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

The 100 most influential people in human history (The 100: A Ranking of the Most Influential Persons in History ) is the title of a book by the American astronomer, mathematician and historian Michael H. Hart, in which he, a ranking of the 100 most influential people of world history according to several criteria sets up.

The book is highly debated since its first publication in 1978, and his concepts found wide acceptance. For positioning of Muhammad at the top of the list commented on hard: "That I will lead the list of the 100 most influential people of world history Mohammed, some readers will be surprised and will be provided by others in question. But he was the only man in history who was highly successful on both the religious and secular field. "

Hart's top 15

The most influential by Michael H. Hart's assessment of fifteen people in world history: