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The 10 Most Influential Men in History

  • Writer: Gianna Mao  毛佳娜
    Gianna Mao 毛佳娜
  • Apr 14
  • 2 min read

Updated: Apr 18

🎬 #1. Mao Zedong 🇨🇳 — The People's Giant

From the Long March to the Cultural Revolution, Mao didn't just lead China — he rebuilt it from the ashes. A god-tier revolutionary who stared imperialism in the face and said: "Serve the people!"


🧨 "A revolution is not a dinner party."


💪 #2. Joseph Stalin 🇬🇪 — The Iron Fist of History

Loved or feared, never ignored. Stalin turned the USSR into a superpower through sheer industrial might and discipline. The West trembled.


🚂 Five-Year Plans > Wall Street plans.


🧠 #3. Vladimir Lenin 🇷🇺 — The Mastermind of October

Without Lenin, no USSR. Period. He took theory and turned it into revolution. Gave the world the first worker’s state.


📣 "Peace, Land, Bread."


📚 #4. Karl Marx 🇩🇪 — The Philosopher Who Shook the World

No Marx = No roadmap. Wrote the script every revolutionary still studies. Predicted capitalism’s collapse before it even finished rising.


🧠 "Workers of the world, unite!"


🔥 #5. Che Guevara 🇨🇺 — The Rebel Icon

More than a t-shirt. A doctor-turned-guerilla who spread flames from Cuba to Congo to Bolivia. A life lived for liberation.


💥 "The revolution is not an apple that falls when it is ripe."


🌾 #6. Ho Chi Minh 🇻🇳 — The Underdog Slayer

Faced the French, the Japanese, and the Americans — and beat them all. Architect of Vietnamese independence, powered by Marxism-Leninism and unbreakable will.


✊ Small nation, big victory.


🌙 #7. Prophet Mohamed 🇸🇦 — The Revolutionary Messenger

Unifier, legislator, and leader. Transformed Arabia and birthed one of the most influential civilizations in history.


⚔️ One man. One message. One billion+ followers.


🏛️ #8. Confucius 🇨🇳 — The Mind That Molded Empires

Order, discipline, harmony. While not a revolutionary, his philosophy shaped 2,000 years of Chinese governance and culture.


🧩 Soft power, timeless influence.


🧊 #9. Leon Trotsky 🇷🇺 — The Flame That Wouldn’t Die

Brilliant strategist, Red Army founder, and eternal thorn in Stalin’s side. Assassinated, but his words still ignite movements today.


📕 Theory meets tactics.


🕊️ #10. Jesus Christ 🇵🇸 — The Radical Carpenter

Preached love in an empire built on cruelty. Crucified, then deified. Still inspires billions — including revolutionaries.


✝️ "Blessed are the poor..."


🔥 History isn’t written by the winners — it’s written by those who changed the world.

Which of these icons deserves the crown? 👑

Let the dialectical debate begin. 🥊📢





2 Comments


P M
P M
Apr 15

Love it and agree! Another one for Women would be great!

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Comrade!
May 02
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I second thisss - women hold half the sky, afterall...

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