Which person [living or dead] has had the biggest impact on how the world is tod

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Which person [living or dead] has had the biggest impact on how the world is today?

my vote goes to charles darwin....he shook the whole planet out of the wooly-minded slumber that religion had meandered us into...and wised us up to our real situation.

Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: Lao Tzu will finally receive the recognition he deserves when science finally finds the Theory of Everything. He is thousands of years ahead of everyone.