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400+ of the Most Important, Famous & Influential People of All Time

A list that consists of more than four hundred famous and influential history figures everyone ought to have heard of.
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Jesus
Jesus
1
Buddha
Buddha
2
Muhammad
Muhammad
3
Confucius
Confucius
4
Socrates
Socrates
5
Heraclitus
Heraclitus
6
Pythagòras
Pythagòras
7
Aristotle
Aristotle
8
Platone
Platone
9
Parmenides
Parmenides
10
Empedocle
Empedocle
11
Solon
Solon
12
Homer
Homer
13
Euripides
Euripides
14
Sophocles
Sophocles
15
Lao Tzu
Lao Tzu
16
Alexander the Great
Alexander the Great
17
Xerxes
Xerxes
18
Cyrus the Great
Cyrus the Great
19
Genghis Khan
Genghis Khan
20
Julius Caesar
Julius Caesar
21
Nero
Nero
22
Augustus
Augustus
23
Tiberius
Tiberius
24
Cleopatra
Cleopatra
25
Tutankhamen
Tutankhamen
26
Ramsess II
Ramsess II
27
Pericles
Pericles
28
Constantine the Great
Constantine the Great
29
Justinian
Justinian
30
Empress Theodora
Empress Theodora
31
Constantine XI
Constantine XI
32
Marco Polo
Marco Polo
33
Pocahontas
Pocahontas
34
Joan of Arc
Joan of Arc
35
Vasco Da Gama
Vasco Da Gama
36
Christopher Columbus
Christopher Columbus
37
Galileo Galilei
Galileo Galilei
38
Martin Luther
Martin Luther
39
Paul the Apostle
Paul the Apostle
40
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