People

H.G. Wells

Science fiction pioneer

Modern influential

59

Gustav Klimt

Art Nouveau painter

Modern influential

59

Moses

Prophet and lawgiver of Judaism

Ancient influential

58

Adolf Hitler

Nazi dictator, WWII

Modern influential

57

Langston Hughes

Harlem Renaissance poet

Modern influential

57

Charlemagne

Holy Roman Emperor

Medieval influential

56

Pablo Neruda

Chilean poet, Nobel laureate

Modern influential

56

Rembrandt

Dutch Golden Age painter

Early Modern influential

56

Xi Jinping

Chinese president

Contemporary influential

55

Dr. Seuss (Theodor Geisel)

Children's author

Modern influential

55

Yuri Gagarin

First man in space

Modern influential

55

Thomas Aquinas

Catholic philosopher and theologian

Medieval influential

54

Johannes Kepler

Laws of planetary motion

Early Modern influential

54

Nelson Mandela

Anti-apartheid leader, South African president

Contemporary influential

54

Baruch Spinoza

Rationalist philosophy

Early Modern influential

54

Louis XIV

Sun King of France

Early Modern influential

53

William Wordsworth

Romantic poet

Modern influential

53

Malcolm X

Civil rights leader

Modern influential

53

Rosalind Franklin

DNA structure X-ray crystallography

Modern influential

52

Cyrus the Great

Founder of the Achaemenid Empire

Ancient influential

52