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Charlie Chaplin

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1889-1977

2nd96.7 · Fame

Michael Jackson

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1958-2009

1st97.1 · Fame

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Musicians

1756-1791

3rd96.1 · Fame
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Fame score 97.1, ahead of Charlie Chaplin by 0.4.

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  5. 8thAlbert EinsteinScientists1879-195594.2
  6. 9thAristotleAcademics384 BC-322 BC93.9
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10thKarl MarxGerman-born philosopher (1818-1883)GermanyAcademics93.811thLeonardo da VinciItalian Renaissance polymath (1452−1519)Italy★ #1Artists93.812thJohann Sebastian BachGerman composer (1685-1750)GermanyMusicians92.913thSocrates5th-century BCE Greek philosopher470 BC-399 BCBrazil★ #1Academics92.914thGautama BuddhaIndian philosopher and the founder of Buddhism (623 or 563 BCE - 543 or 483 BCE)500 BC-500 BCAcademics92.815thWinston ChurchillBritish statesman, soldier and writer (1874-1965)United KingdomPoliticians92.716thMahatma GandhiIndian independence activist (1869-1948)India★ #1Activists92.617thMichelangeloItalian artist and architect (1475-1564)ItalyArtists92.518thJohn F. KennedyPresident of the United States from 1961 to 1963 (1917-1963)United StatesPoliticians92.419thMartin Luther King Jr.American Baptist minister and civil rights leader (1929-1968)United StatesActivists92.120thJohann Wolfgang von GoetheGerman writer, artist, natural scientist and politician (1749-1832)Writers92.021stMiguel de CervantesSpanish novelist, poet, and playwright (1547-1616)Spain★ #1Writers92.0

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