Jesus Christ Tops List Of World’s Top Ten Most Significant People EVER! According to Wikipedia.Oh Yes, HE Does!

December 12, 2013

Jesus has been named the most significant person in human history, followed by Napoleon and Shakespeare, as ruled by the internet.

Based on the impact on opinions certain individuals have had over time, and how that has reflected onto their Wikipedia pages, two computer scientists have come up with the ultimate list.

Professor Steven Skiena and Charles Ward use quantative analysis to rank more than a thousand historical figures and prominent people, from Elvis to Beethoven, Stalin and Queen Victoria.

View List after the cut…

THE TEN MOST SIGNIFICANT
FIGURES IN HUMAN HISTORY

1. Jesus
2. Napoleon Bonaparte
3. William Shakespeare
4. Muhammad
5. Abraham Lincoln
6. George Washington
7. Adolf Hitler
8. Aristotle
9. Alexander the Great
10. Thomas Jefferson