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20th Century: 100 ipeople
  • Leaders and Revolutionaries

    • Twenty people who helped define the political and social fabric of our times
    • Theodore Roosevelt: 1858-1919, with limitless energy and a passionate sense of the nation, he set the stage for the American century 
    • Vladimir Ilyich Lenin: 1870-1924, Driven by ideological zeal, he reshaped Russia and made communism into a potent global force 
    • Margaret Sanger : 1879-1966, her crusade to legalize birth control spurred the movement for women's liberation 
    • Mao Zedong: 1893-1976, His ruthless vision united a fractured people and inspired revolutions far beyond China's borders 
    • Winston Churchill: 1874-1965, The master statesman stood alone against fascism and renewed the world's faith in the superiority of democracy 
    • Franklin Delano Roosevelt: 1882-1945, He lifted the U.S. out of economic despair and revolutionized the American way of life. Then he helped make the world safe for democracy 
    • Eleanor Roosevelt: 1884-1962, America's most influential First Lady blazed paths for women and led the battle for social justice everywhere 
    • Adolf Hitler: 1889-1945, The avatar of fascism posed the century's greatest threat to democracy and redefined the meaning of evil forever 
    • Mohandas Gandhi: 1869-1948, His philosophy of nonviolence and his passion for independence began a drive for freedom that doomed colonialism 
    • David Ben-Gurion: 1886-1973, Part Washington, part Moses, he was the architect of a new nation state that altered the destiny of the Jewish people--and the Middle East 
    • Ho Chi Minh : 1890-1969, He married nationalism to communism and perfected the deadly art of guerrilla warfare 
    • Martin Luther King: 1929-1968, He led a mass struggle for racial equality that doomed segregation and changed America forever 
    • Ayatullah Ruhollah Khomeini: 1902-1989, Brazenly defying the West, he revived Islam's faithful and authored a new form of religious government. The prescriptions were often chilling 
    • Margaret Thatcher: 1925- , Champion of free minds and markets, she helped topple the welfare state and make the world safer for capitalism 
    • Lech Walesa: 1943- , Poland's brash union organizer stood up to the Kremlin and dealt the Eastern bloc a fatal blow 
    • Ronald Reagan: 1911- , He brought Big Government to its knees and stared down the Soviet Union. And the audience loved it 
    • Mikhail Gorbachev: 1931- , By gently pushing open the gates of reform, he unleashed a democratic flood that deluged the Soviet universe and washed away the cold war 
    • Pope John Paul II: 1920- , The most tireless moral voice of a secular age, he reminded humankind of the worth of individuals in the modern world 
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    • Nelson Mandela: 1918- , As the world's most famous prisoner and, now, his country's leader, he exemplifies a moral integrity that shines far beyond South Africa 
     
  • Artists and Entertainers 

    • Twenty pioneers of human expression who enlightened and enlivened us 
    • Pablo Picasso: 1881-1973, Artist
    • Martha Graham: 1894-1991, Dancer 
    • Le Corbusier: 1887-1965, Architect
    • Igor Stravinsky: 1882-1971, Classical Musician
    • Coco Chanel : 1883-1971, Designer, She was shrewd, chic and on the cutting edge. The clothes she created changed the way women looked and how they looked at themselves 
    • James Joyce: 1882-1941, Writer
    • T.S. Eliot : 1888-1965, Poet
    • Louis Armstrong : 1901-1971, Jazz Musician
    • Charlie Chaplin : 1889-1977, Comedian
    • Marlon Brando : 1924- , Actor
    • Rodgers & Hammerstein: 1943-1979, Showmen
    • Frank Sinatra : 1915-1998, Singer
    • Lucille Ball : 1911-1989, TV Star,  I Love Lucy
    • The Beatles : Rock Musicians
    • Bob Dylan : 1941- , Folk Musician
    • Aretha Franklin: 1942- , Soul Musician
    • Jim Henson : 1936-1990, TV Creater
    • Steven Spielberg: 1946- , Moviemaker
    • Bart Simpson : 1987- , Cartoon Character
    • Oprah Winfrey: 1954- , TV Host
      
  • Builders and Titans 

    • Twenty innovators who changed how the world works 
    • Henry Ford : 1863-1947, Driving Force
    • Louis B. Mayer  : 1885-1957, Lion of Hollywood
    • David Sarnoff:  1891-1971, Father of Broadcasting
    • Amadeo Giannini : 1870-1949, America's Banker
    • Charles Merrill : 1885-1956, Main Street Broker
    • Stephen Bechtel : 1900-1989, Global Builder
    • Willis Carrier : 1876-1950, King of Cool
    • Walt Disney : 1901-1966, Ruler of the Magic Kingdom
    • Lucky Luciano : 1897-1962, Criminal Mastermind
    • Juan Trippe : 1899-1981, Pilot of the Jet Age
    • William Levitt : 1907-1994, Suburban Legend
    • Walter Reuther : 1907-1970, Working Class Hero
    • Leo Burnett : 1891-1971, Sultan of Sell
    • Thomas Watson, Jr. : 1914-1993, Master of the Mainframe
    • Ray Kroc : 1902-1984, Burger Meister
    • Estee Lauder : 1910- , Beauty Queen
    • Pete Rozelle : 1926-1996, High Commissioner
    • Akio Morita : 1921, Guru of Gadgets
    • Sam Walton : 1918-1992, Discounting Dynamo
    • Bill Gates : 1955- , Software Strongman
     
  • Scientists and Thinkers 

    • People who overthrew our inherited ideas about logic, language, learning, mathematics, economics and even space and time 
    • Sigmund Freud , Psychoanalyst, 1856-1939
    • Leo Baekeland , Chemist, 1863-1944
    • Wilbur & Orville Wright , Aviators, 1867-1912, 1871-1948
    • Albert Einstein , Physicist, 1879-1955
    • Alexander Fleming , Bacteriologist, 1881-1955
    • Robert Goddard , Rocket Scientist, 1882-1945
    • John Maynard Keynes , Economist, 1883-1946
    • Edwin Hubble , Astronomer, 1889-1953
    • Ludwig Wittgenstein , Philosopher, 1889-1951
    • Jean Piaget , Child Psychologist, 1896-1980
    • Enrico Fermi , Atomic Physicist, 1901-1954
    • Louis, Mary & Richard Leakey , Anthropologists
    • Philo Farnsworth , Electrical Engineer, 1906-1971
    • Kurt G?del , Mathematician, 1906-1978
    • Rachel Carson , Environmentalist, 1907-1964
    • William Shockley , Solid-State Physicist, 1910
    • Alan Turing , Computer Scientist, 1912-1954
    • Jonas Salk , Virologist, 1914-1995
    • James Watson & Francis Crick , Molecular Biologists
    • Tim Berners-Lee ,  Network Designer, 1955
     
  • Heroes and Icons 

    • Twenty people who articulate the longings of the last 100 years, exemplifying courage, selflessness, exuberance, superhuman ability and amazing grace. 
    • Emmeline Pankhurst , 1858-1928, The Agitator
    • Helen Keller , 1880-1968, The Miracle
    • Charles Lindbergh , 1902-1974, The Flyer
    • Bill Wilson , 1895-1971, The Healer
    • The American G.I. , The Warriors
    • Jackie Robinson , 1919-1972, The Trailblazer
    • Anne Frank , 1929, The Diarist
    • Billy Graham , 1918, The Preacher
    • Edmund Hillary & Tenzing Norgay, The Conquerors
    • Rosa Parks , 1913, The Torchbearer
    • Che Guevara , 1928-1967, The Guerrilla
    • Marilyn Monroe , 1927-1962, The Blond
    • The Kennedys , The Dynasty 
    • Muhammad Ali , 1942, The Greatest
    • Bruce Lee , 1940-1973, The Gladiator
    • Pel? , 1940, The Phenomenon, Soccer Player
    • Harvey Milk ,  1930-1978, The Pioneer
    • Mother Teresa , 1910-1997, The Saint
    • Diana, Princess of Wales , 1961-1997, The Princess 
    • Andrei Sakharov , 1921-1989, The Dissident
JZone.com July 1999
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