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The Most Influential Figures in American History

The Atlantic has published a list of the top 100 influential figures in American history. It was compiled by asking a panel of ten historians to each produce a list, and the lists were then merged. Check out the full list…

1. Abraham LincolnThe Atlantic's Most Influential Figures in American History
2. George Washington
3. Thomas Jefferson
4. Franklin Delano Roosevelt
5. Alexander Hamilton
6. Benjamin Franklin
7. John Marshall
8. Martin Luther King Jr.
9. Thomas Edison
10. Woodrow Wilson

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