The Most Influential People of the 20th Century
To mark the turn of the century, TIME has profiled 100 individuals -- from five fields of endeavor -- who helped shape the last 100 years. Who are your choices? Voting in The Most Influential People of the 20th Century poll is now closed. The ranking below reflects the status of nominees as of January 19, 2000, the last day of voting.
| Leaders & Revolutionaries |
| # Person |
% |
Tally |
| 1. Winston Churchill |
33.84 |
1364933 |
| 2. Mustafa Kemal Ataturk |
33.19 |
1339039 |
| 3. Franklin Roosevelt |
12.25 |
494096 |
| 4. Fidel Castro |
11.43 |
461152 |
| 5. Vladimir Lenin |
2.95 |
119218 |
| 6. Ronald Reagan |
2.47 |
99808 |
| 7. Adolf Hitler |
0.87 |
35466 |
| 8. Billy Graham |
0.82 |
33073 |
| 9. Nelson Mandela |
0.23 |
9670 |
| 10.John Kennedy |
0.21 |
8634 |
| Artists & Entertainers |
| # Person |
% |
Tally |
| 1. Elvis Presley |
24.57 |
760297 |
| 2. Charles Aznavour |
23.99 |
742413 |
| 3. Charlie Chaplin |
16.26 |
503297 |
| 4. John Lennon |
13.13 |
406416 |
| 5. Rolf Harris |
6.90 |
213602 |
| 6. Safa Bute |
4.68 |
145038 |
| 7. William Burroughs |
3.86 |
119436 |
| 8. George Lucas |
3.41 |
105538 |
| 9. The Beatles |
0.33 |
10320 |
| 10.Disney |
0.28 |
8806 |
| Builders & Titans |
| # Person |
% |
Tally |
| 1. Richard Rogers |
19.79 |
624275 |
| 2. Henry Ford |
18.76 |
591624 |
| 3. Bill Gates |
16.49 |
520151 |
| 4. Howard Hughes |
11.15 |
351551 |
| 5. Vehbi Koc |
10.97 |
345902 |
| 6. Steve Jobs |
9.58 |
302256 |
| 7. Murat Arslan |
6.53 |
205913 |
| 8. Frank Lloyd Wright |
5.54 |
174931 |
| 9. Sam Walton |
0.22 |
7162 |
| 10.Walt Disney |
0.11 |
3640 |
| Scientists & Thinkers |
| # Person |
% |
Tally |
| 1. Enrico Fermi |
21.25 |
769453 |
| 2. Jonas Salk |
21.04 |
762048 |
| 3. Viktor Hambardzumian |
15.30 |
554143 |
| 4. Milton Friedman |
10.63 |
385181 |
| 5. Edward Teller |
8.94 |
323981 |
| 6. Alan Turing |
8.52 |
308806 |
| 7. Yasar Nuri Ozturk |
8.06 |
292039 |
| 8. Vannevar Bush |
3.30 |
119549 |
| 9. Albert Einstein |
1.49 |
54262 |
| 10.John Kennedy |
0.21 |
8634 |
| Heroes & Icons |
| # Person |
% |
Tally |
| 1. Yuri Gagarin |
35.48 |
2068760 |
| 2. Nelson Mandela |
27.67 |
1613406 |
| 3. Mustafa Kemal Ataturk |
27.10 |
1580369 |
| 4. Che Guevara |
2.47 |
144280 |
| 5. Mother Teresa |
1.72 |
100365 |
| 6. Amelia Earhart |
1.56 |
91290 |
| 7. Neil Armstrong |
1.48 |
86396 |
| 8. John Galt |
1.07 |
62532 |
| 9. Martin Luther King Jr. |
0.25 |
14804 |
| 10.Elvis Presley |
0.09 |
5502 |
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