People

587 historical figures

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All Eras Ancient Contemporary Early Modern Medieval Modern

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All influential weird famous

Boris Yeltsin

First Russian Federation president

Contemporary influential
161

Dennis Rodman

Eccentric basketball player, North Korea visits

Contemporary weird famous
161

Aleister Crowley

Occultist, wickedest man in the world

Contemporary weird famous
159

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

Jane Goodall

Primatology, chimpanzee research

Contemporary influential
153

Lech Walesa

Polish Solidarity leader

Contemporary influential
153

Marlon Brando

Actor

Modern influential
152

Nikola Tesla

AC electrical system, inventor

Modern influential
151

Emperor Hirohito

Japanese Emperor during WWII

Modern influential
151

Michel Foucault

Power structures, postmodernism

Contemporary influential
151