People

Stevie Wonder

Musician, songwriter

Contemporary influential

52

John von Neumann

Computer architecture, game theory

Modern influential

51

Saladin

Sultan, recaptured Jerusalem

Medieval influential

51

Herman Melville

Moby-Dick

Modern influential

50

Ferdinand Magellan

First circumnavigation

Early Modern influential

50

Roald Dahl

Children's author

Modern influential

49

James Clerk Maxwell

Electromagnetic theory

Modern influential

48

Anton Chekhov

Playwright, short story writer

Modern influential

48

Muhammad

Prophet of Islam

Medieval influential

47

Archimedes

Mathematics, physics, engineering

Ancient influential

47

Constantine the Great

First Christian Roman Emperor

Ancient influential

47

Raphael

Renaissance painter

Early Modern influential

47

Joseph Stalin

Soviet dictator

Modern influential

46

Hannibal Barca

Carthaginian general

Ancient influential

46

Auguste Rodin

The Thinker, sculptor

Modern influential

45

Pablo Picasso

Cubism, modern art

Modern influential

44

Michelangelo

Sistine Chapel, David

Early Modern influential

41

Hammurabi

Babylonian king, code of laws

Ancient influential

39

Caravaggio

Baroque painter

Early Modern influential

38

Hernan Cortes

Conquered Aztec Empire

Early Modern influential

38