People

238 historical figures

Era

All Eras Ancient Contemporary Early Modern Medieval Modern

Category

All influential weird famous

William Wordsworth

Romantic poet

Modern influential
53

Malcolm X

Civil rights leader

Modern influential
53

Rosalind Franklin

DNA structure X-ray crystallography

Modern influential
52

John von Neumann

Computer architecture, game theory

Modern influential
51

Herman Melville

Moby-Dick

Modern influential
50

Roald Dahl

Children's author

Modern influential
49

James Clerk Maxwell

Electromagnetic theory

Modern influential
48

Anton Chekhov

Playwright, short story writer

Modern influential
48

Joseph Stalin

Soviet dictator

Modern influential
46

Auguste Rodin

The Thinker, sculptor

Modern influential
45

Pablo Picasso

Cubism, modern art

Modern influential
44

Mother Teresa

Humanitarian, Nobel laureate

Modern influential
36

Percy Bysshe Shelley

Romantic poet

Modern influential
35

Max Weber

Sociology, bureaucracy

Modern influential
23

Antonio Gramsci

Marxist philosopher, cultural hegemony

Modern influential
21

John Keats

Romantic poet

Modern influential
18

Ray Charles

Soul music pioneer

Modern influential
11

Guglielmo Marconi

Radio communication

Modern influential
10