Part 27: 100 Influential Ranking

[vcczar]

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Here's the next part of the 100 most influential rankings. 

Rules:

- Please keep discussion on topic. 

- No trolling. 

- No complaining, although constructive criticism is okay. 

- No personal attacks.

- No commenting without voting. 

Orson Welles	Director and an author of Citizen Kane, generally considered the greatest film of all time
Osama bin Laden	Inaugurated the War on Terror, which spawned other wars, by masterminding the 9-11 attacks on the US; led to increased permanent national security domestically worldwide; inaugurated upswing in Islamophobia through his perverted interpretation of Islam.
Oscar Wilde	Celebrity writer who is still famous for his wit
Otto von Bismarck	Masterminded German unification, which laid the strong foundation for their military, economic, and demographic power for the later World Wars.
Pablo Picasso	Revolutionary artist who inspired modern art, and artisitic and literary theory throughout the 20th century.
Pericles	Presided during the Golden Age of Greece; fostered Athenian Democracy, the world's earliest known Democracy
Peter the Great	Westernized and modernized Russia, transitioning it more into a European country than an Asian country; laid foundation for Russia becoming a great power in the future.
Petrarch	Influential Italian poet; initiated the Italian Rennaissance when he rediscovered Cicero's letters; credited with creating the concept of the "Dark Ages."
Philip II	Presided during the Golden Age of Spain and the failed Spanish Armada
Philo Farnsworth	Invented the first fully-functioning TV set.

[Edouard]

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Edited July 19, 2022 by Edouard

[OrangeP47]

I'm just going to throw in a casual "were Peter and Philip II *really* that influential?" then duck before I get hit by stray cannon fire.

[DakotaHale]

I also vote for Pericles, missed him

[jnewt]

7 hours ago, vcczar said:

Orson Welles

Director and an author of Citizen Kane, generally considered the second greatest film of all time behind the 2007 masterpiece Wild Hogs, starring Tim Allen, John Travolta, Martin Lawrence, and William H. Macy.

Fixed that for you.