People

Jorge Luis Borges

Short fiction, magical realism

Modern influential

130

Federico Garcia Lorca

Spanish poet and playwright

Modern influential

130

Jean-Michel Basquiat

Neo-expressionist painter

Modern influential

130

Terence McKenna

Psychedelic philosopher

Contemporary weird famous

130

Max Planck

Quantum theory

Modern influential

129

Edward Snowden

NSA whistleblower

Contemporary influential

129

Timothy Leary

LSD advocate, turn on tune in drop out

Contemporary weird famous

129

Woodrow Wilson

US President, League of Nations

Modern influential

128

Bob Dylan

Singer-songwriter, Nobel laureate

Contemporary influential

128

Mike Tyson

Boxing champion, ear-biting, face tattoo

Contemporary weird famous

128

George Washington

First US President

Early Modern influential

127

Montesquieu

Separation of powers

Early Modern influential

127

Franz Kafka

The Metamorphosis, surrealist fiction

Modern influential

127

Freddie Mercury

Queen frontman

Contemporary influential

127

LeBron James

Basketball star

Contemporary influential

127

Richard Pryor

Comedian

Modern influential

127

Siddhartha Gautama (Buddha)

Founder of Buddhism

Ancient influential

126

Haile Selassie

Ethiopian Emperor

Modern influential

126

Vladimir Putin

Russian president

Contemporary influential

126

Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz

Calculus, optimism

Early Modern influential

126