People

493 historical figures

Era

All Eras Ancient Contemporary Early Modern Medieval Modern

Category

All influential weird famous

Martin Luther

Leader of the Protestant Reformation

Early Modern influential
281

Muammar Gaddafi

Libyan dictator

Contemporary influential
268

Allen Ginsberg

Howl, Beat poet

Modern influential
268

Arthur Schopenhauer

Pessimist philosophy

Modern influential
231

Zoroaster

Founder of Zoroastrianism

Ancient influential
220

Quentin Tarantino

Filmmaker

Contemporary influential
214

Benjamin Franklin

Electricity experiments, founding father

Early Modern influential
213

Mark Twain

Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, humorist

Modern influential
212

Kabir

Indian mystic poet

Medieval influential
210

Madonna

Pop icon

Contemporary influential
204

Epictetus

Stoic philosopher, former slave

Ancient influential
203

Benjamin Disraeli

British PM

Modern influential
202

Taylor Swift

Singer-songwriter

Contemporary influential
200

Mikhail Gorbachev

Last Soviet leader, glasnost

Contemporary influential
198

Laozi

Founder of Taoism

Ancient influential
196

Neil deGrasse Tyson

Astrophysicist, science communicator

Contemporary influential
195

Andy Warhol

Pop art

Modern influential
195

Harry Truman

US President, atomic bomb decision

Modern influential
194

Alan Turing

Computer science, codebreaking

Modern influential
192

Saint Paul

Apostle who spread Christianity

Ancient influential
191