People
504 historical figures
Category
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
205
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
Fidel Castro
Cuban revolutionary leader
Modern
influential
191