People

William Butler Yeats

Irish poet

Modern influential

80

Ataturk (Mustafa Kemal)

Founder of modern Turkey

Modern influential

79

Plato

Philosopher, The Republic

Ancient influential

79

Haruki Murakami

Japanese novelist

Contemporary influential

79

Estee Lauder

Cosmetics mogul

Modern influential

79

Albert Einstein

Theory of relativity

Modern influential

78

Corazon Aquino

Philippine president, People Power

Contemporary influential

78

Victor Hugo

Les Miserables

Modern influential

78

Beyonce

Singer, cultural icon

Contemporary influential

78

Susan B. Anthony

Women's suffrage leader

Modern influential

78

Deng Xiaoping

Modernized China's economy

Contemporary influential

77

George Orwell

1984, Animal Farm

Modern influential

77

Chinua Achebe

Things Fall Apart

Modern influential

77

Yoko Ono

Artist, peace activist

Contemporary influential

77

Martin Scorsese

Filmmaker

Contemporary influential

77

Amanda Bynes

Child star, public meltdowns

Contemporary weird famous

77

Madam C.J. Walker

First female self-made millionaire

Modern influential

75

Christopher Columbus

Sailed to the Americas

Early Modern influential

75

Meiji Emperor

Modernized Japan

Modern influential

74

Emile Durkheim

Sociology founder

Modern influential

74