Atlas Person of the Century: 17th

[Јas]

Vote for the Atlas Person of the 17th Century. Nominations are compiled from the thread here. The poll will run for 3 days.

Please explain the reason for your choice.

[Kaine for Senate '18]

John Smith; without him, Virginia would have died, and we'd likely not the US today.

[Јas]

John Smith; without him, Virginia would have died, and we'd likely not the US today.

Have you at any point considered voting for persons whose lives were unrelated to America?

[Хahar 🤔]

John Smith; without him, Virginia would have died, and we'd likely not the US today.

Have you at any point considered voting for persons whose lives were unrelated to America?

I doubt he knows who half of these people are.

Boo-boo: Suleiman the Magnificent reigned from 1520-1566.

I have to go with the Sun King. He made France the major player on the European scene. It wouldn't relinquish that until the Franco-Prussian War.

[Kaine for Senate '18]

John Smith; without him, Virginia would have died, and we'd likely not the US today.

Have you at any point considered voting for persons whose lives were unrelated to America?

I doubt he knows who half of these people are.

I know who all of those people are.  Who am I, gporter?

[Хahar 🤔]

John Smith; without him, Virginia would have died, and we'd likely not the US today.

Have you at any point considered voting for persons whose lives were unrelated to America?

I doubt he knows who half of these people are.

I know who all of those people are.  Who am I, gporter?

Then why are you voting for John Smith?

[Hash]

John Smith; without him, Virginia would have died, and we'd likely not the US today.

Note:

The United States is NOT equal to the World.

Open up your views a little bit, there is a world beyond your beloved United States, you know.

[Kaine for Senate '18]

John Smith; without him, Virginia would have died, and we'd likely not the US today.

Have you at any point considered voting for persons whose lives were unrelated to America?

I doubt he knows who half of these people are.

I know who all of those people are.  Who am I, gporter?

Then why are you voting for John Smith?

Like I said, without him, there would likely be no United States.

[DownWithTheLeft]

John Smith; without him, Virginia would have died, and we'd likely not the US today.

Have you at any point considered voting for persons whose lives were unrelated to America?

I doubt he knows who half of these people are.

I know who all of those people are.  Who am I, gporter?

No, he knows a smidge more and is more consistent

[jokerman]

Galileo

[Tetro Kornbluth]

Newton Or Gailleo. Descartes should also be mentioned.

[SPC]

Galileo, for challenging the scientific/religious establishment by proving the geocentric theory wrong.

[DownWithTheLeft]

I hate Rene Decartes, his theories dropped my class rank from 15 to 17