1. Jesus Christ: Central figure in Christianity. 2. Mohammad: Founder of Islam. 3. Isaac Newton: A physicist who discovered the theory of universal gravitation, the laws of motion, and major developments in mathematics, optics, and thermodynamics. 4. Moses: A prophet of Judaism and the leader of Israel. 5. Buddha: The Founder of Buddhism. 6. Confucius: The Founder of Confucianism. 7. Albert Einstein: A physicist who discovered the theory of relativity, and Einsteinian physics. 8. Ts'ai Lun: The inventor of paper. 9. Johannes Gutenberg: the inventor who developed movable type and printing. 10. Christopher Columbus: An explorer who led Europe to the Americas. (submitted by Tyler M.)