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Who are the top 10 most famous people ever?

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I was bored before and got thinking about who I regard as the most well-known people that ever lived. Not necessarily the nicest or most deserving of the honour, but the best-known ever. Here's my list, would love to hear yours for a bit of fun!

1. Jesus Christ
2. Adolf Hitler
3. Elvis Presley
4. Princess Diana
5. JFK
6. Michael Jackson
7. Marilyn Monroe
8. Albert Einstein
9. Martin Luther King Jr.
10. John Lennon
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    BrumBallBrumBall Posts: 2,060
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    Never 'eard of 'em
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    Alt-F4Alt-F4 Posts: 10,960
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    They're all dead then, and they all met untimely demises.
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    [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 68,508
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    Ever, eh?

    1st equal (being diplomatic here): Jesus and Mohammed.
    3rd: The Buddha
    4th. Chairman Mao
    5th Adolf Hitler
    6th Michael Jackson
    7th Elvis Presley
    8th The Beatles
    9th Albert Einstein
    10th The Virgin Mary


    Bit sublime to the ridiculous, but there we are.
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    kim1994kim1994 Posts: 7,332
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    Alt-F4 wrote: »
    They're all dead then, and they all met untimely demises.

    how did Albert Einstein die?
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    [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 68,508
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    Invisipost
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    kimindexkimindex Posts: 68,250
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    Not in any particular order and without much thought :o

    1) Jesus
    2) Mohammed
    3) Buddha
    4) Albert Einstein
    5) Leonardo da Vinci
    6) Charles Darwin
    7) William Shakespeare
    8) Nelson Mandela
    9) Mahatma Gandhi
    10) Abraham
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    lightdragonlightdragon Posts: 19,059
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    1 Harry Potter

    I'll think about the other 9. :p
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    LiparusLiparus Posts: 4,743
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    Heres a link to the list of the top 10 most influential figures in history. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_100

    And here the top 100: http://www.adherents.com/adh_influ.html
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    Alt-F4Alt-F4 Posts: 10,960
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    kim1994 wrote: »
    how did Albert Einstein die?

    Rectal prolapse. Sad really, he was only 47.
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    misha06misha06 Posts: 3,378
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    In no particular order

    The Beatles
    Princess Diana
    Sir Issac Newton
    Albert Einstein
    Hitler
    Stalin
    JFK
    Marilyn Monroe
    Michael Jackson
    Elvis Presley
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    Vodka_DrinkaVodka_Drinka Posts: 28,753
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    Jesus
    Adolf Hitler
    Winston Churchill
    William Shakespeare
    Martin Luther King
    Nelson Mandela
    JFK
    Micheal Jackson
    Elvis
    The Beatles
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    cosmocosmo Posts: 26,840
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    #13
    Nobody has mentioned The Queen.
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    muntamunta Posts: 18,285
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    Jesus? I thought we were talking real people not fictional.
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    cosmocosmo Posts: 26,840
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    #15
    John Smith
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    LiparusLiparus Posts: 4,743
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    I think that fame due to influence matters the most. Movie stars should not really be in the top 10.
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    [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 10,488
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    #17
    How times change. 10-15 years ago this would have been Nelson Mandela 1st through to 10th. Still at least there's no mention of boy band members, teen heart throbs or Simon Cowell.:D
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    RaferRafer Posts: 14,231
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    #18
    I'm glad that nobody has mentioned Beckham yet.
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    Robert RomarinRobert Romarin Posts: 11,956
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    #19
    How about...

    Biro
    Braille
    Dolby
    Diesel
    Hoover
    Macintosh
    Morse
    Rubik
    Sandwich
    Zeppelin

    ...or something along those lines?
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    [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 10,488
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    Rafer wrote: »
    I'm glad that nobody has mentioned Beckham yet.

    Although his name is extremely famous.
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    irishguyirishguy Posts: 22,172
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    #21
    no romans? surely julius or augustus caesar? and what about alexander the great? he must be on that list
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    [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 10,488
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    Robert Romarin wrote: »
    How about...

    Biro
    Braille
    Dolby
    Diesel
    Hoover
    Macintosh
    Morse
    Rubik
    Sandwich
    Zeppelin

    ...or something along those lines?


    Surely you mean Dyson, the man who invented the vacuum cleaner which, if it had a bag, would be called a hoover.:D
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    [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 9,845
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    irishguy wrote: »
    no romans? surely julius or augustus caesar? and what about alexander the great? he must be on that list

    One of the first to my mind.
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    *weeschmoo**weeschmoo* Posts: 9,713
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    Cleopatra.
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    Forget-me-notForget-me-not Posts: 1,434
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    I presume if it is the most famous people ever then there has to be in there people who have been top of the fame game for hundreds of years and who straddle empires or who have gone into folklore worldwide and therefore their names would be familiar to most people from generations ago until today rather than people who are relatively recently famous. Therfore I would include the following:

    Jesus Christ
    Cleopatra
    Julius Ceasar
    Mohammed
    Shakespeare
    Leonardo da Vinci
    Mary the mother of Jesus
    Alexander the Great
    King Arthur
    Helen of Troy
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    irishguyirishguy Posts: 22,172
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    Forget-me-not wrote: »
    I presume if it is the most famous people ever then there has to be in there people who have been top of the fame game for hundreds of years and who straddle empires or who have gone into folklore worldwide and therefore their names would be familiar to most people from generations ago until today rather than people who are relatively recently famous. Therfore I would include the following:

    Jesus Christ
    Cleopatra
    Julius Ceasar
    Mohammed
    Shakespeare
    Leonardo da Vinci
    Mary the mother of Jesus
    Alexander the Great
    King Arthur
    Helen of Troy

    are mythical beings allowed? or would that bring up a row about jesus?
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