People
504 historical figures
Category
Mary Wollstonecraft
Early feminist philosopher
Early Modern
influential
141
Ibn Battuta
Greatest medieval traveler
Medieval
influential
141
John Wesley
Founder of Methodism
Early Modern
influential
140
Robert Oppenheimer
Manhattan Project leader
Modern
influential
140
Che Guevara
Revolutionary icon
Modern
influential
140
Noam Chomsky
Linguistics, political activism
Contemporary
influential
140
Slavoj Zizek
Philosopher, cultural critic
Contemporary
influential
140
Joseph Smith
Founder of Mormonism
Modern
influential
139
Alexandre Dumas
Three Musketeers
Modern
influential
139
Tupac Shakur
Rapper, poet
Contemporary
influential
139
Lionel Messi
Soccer GOAT contender
Contemporary
influential
139
Marilyn Monroe
Hollywood icon
Modern
influential
139
Chelsea Manning
Military whistleblower
Contemporary
influential
139
William Harvey
Blood circulation
Early Modern
influential
138
Napoleon Bonaparte
French Emperor and conqueror
Early Modern
influential
138
Saddam Hussein
Iraqi dictator
Contemporary
influential
138
Epicurus
Epicurean philosophy
Ancient
influential
138
William Shakespeare
Greatest playwright in English
Early Modern
influential
138
Geoffrey Chaucer
Canterbury Tales
Medieval
influential
138
Edvard Munch
The Scream
Modern
influential
138