Top 100 Forgotten History Names
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The Top 100 Forgotten History Names List
These are the top 100 Forgotten History Names for 2025.
1. A German Marxist theorist and women's rights activist, she played a key role in creating International Women’s Day2. A French physicist and mathematician, she translated and commented on Newton’s work, facilitating its spread in France
3. Empress Matilda
4. A significant figure of the Harlem Renaissance, she was an author and anthropologist who explored African American folklore
5. Hypatia of Alexandria
6. James Forten
7. A polymath and philosopher whose works bridged Islamic and Western thought, influencing the Renaissance
8. A German Marxist theorist and women's rights activist, she played a key role in creating International Women’s Day
9. Huda Sha'arawi
10. Richard Steele
11. An abolitionist, journalist, and social reformer, he was heavily involved in the fight against slavery in the United States
12. Junko Tabei
13. A physician who identified Down syndrome, he contributed to the understanding of intellectual disabilities
14. Mary Anning
15. An early advocate for education for African American girls, she founded several schools and colleges
16. Rosalind Franklin
17. Hypatia of Alexandria
18. Richard Steele
19. A French playwright and activist, she is known for her Declaration of the Rights of Woman and the Female Citizen
20. An actress and inventor who co-developed a frequency-hopping spread spectrum technology, a precursor to modern wireless communication
21. Alice Guy-Blaché
22. Vang Pao
23. The first woman elected chief of the Cherokee Nation, she worked to improve the community's social services and governance practices
24. A German Marxist theorist and women's rights activist, she played a key role in creating International Women’s Day
25. An African American abolitionist and businessman, he worked tirelessly for the rights of black people in the United States
26. A British political activist, she was a key figure in the women's suffrage movement in the UK
27. Rachael Carson
28. A trailblazer for women's rights, she worked on promoting women's education and empowerment in Latin America
29. An Irish writer and politician who helped to popularize the format of the modern newspaper and periodical publishing
30. Richard Steele
31. A chemist whose work with X-ray diffraction was crucial in the discovery of the DNA double helix structure
32. An African American abolitionist and businessman, he worked tirelessly for the rights of black people in the United States
33. Ada Lovelace
34. A Brazilian zoologist and suffragist, she played a key role in women's rights and the first feminist movements in Brazil
35. Ibn Rushd
36. Sappho
37. An Irish writer and politician who helped to popularize the format of the modern newspaper and periodical publishing
38. Claude Cahun
39. Marcus Garvey
40. An African American abolitionist and businessman, he worked tirelessly for the rights of black people in the United States
41. Mary Anning
42. A general in the Hmong army who played a significant role during the Vietnam War, advocating for Hmong autonomy
43. A British political activist, she was a key figure in the women's suffrage movement in the UK
44. Rachael Carson
45. Clara Zetkin
46. Thomasine C. Wilkins
47. Richard Steele
48. A trailblazer for women's rights, she worked on promoting women's education and empowerment in Latin America
49. An actress and inventor who co-developed a frequency-hopping spread spectrum technology, a precursor to modern wireless communication
50. Mary McLeod Bethune
51. Paul Laurence Dunbar
52. Lady Mary Wortley Montagu
53. Hypatia of Alexandria
54. A Guatemalan artist who developed a unique form of performance art to express indigenous rights and cultural identity
55. A German Marxist theorist and women's rights activist, she played a key role in creating International Women’s Day
56. Rosalind Franklin
57. The first woman to reach the summit of Mount Everest, she inspired women in the fields of mountaineering and adventure sports
58. William Lloyd Garrison
59. Rachael Carson
60. William Lloyd Garrison
61. A mathematician and philosopher, she was one of the first known female mathematicians and made significant contributions to astronomy
62. A philosopher from Africa who became a professor in Europe, significantly influencing Enlightenment thinking
63. An African American poet, he was one of the first to gain national recognition writing in both dialect and standard English
64. Olympe de Gouges
65. Hedy Lamarr
66. The only woman to fight as a soldier in World War I, she challenged societal norms regarding gender roles in military service
67. An abolitionist, journalist, and social reformer, he was heavily involved in the fight against slavery in the United States
68. Ching Shih
69. John Langdon Down
70. Vang Pao
71. A mathematician and philosopher, she was one of the first known female mathematicians and made significant contributions to astronomy
72. A British political activist, she was a key figure in the women's suffrage movement in the UK
73. A composer and pianist who gained recognition in the 19th century, contributing significant works to the classical music canon
74. A general in the Hmong army who played a significant role during the Vietnam War, advocating for Hmong autonomy
75. Wangari Maathai
76. Paul Laurence Dunbar
77. Mary Anning
78. An abolitionist, journalist, and social reformer, he was heavily involved in the fight against slavery in the United States
79. Richard Steele
80. Hedy Lamarr
81. Sappho
82. Hedy Lamarr
83. A feminist photographer and surrealist, she challenged gender norms through her art and identity
84. Mary Anning
85. Sappho
86. A mathematician and logician whose work in computer science laid the groundwork for modern computing and artificial intelligence
87. The only woman to fight as a soldier in World War I, she challenged societal norms regarding gender roles in military service
88. An abolitionist, journalist, and social reformer, he was heavily involved in the fight against slavery in the United States
89. Paul Laurence Dunbar
90. The first woman elected chief of the Cherokee Nation, she worked to improve the community's social services and governance practices
91. Olympe de Gouges
92. A French physicist and mathematician, she translated and commented on Newton’s work, facilitating its spread in France
93. Rosalind Franklin
94. Huda Sha'arawi
95. William Lloyd Garrison
96. Ching Shih
97. Wilma Mankiller
98. Mary Anning
99. Clara Zetkin
100. A physician who identified Down syndrome, he contributed to the understanding of intellectual disabilities
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