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Question: Influential people that contrbuted to society!?
Im writing an essay about someone who contributed positivley to society!. but the catch is that it cant be a religious figure and has to be born BEFORE 1800!.!.!.!.any suggestions!?

P!.S i need 3 names!.Www@QuestionHome@Com


Best Answer - Chosen by Asker:
That is a tough one!. I can think of many influential figures who contributed but not as many in a positive way!.

Leonardo Da Vinci
Christopher Columbus
Magellan
Marco Polo
Florence Nightingale
Michelangelo
Bach
Beethoven
Galileo
Archimedes
Mozart

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Upton Sinclair (author of The Jungle) - his writing led to reform in the meat packing industry!. http://en!.wikipedia!.org/wiki/The_Jungle

Benjamin Franklin http://www!.ushistory!.org/franklin/

Clara Barton (founded the Red Cross) http://www!.lkwdpl!.org/wihohio/bart-cla!.h!.!.!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

try henry viii!. wasn't really positive, but influential nonethelessWww@QuestionHome@Com