Statistics: The man who left the biggest mark in history

In Christianity, God is the Son (the second person of the Holy Trinity), the God-man and the Messiah predicted in the Old Testament, who became the atoning sacrifice for the sins of people

The king of Macedonia from the Argead dynasty (from 336 BC), an outstanding commander, the creator of a world power that collapsed after his death.

He is the author of the fundamental work "Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy", in which he promulgated the laws of motion and the law of universal gravitation.

Einstein is the author of more than 300 scientific papers on physics, as well as about 150 books and articles in the field of philosophy and history of science, journalism, etc. He developed several fundamental physical theories.

German statesman and politician of Austrian origin, founder of National Socialism, dictator of Nazi Germany from 1933 until his suicide in 1945.

He was one of the first proponents of the metric system called oxygen and hydrogen, and hypothesized the existence of silicon (1787).

On April 12, 1961, Yuri Gagarin became the first person in world history to fly into outer space. The Vostok launch vehicle with the Vostok-1 spacecraft.

One of the founders, chairman of the Board of Directors and CEO of Apple Corporation. One of the founders and CEO of Pixar film studio.

Trained by Plato, he was the founder of the peripatetic school of philosophy in Lycaea and the wider Aristotelian tradition. His writings cover many subjects, including physics, biology, zoology, and so on.

The founder and the first great khan of the Mongol Empire, who united disparate Mongolian and Turkic tribes; the commander who organized the Mongol conquests in China, Central Asia, etc.

He was one of the first to use a telescope to observe celestial bodies and made a number of outstanding astronomical discoveries. Galileo is the founder of experimental physics.

He is widely known for his contribution to the creation of alternating current devices, multiphase systems, a synchronous generator and an asynchronous electric motor, which made it possible to make a breakthrough.

An English naturalist and traveler, one of the first to come to the conclusion and substantiate the idea that all species of living organisms evolve over time and descend from common ancestors.

Maxwell laid the foundations of modern classical electrodynamics (Maxwell's equations), introduced the concepts of displacement current and electromagnetic field into physics, and obtained a number of consequences from his theory.

Athenian philosopher of the classical period of Ancient Greece, founder of the Platonic school of thought and Academy, the first higher educational institution in the Western world.

The Emperor of the French, in 1804-1814 and 1815, was a commander and statesman who laid the foundations of the modern French state, one of the most prominent figures in the history of the West.

A British microbiologist. He discovered lysozyme and for the first time isolated penicillin from mold fungi Penicillium notatum — historically the first antibiotic.

He made Christianity the dominant religion, in 330 he moved the capital of the state to Byzantium, which he later renamed in his honor (Constantinople), organized a new state institution

The creator of the phonograph; improved the telegraph, telephone, cinema equipment, developed one of the first commercially successful versions of an electric incandescent lamp

American statesman and politician, the 32nd president of the United States from the Democratic Party from 1933 until his death in 1945.

The abstract computing "Turing Machine" proposed by him in 1936, which can be considered a general-purpose computer model, made it possible to formalize the concept of an algorithm.

Russian revolutionary, prominent Marxist theorist, Soviet politician and statesman, founder of the Russian Social Democratic Workers' Party

The first female lecturer at the University of Paris. She is the first female Nobel laureate in history. Together with her husband, she discovered the elements radium and polonium.

He is widely known as the scientific director of the Manhattan Project, which developed the first samples of nuclear weapons during the Second World War.

Canadian-American teacher, coach, innovator, best known as the creator of basketball.

Among the most famous discoveries is the periodic law of chemical elements, one of the fundamental laws of the universe, integral to all natural science. The author of the classic work "Fundamentals of Chemistry".

German theoretical physicist, the founder of quantum physics. Winner of the Nobel Prize in Physics (1918) and other awards.

A spiritual teacher, founder and central figure of Buddhism.

The ancient Roman statesman and politician, commander, writer. Consul of 59, 48, 46, 45 and 44 BC, dictator of 49, 48-47 and 46-44 BC, grand pontiff from 63 BC.

Arab religious, public and political figure, founder and central figure of Islam

He is the author of fundamental works on quantum mechanics, quantum electrodynamics, and quantum field theory.

One of the founders of telephony, the founder of the American Telephone and Telegraph Company (AT&T), which determined the further development of the telecommunications industry in the United States.

American statesman and politician, the 16th President of the United States (1861-1865) and the first from the Republican Party, liberator of American slaves, national hero of the American people.

A mathematician and mechanic who made a fundamental contribution to the development of these sciences. Along with Lagrange, he is the greatest mathematician of the XVIII century, considered one of the greatest mathematicians in history

A Spanish navigator of Italian origin, who discovered the New World (America) for Europeans in 1492.

Italian artist (painter, sculptor, architect) and scientist (anatomist, naturalist), inventor, writer, musician, one of the largest representatives of the art of the High Renaissance

Ancient Greek healer, physician and philosopher. He went down in history as the "father of medicine"

An ancient thinker and philosopher of China. His teachings had a profound impact on the life of China and East Asia, becoming the basis of the philosophical system known as Confucianism.

He is best known as the author of the heliocentric system of the world, which marked the beginning of the first scientific revolution.

Schrodinger has a number of fundamental results in the field of quantum theory, which formed the basis of wave mechanics: he formulated wave equations.

Henry Ford is known for being the first to use an industrial conveyor for the in-line production of cars.

One of the founders of microbiology, the creator of the scientific foundations of vaccination and vaccines against anthrax, chicken cholera and rabies.

Spanish conquistador with the title of Adelantado, conqueror of the Inca Empire, founder of the city of Lima.

American NASA astronaut, test pilot, space engineer, university professor, U.S. Naval aviator, the first man to set foot on the moon on July 21, 1969 during a lunar expedition.

A Scottish engineer who gained fame for creating the first mechanical television system.

He is one of the world's leading researchers of string theory and quantum field theory. Witten is recognized by many as one of the most talented living physicists.

The first man with two Nobel Prizes: in chemistry (1954) and the Peace Prize (1962), as well as the International Lenin Prize "For Strengthening Peace between Peoples" (1970).

American cartoonist, cinematographer and entrepreneur, one of the founders of the animation film industry; film director, actor, screenwriter and producer.

Austrian composer and virtuoso musician. One of the most popular classical composers, Mozart had a great influence on world musical culture.

He is the author of a number of scientific papers, including joint work with Penrose on the theorems of the gravitational singularity in the framework of general relativity.

Roman politician. The first Roman emperor and founder of the Roman Empire.

He invented the cotton fiber separator (cotton gin), was one of the first to design a milling machine, laid the foundations for the organization of mass production in mechanical engineering.

American statesman and politician, the first popularly elected president of the United States of America (1789-1797), one of the founding fathers of the United States.

He introduced the first unit of power — horsepower. The unit of power, the Watt, is named after him. Improved Newcomen's steam engine. He created a universal double-acting steam engine.

He discovered electromagnetic induction, which is the basis of modern industrial electricity production and many of its applications. He created the first model of an electric motor.

Barbara McClintock developed a method for visualizing the chromosomes of corn cells and, using microscopic analysis, made many fundamental discoveries in cytogenetics.

Russian statesman and politician. The current President of the Russian Federation, Chairman of the State Council of the Russian Federation and the Security Council of the Russian Federation.

The 124th Emperor of Japan, who ruled from December 25, 1926 until his death on January 7, 1989. Generalissimo of the Japanese troops.

Ancient Greek mathematician, geometer, author of the first extant theoretical treatises on mathematics.

Marx's political and philosophical thought had a huge impact on subsequent intellectual, economic and political history.

Americans, who in most countries of the world are recognized as the priority of designing and building the world's first aircraft capable of flight.

German composer, pianist and conductor, the last representative of the "Vienna Classical School".

In 1911, with his famous experiment of scattering alpha particles, he proved the existence of a positively charged nucleus in atoms and negatively charged electrons around it.

Soviet political, state, military and party leader, Russian revolutionary. The actual head of the USSR. General Secretary of the Central Committee of the RCP(b) — VKP(b) (1922-1934)

The Queen of Castile and Leon. The wife of Ferdinand II of Aragon, whose dynastic marriage marked the beginning of the unification of Spain into a single state.

Austrian psychologist, psychoanalyst, psychiatrist and neurologist of Jewish origin. Freud is best known as the founder of psychoanalysis, which had a significant impact on psychology.

Bach is the author of more than 1,000 musical works in all significant genres of his time (except opera). Bach's creative legacy is interpreted as a generalization of the Baroque musical art.

His presidency fell during a particularly tense period of the Cold War. According to the majority of the country's citizens, Kennedy is among the ten greatest American presidents in history

The Queen of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Commonwealth Realms from the Windsor dynasty, Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces of Great Britain

Kant's comprehensive and systematic work in the fields of epistemology, metaphysics, ethics and aesthetics made him one of the most influential figures in Modern Western philosophy.

An American film actor. The American Film Institute named Bogart the best actor in the history of American cinema.

Creator of URIs, URLs, HTTP, HTML and the World Wide Web. The author of the concept of the semantic web and many other developments in the field of information technology.

French philosopher, mathematician and naturalist; one of the founders of Modern philosophy, the creator of analytical geometry.

During his entire career as a commander, he did not lose a single battle, repeatedly completely defeated the enemy's vastly outnumbered forces. In total, he gave more than 60 battles and fights.

The German first printer, the first typographer of Europe. In the 1440s, he created a method of printing with movable type

German Christian theologian, former Catholic Augustinian monk, initiator of the Reformation, leading translator of the Bible into German. The key creator of Protestantism.

Czech-Austrian biologist-geneticist, Augustinian monk, abbot. The founder of the doctrine of heredity. His discovery of the patterns of inheritance of monogenic traits.

The Spanish conquistador who conquered Mexico and destroyed the Aztec statehood. Thanks to him, vanilla and chocolate have been consumed in Europe since the 1520s

Chinese Communist revolutionary, founder of the People's Republic of China, which he led as Chairman of the Chinese Communist Party

Katharine Hepburn has been a leading actress in Hollywood for 60 years, and has also been nominated for an Oscar twelve times and has been awarded this award four times — more than any other actor.

American singer and actor, one of the most commercially successful performers of popular music of the 20th century. Also known as the "king of rock and roll"

He fundamentally changed the understanding of the universe, confirming the existence of other galaxies, not just ours (the Milky Way).

Nicknamed the "Iron Lady" for her harsh criticism of the Soviet leadership, she implemented a number of conservative measures that became part of the policy of so-called "Thatcherism".

The ruler of the kingdom of Qin (since 245 BC), who put an end to the two-hundred-year era of the Warring Kingdoms. By 221 BC, he had reigned over a single power throughout the territory of Inner China.

An English poet and playwright, he is often considered the greatest English-language writer and one of the best playwrights in the world. He is often called the national poet of England.

The designer of microscopes, the founder of scientific microscopy, who studied the structure of various forms of living matter with the help of his microscopes.

English educator and philosopher, representative of empiricism and liberalism.

Theologian, philosopher and bishop of Hippo the Royal in Numidia, a Roman province in North Africa. His writings influenced the development of Western philosophy and Western Christianity

English physician and anatomist; made an important contribution to the study of physiology and embryology and was the first to explain the circulatory system and the principle of the heart in the most consistent, complete and systematic way.

The largest English surgeon and scientist, the creator of surgical antiseptics, a member of the House of Lords.

He is best known for creating the world's first nuclear reactor, which made a great contribution to the development of nuclear physics, particle physics, quantum and statistical mechanics.

Soviet and Russian statesman, political, party and public figure. The last General Secretary of the Central Committee of the CPSU.

He commanded an expedition that made the first known circumnavigation of the world. He discovered the strait, later named after him.

According to the survey, IFFIIS ranks first among the best football players in the world of the XX century. He ranks first among the best players of the XX century according to the magazines World Soccer, France Football, Guerin Sportivo.

American entrepreneur, engineer and billionaire. Founder, CEO and Chief Engineer of SpaceX; investor, CEO and product architect of Tesla

British statesman, soldier and writer, who twice served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom: from 1940 to 1945 during World War II and from 1951 to 1955.

German statesman and politician, the first Chancellor of the German Empire, who implemented the plan for the unification of Germany along the small German path.

Korean revolutionary, statesman, politician, military and party leader. The founder of the DPRK and its de facto leader in 1948-1994 as Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers of the DPRK (1948-1972)

A Chinese dignitary of the Han Empire, who is credited with the invention of paper.

An American dentist and surgeon who first demonstrated the successful use of inhalation ether as an anesthetic to create anesthesia in 1846. The creator of anesthesia.

German theoretical physicist, one of the founders of quantum mechanics, winner of the Nobel Prize in Physics (1932). During World War II, he was the leading theorist of the German nuclear project.

French artist, chemist and inventor, one of the creators of photography.

An Islamic Arab statesman, political and military figure. The second righteous Caliph, who ruled in 634-644. One of the closest companions of the Prophet Muhammad and his father-in-law.

He is considered one of the founders of Calvinism, a system of Christian theology that includes the doctrines of predestination and God's absolute sovereignty in saving the human soul from death.

German engineer and self-taught inventor, known as the inventor of the internal combustion engine.

An American statesman, one of the founding fathers of the United States and the authors of the Declaration of Independence (1776), the 3rd president of the United States, in 1801-1809, an outstanding politician, diplomat.

German mathematician, astronomer, mechanic, optician, discoverer of the laws of motion of the planets of the Solar system.

He preached a "return to nature" and called for the establishment of full social equality, in connection with which he is considered the forerunner of the Great French Revolution.

Tsar of all Russia since 1682, the first emperor of All Russia since 1721.

The Portuguese navigator of the era of Great Geographical Discoveries. The commander of the expedition, which for the first time in history passed by sea from Europe to India.

The founder of the World Zionist Organization, the herald of the Jewish state and the founder of the ideology of political Zionism. Doctor of Law, journalist, writer.

American Baptist preacher, public figure and activist, who became known as the most prominent representative and leader of the black civil rights movement in the United States.

His poems have become a veritable storehouse for opera, symphonic and romance creativity. Many of them have become folk songs.

Corresponding member of the St. Petersburg Academy of Sciences since 1877. The classic of world literature, according to UNESCO, is one of the most widely read writers in the world.

Duke of Normandy since 1035 under the name William II, King of England since 1066, organizer and leader of the Norman conquest of England, one of the largest political figures in Europe of the XI century.

Argentine revolutionary, commander of the Cuban Revolution of 1959 and Cuban statesman.

In 1794, he conducted research for the first time and described a visual defect that he suffered from — color blindness, later named color blindness in his honor; discovered the law of partial pressures.

A Latin American statesman, political and military figure, the most influential and well-known of the leaders of the War of Independence of the Spanish colonies in America. The national hero of Venezuela.

One of the greatest masters of the High Renaissance and Early Baroque — he is considered the true "father of Roman Baroque architecture"

Pope from March 12, 1088 to July 29, 1099. The initiator of the beginning of the Crusades.

An English doctor has developed a method of vaccination against smallpox, which consists in inoculation with a cowpox virus that is not dangerous to humans.

The first ever winner of the Nobel Prize in Physics (1901) for the discovery in 1895 of radiation, subsequently named in his honor.

Queen of England and Ireland since 1558 (crowned in 1559), the last monarch of the British Isles from the House of Tudor.

Cuban revolutionary, statesman, political and party leader who led Cuba from 1959 to 2008.

American entrepreneur, philanthropist, the first official dollar billionaire in the history of mankind.

In collaboration with several artists, including Jack Kirby and Steve Ditko, he created Spider-Man, the Hulk, Doctor Strange, and so on.

An American entrepreneur, one of the largest and most famous investors in the world with a fortune of $139 billion as of June 2024

One of the most famous Russian writers and thinkers, one of the world's greatest novelists.