The 100: A Ranking of the Most Influential Persons in History

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The 100: A Ranking of the Most Influential Persons in History is a controversial non-fiction book by Michael H. Hart that presents and explains his ranked list of individuals he considers to have had the greatest impact on human history.

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instanceOf biographical reference work
non-fiction book
author Michael H. Hart
controversy Western-centric perspective
inclusion of dictators
ranking of religious figures
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
describedAs controversial
excludesCriterion artistic merit alone
moral judgment
format print
genre biography
history
ranked list
hasCompanionWork The 100: A Ranking of the Most Influential Persons in History self-linksurface differs
surface form: The 100: A Ranking of the Most Influential Persons in History (revised and updated edition)
hasEdition revised edition
includesFigure Adolf Hitler
Albert Einstein
Alexander the Great
Aristotle
Shakyamuni Buddha
surface form: Buddha

Charles Darwin
Christopher Columbus
Confucius
Genghis Khan
George Washington
Johannes Gutenberg
surface form: Johann Gutenberg

Karl Marx
Mao Zedong
Martin Luther
Plato
Thomas Alva Edison
surface form: Thomas Edison
influenced later popular rankings of historical figures
language English
listsNumberOfPeople 100
mediaType book
pages approximately 600
publicationYear 1978
publisher Citadel Press
revisedEditionPublicationYear 1992
1993
secondRankedFigure Isaac Newton
selectionCriterion influence on human history
measurable historical impact
structure 100 ranked biographical essays
subject historical impact
influential historical figures
world history
thirdRankedFigure Jesus Christ
surface form: Jesus
topRankedFigure Muhammad

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Michael H. Hart notableWork The 100: A Ranking of the Most Influential Persons in History
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Michael H. Hart knownFor The 100: A Ranking of the Most Influential Persons in History
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Michael H. Hart publicationYearOf The 100: A Ranking of the Most Influential Persons in History
this entity surface form: The 100: A Ranking of the Most Influential Persons in History, 1978
The 100: A Ranking of the Most Influential Persons in History hasCompanionWork The 100: A Ranking of the Most Influential Persons in History self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: The 100: A Ranking of the Most Influential Persons in History (revised and updated edition)
Understanding Human History relatedWork The 100: A Ranking of the Most Influential Persons in History