Jesus is the most famous person in history, followed by Napoleon and Mohammed, according to a new internet search programme.
The software, developed in the US, scours the internet for opinions expressed about famous people and uses a special algorithm to predict how important they will remain 200 years after their death.
And it has thrown up some unusual and potentially embarrassing results with British Prime Minister David Cameron all the way down in 1,483rd place.
However I'm pleased to say that the most famous Briton - William Shakespeare - ranks fourth, whereas fifth-placed Abraham Lincoln is the highest-ranking Yank.
Americans and Britons dominate the 100 most famous people in history list, making up almost half of the list, with 24 Americans and 21 Britons. Not surprisingly, no Canadians were in the top 100.
Only two women - both British - appeared in the top 100.
Adolf Hitler is ranked at number seven, Aristotle at eight, while Alexander the Great at nine and another US president Thomas Jefferson help make up the top 10.
British Kings and Queens rank highly, with Henry VIII in 11th place, Elizabeth I in 13th, Queen Victoria in 16th and Charles I in 39th, although Oliver Cromwell, the leader of the short-lived Commonwealth of England following the civil war, is not far behind at number 50.
Nelson Mandela ranks only 356th - well below President Barack Obama at 111th and former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher at 271st.
How Jesus is most famous person in history ... and Cameron is only 1,483rd, according to internet searches
Figures are ranked according to opinions expressed on the internet
Algorithm predicts how important people will remain 200 years after death
Highest ranked Briton on the list is William Shakespeare
Software developed by computer experts Steven Skiena and Charles Walker
By Daily Mail Reporter
15 December 2013
Daily Mail
Jesus is the most important person in history, according to a new internet search programme that ranks Napoleon second and Mohammed third.
The software, developed in the US, scours the internet for opinions expressed about famous people and uses a special algorithm to predict how important they will remain 200 years after their death
And it has thrown up some unusual and potentially embarrassing results with Prime Minister David Cameron all the way down in 1,483rd place.
Jesus is the most famous person in history according to a software programme that scours the internet to rank people's importance
The highest ranked Briton on the list is William Shakespeare in fourth place, who comes above US presidents Abraham Lincoln (fifth) and George Washington (sixth).
Adolf Hitler is ranked at number seven, Aristotle at eight, while Alexander the Great at nine and another US president Thomas Jefferson help make up the top 10.
British Kings and Queens rank highly with Henry VIII in 11th place, Elizabeth I in 13th, Queen Victoria in 16th and Charles I in 39th, although Oliver Cromwell, the leader of the short-lived Commonwealth of England following the civil war, is not far behind at number 50.
Surprisingly Nelson Mandela ranks only 356th well below President Barack Obama at 111th and former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher at 271st.
Lasting impression: William Shakespeare was in fourth place while Napoleon was deemed the second most important person in history
Steven Skiena, professor of computer science at Stony Brook University, in New York and one of the people behind the programme said the algorithm can also be used to measure social changes, notably the importance of women in society.
He told the Sunday Times: 'We can prove that women have required substantially greater achievement levels than men - equivalent to around four IQ points - to get noticed for posterity'.
Mozart is the highest ranking musician on the list at 24th, Beethoven follows in 27th and Bach in 48th.
Queen Elizabeth I was the highest ranking woman in 13th place, just two behind her father Henry VIII
Former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher ranks 271st, whereas Nelson Mandela ranks just 356th. Both (shown above, meeting each other at 10 Downing Street in 1990) passed away this year
Madonna, at 121st trumps Bob Dylan (130th) and John Lennon (162nd), however Elvis reigns as the most famous pop musician in 69th.
Winston Churchill in 37th place is well beaten by Theodore Roosevelt in 23rd place and even by George W Bush who is one place ahead in 36th.
Mr Skiena and his colleague Charles Walker, who works as a Google engineer, have published their finding in a new book called Who's Bigger.
Poor show: David Cameron was found languishing in 1,483rd place
THE TOP 50
1. Jesus
2. Napoleon
3. Muhammad
4. William Shakespeare
5. Abraham Lincoln
6. George Washington
7. Adolf Hitler
8. Aristotle
9. Alexander the Great
10. Thomas Jefferson
11. Henry VIII of England
12. Charles Darwin
13. Elizabeth I of England
14. Karl Marx
15. Julius Caesar
16. Queen Victoria
17. Martin Luther
18. Joseph Stalin
19. Albert Einstein
20. Christopher Columbus
21. Isaac Newton
22. Charlemagne
23. Theodore Roosevelt
24. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
25. Plato
26. Louis XIV of France
27. Ludwig van Beethoven
28. Ulysses S. Grant
29. Leonardo da Vinci
30. Augustus
31. Carl Linnaeus
32. Ronald Reagan
33. Charles D ickens
34. Paul the Apostle
35. Benjamin Franklin
36. George W. Bush
37. Winston Churchill
38. Genghis Khan
39. Charles I of England
40. Thomas Edison
41. James I of England
42. Friedrich Nietzsche
43. Franklin D. Roosevelt
44. Sigmund Freud
45. Alexander Hamilton
46. Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi
47. Woodrow Wilson
48. Johann Sebastian Bach
49. Galileo Galilei
50. Oliver Cromwell
NUMBERS 51-100
51. James Madison
52. Gautama Buddha
53. Mark Twain
54. Edgar Allan Poe
55. Joseph Smith, Jr.
56. Adam Smith
57. David, King of Israel
58. George III of the United Kingdom
59. Immanuel Kant
60. James Cook
61. John Adams
62. Richard Wagner
63. Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
64. Voltaire
65. Saint Peter
66. Andrew Jackson
67. Constantine the Great
68. Socrates
69. Elvis Presley
70. William the Conqueror
71. John F. Kennedy
72. Augustine of Hippo
73. Vincent van Gogh
74. Nicolaus Copernicus
75. Vladimir Lenin
76. Robert E. Lee
77. Oscar Wilde
78. Charles II of England
79. Cicero
80. Jean-Jacques Rousseau
81. Francis Bacon
82. Richard Nixon
83. Louis XVI of France
84. Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor
85. King Arthur
86. Michelangelo
87. Philip II of Spain
88. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
89. Ali, founder of Sufism
90. Thomas Aquinas
91. Pope John Paul II
92. René Descartes
93. Nikola Tesla
94. Harry S. Truman
95. Joan of Arc
96. Dante Alighieri
97. Otto von Bismarck
98. Grover Cleveland
99. John Calvin
100. John Locke
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The software, developed in the US, scours the internet for opinions expressed about famous people and uses a special algorithm to predict how important they will remain 200 years after their death.
And it has thrown up some unusual and potentially embarrassing results with British Prime Minister David Cameron all the way down in 1,483rd place.
However I'm pleased to say that the most famous Briton - William Shakespeare - ranks fourth, whereas fifth-placed Abraham Lincoln is the highest-ranking Yank.
Americans and Britons dominate the 100 most famous people in history list, making up almost half of the list, with 24 Americans and 21 Britons. Not surprisingly, no Canadians were in the top 100.
Only two women - both British - appeared in the top 100.
Adolf Hitler is ranked at number seven, Aristotle at eight, while Alexander the Great at nine and another US president Thomas Jefferson help make up the top 10.
British Kings and Queens rank highly, with Henry VIII in 11th place, Elizabeth I in 13th, Queen Victoria in 16th and Charles I in 39th, although Oliver Cromwell, the leader of the short-lived Commonwealth of England following the civil war, is not far behind at number 50.
Nelson Mandela ranks only 356th - well below President Barack Obama at 111th and former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher at 271st.
How Jesus is most famous person in history ... and Cameron is only 1,483rd, according to internet searches
Figures are ranked according to opinions expressed on the internet
Algorithm predicts how important people will remain 200 years after death
Highest ranked Briton on the list is William Shakespeare
Software developed by computer experts Steven Skiena and Charles Walker
By Daily Mail Reporter
15 December 2013
Daily Mail
Jesus is the most important person in history, according to a new internet search programme that ranks Napoleon second and Mohammed third.
The software, developed in the US, scours the internet for opinions expressed about famous people and uses a special algorithm to predict how important they will remain 200 years after their death
And it has thrown up some unusual and potentially embarrassing results with Prime Minister David Cameron all the way down in 1,483rd place.
Jesus is the most famous person in history according to a software programme that scours the internet to rank people's importance
The highest ranked Briton on the list is William Shakespeare in fourth place, who comes above US presidents Abraham Lincoln (fifth) and George Washington (sixth).
Adolf Hitler is ranked at number seven, Aristotle at eight, while Alexander the Great at nine and another US president Thomas Jefferson help make up the top 10.
British Kings and Queens rank highly with Henry VIII in 11th place, Elizabeth I in 13th, Queen Victoria in 16th and Charles I in 39th, although Oliver Cromwell, the leader of the short-lived Commonwealth of England following the civil war, is not far behind at number 50.
Surprisingly Nelson Mandela ranks only 356th well below President Barack Obama at 111th and former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher at 271st.
Lasting impression: William Shakespeare was in fourth place while Napoleon was deemed the second most important person in history
Steven Skiena, professor of computer science at Stony Brook University, in New York and one of the people behind the programme said the algorithm can also be used to measure social changes, notably the importance of women in society.
He told the Sunday Times: 'We can prove that women have required substantially greater achievement levels than men - equivalent to around four IQ points - to get noticed for posterity'.
Mozart is the highest ranking musician on the list at 24th, Beethoven follows in 27th and Bach in 48th.
Queen Elizabeth I was the highest ranking woman in 13th place, just two behind her father Henry VIII
Former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher ranks 271st, whereas Nelson Mandela ranks just 356th. Both (shown above, meeting each other at 10 Downing Street in 1990) passed away this year
Madonna, at 121st trumps Bob Dylan (130th) and John Lennon (162nd), however Elvis reigns as the most famous pop musician in 69th.
Winston Churchill in 37th place is well beaten by Theodore Roosevelt in 23rd place and even by George W Bush who is one place ahead in 36th.
Mr Skiena and his colleague Charles Walker, who works as a Google engineer, have published their finding in a new book called Who's Bigger.
Poor show: David Cameron was found languishing in 1,483rd place
THE TOP 50
1. Jesus
2. Napoleon
3. Muhammad
4. William Shakespeare
5. Abraham Lincoln
6. George Washington
7. Adolf Hitler
8. Aristotle
9. Alexander the Great
10. Thomas Jefferson
11. Henry VIII of England
12. Charles Darwin
13. Elizabeth I of England
14. Karl Marx
15. Julius Caesar
16. Queen Victoria
17. Martin Luther
18. Joseph Stalin
19. Albert Einstein
20. Christopher Columbus
21. Isaac Newton
22. Charlemagne
23. Theodore Roosevelt
24. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
25. Plato
26. Louis XIV of France
27. Ludwig van Beethoven
28. Ulysses S. Grant
29. Leonardo da Vinci
30. Augustus
31. Carl Linnaeus
32. Ronald Reagan
33. Charles D ickens
34. Paul the Apostle
35. Benjamin Franklin
36. George W. Bush
37. Winston Churchill
38. Genghis Khan
39. Charles I of England
40. Thomas Edison
41. James I of England
42. Friedrich Nietzsche
43. Franklin D. Roosevelt
44. Sigmund Freud
45. Alexander Hamilton
46. Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi
47. Woodrow Wilson
48. Johann Sebastian Bach
49. Galileo Galilei
50. Oliver Cromwell
NUMBERS 51-100
51. James Madison
52. Gautama Buddha
53. Mark Twain
54. Edgar Allan Poe
55. Joseph Smith, Jr.
56. Adam Smith
57. David, King of Israel
58. George III of the United Kingdom
59. Immanuel Kant
60. James Cook
61. John Adams
62. Richard Wagner
63. Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
64. Voltaire
65. Saint Peter
66. Andrew Jackson
67. Constantine the Great
68. Socrates
69. Elvis Presley
70. William the Conqueror
71. John F. Kennedy
72. Augustine of Hippo
73. Vincent van Gogh
74. Nicolaus Copernicus
75. Vladimir Lenin
76. Robert E. Lee
77. Oscar Wilde
78. Charles II of England
79. Cicero
80. Jean-Jacques Rousseau
81. Francis Bacon
82. Richard Nixon
83. Louis XVI of France
84. Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor
85. King Arthur
86. Michelangelo
87. Philip II of Spain
88. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
89. Ali, founder of Sufism
90. Thomas Aquinas
91. Pope John Paul II
92. René Descartes
93. Nikola Tesla
94. Harry S. Truman
95. Joan of Arc
96. Dante Alighieri
97. Otto von Bismarck
98. Grover Cleveland
99. John Calvin
100. John Locke
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