Sunday, May 6, 2012

Most influential persons in history


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RankNameTime FrameImageOccupationInfluence
1Muhammadc. 570–632Mohammad SAV.svgSecular and religious leaderThe central human figure of Islam, regarded by Muslims as a prophet of God and the last messenger. Active as a social reformerdiplomat,merchantphilosopheroratorlegislatormilitary leader, humanitarian, philanthropist.
2Isaac Newton1643–1727GodfreyKneller-IsaacNewton-1689.jpgScientistEnglish physicist, mathematician, astronomer, natural philosopher, alchemist, and theologian. His law of universal gravitation and three laws of motion laid the groundwork for classical mechanics.
3Jesus Christ7–2 BC – 26–36 ADStJohnsAshfield StainedGlass GoodShepherd Face.jpgSpiritual leaderThe central figure of Christianity, revered by Christians as the Son of Godand the incarnation of God.
4Buddha563–483 BCBuddha in Sarnath Museum (Dhammajak Mutra).jpgSpiritual leaderSpiritual teacher and philosopher from ancient India. Founder of Buddhismand is also considered an Gautama Buddha in Hinduism.
5Confucius551–479 BCConfucius Tang Dynasty.jpgPhilosopherChinese thinker and social philosopher, whose teachings and philosophy have deeply influenced ChineseKoreanJapanese, Vietnamese andIndonesian thought and life. Founded Confucianism, and influenced Neo-Confucianism and New Confucianism.
6St. Paul5–67 ADEl Greco - Saint Paul head.jpgChristian apostleOne of the most notable of early Christian missionariescredited withproselytizing and spreading Christianity outside of Palestine (mainly to theRomans) and author of numerous letters of the New Testament of the Bible.
7Cài Lún50–121 ADCai-lun.jpgPolitical official in imperial ChinaWidely regarded as the inventor of paper and the papermaking process.
8Johannes Gutenberg1398–1468Gutenberg.jpgInventorGerman printer who invented the mechanical printing press.
9Christopher Columbus1451–1506Christopher Columbus.PNGExplorerItalian navigator, colonizer and explorer whose voyages led to generalEuropean awareness of the American continents.
10Albert Einstein1879–1955Einstein 1921 portrait2.jpgScientistGerman theoretical physicist, best known for his theory of relativity and specifically mass–energy equivalence, expressed by the equationE = mc2.