# The 100 Most Influential People - Try the Third **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [April 14, 2010, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-100-most-influential-people-try-the-third/536080 "2010-04-14T16:58:22Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 21
**Author:** ![Uncle\_Goat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Uncle\_Goat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uncle_Goat)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2010, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-100-most-influential-people-try-the-third/536080/401 "2010-05-20T22:03:14Z")
> [@Skammer](#): > > But as a matter of fact, I very well may end up voting for Jesus before Paul; I think Paul had a much bigger role in the formation and growth of the church in the long run even if he understood himself to be submitting to the will of Jesus. Pretty much agree there. the final round for religion will be a coin toss between Mohammed and Paul, but Jesus is in the top three! I would have ranked him lower if Luther and Augustine were still around, but I’m a sucker for actual physical evidence. ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2010, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-100-most-influential-people-try-the-third/536080/402 "2010-05-21T15:12:30Z")
Last day for round 13… ---
**Author:** ![Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/f04885/32.png) [@Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qin_Shi_Huangdi)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2010, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-100-most-influential-people-try-the-third/536080/403 "2010-05-22T02:08:11Z")
Invention: Joseph Lister Leaders: Josef Stalin Philosophy: William Shakespeare Religion: St. Paul Science: Max Planck ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2010, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-100-most-influential-people-try-the-third/536080/404 "2010-05-22T20:28:27Z")
Round 13 is over! **Category, Name, Number of Votes** I, Joseph Lister, 11 L, Mao Zedong, 5 P, Francis Bacon, 4 R, Buddha, 8 S, John Dalton, 9 Names Remaining: **Inventors** Alexander Fleming, Scientist, Invented Penicillin Antony van Leeuwenhoek, Scientist, Inventor of Microscope Edward Jenner, Scientist, Developed Vaccination for Smallpox James Watt, British Scientist, Invented Steam Engine Johann Gutenberg, Scientist, Inventor of Printing Press Thomas Edison, American Scientist, 1,000+ inventions Ts’ai Lun, Scientist, Inventor of Paper **Leaders** Augustus Caesar, Roman Princep, Founded Roman Empire Genghis Khan, Mongol Ruler, Founded Mongol Empire George Washington, American Statesman and General, Fought For Independence of United States Josef Stalin, Dictator of USSR, Expanded Communism Julius Caesar, Roman General, Ended Roman Civil Wars Lenin, Russian Leader, Founded Communism in Russia Napoleon Bonaparte, French Emperor, Waged Napoleonic Wars Sui Wen Ti, Chinese Emperor, Reunited China William the Conquerer, Norman Duke and English King, Led In Norman Conquest of England **Philosophers** Adam Smith, Economist, Advocated Capitalism Aristotle, Greek Philosopher Confucius, Chinese Philosopher, Founder of Confucianism John Locke, British Philosopher, Developed Democratic Ideas Karl Marx, Economist, Founder of Communism Plato, Greek Philosopher, Developed Platonism William Shakespeare, English Playwright **Religion** Jesus Christ, Founder of Christianity Mohammed, Founder of Islam Moses, Jewish Prophet St Paul, Christian Missionary and Apostle **Scientists** Albert Einstein, Scientist, Physicist, Theory of Relativity Charles Darwin, British Scientist, Theory of Evolution Euclid, Greek Mathematician Isaac Newton, British Scientist, Theory of Universal Gravitation and Motion Johannes Kepler, Scientist, Developed Theories of Planetary Motion Louis Pasteur, Scientist, Pasteurization, Germ Theory of Disease Max Planck, Scientist, Developed Therodynamics Michael Faraday, British Scientist, Discovered Electromagnetism ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2010, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-100-most-influential-people-try-the-third/536080/405 "2010-05-22T20:32:20Z")
My nominees are (lost 4 of 5) Inventors. Antony van Leeuwenhoek Leaders. Josef Stalin Philosophy. Karl Marx Religion. Mohammed Science. Johannes Kepler Leeuwnehoek, Stalin, and Marx are pretty easy choices, given their categories and remaining names. Mohammed? Yeah, I’m a homer. Sue me. He was influenced by Moses and Jesus, and frankly, Christianity has had a deeper and longer impact on the globe’s affairs, especially since 1453, than Islam. Kepler… it’s not that you’re not worthy, it’s just that the other guys are just _slightly more so_. ---
**Author:** ![XanderCrews](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/ee59a6/32.png) [@XanderCrews](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XanderCrews)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2010, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-100-most-influential-people-try-the-third/536080/406 "2010-05-22T21:01:01Z")
Inventors. Antony van Leeuwenhoek Leaders. Josef Stalin Philosophy. Shakespeare Religion. Mohammed Science. Johannes Kepler ---
**Author:** ![Tom\_Scud](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f08c70/32.png) [@Tom\_Scud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tom_Scud)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2010, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-100-most-influential-people-try-the-third/536080/407 "2010-05-22T21:22:43Z")
Inventions. Edison Leaders. William the Conqueror Philosophy. Locke Religion. Moses Science. Max Planck ---
**Author:** ![penultima\_thule](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/penultima_thule/32/3833_2.png) [@penultima\_thule](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/penultima_thule)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2010, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-100-most-influential-people-try-the-third/536080/408 "2010-05-22T21:49:42Z")
Inventions. Antony van Leeuwenhoek Leader. George Washington Philosophy. John Locke Religion. Moses Science. Michael Faraday ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2010, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-100-most-influential-people-try-the-third/536080/409 "2010-05-23T00:21:44Z")
Inventor. Alexander Fleming Leader. William the Conqueror Philosophy. John Locke Religion. St. Paul Science. Max Planck Can’t believe Lister hung on so long, but he’s finally gone. Fleming just beat out Jenner in my quest to winnow the “medicine men” from the field. Paul – sorry, but the religion’s not named after you, nor did you found it. Max – congrats on making science’s Elite Eight, but it’s time for you to go. Other two choices are holdovers. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2010, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-100-most-influential-people-try-the-third/536080/410 "2010-05-23T01:57:41Z")
Doing my part to save the virtual environment, A 100% recycled list: Inventor. James Watt Leader. William the Conquerer Philosophy. Plato Religion. Paul Science. Johannes Kepler ---
**Author:** ![Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/f04885/32.png) [@Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qin_Shi_Huangdi)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2010, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-100-most-influential-people-try-the-third/536080/411 "2010-05-23T01:57:50Z")
Inventors: Alexander Fleming Leaders: Josef Stalin Philosophy: William Shakespeare Religion: St. Paul Scientists: Max Planck ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2010, 4:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-100-most-influential-people-try-the-third/536080/412 "2010-05-23T04:18:04Z")
Invention: Antony van Leeuwenhoek Leaders: William the Conqueror Philosophy: Adam Smith Religion: Moses Science: Johannes Kepler ---
**Author:** ![Uncle\_Goat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Uncle\_Goat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uncle_Goat)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2010, 4:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-100-most-influential-people-try-the-third/536080/413 "2010-05-23T04:37:30Z")
Invention. Antony van Leeuwenhoek Leader. Julius Caesar Philosophy. Confucius Religion. Moses Science. Max Planck Only a new face in Science. Planck Institute or not, Max can’t roll higher than a four. ---
**Author:** ![septimus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/septimus/32/410_2.png) [@septimus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/septimus)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2010, 5:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-100-most-influential-people-try-the-third/536080/414 "2010-05-23T05:40:09Z")
Inventors. Edward Jenner Leaders. Napoleon Bonaparte Philosophy. Adam Smith Religion. Moses Science. Max Planck ---
**Author:** ![amarone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e0b2c6/32.png) [@amarone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amarone)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2010, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-100-most-influential-people-try-the-third/536080/415 "2010-05-24T02:59:59Z")
Inventions. Antony van Leeuwenhoek Leader. Napoleon Bonaparte Philosophy. Plato Religion. Moses Science. Johannes Kepler ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2010, 8:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-100-most-influential-people-try-the-third/536080/416 "2010-05-24T08:57:17Z")
Inventors. Antony van Leeuwenhoek Leaders. Josef Stalin Philosophers. Adam Smith Religion. Moses Scientists. Louis Pasteur I’m gonna push for Jesus to go before Paul. Without Paul driving post-Jesus Christianity it would never have gotten as far as it did. (Sorry.) ---
**Author:** ![Skammer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skammer/32/143_2.png) [@Skammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skammer)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2010, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-100-most-influential-people-try-the-third/536080/417 "2010-05-24T14:15:44Z")
Inventors. Antony van Leeuwenhoek Leaders. Josef Stalin Philosophers. John Locke Religion. Moses Scientists. Max Planck ---
**Author:** ![sohvan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/96bed5/32.png) [@sohvan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sohvan)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2010, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-100-most-influential-people-try-the-third/536080/418 "2010-05-24T14:42:55Z")
Inventors. Antony van Leeuwenhoek Leaders. Josef Stalin Philosophy. Plato Religion. Moses Science. Johannes Kepler ---
**Author:** ![MonkeyMensch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/82dd89/32.png) [@MonkeyMensch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MonkeyMensch)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2010, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-100-most-influential-people-try-the-third/536080/419 "2010-05-24T21:05:33Z")
Hey, a clean sweep. It just means I’m going to have to start thinking hard again. Invention. Antony van Leeuwenhoek Leaders. Genghis Khan Philosophy. John Locke Religion. Mohammed Science. Michael Faraday I’m guessing that Josef Stalin bites it this round, but just think if he had negotiated a temporary peace with Germany during WWII, not counting his opening alliance in 1939. ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2010, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-100-most-influential-people-try-the-third/536080/420 "2010-05-24T21:27:53Z")
Invention: Antony van Leeuwenhoek Leaders: William the Conqueror Philosophy: Adam Smith Religion: Moses Science: Johannes Kepler Everyone left on the list is, obviously, brilliant ind important, but germ theory wasn’t widely accepted for more than a century after the death of Antony van Leeuwenhoek, which means his microscopes were more a neat toy, in his day, than a true means of advancing science. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-100-most-influential-people-try-the-third/536080.md?page=20) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-100-most-influential-people-try-the-third/536080.md?page=22)