To you, who is the greatest person who ever lived?

[Kreett]

Good Guy Greg, he's an example to us all.

 

[applesandoranges]

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[DrWilhelm]

Kim Kardashian. A woman who, despite displaying not a single noteworthy talent and possessing the apearence of diminutive, anorexic harpy, has somehow managed to accrue ridonkulous amounts of cash. Now there's something we can all be jealous of. Alternatively any other circular celebrity, i.e a celebrity who is a celebrity because they're a celebrity.

 

[TotalerKrieger]

Scientist: Charles Darwin or Albert Einstein

Inventor: Nikola Tesla

Social Scientist: Karl Marx or Jean-Jacques Rousseau

Artist: Michelangelo or Rembrandt van Rijn

Musician: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Director: Stanley Kubrick

Military Leader: Georgy Zhukov or Julius Caesar

Political Leader: Winston Churchill or Joseph Stalin

Spiritual Leader: Jesus Christ or Muhammad

Capitalist: Bill Gates or John D. Rockefeller

Jack-Of-All-Trades: Leonardo Da Vinci

 

[BringBackBuck]

George Bush Jr, when Obama was found responsible for the world trade centre attacks back in the 80s, Bush was the first to retaliate against Obama. He rounded up the remnants of Genghis Khan's old horde and rode with them against Obama. He defeated Obama and gave the Mongols a glorious victory they had not seen since Genghis Khan died 60 years earlier in New Jersey.

A lot of people would say that was a trivial moment in history, but without the support of the Mongol horde, America would never have won WW2, George Bush saved the world from WW2.

Seriously? I can't believe what they teach in American schools these days. You need to read a history book and get your facts straight.

Genghis Kahn wasn't killed in New Jersey, I thought everyone knew that. He was killed at the alamo, and his body was flown by Spruce Goose to his final resting place in New Jersey for burial.

 

[kgpspyguy]

Way to ruin a funny joke man.

 

[rayen020]

i'm going to be a cheating smartass.

The guy(s) that first figured out agriculture. you know the guy that noted plants had grown where they spit the seeds the season before. yeah him.

 

[theparsonski]

Richard Winters and Stephen Fry.

 

[Brixton6]

Churchill. I loved the way he said "ah yes."

"Ah yes"..."aaah yes"

 

[BiscuitTrouser]

Norman Borlaug saved over a billion lives.

Kind of hard to top that.

Yep.

I hope to take after him. His work as inspired me.

Biochemist? Check

Helps the ENTIRE WORLD? Check

Demands no huge reward? Check

Yep the guys my hero. You cant beat that.

 

[Shivarage]

i really, really like stephen fry

Stephen Fry didn't even know why the moon affects water and not land

OT Leonardo da Vinci cause he was brilliant at everything he did

 

[Relish in Chaos]

I honestly don?t know. Despite my pessimistic and cynical outlook on humanity, there were/are too many great people to choose from.

So I'm just going to shrug my shoulders and say Charles Darwin.

 

[Farther than stars]

EIther Leonardo Da Vinci or Jesus

Jesus...what I can't think the Son of God is the greatest person ever lived!? He saved lives and fought evil, pretty much a rolemodel for me.

Okay enough of me and my religion.

But if I had to choose seconds it would be Leonardo Da Vinci since I love how he made an impression on the world of art...also Assassins Creed, what I had to say it.

Yeah, I pretty much fall into this camp, with Jesus first, simply because he suffered for what he believed in. Leonardo da Vinci was also a great man for his strong morals and contribution to science. And Galileo Galilei too was great, as he also suffered tremendously for that in which he believed. And apart from them there are of course Buddha and Gandi, who made great strides in an attempt to make this world a better place.

 

[Hap2]

I could think of a great deal of philosophers and artists I greatly admire, but if I had to pick one of each, for philosophy I would say Ludwig Wittgenstein, and for art it would be Osamu Tezuka.

 

[renegade7]

Not going to mock you, just going to say, that I doubt he was real, and even if he was, he wasn't the first or the last person to promote most of those ideas.

In my opinion it's either Shakespeare (I'm an English student, so, no, I am not biased )or Leonardo Da Vinci. Both made colossal contributions to society. It's just my opinion though, no need to tell me I'm wrong

Jesus was a real person, there is documentation of his existence. Pliny's letters to Trajan come to mind. As for whether he was the son of God...well...probably not.

 

[Gracchvs]

I'm torn. Either Robespierre, or John Brown, of Harper's Ferry fame.

Or Robert Owen, who is kinda the nicest bloke ever.