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The 100: A Ranking of the Most Influential Persons in History, a 1978 book; 100 Greatest Britons, a BBC series about historical figures from the United Kingdom; Great South Africans, a South African TV series to determine the "100 Greatest South Africans" Time 100, an annual list of the 100 most influential people in the American world
Niki Ashton, member of Parliament of Canada, two time Leadership candidate; Obafemi Awolowo, Premier of the Western State of Nigeria (1954–1960) [49]; Tony Benn, member of the Labour Party and founder of the Socialist Campaign Group [50] [51]
Of the 100 chosen, Albert Einstein was chosen as the Person of the Century, on the grounds that he was the preeminent scientist in a century dominated by science. The editors of Time believed the 20th century "will be remembered foremost for its science and technology", and Einstein "serves as a symbol of all the scientists—such as Fermi, Heisenberg, Bohr, Richard Feynman, ...who built upon ...
Subject Father / mother Reason African-American history: Arturo Alfonso Schomburg [54]: For his "[research and raising] awareness of the great contributions that Afro-Latin Americans and African Americans have made to society,...[being] an important intellectual figure in the Harlem Renaissance [and, over] the years, [collecting] literature, art, slave narratives, and other materials of ...
Parks became one of the most impactful Black women in American history almost overnight when she refused to move to the “colored” section of a public bus in 1955.
essayist, novelist, public speaker, SNCC activist Phyllis Lyon: 1924 2020 United States: co-founder of Daughters of Bilitis, first social and political organization for lesbians in the U.S. C.T. Vivian: 1924 2020 United States: student civil rights leader, SNCC and SCLC activist Lenny Bruce: 1925 1966 United States
Using historical figures in marketing communications and in branding is a new area of marketing research but historical figures’ names were used to promote products as early as in the Middle Ages. [46] Historical figure brand is using famous historical person in branding, for instance Mozartkugel, Chopin (vodka) or Café Einstein.
Pages in category "Historical rankings of public figures" The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .