People

493 historical figures

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All Eras Ancient Contemporary Early Modern Medieval Modern

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All influential weird famous

Pol Pot

Cambodian dictator, Khmer Rouge

Modern influential
163

Angela Merkel

German Chancellor

Contemporary influential
163

Cristiano Ronaldo

Soccer star

Contemporary influential
163

Stephen Hawking

Black holes, cosmology

Contemporary influential
162

Francis Bacon

Empiricism, scientific method

Early Modern influential
162

Ovid

Metamorphoses

Ancient influential
162

Stanley Kubrick

Filmmaker

Modern influential
162

Charles de Gaulle

French leader, WWII resistance

Modern influential
161

Boris Yeltsin

First Russian Federation president

Contemporary influential
161

Erwin Schrodinger

Wave mechanics

Modern influential
158

Leon Trotsky

Russian revolutionary

Modern influential
158

Jesus Christ

Founder of Christianity

Ancient influential
156

Tim Berners-Lee

Inventor of the World Wide Web

Contemporary influential
155

Yuval Noah Harari

Historian, Sapiens author

Contemporary influential
155

James Brown

Godfather of Soul

Modern influential
155

Mark Zuckerberg

Facebook/Meta founder

Contemporary influential
155

Peter the Great

Modernizer of Russia

Early Modern influential
154

Margaret Thatcher

British PM, Iron Lady

Contemporary influential
154

Ayatollah Khomeini

Iranian revolution leader

Contemporary influential
154

Charlie Chaplin

Silent film legend

Modern influential
154