In People
Who are the most influential people of the modern era?
AI Visibility Ranking
Brands ordered by GenRank score for this question.
DirectionalQuestion-level figures rest on at most 6 answers per brand, so treat them as direction, not a verdict; the category ranking is the number to judge by. Scores are for the week of 2026-11-08.
| Rank | Brand | Named by | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Albert Einstein | 5/6 | 81.8 |
| 2 | Mahatma Gandhi | 5/6 | 52.2 |
| 3 | Martin Luther King Jr. | 4/6 | 39.4 |
| 4 | Steve Jobs (Apple co-founder) | 3/6 | 36.1 |
| 5 | Franklin D. Roosevelt | 3/6 | 35.0 |
| 6 | Nelson Mandela | 3/6 | 32.5 |
| 7 | Adolf Hitler | 2/6 | 27.9 |
| 8 | Tim Berners-Lee | 3/6 | 26.1 |
| 9 | Bill Gates | 2/6 | 25.7 |
| 10 | Winston Churchill | 2/6 | 23.7 |
Sources these answers cited
The sites each surface's answer cited this week. The logos are the surfaces that cited the site.
| Source | Cited by |
|---|---|
| imdb.comreview and listing sitesPop Culture Icons of the 21st Century - IMDb |   3 surfaces |
| time.commediaThe 100 Most Influential People of 2024 - TIME | 3 surfaces |
| atonibai.comThe 15 Most Influential Leaders in the World Right Now | 1 surfaces |
| biographyonline.net100 most influential people in the world - Biography Online | 1 surfaces |
| drmattlynch.comThe 100 Most Influential People in Leadership - Dr. Matthew Lynch | 1 surfaces |
| en.wikipedia.orgreferenceTime 100 - Wikipedia | 1 surfaces |
| facebook.comsocialHere is the top 100 most influential people according to Time Magazine. ❤️Adri | 1 surfaces |
| google.comportalA deep dive into science and inventors who shaped the digital age | 1 surfaces |
| history.state.govpublicGorbachev and Perestroika - Short History - Department History - Office of the Historian |  1 surfaces |
| histworld.fandom.comreferenceThe 100: A Ranking of the Most Influential People in History | 1 surfaces |
| lindenwood.edupublicThe Renaissance Art Period: History, Effects, and Influential Artists | 1 surfaces |
| nobelprize.orgMARIE CURIE - NobelPrize.org | 1 surfaces |
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