Mohammed started Islam
Charlemagne was the most well-known Holy Roman Emperor
Marco Polo was one of the first to travel the Silk Road to China
Columbus "discovered" North America and killed many natives
Da Vinci was a famous artists/inventor/thinker. A true 'Renaissance man"
Joan of Arc led the French to several victories during the 100 Years War
Gutenburg invented the printing press
Martin Luther bagan Lutheranism and was a key player in the protestant revolution
Michelangelo painted the Sistine Chapel
Machianvelli wrote "The Prince"
John Lock inspired the American Revolution (after death)
Louis XIV was a great French King who built Versailles

Muhammad: Founded Islam
Charlemagne: United Europe into the Holy Roman Empire
Genghis Khan: Created a massive empire and united the warring Mongol tribes.
Marco Polo: Was the first European to go to Asia and document what he saw.
Zheng He: Was a master Asian explorer and trader who made the first Chinese contact with Southeast Asia.
Ibn Battutu: The first Arab to document Europe for his own people.
Mansa Musa: The strongest leader of the kingdom of Mali, in Africa.
Columbus: Found America.
Da Vinci: Made many scientific achievements.
Joan of Arc: Saved France during the Hundred Year War.
Gutenberg: Invented the movable type printing press.
Martin Luther: Created the Lutheran Church.
Henry VIII: Founded the Anglican Church.
Elizabeth I: Brought the Renaissance to England.
Michelangelo: Made many famous works of art.
Machiavelli: Founder of modern political science.
Copernicus: Discovered that the Sun was at the center of the solar system, not the Earth.
Galileo: Was the father of modern physics; an ally of Copernicus.
Suleiman the Magnificent: Created the Ottoman Empire.
John Locke: Philosophy was influential in the American Constitution
Louis XIV: Was the most powerful king of France.