The most influential person ever...

[goku]

has anyone mentioned the wright brothers?

[Boerseun]

Well, without further ado, here's the top ten from the book:

 

1. Mohammed

2. Isaac Newton

3. Jesus Christ

4. Buddha

5. Confucius

6. St. Paul

7. Ts'ai Lun

8. Johann Gutenberg

9. Christopher Columbus

10. Albert Einstein

 

(The 100 - A Ranking of the Most Influential Persons in History; Michael Hart, 3d Edition 1993)

[Edge]

I'd say: Issac Newton, Albert Einstein, Charles Darwin, Galileo and yea, that's it.