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Date: 7/27/2001 8:13:00 PM ( From Author )
From Authorid: 37354
Keynes is another one. |
Date: 7/27/2001 8:13:00 PM
From Authorid: 30996
John Lennon  |
Date: 7/27/2001 8:19:00 PM
From Authorid: 37812
Martin Luther King Jr.  |
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Date: 7/27/2001 8:22:00 PM ( From Author )
From Authorid: 37354
I rate Ghandhi over King. King's concept of a non-violent revolution was at least partially inspired by Ghandhi. |
Date: 7/27/2001 8:28:00 PM
From Authorid: 23610
Well...I watched a documentary about this subject and it seemed that Guttenberg was chosen as #1 for inventing the printing press. However, I then had to wonder....well who invented ink? How could you have a printing press with no ink? LOL. I guess it all depends on what one's priorities are as to what would be influential. Personally I think there is no "one" person. We are all influenced by one another and thus no one person could influence without the inspiration or help from others.  |
Date: 7/27/2001 8:28:00 PM
From Authorid: 37812
You're probably right, but I don't know much about Ghandi!!! |
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Date: 7/27/2001 8:40:00 PM ( From Author )
From Authorid: 37354
Ghandhi was the man most responsible for the desimation of the British Empire. His concept of a non-violent revolution disproved the old axiom of "might makes right". His successful revolution against the British in India, led to similar revolutions throughout the world. Including a civil revolution in the US led by a black minister inspired by Ghandhi. Hugo |
Date: 7/27/2001 8:41:00 PM
From Authorid: 24924
Hard to say just one person. Theodore Roosevelt, Harry Truman, Ghandi, Churchill, Mao Tse-Tung, Lenin, Martin Luther King, Jr., Golda Meier, Mother Teresa, JFK, John Lennon and many others.  |
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Date: 7/27/2001 8:45:00 PM ( From Author )
From Authorid: 37354
How anybody can say John Lennon is beyond me. Hugo |
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Date: 7/27/2001 8:48:00 PM ( From Author )
From Authorid: 37354
To clarify my post yes woman can be included. It is my position though that woman were still handicapped in the 20th Century by patriarchal societies. Hugo |
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Date: 7/27/2001 8:49:00 PM ( From Author )
From Authorid: 37354
The Roosevelt I was speaking of was Franklin. Hugo |
Date: 7/27/2001 8:50:00 PM
From Authorid: 5301
...since you didn't specify the influence to be positive or negative, I'd say Hitler. He turned a country diminished by World War One into a major threat to the world. He effectively used racial and ethnic predjudice to his advantage in stirring up the hate. He was very good at what he did, but, what he did was far from good.  |
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Date: 7/27/2001 8:54:00 PM ( From Author )
From Authorid: 37354
I place Hitler definitely in the top 10. Definitely he was the most influential person between 1933 and 1945 and his defeat also shaped Eastern Europe after the war. |
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Date: 7/27/2001 9:00:00 PM ( From Author )
From Authorid: 37354
My top 7: 1)Ghandi 2)Churchhill 3)Keynes 4)Lenin 5)FDR 6) Hitler 7)Mao |
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Date: 7/27/2001 9:08:00 PM
From Authorid: 24924
Sorry, Hugo, I meant Franklin Delano Roosevelt. I haven't a clue why I typed in Theodore. I'ts late and I'm going to bed, tired I guess. |
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Date: 7/27/2001 10:01:00 PM ( From Author )
From Authorid: 37354
Actually I did not think Teddy was that bad of an answer. He did some damage to the robber barons and was our first President who was concerned about the environment. John Lennon is the one I can't figure out. Hugo |
Date: 7/27/2001 10:09:00 PM
From Authorid: 11263
i'd say ghandi...he fasted to prove his point...that was a huge personal sacrifice i think.  |
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Date: 7/27/2001 10:10:00 PM
From Authorid: 11263
but....i have to say martin luther king jr. he died to prove his point and maybe did ghandi but i loved to hear martin luther king's speeches. they were powerful. |
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Date: 7/27/2001 10:12:00 PM
From Authorid: 11263
hitler is a good choice. he was fluential in his quest for power. he basically brainwashed a lot of ppl into killing a race of ppl. at least martin luther king did something positive. he spoke to help ppl, not to diminish them. |
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Date: 7/27/2001 10:16:00 PM ( From Author )
From Authorid: 37354
The problem I have with King is I believe his influence was primarily in the USA only. I certainly believe he is in the top 5 influential Americans. |
Date: 7/27/2001 10:41:00 PM
From Authorid: 16069
I disagree with all of the above. My dad wins this one.  |
Date: 7/28/2001 8:32:00 AM
From Authorid: 35662
Well, Alan Greenspan has dominated the US for a while. --- Ed ---  |
Date: 7/28/2001 4:12:00 PM
From Authorid: 14407
Its either Karl Marx, Adolph Hitler, Albert Einstein, Robert Oppenheimer, Sigmund Freud or Churchill-Gandwere  |
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Date: 7/29/2001 1:13:00 AM
From Authorid: 27929
I still think of Jesus as a man. He is of the 20th century and will continue to be the most influential man in the 21st. all over the world He has spread. It goes deep into Africa, Europe, Asia, South America, and everywhere else. I suppose there will be lots of comments on this one. |
Date: 7/30/2001 12:18:00 PM
From Authorid: 25438
I am going to go with Einstein, Ford, Bill Gates. Look at the way these men changed our lives guys... Blue Knight  |
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Date: 8/2/2001 1:02:00 PM ( From Author )
From Authorid: 37354
Let me throw in Edison. Hugo |
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Date: 8/17/2001 11:28:00 AM
From Authorid: 39678
???????? |
Date: 1/23/2002 11:56:00 PM
From Authorid: 9130
Does it have to be man? can i say the aliens that landed at Rosewell that we got all our technology from?  |
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Date: 1/28/2002 8:37:00 AM ( From Author )
From Authorid: 37354
Sorry, Dizzy, only humans are eligible for nomination. Hugo |
