The Most Influential People in History

Learn about the most significant people in history in less than 5 minutes a day! Hosted by Montgomery Jones and Amalia Dupray.

History
Education
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Homer: The Epic Poet
2 min
302
Champlain: Father of New France
3 min
303
Lili'uokalani: Last Queen of Hawaii
2 min
304
Augustus: Rome's First Emperor
3 min
305
John Spilsbury: Puzzle Inventor
2 min
306
Gaudi: Master of Modernist Architecture
2 min
307
Saint Francis: A Life of Devotion
3 min
308
Emilie Du Chatelet: Enlightenment Genius
2 min
309
Li Bai: Poet of the Tang Dynasty
4 min
310
Dyah Gitarja: Java's Warrior Queen
2 min
311
Jacques Cartier: Discovering Canada
4 min
312
Churchill: The Lion of Britain
3 min
313
Artemisia I: Warrior Queen
3 min
314
Dandolo: Venice's Blind Leader
3 min
315
Wernher von Braun: Rocket Scientist Extraordinaire
3 min
316
Murasaki Shikibu: Tale of a Literary Genius
3 min
317
Sarah Breedlove: Haircare Pioneer
2 min
318
Sun Tzu: Art of War
2 min
319
Unearthing Mary Leakey
3 min
320
Catherine the Great: Empress of Russia
2 min
321
Stephanie Kwolek: Inventor of Kevlar
3 min
322
Matthias Corvinus: The Renaissance King
3 min
323
Isabella I: Reign of Spain
4 min
324
Marie-Anne Collot: Sculpting History
2 min
325
Irenaeus: Defender of Christian Orthodoxy
3 min