People
587 historical figures
Category
Andy Warhol
Pop art
Modern
influential
195
Harry Truman
US President, atomic bomb decision
Modern
influential
194
Maurizio Cattelan
Banana duct-taped to wall artist
Contemporary
weird famous
193
Alan Turing
Computer science, codebreaking
Modern
influential
192
Saint Paul
Apostle who spread Christianity
Ancient
influential
191
Fidel Castro
Cuban revolutionary leader
Modern
influential
191
Aung San Suu Kyi
Myanmar democracy leader
Contemporary
influential
187
Simone de Beauvoir
Feminist existentialism
Modern
influential
187
Friedrich Nietzsche
God is dead, existentialism
Modern
influential
186
Edgar Allan Poe
Horror, detective fiction
Modern
influential
184
Guru Nanak
Founder of Sikhism
Early Modern
influential
183
Tiny Tim
Falsetto ukulele player
Contemporary
weird famous
181
Nassim Nicholas Taleb
Black Swan theory
Contemporary
influential
179
Gloria Steinem
Feminist leader
Contemporary
influential
179
Pope Francis
Current Pope, reformist
Contemporary
influential
178
John Calvin
Protestant reformer
Early Modern
influential
175
Homer
Iliad and Odyssey
Ancient
influential
175
Joe Exotic (Tiger King)
Zoo operator, murder-for-hire
Contemporary
weird famous
175
Marshall Applewhite
Heaven's Gate cult leader
Contemporary
weird famous
175
Vladimir Lenin
Leader of Russian Revolution
Modern
influential
172