By Jason Cha

1. Benjamin Franklin He was a statesman, public leader, and a scientist where he contributed a huge part of many things that lead to many good things.

2. Francis Bacon Studied the direct and indirect reasoning which gave a huge impact to scientist about discovering new ideas.

3. Thomas Hobbes He was another founder of theEnlightenment along with Locke. He founded Western political philosophy and looked over the social contract.

4. John Locke His idea is like the mother of democracy (he started the idea) and He was the first enlightenment thinker also influenced ideas of other thinkers.

5. Isaac Newton Newton’s Law motion which effects a lot to math and science. Still, people use his ideas for many things.

6. Adam Smith He was an economist that his idea influenced a lot to the economy and his idea was the wealth of nations that it shows what is beneficial to the nations and all.

7. Montesquieu His theory of the separation of powers of the government set a foundation for nowadays government justice, efficiency, and equality.

8.Johannes Kepler: He started the foundation for Newton’s ideas of gravity and physics. 9. Galileo Galilei: He was a guy who went against the church and told everyone that the sun was the center of the universe not the earth. 10. Mary Wollstonecraft: She believed that woman were as equal as man are. 11. Thomas Paine: He wanted the government of democracy in United States and also helped gain independence from Britain. 12. Anna Bijns: She also believed in woman’s rights and went against getting married. 13. Charles Darwin: He discovered the theory of evolution. Darwin discovered natural selection and his discoveries explain the origin of humans. 14. Maria Sibylla Merian: She was a woman scientist. 15. Jean Jacques Rousseau: He founded the idea of republicanism. 16. Voltaire: He helped to come up with ideas for social reforms. 17. Joseph Haydn: Haydn was a very important musician. He was the “Father” in the music society. 18. G.F. Handel: He was the first great musician and his music influenced all of the other’s. 19. W.A. Mozart: He composed many classics which later influenced others to compose like him. 20. Ludwig von Beethoven: A composer like Mozart very famous, but was not original.