People

587 historical figures

Era

All Eras Ancient Contemporary Early Modern Medieval Modern

Category

All influential weird famous

Confucius

Chinese philosopher, founder of Confucianism

Ancient influential
143

Charles Dickens

Victorian novelist

Modern influential
143

Jeff Koons

Balloon dog artist, kitsch king

Contemporary weird famous
143

Dwight Eisenhower

US President, WWII general

Modern influential
142

Divine (Harris Glenn Milstead)

Drag icon, John Waters films

Contemporary weird famous
142

Flavor Flav

Clock-wearing rapper

Contemporary weird famous
142

Idi Amin

Ugandan dictator

Modern influential
141

Mary Wollstonecraft

Early feminist philosopher

Early Modern influential
141

Ibn Battuta

Greatest medieval traveler

Medieval influential
141

Keith Moon

The Who drummer, hotel destroyer

Contemporary weird famous
141

John Wesley

Founder of Methodism

Early Modern influential
140

Robert Oppenheimer

Manhattan Project leader

Modern influential
140

Che Guevara

Revolutionary icon

Modern influential
140

Noam Chomsky

Linguistics, political activism

Contemporary influential
140

Slavoj Zizek

Philosopher, cultural critic

Contemporary influential
140

Joseph Smith

Founder of Mormonism

Modern influential
139

Alexandre Dumas

Three Musketeers

Modern influential
139

Tupac Shakur

Rapper, poet

Contemporary influential
139

Lionel Messi

Soccer GOAT contender

Contemporary influential
139

Marilyn Monroe

Hollywood icon

Modern influential
139