Scientists
The scientist responsible for the Three Laws of Motion
Sir Isaac Newton
Writer of The Prince
Machiavelli
The general famously known for declaring themselves Emperor during the height of the French Revolution
Napoleon Bonaparte
The writer of the 95 Thesis in 1517
Martin Luther
Introduced the printing press to Europe
Johann Gutenberg
Formulated the Theory of Evolution
Charles Darwin
Author of the Communist Manifesto
Karl Marx
Known for German Unification
Otto von Bismarck
French critic of the Catholic Church, emphasized on predestination. Founded his own religion based off of his name
John Calvin
Heir to Austria-Hungary throne before his assassination which started WW1
Archduke Franz Ferdinand
Italian astronomer who was the first to use a telescope to study the stars
Galileo
Wrote Essay Concerning Human Understanding, and Second Treatise of Government
John Locke
English monarch who had eight different wives and broke England off from the Catholic Church
Henry VIII
Founded the Jesuits in 1534
Ignatius Loyola
Italian banking family famous for sponsoring artists during the Italian Renaissance
The Medici Family
Biologist who worked with James Watson to determine the molecular structure of DNA.
Francis Crick
French enlightened who wrote "Candide"
Voltaire
Founded the Communist Party in Russia
Vladimir Lenin
Scottish reformationist who founded the Presbyterian Church of Scotland.
John Knox
(Dutch) Leading Renaissance scholar of Northern Europe
Erasmus
German physicist who won a Nobel prize in 1918 for his discovery of energy quanta. Often referred to as the father of quantum mechanics.
Max Planck
German Philosopher who wrote Beyond Good and Evil. Famous for the saying "God is dead".
Friedrich Nietzsche
Holy Roman Emperor who called for the Diet of Worms
Charles V
Led the Swiss protestant movement
Ulrich Zwingli
Father of the Renaissance and founder of Humanism
Petrarch