Who is a historical person you admire that has passed away?

Question

I'm looking for ideas on who to write about for school. Someone who made a difference. Who has inspired you the most?

Answer 1

I have 10 people:

1. Robert Grosseteste (grow' suh test ee)

2. Dietrich Von Freiberg

3. Nicholaus Copernicus

4. Andreas Vesalius (vuh sal' ee us)

5. Sir Isaac Newton

6. John Dalton

7. James Clerk Maxwell

8. Aristotle

9. Democritus (duh mah' crit us)

10. Archimedes (ark uh me' deez)

I know that these are all scientists, but if this is for homework you might get a good impression from your teacher if you write about them!!!!

Answer 2

1. The last messenger of God, Prophet Muhammad
2. Amirul Mukminin Caliph Umar al-Khattab
3. Amirul Mukminin Caliph Ali bin Abu Talib
4. Abbasid Caliph Harun al-Rashid
5. Sultan Salahuddin al-Ayyubi (Saladin)
6. Proof of Islam, Imam al-Ghazali
7. Ottoman Sultan Suleyman I The Magnificent
8. Ottoman Sultan Mehmed II The Conqueror

Answer 3

Chris Farley, Phil Hartman, Walter Mathau, Jack Lemmon, Saddam Hussein., Rodney Dangerfield, Johnny Cash, Dimebag Darrell. R.I.P.

Answer 4

Winston Churchill.
Churchill was a statesman, orator, author, historian and Prime Minister who rallied the British people in the Second World War and took them from the edge of defeat to victory.

Churchill’s leadership during the war is legendary. He became Prime minister when the Cabinet were on the verge of seeking terms with Hitler and Germany. But Churchill would not contemplate defeat or even a honourable truce. His saying was ‘We will never give in’. Churchill is credited with conducting the war single-handedly. He made himself Minister for War as well as being Prime Minister and delegated the running of home affairs to junior ministers. Churchill sat at his desk in the Cabinet Office, dictating memos and orders and giving instructions but letting others get on with it. Churchill’s true talent was leadership, not performance. Churchill had a bed in his office suite and habitually slept in the afternoon. He had by a side, in his office, a mixture of brandy and water, which was continually refreshed. Critics say that this put him in a continuously drunken state.

Churchill was a historian. He wrote The History of The English Speaking Peoples, an account not just of English history but also of the British Empire and United States. This work was designed to demonstrate that the British people and their colonies are a unique culture distinct from European civilisations.

Churchill was an author. His book My Early Life, although outwardly an autobiography, is in fact novel with the young Churchill as one of the characters. In the book, Churchill sits the entrance examination for Harrow but on taking the Latin paper, carefully wrote the title, his name and the question number 1. After further thought, he adds brackets to the number but cannot think of anything to write and his paper is smudged by an inkblot. Churchill’s comments on the wisdom of the headmaster in accepting him despite this is an ironic comment not on the inability of his younger self but on the educational system of the time.

Churchill was known for his eloquence and his ready wit. On being accused of being a turncoat for changing parties twice, Churchill reposted ‘anyone can rat, but it takes a certain ingenuity to re-rat.’ When an official criticised other writers for ending sentences with propositions, Churchill added a note ‘This is the sort of English, up with which I will not put’. On one occasion a lady heckler shouted ‘Sir, you are drunk’. Churchill replied ‘And you, madam are ugly, but I shall be sober, tomorrow!’

Answer 5

Charles Kuralt. He was a great writer and speaker and he had an infectious optimism. He taught people a lot about the United States and helped people see deeper meanings and the importance of common everyday people and things. I wish I would have got to meet him before he died.

Answer 6

Momofuku Ando

Answer 7

Simon Kenton.He was a great explorer that helped open up the Ohio country to pioneers.He would be a great subject to write about.

Answer 8

Chris Farley

Answer 9

Audie Murphy who was the most decorated soldier in WWII, and a movie actor. he starred in the story of his life " To Hell and Back " in the movie version of his book.

Answer 10

Winston Churchill, Dwight Eisenhower, and pretty much any commanding general in WWII.