What is history? First of all, it is time, place and, of course, people. Moreover, far from ordinary and far from simple people decided destinies and created our history, but the most brilliant, greatest, most talented people in the world! Who are they? You can list names and talk about their talents for hours, days, probably even months, there have been so many of them in the entire history of mankind. However, today I would like to dwell on the ten most, probably, the most famous, the most famous, those whose names are most often heard on the lips of contemporaries, regardless of their citizenship, religion and level of education.
So, the most talented people on the planet…
William Shakespeare is the greatest English poet and playwright of the Renaissance. His multi-faceted and profound plays have been translated into all the major languages of the world and to this day are included in the repertoires of all world theaters more often than the works of any other authors.
Michelangelo is a brilliant Italian architect and sculptor, painter and poet, artist and thinker, the greatest figure and creator of the Renaissance. Achieved during his lifetime in his workstrue perfection, however, dying, he still regretted that he was leaving, only having learned to read his profession.
Are not the most talented people in the world the architects who created such a wonder of the world as the Egyptian pyramids? Their most complex mathematical and engineering calculations, on the basis of which the pyramids were erected, are simply amazing, especially considering that construction was not their main occupation. Talented people are known to be talented in everything.
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe - the most brilliant German prose writer and poet, thinker, playwright, naturalist and major statesman. The most grandiose creation of Goethe, reflecting all the stages of his work, to which he devoted almost his entire life, is the tragedy "Faust".
Who else can be classified as "the most talented people in the world"? Here it is impossible not to recall the brilliant commander of all times and peoples - the great Alexander the Great, who completely changed the world in just 11 years. He left the deepest imprint on history before he even reached the age of 33.
The English physicist and mathematician, mechanic, astronomer and great alchemist Isaac Newton was awarded the knighthood for his scientific work. He is the author of many physical and mathematical theories, the most famous of which is the theory of relativity.
Third President of the United States - Thomas Jefferson rightfully bears the name of one of the founders of this great state. A prominent politician, philosopher, and diplomat, he is remembered for his successful 1803 Louisiana Purchase from France and the associated Lewis and Clark Overland Expedition.
One of the key positions in the ranking of "the most talented people in the world" is occupied by such a titan of the Renaissance as Leonardo da Vinci. There is probably no person on Earth who would not hear this greatest name. It is impossible to list all the merits of the Italian artist, architect, sculptor, inventor, anatomist, naturalist, writer, the most brilliant and, perhaps, the brightest representative of the art of the High Renaissance.
Harmonious, grandiose and majestic creations of the great ancient Greek sculptor and architect Phidias. It is he who owns the statue of Zeus at Olympia, later called one of the wonders of the world.
Albert Einstein - This name is often mentioned when talking about very smart and gifted people. The great theoretical physicist, Nobel Prize winner is the author of more than three hundred scientific papers, as well as one and a half hundred books on philosophy, history and journalism.
The list goes on for a long time: Nostradamus, Socrates, Freud, Nietzsche, Lomonosov, Jesus Christ, Homer, Copernicus, Beethoven. All these truly most talented people in the world have made an invaluable contribution tothe history of the development of society, into the versatility and richness of the modern world.
