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Nov 17, 2014 · By their reckoning, Jesus, Napoleon, Muhammad, William Shakespeare and Abraham Lincoln rank as the top five figures in world history. Their book ranks more than 1,000 individuals from all around...
List of the most famous Americans in history, with famous, important and notable Americans hand-picked by our team of editors and ranked by popularity.
100 Most influential figures in American history. In fact, there are thousands of Americans that are famous, but here are the most ones based on the Atlantic magazine. Abraham Lincoln. Lincoln has been educated and was from a poor family.
A list of famous and influential people from the United States of America. Pilgrims or the Pilgrim Fathers (17th Century) A group of early settlers who left England and founded a colony in Plymouth, Massachusetts, around 1620.
People who changed the United States. A list of over 50 people who changed America and helped to influence the United States. 18th Century. Thomas Jefferson
Jul 24, 2012 · The 20 Most Influential Americans of All Time. The trailblazers, visionaries and cultural ambassadors who defined a nation. (Listed chronologically)
Dec 1, 2006 · Who are the most influential figures in American history? We asked 10 eminent historians. The result, collected here, is The Atlantic ’s 100 picks.
American history is filled with influential people, from military leaders and presidents to visionaries and writers, activists and entrepreneurs. But it’s one thing to deem a given historical figure influential.
Jun 4, 2015 · That changed with the Great Migration, a mass relocation of 6 million African Americans from the Jim Crow South to the North and West, starting in 1915. This leaderless revolution, a response to...
01: Abraham Lincoln. He saved the Union, freed the slaves, and presided over America’s second founding. Image: Wikimedia Commons. The Atlantic covers news, politics, culture, technology, health...
