This famous people who changed the world list includes 41 influential figures with short biography sketches to support student research and writing. Ideal for teachers, homeschoolers, and tutors, it helps students choose meaningful essay topics and quickly understand each person’s impact. It also includes a short "thumbnail" description of 2-4 sentences next to each person.

This is an ideal list for teachers who want their students to write a "Famous Person" Essay, but they want to make sure their students choose a serious person to write about. The list goes from ancient to modern times, includes women as well as men, and includes people from many ethnicities and nationalities.

Please look at the Preview, which includes six examples from the 41 listed. As a teacher, this list and short sketches can save you an enormous amount of work on an essay assignment like this.