# Who is the most important person to live in US history?

**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-most-important-person-to-live-in-us-history/640947
**Category:** Great Debates
**Created:** [November 14, 2012, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-most-important-person-to-live-in-us-history/640947 "2012-11-14T03:14:20Z")
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### Author: ![drastic\_quench](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e36b37/32.png) [@drastic\_quench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drastic_quench)
#### Post date: [November 20, 2012, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-most-important-person-to-live-in-us-history/640947/81 "2012-11-20T17:38:44Z")

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[Mad King George](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_III_of_the_United_Kingdom#American_War_of_Independence)

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> He has abdicated Government here … He has plundered our seas, ravaged our Coasts, burnt our towns, and destroyed the lives of our people.

Under a different monarch, there’s a great potential for the colonies to be a Canada or Australia, et al. Yeah, it’s your “Hitler” answer.

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### Author: ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)
#### Post date: [November 20, 2012, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-most-important-person-to-live-in-us-history/640947/82 "2012-11-20T17:43:45Z")

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> [@Little\_Nemo](#):
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> Actually Ford’s biggest contribution was in the courtroom.

Interesting, thanks.

> [@Phrozen](#):
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> Just registered to post this because it surprised me no-one had yet mentioned… Amerigo Vespucci. It’s not the USA without Mr. A.

It’s just a name, though. Welcome to the boards!

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### Author: ![Horatio\_Hellpop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e5b9ba/32.png) [@Horatio\_Hellpop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horatio_Hellpop)
#### Post date: [November 21, 2012, 9:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-most-important-person-to-live-in-us-history/640947/83 "2012-11-21T09:42:50Z")

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Louis Armstrong. Jazz, America’s greatest contribution to western culture will be remembered long after the “American experiment” fades away.

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