In terms of contribution to mankind.
2006-09-05 17:48:07 · 5 answers · asked by Uncle Fester 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
alexander the great..conquered many lands and opened the doors to the east
2006-09-05 18:05:38 · answer #1 · answered by gela 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
George Washington was definitely the greatest individual who ever lived ignoring religious leaders.
Without him everyone in the world would still belong to someone. In Europe it was called feudalism and most of the Founding Fathers wanted a king. Elsewhere, it was called slavery or tribalism. However, Washington refused the crown which was offered to him. Then he retired after 2 terms as President, probably the first person in history to voluntarily give up being the head of a nation without force by nature or man. As a result, the U.S. did not develop an aristocracy and everyone was free to rise to their own level. Without him America would have been just like England, France or Mexico. Then freedom would not have traveled around the world.
2006-09-06 01:59:57 · answer #2 · answered by rehabob 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Albert Einstein.
2006-09-06 00:52:21 · answer #3 · answered by ElOsoBravo 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I, me, myself.
reasons:
the probability of my being was 1/100 million. i still made it.
Great men influenced others' lives, I influence no - ones.
The great men you say all propagated one of their own ideas be it in science, arts, techno or whatever. I propagate or spread no ideas... i do not influence any one with any ideas and make them loose their individuality.
2006-09-06 01:08:20 · answer #4 · answered by VEDIO LAND 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ghandi. Freedom, non violent resistance, independence, tolerance.
2006-09-06 02:39:05 · answer #5 · answered by Isolde 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋