People

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

Avicenna (Ibn Sina)

Persian polymath, Canon of Medicine

Medieval influential

37

Mother Teresa

Humanitarian, Nobel laureate

Modern influential

36

Peter Singer

Animal rights, utilitarian ethics

Contemporary influential

35

Percy Bysshe Shelley

Romantic poet

Modern influential

35

Kim Jong-il

North Korean dictator, claimed supernatural feats

Contemporary weird famous

34

Martha Nussbaum

Capabilities approach, philosophy

Contemporary influential

32

Moliere

French playwright

Early Modern influential

32