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01 BO 
Barack Obama American Politician b. 1961
Barack Obama American Politician b. 1961 02 DT 
Donald Trump American Magnate b. 1946
Donald Trump American Magnate b. 1946 03 LD 
Leonardo da Vinci Italian Polymath 1452–1519
Leonardo da Vinci Italian Polymath 1452–1519 04 AH 
Adolf Hitler Austrian Politician 1889–1945
Adolf Hitler Austrian Politician 1889–1945 05 AE 
Albert Einstein German Physicist 1879–1955
Albert Einstein German Physicist 1879–1955 06 MJ 
Michael Jackson American Dancer 1958–2009
Michael Jackson American Dancer 1958–2009 07 WC 
Winston Churchill British Politician 1874–1965
Winston Churchill British Politician 1874–1965 08 WS 
William Shakespeare British Playwright 1564–1616
William Shakespeare British Playwright 1564–1616 09 N 
Napoleon French Politician 1769–1821
Napoleon French Politician 1769–1821 10 EP 
Elvis Presley American Actor 1935–1977
Elvis Presley American Actor 1935–1977 11 MG 
Mahatma Gandhi Indian Politician 1869–1948
Mahatma Gandhi Indian Politician 1869–1948 12 CD 
Charles Darwin British Biologist 1809–1882
Charles Darwin British Biologist 1809–1882 13 VV 
Vincent van Gogh Dutch Painter 1853–1890
Vincent van Gogh Dutch Painter 1853–1890 14 WA 
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Holy Roman Composer 1756–1791
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Holy Roman Composer 1756–1791 15 NM 
Nelson Mandela South African Politician 1918–2013
Nelson Mandela South African Politician 1918–2013 16 KM 
Karl Marx German Economist 1818–1883
Karl Marx German Economist 1818–1883 17 LV 
Ludwig van Beethoven German Composer 1770–1827
Ludwig van Beethoven German Composer 1770–1827 19 PP 
Pablo Picasso Spanish Painter 1881–1973
Pablo Picasso Spanish Painter 1881–1973 19 AL 
Abraham Lincoln American Politician 1809–1865
Abraham Lincoln American Politician 1809–1865 20 RR 
Ronald Reagan American Actor 1911–2004
Ronald Reagan American Actor 1911–2004 21 SF 
Sigmund Freud Austrian Psychoanalyst 1856–1939
Sigmund Freud Austrian Psychoanalyst 1856–1939 22 ML 
Martin Luther Holy Roman Linguist 1483–1546
Martin Luther Holy Roman Linguist 1483–1546 23 CC 
Charlie Chaplin British Film 1889–1977
Charlie Chaplin British Film 1889–1977 24 CG Che Guevara Argentine Politician 1928–1967
25 HC 
Hillary Clinton American Politician b. 1947
Hillary Clinton American Politician b. 1947 26 A 
Aristotle Greek Biologist -383–-322
Aristotle Greek Biologist -383–-322 27 JL 
John Lennon British Producer 1940–1980
John Lennon British Producer 1940–1980 28 GG 
Galileo Galilei Italian Astronomer 1564–1642
Galileo Galilei Italian Astronomer 1564–1642 30 VL 
Vladimir Lenin Russian Politician 1870–1924
Vladimir Lenin Russian Politician 1870–1924 30 JS 
Joseph Stalin Russian Politician 1879–1953
Joseph Stalin Russian Politician 1879–1953 32 GW 
George W. Bush American Politician b. 1946
George W. Bush American Politician b. 1946 32 M( 
Madonna (entertainer) American Singer b. 1958
Madonna (entertainer) American Singer b. 1958 32 DB 
David Bowie British Painter 1947–2016
David Bowie British Painter 1947–2016 34 MM 
Marilyn Monroe American Actor 1926–1962
Marilyn Monroe American Actor 1926–1962 35 BD 
Bob Dylan American Singer b. 1941
Bob Dylan American Singer b. 1941 36 P 
Plato Greek Philosopher -427–-347
Plato Greek Philosopher -427–-347 37 FN 
Friedrich Nietzsche German Philosopher 1844–1900
Friedrich Nietzsche German Philosopher 1844–1900 38 SD 
Salvador Dalí Spanish Painter 1904–1989
Salvador Dalí Spanish Painter 1904–1989 39 M 
Michelangelo Italian Sculptor 1475–1564
Michelangelo Italian Sculptor 1475–1564 40 SH 
Stephen Hawking British Physicist 1942–2018
Stephen Hawking British Physicist 1942–2018 41 IN 
Isaac Newton British Mathematician 1643–1727
Isaac Newton British Mathematician 1643–1727 42 GW 
George Washington American Officer 1732–1799
George Washington American Officer 1732–1799 43 JF 
John F. Kennedy American Politician 1917–1963
John F. Kennedy American Politician 1917–1963 44 JS 
Johann Sebastian Bach Holy Roman Composer 1685–1750
Johann Sebastian Bach Holy Roman Composer 1685–1750 45 FD 
Franklin D. Roosevelt American Statesman 1882–1945
Franklin D. Roosevelt American Statesman 1882–1945 46 BC 
Bill Clinton American Politician b. 1946
Bill Clinton American Politician b. 1946 47 VH 
Victor Hugo French Poet 1802–1885
Victor Hugo French Poet 1802–1885 48 EA 
Edgar Allan Poe American Poet 1809–1849
Edgar Allan Poe American Poet 1809–1849 49 WD 
Walt Disney American Screenwriter 1901–1966
Walt Disney American Screenwriter 1901–1966 50 FC 
Fidel Castro Cuban Politician 1926–2016
Fidel Castro Cuban Politician 1926–2016 51 V 
Voltaire French Writer 1694–1778
Voltaire French Writer 1694–1778 52 PM 
Paul McCartney British Guitar b. 1942
Paul McCartney British Guitar b. 1942 53 FK 
Franz Kafka Austrian Novelist 1883–1924
Franz Kafka Austrian Novelist 1883–1924 54 CD 
Charles Dickens British Writer 1812–1870
Charles Dickens British Writer 1812–1870 55 JR 
Jean-Jacques Rousseau French Writer 1712–1778
Jean-Jacques Rousseau French Writer 1712–1778 56 AS 
Arnold Schwarzenegger Austrian Actor b. 1947
Arnold Schwarzenegger Austrian Actor b. 1947 57 FC 
Frédéric Chopin Polish Composer 1810–1849
Frédéric Chopin Polish Composer 1810–1849 58 LG 
Lady Gaga American Singer b. 1986
Lady Gaga American Singer b. 1986 59 BS 
Britney Spears American Singer b. 1981
Britney Spears American Singer b. 1981 60 IK 
Immanuel Kant German Philosopher 1724–1804
Immanuel Kant German Philosopher 1724–1804 61 MA 
Muhammad Ali American Boxer 1942–2016
Muhammad Ali American Boxer 1942–2016 62 BM 
Benito Mussolini Italian Politician 1883–1945
Benito Mussolini Italian Politician 1883–1945 63 EH 
Ernest Hemingway American Screenwriter 1899–1961
Ernest Hemingway American Screenwriter 1899–1961 64 JW 
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe German Poet 1749–1832
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe German Poet 1749–1832 66 MC 
Marie Curie Polish Physicist 1867–1934
Marie Curie Polish Physicist 1867–1934 67 RD 
René Descartes French Philosopher 1596–1650
René Descartes French Philosopher 1596–1650 69 TJ 
Thomas Jefferson American Founding Father 1743–1826
Thomas Jefferson American Founding Father 1743–1826 70 MZ 
Mao Zedong Chinese Politician 1893–1976
Mao Zedong Chinese Politician 1893–1976 71 EI 
Elizabeth I of England British Queen 1533–1603
Elizabeth I of England British Queen 1533–1603 72 QV 
Queen Victoria British Queen 1819–1901
Queen Victoria British Queen 1819–1901 73 CC 
Christopher Columbus Italian Explorer 1451–1506
Christopher Columbus Italian Explorer 1451–1506 74 JR 
J. R. R. Tolkien British Writer 1892–1973
J. R. R. Tolkien British Writer 1892–1973 75 TR 
Theodore Roosevelt American Statesman 1858–1919
Theodore Roosevelt American Statesman 1858–1919 77 R 
Rihanna Barbadian Singer b. 1988
Rihanna Barbadian Singer b. 1988 77 AH 
Alfred Hitchcock British Film 1899–1980
Alfred Hitchcock British Film 1899–1980 78 JC 
Julius Caesar Roman Politician -100–-44
Julius Caesar Roman Politician -100–-44 79 JK 
J. K. Rowling British Film b. 1965
J. K. Rowling British Film b. 1965 80 E 
Eminem American Rapper b. 1972
Eminem American Rapper b. 1972 81 AC 
Agatha Christie British Playwright 1890–1976
Agatha Christie British Playwright 1890–1976 83 FS 
Frank Sinatra American Actor 1915–1998
Frank Sinatra American Actor 1915–1998 83 WA 
Woody Allen American Film b. 1935
Woody Allen American Film b. 1935 84 AO 
Augustine of Hippo Roman Philosopher 354–430
Augustine of Hippo Roman Philosopher 354–430 85 FD 
Fyodor Dostoevsky Russian Novelist 1821–1881
Fyodor Dostoevsky Russian Novelist 1821–1881 86 MS 
Meryl Streep American Actor b. 1949
Meryl Streep American Actor b. 1949 87 AW 
Andy Warhol American Film 1928–1987
Andy Warhol American Film 1928–1987 89 OW 
Oscar Wilde British Poet 1854–1900
Oscar Wilde British Poet 1854–1900 90 SK 
Stephen King American Writer b. 1947
Stephen King American Writer b. 1947 91 PJ 
Pope John Paul II Polish Priest 1920–2005
Pope John Paul II Polish Priest 1920–2005 92 LT 
Leo Tolstoy Russian Writer 1828–1910
Leo Tolstoy Russian Writer 1828–1910 94 ML 
Martin Luther King Jr. American Civil Rights 1929–1968
Martin Luther King Jr. American Civil Rights 1929–1968 94 CD 
Charles de Gaulle French Statesperson 1890–1970
Charles de Gaulle French Statesperson 1890–1970 95 SG 
Selena Gomez American Singer b. 1992
Selena Gomez American Singer b. 1992 96 DA 
Dante Alighieri Italian Poet 1265–1321
Dante Alighieri Italian Poet 1265–1321 97 RW 
Richard Wagner German Composer 1813–1883
Richard Wagner German Composer 1813–1883 99 JD 
Johnny Depp American Film b. 1963
Johnny Depp American Film b. 1963 100 SS 
Steven Spielberg American Film b. 1946
Steven Spielberg American Film b. 1946 101 LX 
Louis XIV of France French Monarch 1638–1715
Louis XIV of France French Monarch 1638–1715 103 AT 
Alexander the Great Macedonian King -356–-323
Alexander the Great Macedonian King -356–-323 104 GG 
Gabriel García Márquez Colombian Novelist 1927–2014
Gabriel García Márquez Colombian Novelist 1927–2014 105 NC 
Noam Chomsky American Philosopher b. 1928
Noam Chomsky American Philosopher b. 1928
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