The names of some people - representatives of various professions and activities - are associated in our minds with incredible fame and success. We call them first if we are asked to answer the question, what is the most famous, influential person in the economy, art, politics, etc. The most famous people in the world - this list is not subject to final compilation, because each of us has our own priorities and views on life. However, you can't argue with the fame of some people.
The most famous people in art
Chaplin
At the dawn of cinema, Charlie Chaplin became its superstar. The comedian's career spanned a total of 80 years.
Chaplin was the founder of his own film studio, the star of the theater, silent cinema, one of the creative pillars of silent cinema, the developer of most of the stunts and comic filming techniques and a witness to the change of the silent era to the sound one. Twice Chaplin received an out-of-competition Oscar, and in 1973 the Film Academy posthumously awarded him another statuette with the wording "For making cinema an art."
Everyone knows the image of Chaplin - a clumsy eccentric in a bowler hat and with a painted mustache. The fact that he was completely different without makeup is not immediately believed.
Disney
Walt Disney is as iconic as Chaplin, only in animation. As a director-animator, Disney personally shot 111 films, and produced over 500 more. Without "Snow White", "Bambi", "Sleeping Beauty" it is impossible to imagine childhood, these tapes are so bright, they are so bright and kind.
Today, The Walt Disney Company makes over $30 billion a year, but before founding the studio, Disney received more than 300 rejections because animation was considered a dead end for money.
Wald Disney and the brainchild of his employees - Mickey, Donald and Goofy
Monroe
Marilyn Monroe is an actress, a sex symbol of the era, a woman whose name everyone enters into the personal top of the most interesting, beautiful and mysterious women.
Entering the film studio as an extra, Monroe made a dizzying career and became the highest paid actress from 1950 until the end of the century. Her tapes had grossed $200 million by the time she died suddenly in 1962. The legendary blonde gained indulgence for her own fame and contempt for money, repeating that kisses in Hollywood are worth millions and a soul is worth 50 cents.
most famous artist
Vincent van Gogh is an artist whose influence on the entire world culture was appreciated only after his death. During his lifetime, Van Gogh sold only one painting, in the room where he worked it was so cold that he was sometimes forced to heat the stove with his paintings.
800 paintings by Van Gogh, which were ahead of their time in terms of the development of art, became examples of post-impressionism. The artist spent his whole life striving to copy the manner of a child in drawing, as a result he created sincere, spontaneous canvases, the most expensive of which today costs almost 150 million dollars.
Van Gogh self-portrait
Politician
Unconditionally, the palm in politics should be awarded to the most famous dictator, Adolf Hitler, whose name is involuntarily associated with world evil.
A very talented artist and a good musician could live a life completely far from politics, but in his youth he is fond of the political views of nationalists and anti-Semites.
On the basis of faith in the special mission of the German nation, Hitler built his own empire and became its head in 1934. Hitler proceeded to seize the whole of Europe, launched the largest and bloodiest war in the history of mankind - the Second World War. Hitler's main political postulates are reflected in the book "Mein Kampf", which became the program document of the nationalist party.
most famous athlete
Michael Jordan is an American basketball player, an NBA player who instilled a love for basketball in most modern athletes. Jordan is not the tallest and not the most gifted, but the most ambitious and stubborn athlete. Expelled from the school basketball league, the young athlete was able to achieve the status of a basketball superstar, and through many years of training he developed a unique style of play.
Known for finishing his sports career three times and returning: for the first time after the end of the 1992 Olympics due to moral and physical exhaustion (returned to the NBA in 1995); the second break was in 1999-2001; for the third time, Jordan returned to professional sports in September 2001, wanting to transfer the entire fee received to the relief fund for victims of a terrorist attack in the United States.
Jordan's accomplishments barely fit on a marble plaque at the United Center.
At times, Jordan played with his tongue hanging out involuntarily, saying that this habit was his “family”, from his father and older brother, and was an expression of complete dedication and concentration on the game.
Literary creativity
They say that a writer must be hungry so as not to relax and create. Perhaps in this regard, in the "literature" section, it is appropriate to mention the name of the writer JK Rowling as a woman recognized as a genius and the highest paid children's writer. It's hard to believe that Harry Potter's most popular hero could not see readers or audiences in theaters.
The first Harry Potter book was rejected by more than 10 publishers, but today the image of the young wizard has become a brand, and its creator has become the world's first billionaire writer.
The science
A bright figure in science, whose scientific research turned the world upside down, is Albert Einstein. The achievements of the theoretical physicist were awarded the Nobel Prize in 1921, and to this day Einstein's theories about the structure of the universe have not been challenged or supplemented.
Einstein envisioned several major breakthroughs in physics, including the still unrealized possibility of quantum teleportation.
Media
The most famous media person can be recognized as the American TV presenter and journalist Oprah Winfrey. The personification of a modern talk show and a synonym for a show journalist, the most influential woman for American women, the first black woman billionaire, a media mogul with her own studio, publication, and transmission is Winfrey.
She has come a long way from a teenage girl who gave birth at 13, to the youngest, 17-year-old television reporter and the first black reporter in the state of Nashville, to her own show, which brought her worldwide fame.
The most famous people in the world - they all went through a difficult path, full of failures and hard work, proving by personal example that luck alone is not enough to win and you need to move forward, despite the lack of money, strength, support, even the very desire to live. Their examples inspire or, on the contrary, serve as an anti-example, but the names of famous artists, writers, leaders will be a symbol of the era for a long time to come.
culture
Who is the most powerful and most significant person in history?
The researchers created algorithm, which sorts historical figures by importance on Wikipedia, article length, readability, achievement, and notoriety.
The program was developed by a professor of computer science Steven Skiena(Steven Skiena) and Google Software Engineer Charles B. Ward(Charles B. Ward), who wrote the book "Who matters more?" (Who's Bigger: Where Historical Figures Really Rank).
Of course they conclusions are not without controversy.. The authors were based on the results of the English version of Wikipedia, so the list rather highlights the most important historical figures in Western history.
It is noteworthy that the hundred most significant personalities included only Three women: Queen Elizabeth I, Queen Victoria and Joan of Arc. Also unexpected was the 7th place of Adolf Hitler, who was much higher in the ranking of Joseph Stalin, who was in 18th place.
The most historically significant musician was Mozart (24th), followed by Beethoven (27th) and Bach (48th). The most famous modern pop musician was Elvis Presley (69th).
Most Significant People
1. Jesus Christ- the central person in Christianity (7 BC - 30 AD)
2. Napoleon- Emperor of France (1769 - 1821)
3. Muhammad- prophet and founder of Islam (570-632)
4. William Shakespeare- English playwright (1564 -1616)
5. Abraham Lincoln- 16th President of the United States (1809-1865)
6. George Washington- 1st President of the United States (1732 -1799)
7. Adolf Gitler- Fuhrer of Nazi Germany, who participated in the Second World War (1889 - 1945)
8. Aristotle- Greek philosopher and polymath (384 -322 BC)
9. Alexander the Great(Alexander the Great) - Greek king and conqueror of world power (356 - 323 BC)
10. Thomas Jefferson- 3rd President of the United States, who wrote the Declaration of Independence (1743-1826)
11. Henry VIII- King of England (1491-1547)
12. Charles Darwin- scientist, creator of the theory of evolution (1809-1882)
13. Elizabeth I- Queen of England, known as the "Maiden Queen" (1533-1603)
14. Karl Marx- German philosopher, founder of Marxism (1818 -1883)
15. Julius Caesar- Roman commander and statesman (100 -44 BC)
16. Queen Victoria- Queen of Great Britain of the Victorian era (1819 -1901)
18. Joseph Stalin- Soviet leader (1878 -1953)
19. Albert Einstein- theoretical physicist, creator of the Theory of Relativity (1878 -1953)
20. Christopher Columbus- explorer who discovered America for Europeans (1451-1506)
21. Isaac Newton- scientist, creator of the theory of gravity (1643 -1727)
22. Charlemagne- the first Roman emperor, considered the "father of Europe" (742 -814)
23. Theodore Roosevelt- 26th President of the United States (1858 -1919)
24. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart- Austrian composer (1756 - 1791)
25. Plato- Greek philosopher, wrote the work "Republic" (427 -347 BC)
26. Louis XIV- King of France, known as the "Sun King" (1638 -1715)
27. Ludwig van Beethoven- German composer (1770 -1827)
28. Ulysses S. Grant- 18th President of the United States (1822-1885)
29. Leonardo da Vinci- Italian artist and inventor (1452 - 1519)
31. Carl Linnaeus- Swedish biologist, father of taxonomy - the classification of flora and fauna
32. Ronald Reagan- 40th President of the United States (1911-2004)
33. Charles Dickens- English novelist (1812 -1870)
34. Apostle Paul- Christian apostle (5 AD - 67 AD)
35. Benjamin Franklin- Founding Father of the United States, scientist (1706 - 1790)
36. George W. Bush- 43rd President of the United States (1946 -)
37. Winston Churchill- Prime Minister of Great Britain (1874 -1965)
38. Genghis Khan- Founder of the Mongol Empire (1162 - 1227)
39. Charles I- King of England (1600-1649)
40. Thomas Edison- Inventor of the light bulb and phonograph (1847 -1931)
41. Jacob I- King of England (1566-1625)
42. Friedrich Nietzsche- German philosopher (1844-1900)
43. Franklin D. Roosevelt- 32nd President of the United States (1882-1945)
44. Sigmund Freud- Austrian neurologist, creator of psychoanalysis (1856 -1939)
45. Alexander Hamilton- Founding Father of the United States (1755 -1804)
46. Mahatma Gandhi- Indian national leader (1869-1948)
47. Woodrow Wilson- 28th President of the United States (1856 - 1924)
48. Johann Sebastian Bach- German composer (1685 -1750)
49. Galileo Galilei- Italian physicist and astronomer (1564 -1642)
50. Oliver Cromwell- Lord Protector of England (1599 - 1658)
51. James Madison- 4th President of the United States (1751 -1836)
52. Guatama Buddha- the central figure in Buddhism (563 -483 BC)
53. Mark Twain- American writer (1835 -1910)
54. Edgar Alan Poe- American writer (1809 -1849)
55. Joseph Smith- American religious leader, founder of Mormonism (1805 -1844)
56. Adam Smith- economist (1723 -1790)
57. David- the biblical king of Israel, the founder of Jerusalem (1040 -970 BC)
58. George III- King of Great Britain (1738 - 1820)
59. Immanuel Kant- German philosopher, author of the "Critique of Pure Reason" (1724 -1804)
60. James Cook- explorer and discoverer of Hawaii and Australia (1728 -1779)
61. John Adams- Founding father and 2nd President of the United States (1735 -1826)
62. Richard Wagner- German composer (1813 -1883)
63. Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky- Russian composer (1840 -1893)
64. Voltaire- French philosopher of the Enlightenment (1694 -1778)
65. Apostle Peter- Christian apostle (? - 67 AD)
66. Andrew Jackson- 7th President of the United States (1767 -1845)
67. Constantine the Great- Roman emperor, the first Christian emperor (272 -337)
68. Socrates- Greek philosopher (469 -399)
69. Elvis Presley- "King of rock and roll" (1935 -1977)
70. Wilgelm the conqueror- King of England, Norman conqueror (1027 -1087)
71. John F. Kennedy- 35th President of the United States (1917 -1963)
72. Aurelius Augustine- Christian theologian (354 -430)
73. Vincent Van Gogh- post-impressionist painter (1853 -1890)
74. Nikolay Compernik- astronomer, author of heliocentric cosmology (1473 -1543)
75. Vladimir Lenin- Soviet revolutionary, founder of the USSR (1870 -1924)
76. Robert Edward Lee- American military leader (1807 -1870)
77. Oscar Wilde- English writer and poet (1854 -1900)
78. Charles II- King of England (1630-1685)
79. Cicero- Roman politician and orator, author of "On the State" (106 -43 BC)
80. Jean Jacques Rousseau- philosopher (1712 -1778)
81. Francis Bacon- English scientist, founder of empiricism (1561 -1626)
82. Richard Nixon- 37th President of the United States (1913 -1994)
83. Louis XVI- King of France, executed during the French Revolution (1754 -1793)
84. Charles V- Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire (1500 -1558)
85. King Arthur- the mythical king of Great Britain of the 6th century
86. Michelangelo- Italian Renaissance sculptor (1475 -1564)
87. Philip II- King of Spain (1527 -1598)
88.Johann Wolfgang von Goethe- German writer and thinker (1749 -1832)
89. Ali ibn Abu Talib- caliph and central figure in Sufism (598-661)
90. Thomas Aquinas- Italian theologian (1225 -1274)
91. John Paul II- Pope of Rome of the 20th century (1920 - 2005)
92. Rene Descartes- French philosopher (1596 -1650)
93. Nikola Tesla- inventor (1856 -1943)
94. Harry S. Truman- 33rd President of the United States (1884 -1972)
95. Joan of Arc- French heroine, canonized saints (1412 -1431)
96. Dante Alighieri- Italian poet, author of the Divine Comedy (1265 -1321)
97. Otto von Bismarck- the first chancellor and unifier of modern Germany (1815 -1898)
98. Grover Cleveland- 22nd and 24th President of the United States (1837 -1908)
99. Jean Calvin- French Protestant theologian (1509 - 1564)
100. John Locke- English philosopher of the Enlightenment (1632-1704)
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One hundred living geniuses- a list compiled by the consulting company Creators Synectics and published by the British newspaper Daily Telegraph on October 28, 2007.
The initial basis of the list was put together through an email survey of 4,000 Britons who were asked to name 10 contemporaries whom they geniuses, whose merits proved to be the most valuable for mankind. Approximately 600 responses were received, naming approximately 1,100 people (of whom two-thirds were from the UK and the US).
The firm sent emails to 4,000 Britons, asking each to name up to 10 living candidates for the title of genius. As a result, 1100 names were received. The committee then made a list out of 100 people, which were evaluated according to five parameters - contribution to changing the belief system, public recognition, the power of the intellect, the value of scientific achievements and cultural significance. As a result, Albert Hofmann and Tim Berners-Lee, who shared the first place, received 27 points out of 50 possible each.
"Saint Hofmann" - painting by Alex Gray
Nearly quarter included in the list 100 living geniuses"made up British. To share Americans account for 43 places in the list. Which is not surprising, because it was not the Chinese or Russians who were interviewed.
Nevertheless, three Russians also found a place on the list. These are Perelman, Kasparov and Kalashnikov. One even managed to get into the top ten.
100 most brilliant people of our time
https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/One hundred_living_geniuses
So, here is the List. Top 10 first!
1-2.Tim Berners-Lee, United Kingdom. computer scientist 
An Oxford graduate and computer scientist, he is the author of the HTTP protocol and the HTML language.
In 1989 Berners-Lee proposed global hypertext project that laid the foundation for the creation of the World Wide Web, the Internet!
3. George Soros, USA. Investor and philanthropist
An outstanding financier and speculator, whose huge resources allowed him to organize a series of attacks on the national currencies of Great Britain and Asian countries. 
He has recently retired from business and is actively involved in philanthropic work through the Open Society Organization and philanthropic foundations in 25 countries.
4. Matt Groening, USA. Satirist and cartoonist
The author and producer, became famous thanks to the satirical animated series "The Simpsons" and "Futurama". 
The Simpson family and the fictional city of Springfield first appeared on television in 1987. Since then, the popularity of the series has not weakened, and in 2007 a full-length version of the cartoon was released on movie screens.
5-6. Nelson Mandela, South Africa. Politician and diplomat 
A fighter for human rights, a Nobel Peace Prize winner in 1993, fought for a long time at the head of the African National Congress against apartheid in South Africa, spent 28 years in prison. From 1994 to 1999 he served as president of the country. Currently actively supporting the fight against AIDS.
Frederick Senger, United Kingdom. Chemist
Graduate of the University of Cambridge, biochemist, Nobel Prize winner.
He is known for his work on the study of insulin, which made it possible to obtain it synthetically, and for research in the field of DNA.
Dario Fo, Italy. Writer and playwright 
Theatrical figure, winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1997. In his work, he combined propaganda satire with the traditions of the medieval theater. Author of "Mystery Buff" (1969), "Death of an anarchist from an accident" (1970), "Knock knock! Who's there? Police" (1974), "If you can't pay, don't pay" (1981).
Stephen Hawking, United Kingdom. Physicist
One of the most famous theoretical physicists of our time, a specialist in cosmology and quantum gravity. 
Being practically paralyzed, Hawking continues to engage in scientific and popularization activities. Bestselling author of A Brief History of Time.
Oscar Niemeyer, Brazil. Architect
One of the founders of the modern Brazilian school of architecture, a pioneer of reinforced concrete construction. 
Since 1957, he carried out the construction of the new capital of the country - the city of Brazil, participated in the design of the UN headquarters in New York.
Philip Glass, USA. Composer 
Minimalist composer, performer. He became known to the general public after creating the soundtrack for Godfrey Reggio's film "Koyaniskazzi". He also wrote music for the films "The Truman Show", "The Illusionist", "Hours", music for the opening of the 2004 Olympics in Athens.
Grigory Perelman, Russia. Mathematician 
Scientist from Petersburg proved the Poincaré conjecture formulated in 1904. His discovery was recognized as the most significant scientific achievement of 2006. Despite this, the reclusive Russian refused a million dollar prize and the highest award in the mathematical world - Fields prizes.
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And other geniuses:
12-14. Andrew Wiles (mathematician, UK) - proved Fermat's Last Theorem - 20
12-14. Li Hongzhi (spiritual leader, China) - Created a religious organization "Falun Gong" - a mixture of Buddhism and Taoism with elements of qigong health gymnastics.
12-14. Ali Javan (engineer, Iran) - Engineer, one of the creators of the world's first gas laser based on a mixture of helium and neon.
15-17. Brian Eno (composer, UK) —19 Invented ambient — a musical genre with elements of jazz, new age, electronic music, rock, reggae, ethnomusic and noise. nineteen
15-17. Damien Hirst (artist, UK) — One of the most expensive contemporary painters. Death is a central theme in his work. The most famous series is Natural History: dead animals in formalin.
15-17. Daniel Tammet (savant and linguist, UK) - Encyclopedist and linguist works with numbers faster than a computer. In a few hours he can learn any foreign language.
18. Nicholson Baker (Author, USA) - A novelist whose writings focus on the flow of the storyteller's thought.
19. Daniel Barenboim (musician, Israel) — 17th pianist and conductor. He has received many awards, including for various recordings.
20-24. Robert Crumb (writer and artist, USA) — 16 Greeting card artist, music connoisseur. He gained worldwide fame for his underground comics.
20-24. Richard Dawkins (biologist and philosopher, UK) — 16 Leading evolutionary biologist. The terms that appeared for the first time in his books were widely used.
20-24. Sergey Brin and Larry Page (founders of Google, USA) - 16
20-24. Rupert Murdoch (Publisher and Media Mogul, USA) — 16 Founder and CEO of News Corporation. Under his control are the media, film companies and book publishers in the US, UK, Australia and other countries.
20-24. Geoffrey Hill (poet, UK) — 16 Poet, translator. He became famous for his unusual "corporate" style - the language of advertising, mass media and political "rhetoric".
25. Garry Kasparov (chess player, Russia) - 15
Garry Kimovich Kasparov is considered one of the strongest chess players of all time. 
At 22, he became the youngest world champion in history, and defended the title more than once. In 2005, the grandmaster announced the end of his sports career and took up social and political activities. Currently, he heads the United Civil Front organization and criticizes the current Russian government and president.
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26-30. Dalai Lama (spiritual leader, Tibet) - 14
A spiritual leader who, according to legend, is the reincarnation of the endless suffering of all the Buddhas. Combines the title of king and head of Tibetan Buddhism.
26-30. Steven Spielberg (film director, screenwriter and producer, USA) - 14
Director, producer, screenwriter. At the age of 12, he won an amateur film competition, presenting a 40-minute film about the war, Escape to Nowhere (1960).
26-30. Hiroshi Ishiguro (robotics engineer, Japan) - 14
Roboticist. Created a guide robot for the blind. In 2004, presented the most advanced android resembling a human. Known as one of the creators of the series of robots Actroid, Geminoid, Kodomoroid, Telenoid. 
One version of these robots completely repeats the appearance of the creator himself and replaces him during lectures.
26-30. Robert Edwards (physiologist, UK) - 14
Robert Edwards (Great Britain). In 1977, he was the first in the world to carry out the fertilization of human germ cells outside the body and transfer the resulting embryo to a future mother. Louise Brown was born 9 months later
26-30. Seamus Heaney (poet, Ireland) - 14
Each of the poet's books became a bestseller. 1995 Nobel Prize in Literature
31. Harold Pinter (writer and playwright, UK) - 13
In his performances, the actors use colloquial vocabulary, play vagabonds and hard workers.
32-39. Flossie Wong-Staal (en: Flossie Wong-Staal) (biotechnologist, China) — 12
Biologist-virologist. She became the first researcher to decipher the structure of the immune deficiency virus (HIV) that causes AIDS.
32-39. Robert Fischer (chess player, USA) - 12 
Bobby Fischer at the age of 14 became the youngest US chess champion in the history of the country.
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32-39. Prince (singer, USA) - 12 The Western press called the singer the most unsinkable musician in history. For more than 20 years, his songs have been consistently popular.
32-39. Henryk Górecki (composer, Poland) — 12 Known for his unique style of music, which critics call life-explosive.
32-39. Noam Chomsky (philosopher and linguist, USA) — 12 Philologist and linguist. His father was a Jew of Ukrainian origin.
32-39. Sebastian Thrun (robotics engineer, Germany) — 12 Created unmanned vehicles that reached speeds of up to 60 km/h.
32-39. Nima Arkani-Hamed (physicist, Canada) — 12 Phys. He states that our three-dimensional island-universe floats inside the fourth dimension, commensurate with the macrocosm.
32-39. Margaret Turnbull (astrobiologist, USA) - 12
He studies the principles of the birth of stars, galaxies and universes.
40-42. Elaine Pagels (Historian, USA) - 11 Historian - author of books of research on alternative scriptures rejected by the church. The most famous is the Gnostic Gospels.
40-42. Enrique Ostrea (MD, Philippines) — 11 Pediatrician and neonatologist. Known for many studies, in particular, how drugs and alcohol affect the baby in the womb.
40-42. Gary Becker (economist, USA) - 11
Economist. Advocates for investment in human capital
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43-48. Muhammad Ali (boxer, USA) - 10
One of the most famous boxers in the history of the sport. He came up with the tactical scheme "Flutter like a butterfly and sting like a bee." 
43-48. Osama bin Laden (Islamist, Saudi Arabia) - 10 Leader of the Islamic terrorist organization Al-Qaeda. Terrorist number 1 in the world. The bounty on his head has exceeded $50 million.
43-48. Bill Gates (creator of Microsoft Corporation, USA) - 10th richest man on Earth. 
43-48. Philip Roth (writer, USA) - 10 Awarded the most prestigious awards in America, including the Pulitzer. His novel The Plot Against America became a bestseller.
43-48. James West (physicist, USA) — 10 Inventor of the electret condenser microphone, which does not require a voltage source.
43-48. Vo Dinh Tuan (biologist and physician, Vietnam) — 10 Invented several diagnostic devices (in particular, an optical scanner) capable of detecting DNA damage.
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49-57. Brian Wilson (musician, USA) - 9
Rock genius. He led the Beach Boys until he became addicted to drugs. But he managed to overcome the addiction.
49-57. Stevie Wonder (singer-songwriter, USA) — 9 Singer-songwriter, blind from birth. At the age of 10, he signed his first music contract, and at 12 he released his debut album.
49-57. Vinton Cerf (Internet Protocol Developer, USA) — 9th Computer Scientist. One of the "fathers" of the Internet.
49-57. Henry Kissinger (diplomat and politician, USA) - 9th Nobel Peace Prize winner in 1973 for unquestioned authority in the field of international relations. 
49-57. Richard Branson (businessman, UK) - 9 Billionaire, founder of Virgin Corporation. Known for repeated attempts to break world speed records.
49-57. Pardis Sabeti (geneticist, anthropologist, Iran) — 9 Received her PhD in biology with a PhD in anthropology from Oxford. Specializing in genetics.
49-57. John de Mol (media mogul, Netherlands) - 9 Producer, TV mogul. He owns the idea of creating the most popular reality show "Big Brother".
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49-57. Meryl Streep (actress, USA) - 9 
Hollywood calls her the best actress of her generation. She was nominated for 12 Oscars and received two gold statuettes.
49-57. Margaret Atwood (Author, Canada) - 9 Invented the LongPen electronic device that allows her to sign copies of her books from the comfort of her home.
58-66. Placido Domingo (opera singer, Spain) — 8 World famous operatic tenor. He is fluent in conducting and piano.
58-66. John Lasseter (animator, USA) is Pixar's 8th Creative Leader. He is called a lone artist, and in his manner he is compared with the late Walt Disney.
58-66. Sunpei Yamazaki (developer of computer monitors, Japan) - 8 Computer scientist and physicist. The most "fertile" inventor in history- owner of more 1700
patents!
58-66. Jane Goodall (anthropologist, UK) — 8 Ethologist, primatologist and anthropologist. Having lived for several years with mountain gorillas, she became the founder of an original method of studying the life of chimpanzees.
58-66. Kirti Narayan Chowdhury (historian, India) — 8 Historian, writer and graphic artist. He is the only historian from South Asia who has been accepted into the British Academy.
58-66. John Goto (photographer, UK) — 8 Photographer. He was the first to use Photoshop to edit his photos.
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58-66. Paul McCartney (musician, UK) - 8 
Rock musician, singer and composer, one of the founders of The Beatles. Wrote the most commercially successful single Hey Jude and the hit Yesterday.
58-66. Stephen King (writer, USA) — 8 Writer, works in genres: horror, thriller, science fiction, mysticism. The universally recognized "king of horrors".
58-66. Leonard Cohen (poet and musician, Canada) - 8 Patriarch of folk rock. He released several novels and poetry collections, earning a strong literary name
67-71. Aretha Franklin (singer, USA) - 7 Black singer. She is called the "Queen of Soul". She released two dozen records, received two Grammy awards.
67-71. David Bowie (musician, UK) — 7 Rock musician, producer, audio engineer, composer, artist, actor. He rose to prominence in the 1970s with the advent of glam rock.
67-71. Emily Oster (Economist, USA) — 7 She was the first researcher to reconcile data on the persecution of witches with weather conditions in the 16th and 17th centuries.
67-71. Stephen Wozniak (computer developer, co-founder of Apple, USA) - 7 
Considered one of the fathers of the personal computer revolution.
67-71. Martin Cooper (engineer, inventor of the cell phone, USA) - 7 
In 1973, he made his first call from a New York street.
But, truly mass mobile phones have become only in 1990 year.
72-82. George Lucas (director, USA) — 6 Directed the TV epic Star Wars. Fans around the world still live by the principles underlying the fictional philosophy of the Jedi.
72-82. Nile Rodgers (musician, USA) — 6 Elite studio musician. This black guitarist, songwriter and producer is considered a master of disco-pop.
72-82. Hans Zimmer (composer, Germany) — 6 Known for music for many films, such as Rain Man. He was the first to use a combination of orchestral and electronic music.
72-82. John Williams (composer, USA) — 6 Five-time Oscar winner. He wrote music for the films Jaws, Superman, Jurassic Park, Star Wars, Harry Potter and others.
72-82. Annette Beyer (philosopher, New Zealand) — 6 Made a significant contribution to the development of feminist philosophy.
72-82. Dorothy Rove (psychologist, Australia) - 6 Explains depression and shows how to get out of this state: “Take your life into your own hands!”
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72-82. Ivan Marchuk (artist, sculptor, Ukraine) - 6 Created a unique style of painting - weaving.
72-82. Robin Escovado (composer, USA) — 6 Supporter of the French school. In recent decades, he wrote music exclusively for the chapel of the choir.
72-82. Mark Dean (computer designer, USA) - 6 Invented a device that made it possible to control both a modem and a printer.
72-82. Rick Rubin (musician and producer, USA) - 6 Co-owner of Columbia Records. MTV called him the strongest producer in the last 20 years.
72-82. Stan Lee (writer, publisher, USA) - 6 Publisher and lead writer for Marvel Comics. Started the X-Men comic series.
83-90. David Warren (Engineer, Australia) - 5 Created the world's first emergency flight recorder, the so-called black box for aircraft.
83-90. Jun Fosse (writer, playwright, Norway) - 5 Became famous after writing the play "And we will never part."
83-90. Gertrud Schnakenberg (poetess, USA) — 5 Representative of the feminist movement in contemporary poetry. Writes about universal values.
83-90. Graham Linehan (writer, playwright, Ireland) - 5 Wrote scripts for many television comedies. Known as the screenwriter of the series "Father Ted".
83-90. JK Rowling (author, UK) - 5 Children's writer, author of the Harry Potter novels. They brought her worldwide fame and a fortune of $1 billion.
What does it mean to be famous? For example, Chesley Sullenberger was ranked number two on the Top 100 Most Influential People of 2009 just for a successful emergency landing of the plane, as a result of which no one was injured. But time passes, and all these rating names are erased and dissolved behind millions of the same rating names. But there are ten people who are known in any part of the globe. They knew, know and will know about them. And we invite you to remember these ten people in the Top Greatest People of All Time. The names in the list are in ascending order, from tenth to the most important, first place.
Greatest people of all time. Top 10. Sir Isaac Newton
If you make a rating of people on demand in Google, then Albert Einstein would be in tenth place, in one month the query “Albert Einstein” gains up to 6.1 million search queries. But many more books have been written about Isaac Newton, and Albert Einstein is unlikely to ever beat him in this sense. Sir Isaac Newton discovered the Law of Attraction, coined the term "gravity", invented the reflecting telescope, defeated the Roman Catholic Church with the justification of geocentrism and determined that any, even the smallest object in the Universe, moves. In his spare time, Newton explored the principles of optics. He lived a long life and died at the age of 84.
Greatest people of all time. Top 10. Leonardo da Vinci
In the case of one of the greatest men in history, Leonardo da Vinci, a Google search can be quite inaccurate. And if you enter only the name "Leonardo", then Google will return a bunch of links to the ninja turtles and people who drowned on the Titanic. But if you type the full name of Leonardo da Vinci, you will immediately find out that he is known to the whole world. A person who could do anything. And all the books about him and his inventions are probably the biggest and most interesting summaries in the world. He was an engineer, inventor, anatomist, architect, mathematician, geologist, musician, cartographer, botanist, writer and sculptor. He invented the rifle, even if it didn't immediately look like what we used to call a rifle, but Leonardo's rifle shot at a distance of 1000 yards. He invented the parachute, 300 years before it was officially invented. He invented the hang glider, 400 years before his official invention. Hang glider Leonardo was based on the work of bird wings. He could imagine what a helicopter should be like, but he could not understand what kind of force it would have to be to lift such a structure into the air. He invented the tank, which was a structure driven by a crankshaft. The structure could move and shoot at the same time and in different directions. He invented scissors by bolting two knives together.
Along with incredible inventions for his time, Leonardo was a great artist and sculptor. The work "Mona Lisa" is a masterpiece of world portraiture, around which controversy does not stop to this day.
Greatest people of all time. Top 10. William Shakespeare
William Shakespeare is a person whom we repeat every day, quoting and not even suspecting that it was he who came up with this phrase or expression. It's amazing, remember how often you say something like this: "not all that glitters is gold," "a pitiful sight," "food of the gods," "all's well that ends well." It's all Shakespeare. And of course, the maestro's most famous phrase: "to be or not to be." Egil Aarvik, a spokesman for the Nobel Prize Committee, once said that Shakespeare would be the only person who could qualify for the Nobel Prize more than once.
Speaking about the work of Shakespeare, we can say almost nothing unambiguously about him. About his life, about him as a person. We only know that he was a simple actor, and then suddenly became the greatest playwright. This gives rise to an incredible amount of rumors spreading about whether Shakespeare was Shakespeare.
Greatest people of all time. Top 10. Adolf Gitler
Everyone knows who Adolf Hitler is. We all know that this man is the root cause of World War II. He provoked the war for two main reasons, so to speak. One: to become the most powerful person on Earth and in history, and rule the world. The second reason: to generate as much pain as possible against all those whom he personally considered responsible for putting Germany in an insulting and humiliating position after the First World War.
Hitler was a great orator, and he knew what his compatriots wanted to hear and knew that they felt the same feelings towards the offenders of Germany as he did. Consequently, it was not difficult to raise people to "great" accomplishments and conquests.
The Second World War was the most difficult, bloodiest war in the history of mankind. It led to the greatest human losses. The approximate number of victims of the Second World War is 71 million people. And Hitler is to blame for this. And during the war, he knew about it. He knew that all these victims were his victims, and he was glad of that. He was proud of it. Today, Hitler is in the hearts and minds of people on the same list as the "Devil" and "Satan".
Greatest people of all time. Top 10. Apostle Paul of Tarsus
In sixth place in our ranking of the Greatest people of all time. Top 10 is the Apostle Paul of Tarsus. The Apostle Paul is considered the most important person in the spread of Christianity, its ideology and principles. The Apostle Paul is considered the most important Christian apologist.
The Apostle Paul is the most famous and revered apostle of all the disciples of Christ.
Greatest people of all time. Top 10. Siddhartha Gautama (Buddha)
It may surprise you, but most people who Google the name of the Buddha are not Buddhists. In the Western Hemisphere and throughout Europe, Buddhism is not as widespread as in the Eastern part - Nepal and India. It is known that the Buddha was a mortal man who achieved nirvana and spiritual awakening at the age of 35. To achieve nirvana and spiritual knowledge, the Buddha sat in meditation for 49 days under a tree until he reached the knowledge of what needs to be done in order to end human suffering. Having learned the truth, the Buddha carried his teachings to people so that all those who do could be freed from the torment in their lives. This path is called the Noble Eightfold Path, which consists of: Right View, Right Intention, Right Concentration, Right Speech, Right Action, Right Livelihood, Right Effort, and Right Mindfulness. According to the teachings of the Buddha, if you follow these simple rules, you can become a truly happy person who does not depend on anything.
Greatest people of all time. Top 10. Moses
Moses is revered by all the major modern religions of the world, and Judaism, and Christianity, and Islam. He is the greatest prophet of the Supreme Testament, the liberator of the Jewish people from Egyptian slavery. Moses was a legislator, a judge, a person through whom the Lord passed on his main 10 commandments.
According to legend, Moses was found as a baby, in a basket, floating on the Nile and was raised as the son of a pharaoh. There is no, by and large, accurate information about Moses, except that he grew up in a noble Egyptian family, and one day he saw an Egyptian mocking his Jewish slave, killed the Egyptian and fled into the desert. Here, in the desert, God first appeared to Moses as a burning bush. This turning point inspired Moses, and he, inspired, went to the pharaoh, asking him to let all the Jews go, otherwise, the Lord would send such torments to the Egyptians that they would not stand it. And so it happened. Pharaoh resisted, and the Lord showed his strength and sent unimaginable torments to the Egyptian people. Ultimately, Pharaoh was forced to release Moses along with all the Jews.
Moses led the Jews through the deserts for 40 years, so that they would all be reborn from slavery, here the Lord conveyed his basic laws through Moses.
Greatest people of all time. Top 10. Abraham
Bronze on our ranking of The Greatest People of All Time. The top 10 is occupied by the Biblical Abraham. And this is no coincidence. Abraham is considered one of the first prophets of the Middle East, the first to preach the one God. According to legend, God makes a covenant with Abraham, because he was very pious, unshakable in his faith in God. This covenant is marked by circumcision. Before that, the Lord tested Abraham's faith, demanding that he kill his son Isaac and Abraham had already raised a knife over his son when the Lord said that this was a test.
Greatest people of all time. Top 10. Mahomet
For non-Muslims, Mahomet founded Islam. For Muslims, Islam already existed, but Mohammed revived it in the hearts of people. Muslims believe that the Lord conveyed through Mohammed the basic philosophical principles and revelations, which he wrote down in the main religious book of Muslims - the Koran.
Mohammed was born in Saudi Arabia and had 13 wives. Not a single exact image of Mohammed has been preserved, because he is considered the last prophet sent by Allah in order to teach people the main path of peace and righteousness, and that he is too holy for all of us to see his face. During his life, Mohammed managed to unite the entire Middle East under the name of one God - Allah.
Greatest people of all time. Top 10. Jesus of Nazareth
It would be incomprehensible if some other person took the first place in the Top 10 Greatest People of All Time. Naturally, this is Jesus of Nazareth or Jesus Christ.
We all know the story of the life of Jesus, who was born to a virgin, died at the age of 33, that he was crucified on the cross, that he died and resurrected three days later, ascended to heaven, to the abode of His Father and now sits at the right hand of God.
Jesus Christ is accepted by all religions of the world, both believers and atheists know about him and his life. Perhaps, some of the most primitive peoples and tribes living in the Amazon River Delta or in the impenetrable forests of Brazil do not know the name of Christ. The main book that tells about the life and deeds of Christ is the New Testament Bible, we note that 25 million copies of the Bible are sold annually around the world.
So, even if you are not a believer, you will have to accept the fact that the most famous person in the whole world is Jesus of Nazareth.
Our century has come quite recently, and therefore we cannot yet say who exactly the outstanding personalities of Russia of the 21st century are. However, an analysis of the past will give us the opportunity to understand what truly great things we can expect from Slavic blood. After all, as you know, who knows the past, knows the future.
Sergey Yesenin
A contemporary of Mayakovsky and his complete opposite as an author. A subtle and sincere lyricist, who at the same time managed to remain an eternal bully and a teenager. He raised the themes of the struggle of the individual with the environment, love for nature and, of course, for a woman.
Vladimir Vysotsky
Bard, author of many songs and poems. The Greatest Poet His hoarse voice seemed to let his voice down under the legacy left to him by all the outstanding personalities of Russia in the 20th century. He raised the topics of the internal and external struggle of a person, his place in society and in the world in general. Subtle satirist.
Bulat Okudzhava
Also a poet who independently performed his poems in the form of songs. Touching and honest, he wrote poems filled with some kind of cosmic thoughtfulness. He often used metaphors, creating deep images with the help of them. His songs had a parable form, which was once (good-naturedly) parodied by Vysotsky.
Cinematographers
Lev Kuleshov
Thanks to him, outstanding personalities of Russia began to appear in the cinema. The discoverer of the "Kuleshov effect" - "two frames that are independent in meaning, glued together, create a new meaning." In fact, the founder of the montage story.
The first person in Russia to use color in cinema was the red flag in the same “Battleship Potemkin”.
Mikhail Romm
Director of documentaries ("Ordinary Fascism") and feature films ("Nine Days of One Year") films. One of the most important cinema theorists of the mid-20th century. VGIK lecturer and author of many scientific papers.
Andrei Tarkovsky
A man who manages to shoot a true art-house in the USSR. His tapes are filled with personal meanings, full of metaphors and subtle hints. He shot "Solaris" and "Stalker", most often making his works such parables-allegories.
Painters
Andrey Rublev
Modern outstanding personalities of Russia among artists would not have been possible without the person who laid the foundation for Russian painting.
Each of his canvases is like a photograph taken during the climax of the event that he was trying to capture. His paintings are infinitely alive and may not always reveal their true meaning at first sight. The main thing in Repin is the emotions of the characters and the details.
Kazimir Malevich
A great modernist, known as the author of the now-familiar Black Square. He was busy looking for new forms and ways of expressing color in painting. His paintings are full of abstractions and geometric shapes, attempts to invent something new in his art. I tried to find "absolute peace" in the paintings.
Composers
Pyotr Tchaikovsky
One of the first Russian professional composers, Tchaikovsky made a true craft out of music (in the good sense of the word). He was a man who simply could not stop writing music.
The extremely diverse topics raised in all possible genres make Pyotr Ilyich a composer capable of reaching the heart of every person. His most famous works are the ballets The Nutcracker and Swan Lake.
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
I thought that the main objective music is the unity of the listener with the true nature of the world, which can only be expressed in a similar, melodic form.
Dmitry Shostakovich
A composer with a difficult fate, at first he worked in the style of modernism and actively experimented in all genres. However, "Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk District" did not please Stalin personally, and then severe repression followed.
To save himself and his family, Shostakovich had to create in a purely "state" way. However, his music really proves that even a simple listener hears the subtext put in by the composer. Many subtle moods and meanings that he invested in symphonies No. 5 and No. 7 were then understood by everyone.
Scientists
Mikhail Lomonosov
The first Russian encyclopedist, "a man of all sciences." Brought Russian research to the level of Europe. He made many discoveries in almost every modern science for him.
As an academician and one of the most active personalities of his time, he was an icon for the Russian Enlightenment.
Dmitry Mendeleev
The Russian chemist, who has already become legendary, managed to create a periodic system of chemical elements, which significantly pushed world science forward.
The existence of such a table clearly proves the harmony of nature and its clear system.
One of the greatest discoveries in which, in fact, all modern natural science rests, belongs to him. He also worked in other sciences, where he also made various discoveries.
Ivan Pavlov
The first Nobel laureate from Russia. Pavlov made the most important discovery in biology and physiology - it was he who found out the presence of reflexes in the body of living beings. And it was this Russian scientist who divided them into conditional and unconditional.
Pavlov devoted his whole life to this discovery, and even dying, he continued to dictate his feelings to his students - so that science could better know the state of death.
Athletes
Ivan Poddubny
Legendary Russian wrestler, "hero of the XX century." Haven't lost once in ten years. Wrestling champion five times.
Garry Kasparov
A chess player with many awards, "Chess Oscars" and the title of world champion. He became famous for the extremely successful combination of various tactics and strategies and the ability to emerge from a seemingly completely failed game as a winner.
"Kasparov's openings" - this is how unexpected and non-standard moves at the beginning of the game are now called.
Lev Yashin
Soviet goalkeeper, famous for his absolute "impenetrability". Considered the best goalkeeper of the 20th century. Repeatedly recognized as the best goalkeeper of the USSR. Ballon d'Or winner.
Conclusion
As we can see, outstanding personalities in the history of Russia have become extremely significant for all mankind. Chekhov can be safely called the best playwright in the world, and Mendeleev - the greatest chemist. All these people are important not only for Russia, but for every area in which they became famous.
It remains to be hoped that the outstanding personalities of Russia in the 21st century, just like their predecessors, will mean something for the whole world, and not just for their homeland.
