People

Haile Selassie

Ethiopian Emperor

Modern influential

126

Keith Haring

Pop art, activism

Modern influential

126

Sam Walton

Walmart founder

Modern influential

126

F. Scott Fitzgerald

The Great Gatsby

Modern influential

125

Richard Wagner

Opera composer

Modern influential

125

Chuck Berry

Father of Rock and Roll

Modern influential

125

Linus Pauling

Chemical bond theory, peace activism

Modern influential

124

Philip K. Dick

Science fiction, Do Androids Dream

Modern influential

124

Frank Sinatra

Crooner, entertainer

Modern influential

123

Emily Dickinson

Poetry

Modern influential

121

Frida Kahlo

Mexican painter

Modern influential

121

Jimi Hendrix

Guitar virtuoso

Modern influential

121

Georgia O'Keeffe

American modernist painter

Modern influential

120

David Ben-Gurion

Founder of Israel

Modern influential

119

Miles Davis

Jazz innovator

Modern influential

119

Karl Marx

Communist Manifesto, Das Kapital

Modern influential

118

Billie Holiday

Jazz vocalist

Modern influential

118

Henry David Thoreau

Civil disobedience, Walden

Modern influential

117

Hunter S. Thompson

Gonzo journalism, Fear and Loathing

Modern influential

117

Kurt Vonnegut

Slaughterhouse-Five

Modern influential

116