A recent Time magazine article lists what it calls the 20 most influential Americans of all time. It’s an interesting list. Four presidents, two social activists, two women, assorted scientists and inventors, a couple of explorers, and an athlete and musician thrown in for good measure. Many famous, a few not so much.
- George Washington
- Thomas Jefferson
- Sacagawea, Meriwether Lewis and William Clark
- Abraham Lincoln
- Sitting Bull
- Alexander G. Bell
- Thomas Edison
- Henry Ford
- Wright Brothers
- Margaret Sanger
- Albert Einstein
- Franklin D. Roosevelt
- Louis Armstrong
- James Watson
- Martin Luther King Jr.
- Muhammad Ali
- Steve Jobs
And like the 100 most important American documents, open for debate. Why Steve Jobs and not that Microsoft guy? Why only two women? A boxer? Really? Continue reading Most influential people of all time (US version)
