Smithsonian magazine's list of the 100 most significant people in U. S. history
 

Pretty interesting list. Palin's inclusion sure stirred up a hornets nest, though. Who's not included is even more interesting.

The List! Scroll down.

Pat

Meet the 100 Most Significant Americans of All Time


Religious figures - L. Ron Hubbard (occult visionary, science fiction writer)
Outlaws - Wild Bill Hickok (Lawman, Wild West Show Carny)
Athletes - Secretariat (horse)
Pop Icons - Charlie Chaplin (British)
Athletes - Arnold Schwarzenegger (German actor)

Psst JJ,
Arnie is (was) Austrian.
He became an American citizen in 1983.

;)

They forgot a category----SF Man- ALL!

JMHO! ;)

Holly

Bill Hickok was not a carney.

I think you mean Buffalo Bill Cody.

And Schwarzenegger is Austrian, IIRC, NOT German.

TR

Yes, I get them mixed..
Austrian - German
Cody - Hickok

:o

Professionalsoldiers.com already did this years ahead of the Smithsonian, though we limited it to most significant never elected president.

http://www.professionalsoldiers.com/...read.php?t=750

Hickock
 

He was involved briefly with Cody's Wild West Show.

Hickok's national reputation as the West's finest and fastest gunslinger soon led him to the stage. He starred as himself in Buffalo Bill Cody's Wild West Show in 1872 and 1873.


http://www.biography.com/people/wild...62#final-years

IIRC, Cody did not start "Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show" until 1882, six years after Hickok's demise.

I believe Hickok played a part in Ned Buntline's stage play with Cody named "Scouts of the Plains" in 1873 and 1874.

TR

This guy is a no go, Christopher Columbus, he's one not American, and two the USA did not exist when he landed.

"[S]ignificant people in U. S. history" ;) Hitler and Hirohito may have made the list.

ETA: It does say "people" so Secretariat is out! In this slot I'd put Ted Williams. He covers a lot of bases, so to speak. ;)

Pat

Where's Benjamin Franklin? Also, I know since it's U.S. history that American people were favored over foreigners on this list, but some foreigners were too important to leave out so...

Where's Hitler? Where's Osama bin Laden?

Also, where's Kanye West? Just kidding....:D

They won't be getting a Holiday card from the White House this year.

Same goes for Vesppuci and De Verazzano. If exploring new territory makes you a citizen than Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin are the most influential citizens of the moon.

No mention of needing to be a citizen, just having a significant influence on the country in the specific categories.

Pat