Who do you think was the greatest person who has ever lived and why?I would prefer it if it wasn't a founder or leader of a religion or cult and no evelutionary or atheistic people.
Umm... what is the point here? Are you implying that people who follow science and evidence are less worthy of being considered 'great' than those who believe in fairy tales? And what does one's personal beliefs have to do with their contributions to society in areas other than their beliefs?
That being said I would consider DaVinci one of the greatest contributors to date, although I could list literally hundreds who have made fantastic and noteworthy contributions.
Oh, and to whoever said something about Nikola Tesla inventing the radio, I suggest you research Guglielmo Marconi and look at the timeline for Tesla's work on radios with Marconi's.
The guy who stood up to those tanks in Tianneman square.the Beatles because they revolutionized more music than anyone to this day (which is actually a fact).Monash for turning the tide of the first world war by leading the American/Australian force to victory,The Dalai Lhama,Gandhi,Bruce Lee,Kublai Kahn,Genghis Kahn,Julius ceaser. The point is that you could find millions of people that were great.
Too many to list. In political senses, religious senses, scientific senses, all of that. Too many to list. My favorite would have to be Confucius, the great Chinese philosopher. Him and Sun Zu. Sun Zu for obvious reasons, having written the Art of War. And Confucius for some contrast, and the dude was brilliant. Over to the western world my favorites are Ronald Reagan and Vladimir Lenin. More contrast. Ronald Reagan simply because I like him, and Lenin for kicking the Tsar's a**es off the throne. And being one hell of a leader, and the only chance communism ever had of being a viable political system. Stalin crushed it.
Speaking of which, Stalin is my favorite genocidal maniac. That mustache is pure win, and he's the one guy, and pretty much the only guy ever, to take life by the balls and shoot for a chance so slim it actually worked. A little psychopathy helped, no doubt.
Genghis Kahn
Because genocide is cool like that.
That dude was the single greatest mass murderer of all time. But that is a type of greatness, I guess.
In terms of visible evidence. Mohammad transformed an entire region. He created a cultural impact that lasts to this day. Never before has anyone's contributions have lasted so long and have a lasting impact on the world.
I personally think that Newton was the great contributor to man. He gave us a new way to look at things, and because of that, we as the human race have been able to advance this far.
But really, the western civilization owes much to the Ancient Greeks for their brilliance in politics and math.
By not allowing atheistic people and religious people I try to make it so there won't be a religious debate.I am fine with a great person who does not believe in God to be on here so long as he was not a leader of Atheism.I simply don't want to cause a religious debate on this thread.
Hannibal, he was a great strategist, and could have achieved more if Carthago hadn't refused him the support he needed.
He was also a pretty crappy task master who was fascinated by some super weapon.
He wasn't actually a great strategist. He had his moments, a few battles, but for the most part, he failed. Like marching over the Alps. While yes, in a sense that was a good idea, he also lost half his army and half his face. I think he would have had better chance just frontally assaulting Rome. :/
10. James Madison 9. Thomas Jefferson 8. Robert Louis Stevenson 7. Louis Armstrong 6. Winston Churchill 5. Martin Luther King 4. Malcom X 3. Elizabeth Cady Stanton 2. Al Gore 1... Elenor Roosavelt
