top 25
1. Abraham Lincoln, 16th president of U.S.; led during Civil War. Beliefs: Deist, general theist, once said, 'When I do good, I feel good. When I do bad, I feel bad. That is my religion'. Assassinated. (100%) Books, etc.
2. Benjamin Franklin, American politician, inventor, publisher and originator of aphorisms. Ardent competitive swimmer who developed swim fins. Beliefs: Presbyterian; Deist . On the Veg-World.com list of famous vegetarians (81%) Books, etc.
3. Karl Marx, founder of Marxism, Marxist Communism. Beliefs: Jewish; Lutheran; Atheist; Marxism/Communism (75%) Books, etc.
4. Mohandas Gandhi, Indian leader and Hindu religious reformer. Beliefs: Hinduism; influenced by Jainism (mother was a Jain) . On the Veg-World.com list of famous vegetarians (72%) Books, etc.
5. Charles Darwin, biologist; described evolution. Beliefs: Anglican (nominal); Unitarian (67%) Books, etc.
6. Mary Wollstonecraft, Anglo-Irish feminist, intellectual and writer (67%) Books, etc.
7. Susan B. Anthony, pioneer of women’s rights . On the Veg-World.com list of famous vegetarians. (67%) Books, etc.
8. Thomas Jefferson, 3rd president of United States. Beliefs: Episcopalian; Deist (67%) Books, etc.
9. Aesop, fable composer, compiler and teller. Aesop met with a violent death at the hands of the inhabitants of Delphi, possibly because of his sarcasm and insults. (64%) Books, etc.
10. Lenin, Russian revolutionary, political leader. Beliefs: Russian Orthodox; Atheist; Marxism/Communism (64%) Books, etc.
11. Maximilien Robespierre, de facto dictator. During the French Revolution/Reign of Terror he sent 1285 victims to the guillotine. Eventually, citizens turned on him and he was beheaded. (64%) Books, etc.
12. Simon Bolivar, National hero of Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia. Beliefs: Catholic (nominal); atheist (64%) Books, etc.
13. Thomas Edison, inventor of light bulb, phonograph, etc. Beliefs: Congregationalist; agnostic (64%) Books, etc.
14. Confucius, founder of Confucianism. His philosophy emphasized personal and governmental morality, correctness of social relationships, justice and sincerity. Five centuries before Christ he wrote ‘‘never impose on others what you would not choose for yourself.’’ (62%) Books, etc.
15. Martin Luther, founder of Protestantism and Lutheranism. Beliefs: Catholic; Lutheran . On the Veg-World.com list of famous vegetarians (62%) Books, etc.
16. Nicoli Machiavelli, wrote The Prince an influential political treatise. Beliefs: Catholic (62%) Books, etc.
17. St. Paul, proselytizer of Christianity. Beliefs: Judaism; Christianity. Was beheaded in Nreo-ruled Rome (62%) Books, etc.
18. Alexander Graham Bell, inventor of telephone, worked with deaf. Beliefs: Unitarian/Universalist (56%) Books, etc.
19. Cleopatra, Egyptian ruler. Committed suicide by forcing an asp against her breast.. (56%) Books, etc.
20. Joan of Arc, "the Maid of Orleans" was a 15th century Catholic Saint and national heroine of France. Burned at the steak for heresy. (56%) Books, etc.
21. Queen Elizabeth I, British monarch; restored Church of England to power after Queen Mary. Beliefs: Anglican (56%) Books, etc.
22. Adolf Hitler, conqueror; dictator. Unsuccessful street artists To many evil incarnate. Beliefs: born/raised in, but rejected Catholicism . On the Veg-World.com list of famous vegetarians. Committed suicide via gunshot/overdose of cyanide (54%) Books, etc.
23. Christopher Columbus, explorer; led Europe to Americas. Beliefs: Catholic (54%) Books, etc.
24. Ferdinand Magellan, navigator; named Pacific Ocean; first circumnavigation of globe. Beliefs: Catholic (54%) Books, etc.
25. Francis Bacon, English statesman, essayist, and philosopher, delineated inductive scientific method. Beliefs: Anglican A homosexual according to lambda.org (54%) Books, etc.