The list of the 10 most influential people in the world of twentieth century. The people, who are recognized for changing the world, for better or for worse. They are the people who inspire us, entertain us, challenge us and change our world. We already post a list ofMost Influential People of The 20th Century. Following is a brief description of the Top 10 Influential Personalities that the 20th century saw.
10. Nelson Mandela
Top 10 Influential Personalities of 20th century
A former president of South Africa and an anti-apartheid activist, revolutionary and politician Nelson Mandela. He was the first president who elected in a fully representative, multiracial election. His administration focused on dismantling apartheid’s legacy, and cutting racism, poverty and inequality. Politically a democratic socialist, he served as president of the African National Congress (ANC) political party from 1990 to 1999. He has received more than 100 awards and honors. However, the most notable achievement of Mandela was the Nobel Peace Prize he received in 1993, which made him one of the most influential people in the 20th century.
9. John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Another influential president of USA, John F. Kennedy was a phenomenal and liberal leader of the 20th century. He was often criticized for dealing with the Cuban Missile Crisis, and was killed in dubious situations which are still far-fetched. He is one of the Most Famous Political Leaders who were Assassinated.
8. Henry Ford
Henry Ford was an American industrialist, the founder of the Ford Motor Company, and sponsor of the development of the assembly line technique of mass production. He was neither a leader, nor a politician. However, he invented a car that transformed the face of the automobile world. In 1999, from a survey conducted among Americans, Henry Ford made his place among the Gallup’s List of Widely Admired People of the 20th Century. He was also the innovator of welfare capitalism.
7. Mao Zedong
Chinese communist revolutionary, and political theorist, Mao Zedong. The founding father of the People’s Republic of China from its establishment in 1949, he governed the country as Chairman of the Communist Party of China until his death. By bringing China under unified standards, Mao Zedong is considered as one of the most important personalities to have lived in the 20th century, and a legend of a leader in the Chinese Communist Party. He effectively led both the Chinese revolution and the Chinese Communist Party.
6. The Wright Brothers
The most Influential Personalities of the 20th century, no doubt, The Wright brothers, Orville and Wilbur, were two American brothers, inventors, and aviation pioneers who were responsible for one of the biggest and the most significant inventions of the 20th century; the airplane. From a mere bicycle repair shop to experiments and research in the field of airplane development, their mania for airplanes led to the creation of the first heavier-than-air airplane.
5. Adolf Hitler
Most Influential Personalities – Adolf Hitler
Adolf Hitler was an Austrian-born German politician and the leader of the Nazi Party (National Socialist German Workers Party). He was chancellor of Germany from 1933 to 1945 and dictator of Nazi Germany from 1934 to 1945. Hitler was at the centre of Nazi Germany, World War II in Europe, and the Holocaust. He was the most debated personality of the century and a great German leader. He started the biggest war the world saw, and changed the entire face of the world by leading Germany throughout World War II. However, he committed suicide on April 30th, 1945. Often criticized for being one of the most evil people in world history, he also instigated the Holocaust.
4. Winston Churchill
Sir Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill was a British politician, best known for his leadership of the United Kingdom during the Second World War. He was a successful leader, Prime Minister, writer who won a Nobel Prize in literature, and a sound statesmen. He was elected halfway through the Second World War, and was the biggest strength for Britishers and Allies all around the world.
3. Franklin D. Roosevelt
Franklin Delano Roosevelt was the 32nd President of the United States (1933–1945) and a central figure in world events during the mid-20th century, leading the United States during a time of worldwide economic depression and total war. Whether or not he was a ‘good’ president, he made a special place in the list of presidents of USA who were democratic and most revolutionary. This is because he won wars on two fronts, and helped America getting out of the depression by the progressive norms and policies. He also created a Social Security system that helped senior citizens, thus, prodding the Golden Age of novelty and production in America.
2. Mahatma Gandhi
One of the most famous pacifists who ever lived, Mahatma Gandhi was the most important political figure in the history of India. Indians call him the Father of the Nation as he is one of the world’s greatest leaders, and the father-figure of Indian Independence Movement. Known for his beliefs like total non-violence and civil disobedience, it was because of him that India got independence in 1947. This is how he made his place among the most influential people in history.
1. Albert Einstein
The most influential scientist of the 20th century epoch, Albert Einstein (1879-1955) is known as the Father of Modern Physics. He may have revolutionized scientific thought, but what made the public adore him was his down-to-earth sense of humor. Known for making short quips, Einstein was the people’s scientist. Despite being one of the most brilliant men of the 20th century, Einstein appeared approachable, partly because he always had uncombed hair, disheveled clothing, and a lack of socks. During his entire life, Einstein worked diligently to understand the world around him and in so doing, developed the Theory of Relativity, which opened the door for the creation of the atomic bomb.He received a Nobel Prize for his contribution to the field of Theoretical Physics in the year 1921
Top 10 Wealthiest People of All Time
The list of the top 10 wealthiest people in history is an attempt to gather and compare the net-worth and fortunes of historical figures against one another. This list includes both nominal and real wealth.
Following is the list of top 10 wealthiest people / historical figures.
10. Cornelius Vanderbilt
Cornelius Vanderbilt gained his fortune from shipping and rail-road. His net worth of US$105 million in 1877 was equal to 1.15% of the U.S. annual GDP in his day. With a real value estimated somewhere between US$143 billion and US$178.4 billion adjusted for the late 2000s (decade), Vanderbilt is one of the wealthiest Americans in the history of the country.
9. Bill Gates
Bill Gates has singularly amassed the largest nominal fortune in all of history through his computer technology corporation Microsoft, peaking at US$101 billion in 1999. By 2007, his net worth had dropped to US$82 billion, and by 2013 his worth was valued at US$67 billion. Extensive donation to charity is the primary cause of his decrease in wealth. In terms of real value, Gates is likely one of the ten wealthiest Americans in history. He has been placed in the top 10 wealthiest people of all time.
8. Henry Ford
Henry Ford was an American automotive engineer, entrepreneur, and founder of the Ford Motor Company. Through his designing of the Model T Ford and employing the assembly line means of rapid production, he was able to lower the base price of his product in order to reach a wider market. His highest earnings are recorded at age 57 and he died at the age of 83 in 1947 at a net worth of US$188.1 billion (Inflation adjusted value in 2008 dollars).
7. Don Simón Iturri Patiño
Don Simón Iturri Patiño born in 1862 (died 1947), was a Bolivian industrialist. He took over tin mines in Bolivia and smelters in England and Germany, and by the 1940s he controlled the international tin market. During World War II, Patiño was believed to be one of the five wealthiest people in the world.
6. Jacob Fugger
Jacob Fugger was a German banker, merchant and a member of the Fugger banking family of Germany. He achieved a monopoly position in the silk and copper trade in Europe and was main financier and creditor of the Emperor Charles V. His nephew was the wealthy banker, Anton Fugger to whom he bequeathed his wealth upon his death. This heritage amounted to roughly 2.1 million guilders which are ~7,000 kilograms (~15,432 lbs, or $438M USD) of gold and his remaining property.
5. Heshen
Heshen was a Manchu official of the Qing Dynasty, a favourite of the Qianlong Emperor, and one of the wealthiest people in modern Chinese history. Upon his death in 1799, his total property was estimated at around 1.100 billion taels of silver, roughly US$42 billion based on 2011 silver prices. Heshen’s wealths was the equivalent to the imperial revenue of the Qing government for 15 years.
4. Mir Osman Ali Khan
Mir Osman Ali Khan, the last Nizam (ruler) of Hyderabad,who was regarded as the wealthiest person in world. His portrait graced the cover of Time magazine in 1937. He had his own mint, printing his own currency, the Hyderabadi rupee, and a vast private treasury. Its coffers were said to contain £100m in gold and silver bullion, and a further £400m of jewels. Among them was the Jacob Diamond (Koh-i-Noor), valued at some £100m (in 2008), and used by the Nizam as a paperweight. There were also other treasures; gems, pearls – enough to pave Piccadilly Circus–, hundreds of race horses, thousands of uniforms, tonnes of royal regalia and Rolls-Royces by the dozen. The Nizam is widely believed to have remained as the richest man on Earth until his death in 1967.
3. Nikolai Alexandrovich Romanov
Tsar Nicholas II of Russia, born in 1868 as Nikolai Alexandrovich into the House of Romanov, was the emperor of the Russian Empire from 1894 until the February Revolution of 1917. Around age 48 (in 1916) his wealth was valued at up to US$881 million, which equals US$290 billion in today’s money. He is seen as the wealthiest monarch and head of state in history and further as the wealthiest saint as the Russian Orthodox Church declared him, his wife and his children martyrs after being murdered in 1918 by the Bolsheviks.
2. Andrew Carnegie
One of the most famous manufacturers of America is originally from Scotland, born in 1835 in Dunfermline. The Andrew Carnegie came to America a kid, and started working in a steel factory. In 1892, he founded the Carnegie Steel plant in Pittsburgh which immediately began to be terribly profitable after the sale in 1901 merged with the giant US Steel. The Carnegie was a great humanist and dies before the 83 years had donated much of his fortune to schools, libraries and universities.
1. John D. Rockefeller
The tycoon John D. Rockefeller changed the facts in regards to wealth when America almost managed to monopolize the oil market in the late 1800s. The famous New Yorker founded the Standard Oil Company in 1870, and became wealthy in a time when the demand for kerosene and gasoline was huge. Indeed he became so wealthy that left the company in 1897 and spent the last 40 years of his life in retirement. In his last days, the Rockefeller donated much of his fortune in schools and medical research while he founded the University of Chicago. When considering the real value of his wealth, Rockefeller is widely held to be the wealthiest person in histo
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