Lets see. Creating a unified list would be really hard, so I am doing a top 10 for military/political and science/economics:
1. Jesus. A non-militaristic man that greatly influenced morality and actions for 2 thousand years. Greatly effected the Roman empire post-Constantine and still has major influence on the lives and actions of people today, despite being persecuted and murdered.
2. Mohammed. Similar to Jesus, has left a huge impact on society. Unlike Jesus, he was militaristic and changed the Arabian landscape as well.
3. Sun Tzu. The greatest military mind in history. Bar none.
4. Genghis Khan. He and his progeny ruled most of the known world for quite some time.
5. Karl Marx. His ideals influenced a great deal of 20th century atrocities.
6. George Washington. A great military/statesman.
7. Caesar Augustus. Could be higher on the list, but he was the first emperor of the Roman Empire.
8. Alexander the Great. Leader of the Greek empire which was one of the major empires of antiquity.
9. Ghandi. His ideals and values effected a great deal of 20th century culture and history, especially India.
10. Hitler. When your responsible for the deaths of tens if not hundreds of millions of people, and formed so much 20th century history, your on the list.
Scientists/Economists/Thinkers/Inventors:
1. Johannes Gutenberg - inventor of the printing press. Yes, there are earlier machines, but his was the first to catch on and become incredibly common.
2. Aristotle. Teacher of Alexander the great, and a founder of many concepts we use and enjoy today. Really is tied for #1.
3. Adam Smith. Refuted Merchantilism and founded modern economics and capitalism. Has contributed much for the past 3 centuries. Man, I gotta read more on Wealth of Nations.
4. Galileo. Supporter of Copernicus' heliocentric theory, better telescopes, and many astronomic observations. The founder of modern science.
5. Issac Newton. Gravity and three laws of motion.
6. Albert Einstein. Right there with Issac Newton as one of the greatest scientists in history.
7. Ben Franklin. Electricity.
8. Henry Ford. The assembly line.
9. Alan Turing. Founder of modern computer science.
10. Brett Walton, founder of VGChartz.com :-p
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