Tales.
488. Bernard Law (Field Marshall) MONTGOMERY (1887 – 1976) 1st Viscount MONTGOMERY of ALAMEIN; K.G.
490. Henry II (King) of ENGLAND (Le Mans, France 5/3/1133 – 6/7/1189 Chinon, France)
493. Walter (Sir) RALEIGH (Devon 1552? – 29/10/1618 London) famous EXPLORER
494. Edward I (King) of ENGLAND (1239 – 6/7/1307) grandson of Henry II (King) of England
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