Top 10 Most Famous People in the World history | listback
1- abraham lincoln.
Abraham
lincoln was born on 12th
february 1809 to a modest family. Becoming orphan at an early age,
lincoln had a tough childhood as he would do labor and crack logs. But that
wasn’t the future which he were to settle for. His passion for knowledge led
him to work hard and become a lawyer which he did. Abraham lincoln would
definitely be on every list of ten most famous people in world history.
Lincoln was a quick thinker and a great debater. He stood for
public office and in 1854 he was elected to the house of representatives.
Although he lost the election but his powerful speech against slavery made
quite a headline in the nation which caused him to be elected as republican
nominee for president in 1860.
2. Muhammad Ali.
Muhammad ali was born on 17th january 1942 in louisville,
kentucky. He was named (cassius marcellus clay,jr.) After his father cassius
marcellus clay,sr. Later he changed his name to muhammad ali after accepting
islam in 1975.
As a boxer he won his first professional fight in louisville,
october 29, 1960. In his career he defeated many boxers like tony esperti, jim
robinson, donnie fleeman, alonzo johnson, george logan, willi besmanoff, lamar
clark. Ali holds the title of “sportsman of the century” and has won world’s
heavyweight championship three times.
In 1966 , muhammad ali passed the armed forces test but he
refused to serve the united states army in vietnam war on the base of objection
that “war is against the teachings of the holy quran and we are not allowed to
take part in any sort of war unless it is declared by allah or the messenger”.
3. Albert Einstein.
Albert einstein is probably the most influential scientist of
the history. He is globally known for his work in various fields of physics and
mathematics.
Albert einstein, the father of modern physics, will easily top
any list of famous people in world history. Some of major achievements are
listed below.
4- anne frank.
Anne frank’s name emerged after the second world war when her
father discovered her diary in which she wrote about the sufferings she and her
family experienced during the holocaust.
In her diary she mentioned her utter desires and the pain she
went through in such a young age. Two years later after the war ended, her
father published the diary with the name “diary of a young girl”. The diary
became the most famous records of holocaust.her words were filled with depth of
emotions. Readers were astonished by her writing skills and how she kept her
optimistic point of view even in such horrendous time period.
Anne frank was born to a jewish family in 1929, the same year
the nazi’s
rose to power. Her father ran a
successful business in holland. But after holland fall in the hands of nazi’s
in 1940, jewish experienced immense trouble, families were arrested and sent to
concentration camps. Anne along with her mother and sister were sent to a
different camp and her father to another. But unfortunately anne along with her
sister and mother died in the camp, suffering from disease and starvation.
5- micheal jackson.
Micheal jackson was born in indiana in august of 1958. He died
in 2009. During his time in the world, he broke every fame record. He sold
maximum number of albums, gathered largest crowds, and maintained a massive fan
following throughout the world. He was a true household name of the last
century.
Micheal jackson will be included in every list of most famous
people of 20th century.
6- j.k.rowling.
The writer of the most famous sold book series(harry potter) was
born on july in 1965. She began showing her writing skills at a very young age
of six when she wrote a story of a rabbit with measles.
In 1990,while she was traveling from manchester to london,
rowling came up with the idea of writing harry potter. It was a long journey
and the train was delayed for four hours. Despite her enthusiasm for
writing, she was too shy to ask for the pen during the journey.
In 1996, her book, harry potter and the philosopher’s stone, was
published by a small publisher, bloomsbury, after being rejected by 12
publishing houses. It was at this time that the book sales started to take off
and it later led to the publication of seven book series.
7- adolf hitler.
If there is the one person that is the most famous as well as
the most dis-liked person in the world. There is no doubt that 99 out of every
100 adults know him. Someone would really have to spend his life in a locked
room to never have heard of this man.
He was a german leader who went on to become the supreme leader
when appointed head of the nazi party. He remained chancellor of germany from
1933 to 1945. He was directly responsible for starting world war ii as he
invaded poland. He is the main figure of the holocaust.
8- gandhi.
Gandhi is one of the most influential people in the history of
the world. He also happens to be one of the most famous people of all time
since he was a person of interest during the partition of indo-pak
sub-continent.
Mohandas karamchand gandi was an idealist, someone who looked
for happiness in simplicity of life and in complete harmony. He was devoted to
‘total good’. Here are some of his famous quotes.
9- princess diana.
Princess diana was probably the most famous person in the world
during her lifetime. Even so many years after her death, she continues to
influence people all over the world – the reason you see her in almost every
list of most famous people in the world.
Princess diana did some wonderful things to help change the
world. She was very talented and was ready to become a catalyst for the change. She
died in a road accident. Her death surrounds various conspiracy theories.
10- bruce lee.
Although bruce lee won’t probably make it to every top list of
the most famous people in the world, he still has a huge fan following to be
added to this list. Bruce lee statue in hong kong. Bruce lee was the godfather
figure of kung fu. He introduced the art the west and america. He wasn’t just
an entertainer but he actually invented new ways of training for kung fu. He
founded new ground fighting and standing styles. He is definitely one of the
most famous people ever from asia.
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