People
504 historical figures
Category
Angela Merkel
German Chancellor
Contemporary
influential
163
Cristiano Ronaldo
Soccer star
Contemporary
influential
163
Stephen Hawking
Black holes, cosmology
Contemporary
influential
162
Francis Bacon
Empiricism, scientific method
Early Modern
influential
162
Ovid
Metamorphoses
Ancient
influential
162
Stanley Kubrick
Filmmaker
Modern
influential
162
Charles de Gaulle
French leader, WWII resistance
Modern
influential
161
Boris Yeltsin
First Russian Federation president
Contemporary
influential
161
Erwin Schrodinger
Wave mechanics
Modern
influential
158
Leon Trotsky
Russian revolutionary
Modern
influential
158
Tim Berners-Lee
Inventor of the World Wide Web
Contemporary
influential
155
Yuval Noah Harari
Historian, Sapiens author
Contemporary
influential
155
James Brown
Godfather of Soul
Modern
influential
155
Mark Zuckerberg
Facebook/Meta founder
Contemporary
influential
155
Peter the Great
Modernizer of Russia
Early Modern
influential
154
Margaret Thatcher
British PM, Iron Lady
Contemporary
influential
154
Ayatollah Khomeini
Iranian revolution leader
Contemporary
influential
154
Charlie Chaplin
Silent film legend
Modern
influential
154
Jane Goodall
Primatology, chimpanzee research
Contemporary
influential
153
Lech Walesa
Polish Solidarity leader
Contemporary
influential
153