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**oshron** · January 18th, 2010, 11:13 PM

i dont think its POSSIBLE to label JUST ONE human being as the most influential in history. but if i were to elect candidates, i would say Martin Luther King Jr., his namesake Martin Luther, and Ghandi; theyre the only ones that come to mind at the moment

**Salah** · January 19th, 2010, 04:22 AM

Jesus and Muhammad.

**Cicero** · January 19th, 2010, 04:46 AM

I enjoyed both editions of Hart's book. One fact that I remember is that Scotsmen are represented in the lists out of porportion to their population.

corrocamino · January 19th, 2010, 04:52 AM

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i dont think its POSSIBLE to label JUST ONE human being as the most influential in history. but if i were to elect candidates, i would say Martin Luther King Jr., his namesake Martin Luther, and Ghandi; theyre the only ones that come to mind at the moment

At Partition, Gandhi and his ahimsa were both dropped like a rock by all parties, in favor of mob violence and murder.

corrocamino · January 19th, 2010, 04:58 AM

Within the bounds of living memory, Mohammad Ali (Casius Clay) and John Lennon were declared the most influential people of our time. Sad but informative commentary.

barlier · January 19th, 2010, 05:03 AM

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the man who brought the light into the darkness

Thomas Edison.

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the man who struggled for his people

Someone own people ?

**Sargon of Akkad** · January 19th, 2010, 05:39 AM

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Paul of Tarsus.

Very good. I was wondering if I'd be the first to mention the man who co-opted a religion.

Nicklord1 · January 19th, 2010, 06:54 AM

Charlemagne

Nuff said

**diddyriddick** · January 19th, 2010, 07:11 AM

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who is the most influential man in the history of the world?

the man who brought the light into the darkness
the man who struggled for his people
the man who sat on the first rank of The 100: A Ranking of the Most Influential Persons in Historyhttp://www.dlmark.net/hundred.htm

I couldn't name a single person. Though Mr. Hart's list is off, in my view. Any list that has Abraham Lincoln as a runner-up to John Kennedy is just plain goofy.

corrocamino · January 19th, 2010, 07:16 AM

Apparently our disparate views have been differently influenced! Just another aspect of the Gray-Scale Cosmos.