“Who Made the West”

I wrote a book! (Overview here) For some reason, I ranked the 30 most influential figures of Western history. Cool, right?

So who’s on the list? Below, I whet your appetite. You’ll see three complete chapters, two more introductions, and several more revealed names.

#30 (the only tie). Plato and Aristotle
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#28. Nicolaus Copernicus (complete chapter)
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#23. Constantine the Great
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#21. Charlemagne (introduction only)
#20. Henry Ford (complete chapter)
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#17. Adolf Hitler
#16. Napoleon
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#11. Albert Einstein
#10. William Shakespeare
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#4. John Locke (complete chapter)
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Any guesses? To see the complete ranking and learn about everyone inside of it, buy the book!