Who do you think are the most famous people ever?

Here is my list:

Men
1.) Jesus Christ
2.) Muhammed
3.) Albert Einstein
4.) William Shakespeare
5.) Leonardo da Vinci
6.) Martin Luther King
7.) Napoleon
8.) Isaac Newton
9.) Abraham Lincoln
10.) John F. Kennedy
11.) Adolf Hitler
12.) Julius Caesar
13.) Henry VIII
14.) Karl Marx
15.) Mahatma Gandhi
16.) Ludwig van Beethoven
17.) Christopher Columbus
18.) Benjamin Franklin
19.) Chairman Mao
20.) Charles Dickens

Women
1.) Mary Magdalene
2.) Cleopatra
3.) Queen Victoria
4.) Queen Elizabeth I
5.) Mother Teresa
6.) Marilyn Monroe
7.) Pocahontas
8.) Marie Antoinette
9.) Jane Austen
10.) Queen Elizabeth II
11.) Florence Nightingale
12.) Joan of Arc
13.) Boudicca
14.) Anne Frank
15.) Audrey Hepburn

Sorry I had to split it between the sexes but the bottom line is 80% of the famous famous people throughout history are men.

Most of the famous women throughout history are footnotes, unfortunately.

Originally posted by 2stupid4you Men 1.) Lady Gaga 2.) Muhammed 3.) Albert Einstein 4.) William Shakespeare 5.) Leonardo da Vinci 6.) Martin Luther King 7.) Napoleon 8.) Isaac Newton 9.) Abraham Lincoln 10.) Karl Marx 11.) Adolf Hitler 12.) Julius Caesar 13.) Henry VIII 14.) Karl Marx 15.) Mahatma Gandhi 16.) Ludwig van Beethoven 17.) Christopher Columbus 18.) Benjamin Franklin 19.) Chairman Mao 20.) Charles Dickens

That's different in every generation and demographic all over the world, there is no way in telling this.
I for instance see no Asian women in your list while they may very well be more famous than any of the people you mentioned just not in the Western countries.

Yeah sorry that was a mistake, #10 is JFK.

And as for the second part, that's why Marilyn is at #6 and Audrey at #15 (although get the feeling you're just trying to wind me up because you saw my avi).

Originally posted by Reaper wait..

I tried to make it as global as I could. Chairman Mao is at #19.