The 100

A Ranking of The Most Influential Persons In History

By Michael H. Hart

“My choice of Muhammad to lead the list of the worlds’ most influential persons and may be questioned by others, but he was the only man in history who was supremely successful on both the religious and secular levels. It is this unparalleled combination of secular and religious influence which I feel entitles Muhammad to be considered the most influential single figure in human history.”