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Historical Figures of the World

This list categorizes historical figures who have had the most significant impact on world history by their respective fields. Based on M.H. Hart's 'The 100: A Ranking of the Most Influential Persons in History' and various great person rankings, major figures have been selected from diverse fields including politicians and leaders, military leaders, scientists and inventors, artists and writers, thinkers and philosophers, and religious figures. These individuals have had a decisive influence on human history through the formation of political systems, development of science and technology, creation of culture and arts, and the spread of ideas and religions.

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code slug name description birthYear category deathYear nationality
001 confucius Confucius Founder of Confucianism. Taught benevolence, righteousness, propriety, wisdom, and faithfulness as c... 紀元前551年 Philosopher 紀元前479年 China
002 alexander-the-great Alexander the Great King of Macedon. Achieved world conquest at the youngest age in history, becoming the harbinger of t... 紀元前356年 Politician/Military Leader 紀元前323年 Macedonia
003 aristotle Aristotle Founded the Lyceum and laid the foundation of Western thought. Made achievements in diverse fields i... 紀元前384年 Philosopher/Scientist 紀元前322年 Greece
004 julius-caesar Julius Caesar Roman politician and military general. Rose to fame through the Gallic Wars and laid the foundation ... 紀元前100年 Politician/Military Leader 紀元前44年 Rome
005 genghis-khan Genghis Khan Founder of the Mongol Empire. Unified nomadic tribes and built the largest land empire in history. C... 1162年 Politician/Military Leader 1227年 Mongolia
006 leonardo-da-vinci Leonardo da Vinci Renaissance polymath. As a painter, created the Mona Lisa and The Last Supper. As a scientist and in... 1452年 Artist/Scientist 1519年 Italy
007 michelangelo Michelangelo Sculptor, painter, and architect representing the High Renaissance. Created masterpieces that remain... 1475年 Artist 1564年 Italy
008 martin-luther Martin Luther Leader of the Protestant Reformation. Proposed the Ninety-five Theses and promoted Christian reform.... 1483年 Religious Leader/Thinker 1546年 Germany
009 william-shakespeare William Shakespeare Playwright and poet considered the pinnacle of English literature. Works such as Hamlet, Romeo and J... 1564年 Artist (Writer) 1616年 England
010 galileo-galilei Galileo Galilei Called the father of the scientific revolution. Presented evidence supporting heliocentrism through ... 1564年 Scientist 1642年 Italy
011 isaac-newton Isaac Newton Discovered the law of universal gravitation and the three laws of motion. One of the founders of cal... 1643年 Scientist 1727年 England
012 wolfgang-amadeus-mozart Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Pinnacle of Classical music. Known as a child prodigy, left behind over 600 works. Created masterpie... 1756年 Artist (Musician) 1791年 Austria
013 george-washington George Washington First President of the United States. Served as Commander-in-Chief during the Revolutionary War and ... 1732年 Politician 1799年 United States
014 napoleon-bonaparte Napoleon Bonaparte Emperor of France. Restored order after the chaos of the French Revolution and established the Napol... 1769年 Politician/Military Leader 1821年 France
015 ludwig-van-beethoven Ludwig van Beethoven Bridge between Classical and Romantic periods. Despite suffering from hearing loss, composed nine sy... 1770年 Artist (Musician) 1827年 Germany
016 charles-darwin Charles Darwin Proponent of the theory of evolution. Published On the Origin of Species presenting the theory of na... 1809年 Scientist 1882年 England
017 abraham-lincoln Abraham Lincoln 16th President of the United States. Issued the Emancipation Proclamation and maintained federal uni... 1809年 Politician 1865年 United States
018 karl-marx Karl Marx Founder of Marxism. Presented critiques of capitalism and historical materialism in works such as Th... 1818年 Thinker 1883年 Germany
019 louis-pasteur Louis Pasteur Founder of bacteriology. Developed pasteurization and conducted pioneering research on vaccines (rab... 1822年 Scientist 1895年 France
020 mahatma-gandhi Mahatma Gandhi Leader of the Indian independence movement. Resisted British colonial rule with nonviolent resistanc... 1869年 Politician/Thinker 1948年 India
021 marie-curie Marie Curie Pioneer in radioactivity research. Discovered polonium and radium, receiving Nobel Prizes in both Ph... 1867年 Scientist 1934年 Poland/France
022 albert-einstein Albert Einstein Proponent of the theory of relativity. Showed the equivalence of mass and energy with E=mc2, bringin... 1879年 Scientist 1955年 Germany/United States
023 winston-churchill Winston Churchill Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. During World War II, led the Allied forces as their leader, re... 1874年 Politician 1965年 England
024 nelson-mandela Nelson Mandela First President of South Africa. Resisted apartheid (racial segregation policy), and after 27 years ... 1918年 Politician 2013年 South Africa
025 martin-luther-king-jr Martin Luther King Jr. Leader of the American Civil Rights Movement. Advocated nonviolent resistance and contributed to the... 1929年 Politician/Religious Leader 1968年 United States

Influential figures in world history including politicians, military leaders, scientists, artists, and thinkers.