top-100-world-figures

1. Isaac Newton - The father of modern physics.
2. Albert Einstein - Revolutionary physicist behind the theory of relativity.
3. Leonardo da Vinci - Renaissance genius, artist, and inventor.
4. William Shakespeare - The Bard of Avon, master of English literature.
5. Cleopatra - Last active ruler of the Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt.
6. Mahatma Gandhi - Leader of Indian independence movement in British-ruled India.
7. Nelson Mandela - Anti-apartheid revolutionary and first black president of South Africa.
8. Mother Teresa - Saint of the gutters, known for her charity work.
9. Martin Luther King Jr. - Leader of the African-American Civil Rights Movement.
10. Marie Curie - Pioneer in the research on radioactivity, two-time Nobel laureate.
11. Winston Churchill - British Prime Minister during WWII.
12. Charles Darwin - Developed the theory of natural selection.
13. Sigmund Freud - Father of psychoanalysis.
14. Confucius - Chinese philosopher and politician of the Spring and Autumn period.
15. Joan of Arc - The Maid of Orléans, heroine of France.
16. Julius Caesar - Roman general and statesman.
17. Genghis Khan - Founder and first Great Khan of the Mongol Empire.
18. Galileo Galilei - Father of modern observational astronomy.
19. Mozart - Influential composer of the Classical era.
20. Beethoven - Crucial figure in the transition between the Classical and Romantic eras in classical music.
21. Marco Polo - Venetian merchant, explorer, and writer who traveled through Asia.
22. Florence Nightingale - Founder of modern nursing.
23. Queen Victoria - The second longest-reigning British monarch.
24. Thomas Edison - Inventor of the light bulb and phonograph.
25. Nikola Tesla - Inventor, electrical engineer, mechanical engineer, and futurist.
26. Jane Austen - Renowned English novelist.
27. Anne Frank - Jewish Holocaust victim known for her diary.
28. Christopher Columbus - Italian explorer who led the first European expeditions to the Americas.
29. Picasso - Spanish painter, sculptor, printmaker, ceramicist, and theatre designer.
30. Frida Kahlo - Mexican painter known for her many portraits, self-portraits, and works inspired by the nature and artifacts of Mexico.
31. Rosa Parks - The mother of the freedom movement.
32. Amelia Earhart - First female aviator to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean.
33. Muhammad Ali - Professional boxer and activist.
34. George Washington - First President of the United States.
35. Abraham Lincoln - 16th President of the United States.
36. Napoleon Bonaparte - French military and political leader.
37. Vincent van Gogh - Post-Impressionist painter.
38. Oscar Wilde - Irish poet and playwright.
39. Charles Dickens - English writer and social critic.
40. Plato - Philosopher in Classical Greece.
41. Aristotle - Greek philosopher and polymath during the Classical period in Ancient Greece.
42. Buddha - Founder of Buddhism.
43. Jesus Christ - Central figure of Christianity.
44. Prophet Muhammad - Founder of Islam.
45. Dalai Lama - Spiritual leader of the Tibetan people.
46. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Influential composer of the Classical era.
47. Virginia Woolf - English writer, considered one of the most important modernist 20th-century authors.
48. Charlie Chaplin - English comic actor, filmmaker, and composer.
49. Elvis Presley - The king of rock and roll.
50. The Beatles - English rock band formed in Liverpool.
51. Pablo Neruda - Chilean poet-diplomat and politician.
52. Salvador Dalí - Spanish surrealist artist.
53. Andy Warhol - Leading figure in the visual art movement known as pop art.
54. Coco Chanel - French fashion designer and businesswoman.
55. Malala Yousafzai - Pakistani activist for female education and the youngest Nobel Prize laureate.
56. Queen Elizabeth II - Longest-reigning current monarch.
57. Indira Gandhi - First and, to date, only female Prime Minister of India.
58. Walt Disney - Pioneer of the American animation industry.
59. Henry Ford - Founder of the Ford Motor Company.
60. Steve Jobs - Co-founder of Apple Inc.
61. Bill Gates - Co-founder of the Microsoft Corporation.
62. Mark Twain - American writer, humorist, entrepreneur, publisher, and lecturer.
63. Harriet Tubman - American abolitionist and political activist.
64. Alexander the Great - King of Macedonia who created one of the largest empires of the ancient world.
65. Che Guevara - Argentine Marxist revolutionary.
66. Pele - Brazilian former professional footballer.
67. Michael Jordan - American former professional basketball player.
68. Marilyn Monroe - American actress, model, and singer.
69. Audrey Hepburn - British actress and humanitarian.
70. Princess Diana - Member of the British royal family.
71. John F. Kennedy - 35th President of the United States.
72. Barack Obama - 44th President of the United States.
73. Adolf Hitler - Dictator of Nazi Germany.
74. Stalin - Soviet politician who led the Soviet Union.
75. Mao Zedong - Chinese communist revolutionary.
76. Marie Antoinette - Last Queen of France before the French Revolution.
77. Helen Keller - American author, political activist, and lecturer.
78. Agatha Christie - English writer known for her detective novels.
79. Pablo Picasso - Spanish painter, sculptor, printmaker, ceramicist, and theatre designer.
80. Michael Jackson - American singer, songwriter, and dancer.
81. Charles Lindbergh - American aviator, military officer, author, inventor, and activist.
82. Ludwig van Beethoven - German composer and pianist.
83. J.K. Rowling - British author, philanthropist, film producer, television producer, and screenwriter.
84. Bob Marley - Jamaican singer, songwriter, and musician.
85. Bruce Lee - Martial artist, actor, director, martial arts instructor, and philosopher.
86. Frida Kahlo - Mexican painter known for her portraits and works inspired by the nature and artifacts of Mexico.
87. Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis - Former First Lady of the United States.
88. Margaret Thatcher - First female Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
89. Benazir Bhutto - First woman to head a democratic government in a Muslim majority nation.
90. Gabriel Garcia Marquez - Colombian novelist, short-story writer, screenwriter, and journalist.
91. Mother Teresa - Albanian-Indian Roman Catholic nun and missionary.
92. Lucille Ball - American actress, comedian, model, studio executive, and producer.
93. Ronald Reagan - 40th President of the United States.
94. Wright Brothers - American aviation pioneers.
95. Oprah Winfrey - American media executive, actress, talk show host, television producer, and philanthropist.
96. Rosa Parks - American activist in the civil rights movement.
97. Maya Angelou - American poet, singer, memoirist, and civil rights activist.
98. Eleanor Roosevelt - American political figure, diplomat, and activist.
99. Simone de Beauvoir - French writer, intellectual, existentialist philosopher, political activist, feminist, and social theorist.
100. Coco Chanel - French fashion designer and founder of the Chanel brand.