# 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:** 30
**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:** [June 13, 2010, 12:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-100-most-influential-people-try-the-third/536080/581 "2010-06-13T12:59:47Z")
Leader. George Washington Eh, when left with the choice between George and Augustus, influence favors the guy with a month named after him. Okay, so George has a dollar bill, the quarter, a state and the District of Columbia named after him, but the DC architecture is all classical Grecian-Roman and nothing impresses like a successful dictator. ---
**Author:** ![MonkeyMensch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/82dd89/32.png) [@MonkeyMensch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MonkeyMensch)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2010, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-100-most-influential-people-try-the-third/536080/582 "2010-06-13T14:55:53Z")
Leader. George Washington ---
**Author:** ![XanderCrews](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/ee59a6/32.png) [@XanderCrews](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XanderCrews)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2010, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-100-most-influential-people-try-the-third/536080/583 "2010-06-13T17:48:25Z")
Leader. George Washington ---
**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:** [June 14, 2010, 12:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-100-most-influential-people-try-the-third/536080/584 "2010-06-14T12:56:19Z")
Looking over who’s left on the field, you can really feel a major anti-climax building, can’t you? ---
**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:** [June 14, 2010, 1:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-100-most-influential-people-try-the-third/536080/585 "2010-06-14T13:22:39Z")
Edit: Oops, forgot I already voted this round. ---
**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:** [June 14, 2010, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-100-most-influential-people-try-the-third/536080/586 "2010-06-14T13:23:59Z")
I’m betting on a Gutenberg-Newton showdown. ---
**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:** [June 14, 2010, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-100-most-influential-people-try-the-third/536080/587 "2010-06-14T14:33:49Z")
> [@Uncle\_Goat](#): > > Looking over who’s left on the field, you can really feel a major anti-climax building, can’t you? Honestly, I’ve had a pretty good idea who would be #1 and there hasn’t been anything that has happened to change my opinion. So, in a way, yeah. I was surprised (and pleased) to have Gutenberg win his category, however. He was my choice for top inventor, but I thought he’d lose to Edison or Watt with the “the Chinese did it first” argument taking hold. ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2010, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-100-most-influential-people-try-the-third/536080/588 "2010-06-14T19:53:25Z")
Leader.George Washington Tough one for me, but in historical terms, the United States of America are still pretty new, and I’m not ready to say we’re of huge long-term importance yet. ---
**Author:** ![MonkeyMensch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/82dd89/32.png) [@MonkeyMensch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MonkeyMensch)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2010, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-100-most-influential-people-try-the-third/536080/589 "2010-06-15T01:22:22Z")
> [@astorian](#): > > … > Tough one for me, but in historical terms, the United States of America are still pretty new, and I’m not ready to say we’re of huge long-term importance yet. And if we last as long as the Roman Empire (including the rightful place of the Eastern portion) we should only have 5 or 6 more civil wars to sort things out.🙂 Why, yes, I’ve been reading Shelby Foote’s history of that past unpleasantness, if you’re wondering. ---
**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:** [June 15, 2010, 11:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-100-most-influential-people-try-the-third/536080/590 "2010-06-15T11:44:36Z")
Today’s the day to score round 21… so a bump for more votes. ---
**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:** [June 15, 2010, 1:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-100-most-influential-people-try-the-third/536080/591 "2010-06-15T13:14:12Z")
And the last winner is: Augustus Caesar! To keep the formatting the same… **Category, Name, # of votes** L, George Washington, 11 Since Augustus already has a month named after him, no prize I can give will top that, so I’m sure he’ll understand. ---
**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:** [June 15, 2010, 1:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-100-most-influential-people-try-the-third/536080/592 "2010-06-15T13:19:09Z")
Rules are the same as the category rounds: Vote the 1 person on the list who you think is the least influential: **Inventors, Johann Gutenberg, Inventor of Printing Press Leaders, Augustus Caesar, Roman Princep, Founded Roman Empire Philosophers, Aristotle, Greek Philosopher Religion, Mohammed, Founder of Islam Scientists, Isaac Newton, Theory of Universal Gravitation and Motion** Since categories are irrelevant, all you have to do is enter the name: “_Isaac Newton_” … without the categories. Schedule is going to remain the same – 2 voting days, one scoring day. I could probably shorten it, but since I’m used to the original schedule I’m going to keep it. One difference - I’m going to count today as the first day of the Final Round and not the day to score round 21. Tues, 15-June, Final Round 1 Weds, 16-June, Final Round 1 Thurs, 17-June, Scoring FR 1 Fri, 18-June, Final Round 2 Sat, 19-June, Final Round 2 Sun, 20-June, Scoring FR 2 Mon, 21-June, Final Round 3 Tues, 22-June, Final Round 3 Weds, 23-June, Scoring FR 3 Thurs, 24-June, Final Round 4 Fri, 25-June, Final Round 4 Sat, 26-June, Scoring FR 4 - Winner will be declared! ---
**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:** [June 15, 2010, 1:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-100-most-influential-people-try-the-third/536080/593 "2010-06-15T13:20:19Z")
My vote: Mohammed ---
**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:** [June 15, 2010, 1:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-100-most-influential-people-try-the-third/536080/594 "2010-06-15T13:29:11Z")
Mohammed ---
**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:** [June 15, 2010, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-100-most-influential-people-try-the-third/536080/595 "2010-06-15T13:42:10Z")
Augustus. ---
**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:** [June 15, 2010, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-100-most-influential-people-try-the-third/536080/596 "2010-06-15T13:55:02Z")
Augustus Caesar ---
**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:** [June 15, 2010, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-100-most-influential-people-try-the-third/536080/597 "2010-06-15T14:21:25Z")
Aristotle ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2010, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-100-most-influential-people-try-the-third/536080/598 "2010-06-15T18:35:28Z")
Gutenberg and Newton are voteless so far. Meanwhile, I’ll vote for (against) the guy whom I feel has had the least influence on my life. Mohammed ---
**Author:** ![sohvan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/96bed5/32.png) [@sohvan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sohvan)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2010, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-100-most-influential-people-try-the-third/536080/599 "2010-06-15T21:49:43Z")
Mohammed ---
**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:** [June 15, 2010, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-100-most-influential-people-try-the-third/536080/600 "2010-06-15T22:16:40Z")
Mohammed. It’s starting to look like a landslide! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-100-most-influential-people-try-the-third/536080.md?page=29) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-100-most-influential-people-try-the-third/536080.md?page=31)