People

Ursula K. Le Guin

Science fiction, fantasy

Modern influential

99

Thomas More

Utopia

Early Modern influential

98

Frantz Fanon

Postcolonial theory

Modern influential

98

Ai Weiwei

Chinese artist, activist

Contemporary influential

98

Michael Jordan

Basketball legend

Contemporary influential

98

Anthony Weiner

Political scandals

Contemporary weird famous

98

Shia LaBeouf

Performance art, eccentric behavior

Contemporary weird famous

98

Rachel Carson

Silent Spring, environmentalism

Modern influential

97

Edward Said

Orientalism, postcolonialism

Contemporary influential

97

Paulo Freire

Pedagogy of the Oppressed

Modern influential

97

Sam Altman

OpenAI CEO

Contemporary influential

97

Daniel Johnston

Outsider artist and musician

Contemporary weird famous

97

Courtney Love

Musician, chaotic public persona

Contemporary weird famous

97

John F. Kennedy

US President, Cuban Missile Crisis

Modern influential

96

Mary Shelley

Frankenstein

Modern influential

96

Jack Kerouac

On the Road, Beat Generation

Modern influential

96

Ray Bradbury

Fahrenheit 451

Modern influential

96

Jackie Robinson

Broke baseball color barrier

Modern influential

96

Eleanor Roosevelt

First Lady, human rights

Modern influential

96

Francisco Pizarro

Conquered Inca Empire

Early Modern influential

96