People

Sappho

Greek lyric poet

Ancient influential

32

Li Bai

Chinese poet

Medieval influential

27

James Watt

Steam engine improvements

Early Modern influential

25

Toussaint Louverture

Haitian Revolution leader

Early Modern influential

25

Max Weber

Sociology, bureaucracy

Modern influential

23

Du Fu

Chinese poet

Medieval influential

23

Saint Augustine

Influential Christian theologian

Ancient influential

21

Antonio Gramsci

Marxist philosopher, cultural hegemony

Modern influential

21

Averroes (Ibn Rushd)

Islamic philosopher

Medieval influential

19

Murasaki Shikibu

Tale of Genji

Medieval influential

18

John Keats

Romantic poet

Modern influential

18

Captain James Cook

Pacific explorer

Early Modern influential

17

Akbar the Great

Mughal Emperor, religious tolerance

Early Modern influential

15

Suleiman the Magnificent

Ottoman Sultan

Early Modern influential

14

Satoshi Nakamoto

Bitcoin creator

Contemporary influential

14

Al-Khwarizmi

Father of algebra

Medieval influential

13

Hypatia

Mathematician, philosopher

Ancient influential

13

Ramesses II

Egyptian pharaoh

Ancient influential

12

Galen

Roman physician, anatomy

Ancient influential

11

William the Conqueror

Norman conquest of England

Medieval influential

11