The 100

About “The 100”

The 100: A Ranking of the Most Influential Persons in History is a 1978 non-fiction book by Michael H. Hart. It presents a list of 100 individuals who, according to Hart, had the greatest impact on human history. Unlike other rankings of the time, Hart focused on how people's actions shaped history rather than on their perceived greatness. Hart was an American astrophysicist and white nationalist. The book was self-published through his father’s publishing house and was later reprinted in 1992 with revisions. (Summary adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.)