5 Most Famous Pre-CE/AD people

**gamegeek2** · 07-10-2009, 22:23

Yeah, that's right - the 5 most famous people who were born before 0 CE. Jesus/Yehoshua/Iesus/Yashua does not count. And this is for how famous they are in modern times.

I'll tally these later.

**Phalanx300** · 07-10-2009, 22:31

Before 0CE?

**BerkeleyBoi** · 07-10-2009, 22:42

Since I'm sure most people on others list will be made up of mostly Western and Eastern Europeans, I'll list a few famous Chinese folk since we "established the first society on the planet, while all you European motherf@%@ers were still hiding in caves and s@&$, all terrified of the sun". (Chasing Amy)

1. Confucius
2. Sun Zi
3. Qin Shi Huang
4. Lao Zi
5. Mencius

**Hax** · 07-10-2009, 22:57

Being a Buddhist myself, I can't help but name Gautama Nyorai first.

1) Siddharta Gautama
2) Cyrus the Great
3) Ramses II
4) Hatshepsut
5) Croesos of Lydia

**A Terribly Harmful Name** · 07-10-2009, 23:17

Famous Romaioi:

1. C. Iulius Caesar
2. M. Tullius Cicero
3. Gaius Quinctius Flaminius
4. Gaius Marius
5. Cnaeus Cornelius Sulla Felix

**Tellos Athenaios** · 07-10-2009, 23:17

I am sorry I don't think the early Egyptians or the Sumerians would agree. (Who built their civilizations while the Chinese were doing their cave-hiding bit.)

**Phalanx300** · 07-10-2009, 23:22

Famous BC people I gues?

1: Julius Caecar
2: Alexander
3: Hannibal
4: Augustus
5: Leonidas

**BerkeleyBoi** · 07-10-2009, 23:29

Originally Posted by Tellos Athenaios

I am sorry I don't think the early Egyptians or the Sumerians would agree. (Who built their civilizations while the Chinese were doing their cave-hiding bit.)

Haha, very true. I always wanted to use that line so I figured that this thread was as good as any.

**Megas Methuselah** · 07-10-2009, 23:38

Alexander the Great
Cleopatra
Marcus Antonius
Leonidas II
Gaius Julius Caesar

These are probably the most well-known. Every commoner who doesn't care about history has probably heard about these people before.

**teh1337tim** · 07-10-2009, 23:38

Lets put your egyptians and sumerians up to crossbows and lets see....

In no particular order for Chinese

Qin Shi Haungdi
Hao Gaozan
Han Wu Ti
Sun Tzu
Wang Mang (totally sped up downfall of Han)

No western...

Iulius Caeser
Gracchus brothers
Alexander
Hannibal
Phillip V (if only he had a better base of support)

**Tellos Athenaios** · 07-10-2009, 23:48

Originally Posted by BerkeleyBoi

Haha, very true. I always wanted to use that line so I figured that this thread was as good as any.

Yeah, altough you are quite right that the Chinese get little attention in these kind of `contests'. For the record, while not exactly famous - then certainly influential: the philosopher and statesman Han-Fei/Han-Feizi who pioneered Legalism ought to be mentioned too. Contemporary of Li Si who basically implemented his ideas in the kingdom of the very same Qin Shi Huangdi.

About Wang Mang... does he actually fit the time period? He dies (as does his moment of power) after 0 CE, doesn't he?