Most Influential Americans
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Lincoln
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FD Roosevelt
Washington
Jefferson
FD Roosevelt
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ML King
Edison
W Wilson
Edison
W Wilson
Grant
H. Ford
T. Roosevelt
T. Roosevelt
Reagan
Andrew Jackson
Paine
Andrew Jackson
Paine
H. Truman
A G Bell
J Adams
J Adams
Arts: 1901 -1966
The quintessential entertainer-entrepreneur, he wielded unmatched influence over our childhood.
The quintessential entertainer-entrepreneur, he wielded unmatched influence over our childhood.
Thought/Politics: 1891-1974
His Supreme Court transformed American society and bequeathed to us the culture wars.
His Supreme Court transformed American society and bequeathed to us the culture wars.
Social Activism: 1815-1902
One of the first great American feminists, she fought for social reform and women’s right to vote.
One of the first great American feminists, she fought for social reform and women’s right to vote.
Einstein
Emerson
Emerson
Politics: 1860 - 1925
“The Great Commoner” lost three presidential elections, but his populism transformed the country.
“The Great Commoner” lost three presidential elections, but his populism transformed the country.
Industry: 1837 - 1913
The great financier and banker was the prototype for all the Wall Street barons who followed.
The great financier and banker was the prototype for all the Wall Street barons who followed.
Social Activism/Thought: 1859 - 1952
He sought to make the public school a training ground for democratic life.
He sought to make the public school a training ground for democratic life.
Eleanor Roosevelt
Lyndon Baines Johnson
Social Activism: 1817-1895
After escaping from slavery, he pricked the nation’s conscience with an eloquent accounting of its crimes.
After escaping from slavery, he pricked the nation’s conscience with an eloquent accounting of its crimes.
Arts/Media: 1822 - 1903
The genius behind New York’s Central Park, he inspired the greening of America’s cities.
The genius behind New York’s Central Park, he inspired the greening of America’s cities.
Politics: 1795-1849
This one-term president’s Mexican War landgrab gave us California, Texas, and the Southwest.
This one-term president’s Mexican War landgrab gave us California, Texas, and the Southwest.
Social Activism: 1879 - 1966
The ardent champion of birth control—and of the sexual freedom that came with it.
The ardent champion of birth control—and of the sexual freedom that came with it.
Arts/Thought: 1831-1935
Known as “The Great Dissenter,” he wrote Supreme Court opinions that continue to shape American jurisprudence.
Known as “The Great Dissenter,” he wrote Supreme Court opinions that continue to shape American jurisprudence.
John Quincy Adams
Social Activism/Politics: 1796-1859
His tireless advocacy of universal public schooling earned him the title “The Father of American Education.”
His tireless advocacy of universal public schooling earned him the title “The Father of American Education.”
Faulkner
Social Activism: 1850 - 1924
The country’s greatest labor organizer, he made the golden age of unions possible.
The country’s greatest labor organizer, he made the golden age of unions possible.
Military/Politics: 1880-1959
As a general, he organized the American effort in World War II; as a statesman, he rebuilt Western Europe.
As a general, he organized the American effort in World War II; as a statesman, he rebuilt Western Europe.
Thoreau
Presley
Presley
Arts: 1810 - 1891
The circus impresario’s taste for spectacle paved the way for blockbuster movies and reality TV.
The circus impresario’s taste for spectacle paved the way for blockbuster movies and reality TV.
Science: 1928 -
He codiscovered DNA’s double helix, revealing the code of life to scientists and entrepreneurs alike.
He codiscovered DNA’s double helix, revealing the code of life to scientists and entrepreneurs alike.
Media: 1795-1872
As the founding publisher of The New York Herald, he invented the modern American newspaper.
As the founding publisher of The New York Herald, he invented the modern American newspaper.
Babe Ruth
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