![]() ![]() And just three women broke the top 100.Ĭass Sunstein of "The New Republic" wrote a sprawling analysis of their findings. For example, Nelson Mandela, who helped end Apartheid in South Africa, ranked only 356. The top 100 significant figures are overwhelming white and male. ![]() Their conclusions have not come without controversy. Just as Google ranks web pages, the researchers created an algorithm that ranks historical figures by Wikipedia PageRank, article length, and readership, as well as achievement and celebrity. Ward take on this ambitious task in a book published this fall: "Who's Bigger: Where Historical Figures Really Rank. Stony Brook University computer science professor Steven Skiena and Google software engineer Charles B.
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