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In 1957, Fortune magazine developed a list of the seventy-six wealthiest Americans, which was published in many American newspapers. Jean Paul Getty, when asked his reaction to being named wealthiest American and whether he was worth a billion dollars, said, "You know, if you can count your money, you don't have a billion dollars" and then added, "But remember, a billion dollars isn't worth ...
The 1999 final poll produced an ordered list of 18 people, 12 of whom were males and 12 of whom were American citizens; the highest ranked non-American and non-male was (Saint) Mother Teresa, at #1. As of 2024, at 77, Bill Clinton is the only surviving person on the list. Previously, Ronald Reagan, John Paul II, Margaret Thatcher, Nelson ...
9780806513508. OCLC. 644066940. The 100: A Ranking of the Most Influential Persons in History is a 1978 book by the American white nationalist author Michael H. Hart. Published by his father's publishing house, it was his first book and was reprinted in 1992 with revisions. It is a ranking of the 100 people who, according to Hart, most ...
June 26, 2005. ( 2005-06-26) The Greatest American is a 2005 American television series hosted by Matt Lauer. The four-part series featured biographies and lists of influential persons in American history, and culminated in a contest in which millions in the audience nominated and voted for the person they believed is the "greatest American".
Mary Bidwell. Mary Electa Bidwell (May 9, 1881 – April 25, 1996) [18] was an American supercentenarian. She died aged 114 years and 352 days and is the oldest person on record ever to die in Connecticut. [36] [37] [38] Her parents were Charles Woodruff Bidwell and Alice Beach Nobel. [37] She was a descendant of John Bidwell, one of the ...
Hugh Hefner – founder, majority owner, editor-in-chief, and Chief Creative Officer of Playboy Enterprises [1] Susan Fales-Hill. Ashley Judd – actress. John Lithgow – actor. Christopher Lloyd – actor [3] Henry Wadsworth Longfellow – poet [3] George B. McClellan [1] – Union Army general.
Time logo. Time 100: The Most Important People of the Century is a compilation of the 20th century's 100 most influential people, published in Time magazine across five issues in 1998 and 1999. The idea for such a list started on February 1, 1998, with a debate at a symposium in Hanoi, Vietnam. The panel participants were former CBS Evening ...
Cardinal Daniel DiNardo – archbishop of Galveston-Houston. Thomas Dolinay – archbishop. Joseph R. Lamonde. Cardinal Adam Maida – Emeritus Archbishop of Detroit. Janice McLaughlin – Catholic nun and human rights activist. Madalyn Murray O'Hair – founder of American Atheists. William Passavant. George Rapp – founder of the religious ...