Significant People in the World

Important and significant people in the world.

Business

• Bill Gates - Founder of Microsoft, now looks after large philanthropic foundation
• Tim Berners Lee - Key figure in founding internet. Though not too famous given the importance of the internet, his comments on the internet are influential
• Richard Branson - Charismatic founder of Virgin business empire.

Politics

• Barack Obama - First Black president of the US.
• Nelson Mandela - One of most widely respected statesmen in the world.
• Vladimir Putin - A key figure in the new Russian federation.
• Mikhail Gorbachev - the architect of glasnost and perestroika

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