Discover the influential figures whose actions have significantly altered the course of human history in our comprehensive ranking. From revolutionary movements to scientific breakthroughs, discover who the most remarkable individuals are who have made huge contributions and whose legacies continue to resonate today.
The most influential people in the world. Ranking of people whose actions have most changed the course of human history:
- 🇬🇧 Isaac Newton
- 🇺🇸 George Washington
- 🇬🇧 Charles Darwin
- 🇮🇹 Galileo Galilei
- 🇬🇷 Alexander the Great
- 🇫🇷 Napoleon Bonaparte
- 🇮🇹 Leonardo da Vinci
- 🇺🇸 Thomas Edison
- 🇮🇳 Mahatma Gandhi
- 🇨🇳 Confucius
- 🇫🇷 Louis Pasteur
- 🇫🇷 Joan of Arc
- 🇬🇷 Socrates
- 🇨🇳 Qin Shi Huang
- 🇩🇪 Albert Einstein
- 🇳🇵 Siddhartha Gautama (Buddha)
- 🇬🇧 William Shakespeare
- 🇲🇳 Genghis Khan
- 🇩🇪 Martin Luther
- 🇬🇧 Winston Churchill
- 🇸🇦 Muhammad
- 🇺🇸 Abraham Lincoln
- 🇮🇱 Albert Einstein
- 🇷🇺 Peter the Great
- 🇬🇧 James Watt
- 🇩🇪 Johannes Gutenberg
- 🇬🇧 Queen Elizabeth I
- 🇲🇰 Alexander the Great
- 🇫🇷 Napoleon Bonaparte
- 🇮🇹 Christopher Columbus
- 🇮🇳 Mother Teresa
- 🇯🇵 Tokugawa Ieyasu
- 🇳🇿 Ernest Rutherford
- 🇳🇱 Rembrandt
- 🇷🇺 Vladimir Lenin
These individuals have been recognized globally for their monumental influence on the course of history, shaping various aspects of modern civilization.
Sources:
- BBC History
- Time Magazine: 100 Most Influential People
- Encyclopaedia Britannica
- Smithsonian Magazine
