Top 10 most Influential Leaders of the history

 

Thousands of years have been passed and the time is running so fast. In every next second if any person is leaving this world and the family the same as many new lives with hope, passion, and happiness enter in this game of life.

Most of them lead their lives as a common person with some general efforts. But some people are blessed with great power, nobleness of mind, and with a big heart. They serve not only their families but also they are the leaders of the great nation. They lead their nations from the dark night and bring them towards the sunshine and spread the feelings of love, respect, prosperity, and nobleness among them.

Their names are written in the golden words and people remember those great souls and they remain alive in the heart of every person.

Here are the 10 most influential people of all time: 

1. Muhammad PBUH (570 – 632 AD) Prophet of Islam.

Founder of Islam. Whilst in seclusion in a mountain cave, Muhammad reported receiving a series of revelations from God; these revelations form the verses of the Qu’ran, regarded by Muslims as the “Word of God” and around which the Islamic religion is based. Muhammad was a significant religious, political, and military leader who helped to unite Arabia under the new religion of Islam. He was also known for his generosity, devoutness, and skill in arbitrating disputes.

2.   Isaac Newton (1642 – 1727) – British mathematician and scientist.

Sir Issac Newton (1643- 1726) was an English mathematician, physicist, and scientist. He is widely regarded as one of the most influential scientists of all time, developing new laws of mechanics, gravity, and laws of motion. His work  Principia Mathematica (1687) laid the framework for the Scientific Revolution of the Seventeenth Century. A great polymath, Newton’s investigations also included areas of optics, religion, and alchemy.

3. Jesus of Nazareth (c.5BC – 30 AD) Spiritual teacher and central figure of Christianity.

Jesus Christ (c. 4 BC – c. AD 30) was a spiritual Teacher, who preached a gospel of faith, love and forgiveness. His life and teachings led to the emergence of a new religion – Christianity, which became the dominant religious force in the western world. The Christian religion reveres Jesus Christ as the Son of God. Jesus is also an important prophet in Islam, and his teachings are widely admired by other religious traditions.

4. Buddha (c 563 – 483 BC) Spiritual Teacher and founder of Buddhism.

Siddhartha, who later became known as the Buddha – or The Enlightened One – was a prince who forsook the comforts of a palace to seek enlightenment. He realized the essential unreality of the world and experienced the bliss of Nirvana. After his enlightenment, he spent the remainder of his life teaching others how to escape the endless cycle of birth and death.

5. Confucius (551 – 479 BC) – Chinese philosopher.

Confucius was an influential Chinese philosopher – who taught a philosophy of correct behavior, social interaction and kindness towards others. During his lifetime, he sought to educate his fellow citizens on principles of justice, service, and personal integrity. After his death, his precepts and philosophy became the cornerstone of Chinese culture and philosophy – widely known as Confucianism.

6. St. Paul (5 – AD 67) – Christian missionary and one of the main writers of the New Testament.

St Paul was an influential figure in the early development of Christianity. His writings and epistles form a key section of the New Testament; St Paul helped to codify and unify the direction of the emerging religion of Christianity.  In particular, St Paul emphasized the role that salvation is based on faith and not religious customs. St Paul was both Jewish and a Roman citizen; in his early life, he took part in the persecution of Christians. However, on the road to Damascus, he underwent a conversion and became a committed Christian himself.

7. Ts’ai Lun (AD 50 – 121) Inventor of paper.

Cai Lun (Ts’ai Lun) was born in Guiyang during the Eastern Han Dynasty. After serving as a court eunuch from AD 75, he was given several promotions under the rule of Emperor He of Han. In AD 89, he was promoted and given the title of Shang Fang Si, an office in charge of manufacturing instruments and weapons. He also became a Regular Palace Attendant. He was involved in palace intrigue as a supporter of Empress Dou, and in the death of her romantic rival, Consort Song. After the death of Empress Dou in AD 97, he became an associate of Consort Deng Sui.

8. Johann Gutenberg (1395 – 1468) – Inventor of the printing press.

Johannes Gutenberg (c. 1398 – February 3, 1468) was a German blacksmith, goldsmith, printer, and publisher who invented the world’s first printing press. Gutenberg’s printing press revolutionized the creation of books and helped make them affordable, ushering in a new era of affordable books and literature.

9. Christopher Columbus (1451 – 1506) – Italian explorer landed in America.

Christopher Columbus was an Italian explorer, colonizer, and navigator. He is remembered as the principal European discoverer of the Americas and he helped bring the Americas to the forefront of the western consciousness. His discoveries and travels laid the framework for the later European colonization of Latin and North America.

10. Albert Einstein (1879 – 1955) German/ US scientist discovered the Theory of Relativity.

Born in Germany in 1879, Albert Einstein is one of the most celebrated scientists of the Twentieth Century. His theories on relativity laid the framework for a new branch of physics, and Einstein’s E = mc2 on mass-energy equivalence is one of the most famous formulas in the world. In 1921, he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics for his contributions to theoretical physics and the evolution of Quantum Theory.