Rank Every Man in History

1^st

Franklin Delano RooseveltPoints: 1217 Last Day: +84

32nd U.S. President

Terms: Four

The New Deal was neither new nor a deal. Discuss.

2^nd

James MonroePoints: 1190 Last Day: +120

5th U.S. President

Oversaw the Era of Good Feelings

Passed the Missouri Compromise

3^rd

Mark TwainPoints: 1173 Last Day: +113

American Author

Real name: Samuel Clemens

Hobby: Writing banned books

4^th

Thomas JeffersonPoints: 1170 Last Day: +7

3rd U.S President

Dreams: Agrarian State

Best purchase: Louisiana

5^th

John James AudubonPoints: 1168 Last Day: +113

American Naturalist, Painter

Catalogued and painted the birds of North America

Rejected in America, made his big break in England

6^th

OsirisPoints: 1168 Last Day: +7

Lord of the Dead and Rebirth

Wrap: Mummy

Accessories: Crook and Flail

7^th

Classic Lego SpacemanPoints: 1168 Last Day: +147

Lunar Scout Pilot

Father: Ole Kirk Christiansen

Smile: Eternal

8^th

Charles Lindbergh, JrPoints: 1164 Last Day: +29

Transatlantic Aviator

Nickname: Lucky Lindy

Dark Secret: Nazi sympathies

9^th

Louis PasteurPoints: 1163 Last Day: +64

Microbiologist

First vaccine: Rabies

Favorite drink: Milk

10^th

Colossus of RhodesPoints: 1159 Last Day: +7

Statuesque Wonder of the Ancient World

280 BC - 226 BC

Height: 70 Cubits

11^th

ZeusPoints: 1154 Last Day: +25

King of the Gods

Favorite Weapon: Lightening Bolt

Favorite Hobby: Philanderering

12^th

PythagorasPoints: 1152 Last Day: +64

The Father of Numbers

Ionian Mathematician and Philosopher

Best known theorem: Pythagorean

13^th

Michel de MontaignePoints: 1145 Last Day: +60

16th Century Essayist

Motto: What do I know?

What he Knows: Philosophy, Statecraft

14^th

Thomas AquinasPoints: 1143 Last Day: +92

The Good Doctor

Life Work: Summa Theologica... all in Latin!

Name back at the monastery: The Dumb Ox

15^th

Yuri GagarinPoints: 1142 Last Day: +105

#1 Cosmonaut

First man in space

Truly went where no man had gone before

16^th

The IdPoints: 1141 Last Day: +22

Instinctual Psychic Apparatus

Gratification: Immediate

Manning the Helm: Most of the Time

17^th

TarzanPoints: 1138 Last Day: +122

King of the Jungle

Raised by: Apes

Charisma: Superb

18^th

William Henry HarrisonPoints: 1136 Last Day: +101

9th U.S. President

Shortest Presidential Term in US History: 31 Days!

Mancrush-Worthy Nickname: Tippecanoe

19^th

OvidPoints: 1136 Last Day: -4

Roman Poet

Full name: Publius Ovidius Naso

Dactylic hexameric work: Metamorphoses

20^th

Ernest HemingwayPoints: 1135 Last Day: +46

American Literary Icon

Nickname: Papa

Accusations: Misogyny, Anti-Semitism

21^st

Edward JennerPoints: 1131 Last Day: -17

Pioneer of Immunization

Lives Saved: Innumerable

Principle Foe: Small Pox

22^nd

Fyodor DostoevskyPoints: 1129 Last Day: +15

Russian Writer

Vices: Gambling, booze

Seminal work: Crime and Punishment

23^rd

The KingPoints: 1125 Last Day: +51

Slow Moving Check Avoider

Secret Power: Castling

Dirty Secret: Prefers Checkers

24^th

George WashingtonPoints: 1125 Last Day: +15

1st President of the United States

War inadvertantly started: French & Indian

War inadvertantly won: American Revolution

25^th

The Elephant ManPoints: 1123 Last Day: -80

Victorian Pop Celebrity

Born Joseph Carey Merrick

Proves looks aren't everything

26^th

Vincent van GoghPoints: 1122 Last Day: +81

Dutch Post-Impressionist Artist

Only painted for 11 years

Most famous work: Starry Night

27^th

Saint AugustinePoints: 1121 Last Day: -5

Bishop of Hippo, Philosopher, Prolific Writer

Had a taste for pears and women

Named after a city in Florida, or vice versa

28^th

Lawrence of ArabiaPoints: 1120 Last Day: +15

Lieutenant-Colonel T.E. Lawrence

Autobiography: Seven Pillars of Wisdom

Nationality: Scottish

29^th

David LivingstonePoints: 1116 Last Day: +27

Scottish Missionary and Explorer

First European to Victoria Falls

Dr. Livingstone, I presume?

30^th

G.I. JoePoints: 1115 Last Day: +35

A Real American Hero

Headquarters: The Pit

Nemesis: COBRA

31^st

James PolkPoints: 1113 Last Day: +33

11th U.S. President

Party: Democratic

Campaign slogan: Fifty-Four Forty or Fight!

32^nd

Nelson MandelaPoints: 1112 Last Day: +57

First elected leader of South Africa

Pre-Presidency prison term: 27 years

Also known as: Madiba

33^rd

Ferdinand MagellanPoints: 1111 Last Day: +64

Circumnavigator

Voyages: 5

Felled by: Filipino Natives

34^th

Archie GoodwinPoints: 1110 Last Day: +89

Detective, Nero Wolfe's Right Hand Man

Job: Note Taker, Heart Breaker

Oddity: Prefers Milk to Bourbon

35^th

SupermanPoints: 1110 Last Day: +34

The Man of Steel

Alternate occupation: Reporter

Favored heroin: Lois Lane

36^th

Martin Van BurenPoints: 1110 Last Day: +48

8th U.S. President

Nickname: Old Kinderhook

Only President with English as his second language

37^th

HammurabiPoints: 1109 Last Day: +155

Babylonian King

Penal codes: 1

Babylon, Mesopotamia

38^th

Enrico FermiPoints: 1108 Last Day: +111

Italian Physicist

Father of the Atom Bomb

Nobel Prizes: 1

39^th

Sir Ernest ShackletonPoints: 1108 Last Day: +43

Antarctic Expeditioner

Vessel: Endurance

Poles encountered: 1

40^th

Geoffrey ChaucerPoints: 1106 Last Day: +85

The Father of English Literature

Traveled with people of dubious moral character

Hobby: Giving baths to wives

41^st

Leonardo da VinciPoints: 1106 Last Day: +5

Renaissance Man

Notable work: Mona Lisa

Cleverly crafted: Shroud of Turin

42^nd

Henry HudsonPoints: 1100 Last Day: +95

English Explorer

Ship: Half Moon

Claimed: Hudson Bay, Hudson River

43^rd

Aaron BurrPoints: 1099 Last Day: +41

American Politician

3rd Vice President of the United States

Outdueled Alexander Hamilton

44^th

H.L. MenckenPoints: 1096 Last Day: +35

Journalist, Author, Cynic

"The Sage of Baltimore"

Worthy man of ideas and inspirations

45^th

PlatoPoints: 1096 Last Day: +14

Ancient Greek Philosopher, Mathematician

Among Philosophical founders of Western Culture

Student of Socrates

46^th

ETPoints: 1095 Last Day: +27

The Extra-Terrestrial

Touch: Sensuous

Phone bill: Exorbitant

47^th

John F KennedyPoints: 1094 Last Day: -27

35th U.S. President

Statesman and Playboy

Fiasco: Bay of Pigs

48^th

Marco PoloPoints: 1092 Last Day: +16

Venetian Explorer

Inventor of modern swimming pool game

Embellished tales: Nearly all

49^th

Robin HoodPoints: 1091 Last Day: +3

Man in Tights

Residence: Sherwood Forest

Posse: The Merry Men

50^th

Stonewall JacksonPoints: 1091 Last Day: +83

Confederate General

Best bud: Robert E. Lee

Killed by: Friendly fire