801.
He was the founder of the religion of Sikhism and the first of the ten Sikh Gurus.
805.
806.
Artist who dedicated his time to solving the problems in Africa as well as donating money to the cure for AIDs after his nephew died from it
807.
Frontman of Joy Division. This band was greatly influenced by almost every great band that spawned after the early 80's like Nirvana, The Cure, U2 and Nine Inch Nails. The band was also a big asset to New Wave music, which changed pop music forever.
Ian Curtis hung himself on May 18th, the night before tourning the USA. The man is considered a cult icon. Without him, idols like Kurt Cobain and Grunge would never have appeared on stage.
809.
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816.
818.
821.
823.
One of the most notable authors of the 20 th century Jorge Amado wrote works of outstanding accomplishment.
824.
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He is considered gods by billions presently (including me).He is also the most controversial god of all times(Very bad of Human Beings for insulting God).His organization (sri sathya sai organization) is considered of Vatican standard.
827.
830.
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Insider trading and her son wrote millions of bad loans that helped the housing collapse
"Saddam Hussein has been engaged in the development of weapons of mass destruction technology which is a threat to countries in the region and he has made a mockery of the weapons inspection process."
-Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D, CA), Dec. 16, 1998
832.
834.
Professional Revolutionary, With Fidel Castro was instrumental in bringing a change in thinking in South America.An iconic figure for younger generations.
837.
Philosophy,seperation of powers. To avoid tyranny legislature, executive and judiciary should remain seperate so that there are checks and balances.
838.
Librarian,French scholar, at his suggestion the College de France was established,he founded the collection which became Bibliotheque Nationale.
839.
840.
The greatest manipulator in history, master of propaganda. Weather you realize it or not Bernays has effected every aspect of you daily life.
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He was also sigmund freud's nephew and can be attributed with getting the women's rights movement rolling by getting young debutantes in NYC to be photographed smoking cigarettes... His intention was to sell more cigarettes... but women were not supposed to smoke cigarettes especially in public so he had to liberate the female side of the market by having the height of American social hierarchy make it look glamorous. Bernays, in my opinion, single handedly destroyed free thought and replaced it with marketing. Corporations could not rule the world if it weren't for Bernays' insight into propagandizing in order to control groups of people and demonize individuality.
841.
Maverick Politician, French President, Samuel A. Maverick never branded his cattle in his 19th Century cattle ranch. Sarkozy considers the normal frenchman cattle class over and above middle,lower and upper class and wants them branded fashionably in a most unfashionable world.His deep commitment to fashion models and fashion world is breathtaking.Deserves to be taken seriously.
843.
Umberto Bossi (born September 19, 1941) is an Italian politician, leader of the Northern League, a party seeking autonomy or independence for Northern Italy. While at the University of Pavia, in February 1979, he met Bruno Salvadori, leader of the Valdotanian Union. After the death of Salvadori in a car accident during the summer of 1980, Bossi began focusing more on Lombardy. After two years, the Lombard autonomist league was born. In that period Bossi met his second wife, Manuela Marrone. The Lega Lombarda would later seek alliances with similar movements in Veneto and Piedmont, forming the Northern League, of which he is still the federal secretary. Bossi began his institutional career in 1987 as the only senator of the Lega Nord, of which he was the leader. He was instrumental in the unexpected victory of Silvio Berlusconi's coalition in 1994, Bossi agreed to return to an alliance with Berlusconi, which ultimately led to the 2001 electoral victory. He then served in Silvio Berlusconi's second cabinet as Reforms Minister. However, after suffering a serious stroke on March 11, 2004, which seriously impaired his speech, he quit on July 19, 2004 to take up a seat as a member of the European Parliament. Bossi later slowly returned to active politics.On 11 January 2005 Bossi appeared on the political scene at the last house of the Lombard federalist politician Carlo Cattaneo at Lugano after 306 days from the accident. On 17 September 2006 he returned in Venice for the 10th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence of Padania. On 2 February 2007, in Vicenza, he officially opened the first monthly meeting of the Parliament of the North In the 2000 year, They're currently around 9 million people in north italy that they call them self "padane" and that they are valiantly fighting for having recognized their right to the autonomy if not to the independence from Rome. Thanks Bossi!
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Poet, Beat Generation along with writers likeJack Kerouac, Gregory Corso,Laurence Ferlinghetti brought in the outsider lifestyle which was unconventional in values as they were based on authentic individual experiences.This lifestyle was adopted by the hippies of 1960.Later in 1987 they adopted the New Age Movement of alternative lifestyle of a drug free world and world peace.
848.
Anarchism,Leon Trotsky propounded the theory of permanent revolution which opposed the official stand taken after the Bolshevik revolution.
849.
haha got shot 9 times and survived, brought Gangsta Rap genre back into mainstream music, had album and song of the year, created an entrepreneur and investment net worth of 500 million dollars, and... recently made 8.7 million dollars in one day using his twitter account "if thats not influence idk what is" haha
850.
His music touched billions, he is undoubtedly the most globally recognized entertainer of all time.
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Michael Jackson is the most influential music artist of all time. King of music!
mos. def. an influential artist... no doubt... but not the king of music imo.
Is this in order of rank? I hope not. Michael Jackson has had a more profound influence than some listed above him. Remember that he is the best selling Artist before their was the digital media that makes today's music so accessible. Most people actually went out and purchased his music. He has multigenerational appeal and that is why he is so loved. Whether one loves him or not, his influence is undeniably immense. Not sure how certain obscure characters got on the list above him. Its one thing to have influence amongst certain groups, but Michael Jackson influenced the world. He is also a great humanitarian.
His music touched billions, and he touched billions of little boys.
Definitely all the way. Most inspirational person I've ever witnessed in my entire life. The King of Music with no doubt.
He is the GREATEST ENTERTAINER of all time. He has sold more records and albums than any other artist in the world. He has broken more records and received more awards then any other artist. He is the true King of Pop, Rock & Soul. Maybe even the King of Music. He is in no doubt as one of the most influential people of all time. This man could get anything done through his connections and fame. He truly is the King of dance, humanitarianism, love and peace.
851.
One of the founders of the Chinese Red Army.Closely associated with Mao Zedong, he and Mao evolved the idea of 'peoples war' a term very popular amidst left extremists.
852.
He was thewas the founder of the religion of Sikhism and the first of the ten Sikh Gurus.
853.
Because he is one of the bets rappers, and he and a lot of in fluence on black-americans, has sold more than 100000000 records worldwide.
West sideeeeeeeee
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Tupac Shakur and 2pac are the same person....you have them on the list twice. Really...research your stuff!
Tupac is already on the list and yes, The Beatles have sold more records.
854.
856.
The most influential rapper and person of all time. His music is true and so is his life. 1000000000 of his records are sold worldwide. R.I.P
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Genius, Government framed because he caused an uprising with his lyrics in songs. People would start listening to his music not for the way it sound (like music now) but everyone listened to his lyrics which targeted the government in a crooked society. He was then murdered and to this day nobody has been charged.
The man had no good role models as a kid. What do you expect. Tupac changed the world for young black kids. His lyrics are incredible. T he man is a genius.
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Once "The Ambassador of Hindu-Muslim Unity" later on due to policies of Hindu racist movements worked for the Rights of Muslims & later on also developed Pakistan , & worked this much hard that the impossible Making of Pakistan became a reality in only a span of 7 years & u will not find any leader like him
860.
She's the most influential artist of the modern times that changed the course of women and human history. The biggest icon of the world!!!
861.
Inspiring people to be productive like no one has ever before (particularly effective because of globalization and digitization)
862.
863.
Hosts Television Shows, firmly believes human thinking rests around what is shown on television in modern times.She and many others in USA including the sponsors of her show think she has won the battle for the eyeballs and hence shapes American thinking.
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She is not influencial internationally. In Paris no one knows who she is.
They listen to her, that's inevitable. They just don't follow her.
WTF? Oprah is HIGHLY influential! And in a positive way ~ unlike a lot of the mostly all men listed here! Women listen to her (half the population!) and a lot of men, too.
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