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Which person alive right now will still be famous in 200 years?

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takeitorsteveit Apr 1, 2026 +17050
There’s a non 0 chance that Kermit will transcend all space and time
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kindatiff Apr 1, 2026 +816
Only to the lovers, the dreamers, and me.
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Thick_Caterpillar379 Apr 1, 2026 +106
Why are there so many songs about rainbows?
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VelvetyDogLips Apr 1, 2026 +64
And what’s on the other side?
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hulagirlslovetoparty Apr 1, 2026 +1588
“You *will* bow before me, son of God” - Kermit the frog
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Odd-Maybe-8251 Apr 1, 2026 +539
In 2226, archaeology students will find a felt green frog and wonder which powerful god he was. 🐸🏛️
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Grumpologist Apr 1, 2026 +193
Look upon my Muppets, ye mighty, and despair.
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MartinoDeMoe Apr 1, 2026 +240
I can’t post the picture of the original tweet, but it’s out there: “It's time to burn the incense It's time to slay the sheep It's time to wake the Muppets From a thousand years of sleep It's time to raze existence It's time to banish light It's time to call the void in On the Muppet Show tonight”
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Algae_Mission Apr 1, 2026 +482
You know? Mickey Mouse, Kermit the Frog, Snoopy, Bugs Bunny, and others could very well become part of our national folklore as the centuries proceed and the characters lapse into the public domain.
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theonlysamintheworld Apr 1, 2026 +364
The Optimist, The Sage, The Dreamer, The Trickster. Pantheon of a 23rd century religion. 
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kenwongart Apr 1, 2026 +220
May Jim Henson live eternal through this frog.
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EdinburghNerd Apr 1, 2026 +12
I certainly won't allow the Muppets to be forgotten whilst I still draw breath!
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nevolu Apr 1, 2026 +130
Keith Richards. Not because of his music, but because he’ll still be alive in 200 years
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MichaelMyersResple Apr 1, 2026 +19213
As a used bookstore owner, I am fairly confident people will be dragging copies of Stephen King books into bookstores saying “these were my grandads, and they’re really old.  Are they worth anything?”  They won’t be, but people will still know his name.  Long live the King. Edited for typo.
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DJDarwin93 Apr 1, 2026 +5301
I’m a librarian. An old man asked me today how much a collection of every James Patterson book ever written would be worth to “a Patterson scholar.” I didn’t even know what to say. If Patterson is still a household name centuries from now, I will rise from the grave so I can kill myself.
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tessathemurdervilles Apr 1, 2026 +636
This is amazing. My grandma is a Patterson scholar.
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CandidToast Apr 1, 2026 +213
There are dozens of us!
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m_faustus Apr 1, 2026 +751
He has started to put his name with other people’s names on his books. I want to meet him so I can tell him to cut that shit out. I read two of the “collaborations” and they were two of the worst f****** books I have ever read.
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thomas_newton Apr 1, 2026 +408
oh yes. see also all the 'tom clancy' books written after tc's death. I once heard someone referring to it as 'strip-mining an author'.
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amritasiddhi Apr 1, 2026 +121
Clive Cussler concurs.
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halberdierbowman Apr 1, 2026 +158
but you *have* read them!
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doxie_obsessed Apr 1, 2026 +255
“I will rise from the grave so I can kill myself” 😭🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
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tenor1trpt Apr 1, 2026 +1490
Yes yes yes. Authors stand a great chance of being remembered, and the cultural impact of King is huge. It’s highly likely he will be still be beloved in 200 years. And 200 isn’t that much really. Poe is coming up on his 200th anniversary of his first publication. I don’t mean this compare the two, but to say we don’t see Poe as being ancient.
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doesnthavearedditacc Apr 1, 2026 +229
Another funny thing about time is that writers around today, who we have recognised for decades aren't necessarily the authors of today who will have centuries of popularly. They could only be a little popular today and find their heights and golden century of popularity in 50+ years. A shame for the artist, to not always get to see their legacy. That said, I will be surprised if King isn't still well known in 100 years
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Godrota Apr 1, 2026 +147
Sorta what happened with Shakespeare. Famous in his lifetime. Bit obscurized after Cromwell. Then romanticism enters the stage and boom.
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No_Spot8079 Apr 1, 2026 +39
it’s kind of wild how timing decides everything. Some writers are basically planting seeds they’ll never see grow. Honestly, I feel like part of the art is just trusting the work will outlive you… even if you don’t get to witness it.
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ehbowen Apr 1, 2026 +205
* Kirk: That's simply the way they talk here. Nobody pays attention to you unless you swear every other word. You'll find it in all the literature of the period. * Spock: For example? * Kirk: Oh the collected works of Jacqueline Susann. The novels of Harold Robbins... * Spock: Ah, the "Giants".
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Kalthiria_Shines Apr 1, 2026 +28
What's wild is Star Trek 4 came out in 1986, and Jacqueline Susann and Robbins were both verging on irrelevant even at that point.
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antihero2303 Apr 1, 2026 +100
It’s already been 150 years since H.C. Andersen died and kids all over still know his stories. 200 years is not a lot when it comes to authors
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ZsaFreigh Apr 1, 2026 +143
I'm over 40 and I had to google that name because I've never seen it abbreviated to H.C. before.
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SeaHorse1226 Apr 1, 2026 +20
Same!
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kdlangequalsgoddess Apr 1, 2026 +233
The Murders In The Rue Morgue is a stone-cold classic. Even Conan Doyle(!) feels like a pale rip-off by comparison.
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BalorLives Apr 1, 2026 +805
I think I was 11 or so when I read my first Steven King book. In the 30 years since, I have worked in used books, rare books and librarianship. King remains this one author that I can randomly engage anyone about and start a conversation. 👑
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RadioSlayer Apr 1, 2026 +218
Most of us have read at least one. That's the springboard!
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Relative-Gap-4442 Apr 1, 2026 +96
Or seen a movie 
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PittsburghCar Apr 1, 2026 +36
The stories from the Different Seasons book made some pretty cool movies.
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Algae_Mission Apr 1, 2026 +62
I think King’s core classics will be remembered. It, The Shining(immortalized by the Kubrick film whether King liked it or not), and so on
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tomqvaxy Apr 1, 2026 +125
I was behind a very old woman today in line at the grocery and she was very excited to be buying a Danielle Steel book. This is mildly off subject because there's no way Danielle Steel will still be famous in 100 years or whatever, barely famous now I imagine, but I thought you used bookstore owner might be amused. My mum loved that shit. It's kind of fell off my radar. Gave me a flashback.
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keyboardstatic Apr 1, 2026 +73
I think you underestimate how wildly read she was.
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why_gaj Apr 1, 2026 +36
She still *is*. Most romance subs go crazy when she announces new book.
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illbedeadbydawn Apr 1, 2026 +70
I have an almost mint first edition P6 Edition of Carrie. Part of the very first 30,000 run. Worth anything? (I already know exactly what it's worth, but felt like being cheeky)
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MichaelMyersResple Apr 1, 2026 +57
If my math is right (and it may not be, I’m a used book seller after all), that very nice book represents .75% of the stock of Carrie out there.  The odds of it coming through my great-grandkids door are small.  Take good care of it, and congratulations!  
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illbedeadbydawn Apr 1, 2026 +43
Oh, I do. My father was a book collector and left me and my siblings quite a few gems. Our inheritance is basically all tied up in rare books.
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goldybear Apr 1, 2026 +72
There is a used bookstore near me that, when they first opened, were taking pretty much anything people would bring it. For the first couple of years they pretty much had to dedicate entire walls to King, John Grisham, Koontz, and Daniella Steele lol it looked so ridiculous.
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whichwitch9 Apr 1, 2026 +34
I mean, it's the best if you're getting into those authors- you can get decent copies for c**** af so easily at used book stores. I think half my Stephen King books were used for a dollar or less or my dad's copies he gave (he will likely ask to be buried with his copy of The Stand, tho- it's his favorite)
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Relative-Gap-4442 Apr 1, 2026 +30
Long live the king! And my your days be long and pleasant!
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ImmortalEndling Apr 1, 2026 +14171
Sir David Attenborough, current environments will be destroyed in 200 years. He video documented them in his documentaries. It would be like if we had high def videos of the dodo's or thylacines.
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Fluffy-Flower-339 Apr 1, 2026 +3182
What a sobering and heart breaking thought
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h00dman Apr 1, 2026 +645
I had a random shower thought a while back about this; David Attenborough is 40% as old as the United States.
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nobody_atoll Apr 1, 2026 +252
And he might outlive it.
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halcyonwade Apr 1, 2026 +23
This thread just keeps getting more depressing
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HawkTeacher Apr 1, 2026 +514
I agree with this. He's my all time fave. What an amazing body of work
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WoodSteelStone Apr 1, 2026 +401
Sir David Attenborough is the only person to have won BAFTAs for programmes broadcast in black & white, colour, HD, 3D, 4K and VR. As an aside, Sir David and Sir Richard. Imagine having two sons knighted by the Queen!
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JCDU Apr 1, 2026 +112
He's also the reason tennis balls are yellow, and he's the reason we got Monty Python.
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WoodSteelStone Apr 1, 2026 +40
That sounds interesting, I hadn't heard about that.
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Mammyjam Apr 1, 2026 +37
He was an exec at the BBC, he was in charge of tennis broadcasts on BBC2 when colour TV was first introduced in the 60s. The old white balls were hard to see as they blended into the grass so he requested a switch to Optic Yellow
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boondiggle_III Apr 1, 2026 +82
Assuming his works are preserved. The reason we remember famous mathemeticians from 2000 years ago is that their works were recorded in very durable forms and copied many times because they are foundational to education in general. Modern recording methods are not durable. We could very easily lose the past 100 years of film if it isn't carefully preserved and copied to new formats continuously.
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imbatatos Apr 1, 2026 +118
I watched his stuff religiously growing up. My 7 year old is engrossed, and I have no doubt his children will be too.
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TopShelfBogan Apr 1, 2026 +17949
Easily Trump, that dude is going to be a case study for politics for another 500 years
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Topbernina Apr 1, 2026 +7658
Trump, for sure, but not in the way he envisioned it.
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ezekiellake Apr 1, 2026 +2669
“Wow, look at this economic downturn graph. What happened to this USA country? That’s a big crash!” “Let me tell you about Donald Trump …”
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WorldlinessLive5932 Apr 1, 2026 +747
He's going to be the new Reagan in that you will be able to point to this time period and his decisions as the cause of a lot of future problems for generations to come. 
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Chemistry11 Apr 1, 2026 +347
Reagan will be long forgotten, while Kidfucker King ‪ Treasonтяuмp will forever be mentioned with Caligula and Nero.
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isearn Apr 1, 2026 +164
And probably a certain Austrian who also caused a lot of bad things. 🤐
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brother_bart Apr 1, 2026 +1244
I think it will be worse than just referring to him as a cause of an economic downturn. I think the damage Donald Trump is doing is very, possibly laying the groundwork for the very real collapse of the United States. We are in failed state territory now.
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Tupcek Apr 1, 2026 +940
failed state is bit of a stretch, but from point of view of European, it is equivalent of end of [Pax Romana](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pax_Romana) in Roman Empire. Did Commodus destroy the Roman Empire? No, it existed for centuries after - if you count Byzantine empire, than for more than thousand years. Did he end the most prosperous era of Roman empire, after which it was in constant downfall and never recovered? Yes, he did. I don’t think US will ever recover from Trump. You may have better or worse presidents in the future, but peak USA is firmly in the past now
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Joba7474 Apr 1, 2026 +628
There’s people out there who think everything’s gonna “return to normal” when he’s gone. He didn’t get to the spot he’s in without enough bad actors ensuring the shit show continues.
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Sad-Seat4642 Apr 1, 2026 +257
Watched my conservative aunt go full MAGA years ago, and even if he's out, that cult energy lingers. It's the enablers who keep the chaos spinning. 
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brother_bart Apr 1, 2026 +140
That we may gimp on indefinitely in our post-peak era is certainly possible. But unlikely. We are a VERY divided nation, and the chasm between the Christian Nationalists’ vision for the future and the secular centrists and progressives vision is already a source of violence that is threatening to become a powder keg that could actually incite a Civil War. Also, we have enemies the world over who have harbored (often legitimate)grudges against the United States for decades. And furthermore, the American people—who feel entitled—are not actually prepared or well equipped to live in a world where they are not the beneficiaries of American economic hegemony. We have myriad growing social issues, we are rife with corruption, our education system is broken, and we are armed to the teeth. It’s not any one things that will bring us down; it is the perfect storm of all of the cracks together that make the concern of a collapse, sooner as opposed to later, legitimate.
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muphoric Apr 1, 2026 +446
"wow, we thought Nixon was the most corrupt president in History. This Turmp guy makes him look like a naive puppy dog. He really did all of those things and everyone let him? Why didnt they stop him. He seems like a bad man. What happened to him...."
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Illustrious_Eye_8235 Apr 1, 2026 +333
"The system of checks and balances had no real enforcement mechanism. Up until Trump, everyone used gentleman's agreements, and we see that it held for 200 years. But in 2008, the first black president was elected and that led to the lingering racism to explode. And the gentleman's agreements failed. Checks and balances don't work when one branch decides to align with the Executive" I think about how teachers will talk about this in 100 years all the time Edit: Thanks for the award!
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AseethroughMan Apr 1, 2026 +29
It's possible that in 100 years time, the Union of the States will teach about Saint Donald, a Prophet (Profit) of the Lord, and how he saved billions from the evils of money (by making them poor and indebt). And the Aligned States (a temporary name due to constant infighting and disagreements) will teach about his sex crimes, bigotry, theft of billions from tax payers, being a lynchpin in the division of the United States of America, the blackmail of him and by him, his disregard for the lives of others or other nations, being a puppet and a dictator in all but name. And finally, the one good thing he did: he died on April 1st 2026.
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mnwannabenobody Apr 1, 2026 +75
Oh, I'm sure it will be. He does not care that he'll be going down in notoriety. Any attention is good attention in his mind.
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trowzerss Apr 1, 2026 +109
I started typing exactly this comment. Heck even \*now\* he's not famous for what he thinks he is.
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rudbeckiahirtas Apr 1, 2026 +660
Nah, more like 2,000. We still learn about Nero in school.
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d__c Apr 1, 2026 +346
Trump fiddled kids while America burned
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DrRichardJizzums Apr 1, 2026 +84
>fiddled “Hey don’t lump me in with this guy!” - The Devil
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decchica Apr 1, 2026 +462
He will be a 500 year laughing stock, yes.
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rickybobbyscrewchief Apr 1, 2026 +5030
I think the information era founders/tech barons will be remembered like we do the great industrialists of the 1800s. Bill Gates, Jeff Bezos, Steve Jobs, etc will be remembered similarly to how we think of Vanderbilt, Carnegie, and Rockefeller.
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LookItsDaphne Apr 1, 2026 +1208
200 years ago, the richest American was Stephen Girard. The robber barons aren't so far into history, and the wealthy are forgotten faster than the politically powerful or culturally influential.
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Kdog122025 Apr 1, 2026 +622
Depends what those wealthy people built. Henry Ford will be remembered another hundred years from now.
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Ereaser Apr 1, 2026 +242
It helps his name is still tied to the brand. Same goes for Ferrari and and to a lesser extent Lamborghini.
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PsychicApple Apr 1, 2026 +158
Tim Apple, then.
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Beartato4772 Apr 1, 2026 +30
Yeah but I think the specific 3 mentioned will be known. Whereas Larry Ellison? Probably mostly forgotten.
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PartsUnknown242 Apr 1, 2026 +1229
The modern robber barons
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tableclothcape Apr 1, 2026 +692
Those people built libraries, universities, and things people can touch. The Gates Foundation has done very good work, but it’s intangible, while Bezos and Musk decided they have no obligations to other humans. At best they’ll be remembered if at all like Jack Welch is now: mostly by business school types, and particularly not fondly.
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Shadowpika655 Apr 1, 2026 +241
Tbf i dont think Carnegie and Vanderbilt are particularly remembered fondly either, and I doubt "philanthropist" is going to be the first thing most people think about when they hear those names
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BonkerBleedy Apr 1, 2026 +173
"Hall" is the first thing I think of for the first guy.
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m_faustus Apr 1, 2026 +156
Library is the first thing I think of with Carnegie. I feel like that’s pretty good.
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Bookbringer Apr 1, 2026 +18
Are you serious? There's a ton of people that *only* know them as "guy whose name is on (building they have actually seen in real life)."
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dedica93 Apr 1, 2026 +150
But Vanderbilt and Carnegie have spent a large portion of their money doing stuff which made them remember by the average population.  Steve jobs didn't 
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nowhereman136 Apr 1, 2026 +7212
Kenan Thompson will still be on SNL, so I guess him
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markuspeloquin Apr 1, 2026 +792
Why did he sign a thirty year contract? That's a very long time.
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WorldsWeakestMan Apr 1, 2026 +709
To outlast the rest of the cast and take over when Lorne dies.
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Brilliant_Ant_4630 Apr 1, 2026 +386
That could easily be a skit
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BurnBabyBurn54321 Apr 1, 2026 +148
Every time a cast member dies he grows more powerful, like a comedy Highlander.
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TheAserghui Apr 1, 2026 +147
Job security
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silentkiller082 Apr 1, 2026 +95
With the way he is aging you might be right
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EmergencyOk9452 Apr 1, 2026 +2961
Mariah Carey. All I want for Christmas will still be relevant after we are al dead and gone. It will be played for hundreds of years.
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Lyceus_ Apr 1, 2026 +499
I admire her purely for finding a way to generate money just for her rights for that song every Christmas. Master move.
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atsevoN Apr 1, 2026 +192
She’s defrosting along with Michael Bublé as we speak
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GabrielJPVS Apr 1, 2026 +42
ALREADY? wow i thought she was still in the frosting process
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Inquisitor_Boron Apr 1, 2026 +19
Robots will play it on Alpha Centauri
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pee_nut_ninja Apr 1, 2026 +12
The second to last thing that will happen during the heat-death of the universe will be a feint echo of this song.
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bitwaba Apr 1, 2026 +2871
Paul McCartney ain't dead yet. That's my pick.
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Rare_Hydrogen Apr 1, 2026 +602
Farley: You remember when you were with The Beatles, and you were supposed to be dead, and there were all these clues that you’d play some song backwards and it’d say, ‘Paul Is Dead’, and everyone thought that you were dead?” McCartney: *nods* Farley: "That was a hoax, right?” McCartney: “Yeah, I wasn’t really dead.”
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haaammooond Apr 1, 2026 +93
Thank God he confirmed it and squashed those devious rumours
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iPatErgoSum Apr 1, 2026 +63
I think this is probably spot on. Music culture changed a lot with the advent of modern recording and radio. Consequently, we can easily still listen to recorded music from 100 years ago, and a lot of musicians from the first half of the 20th century are still household names. McCartney, Lennon and the Beatles will easily still be famous.
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meowmeowcomputation Apr 1, 2026 +172
Once he gets unbanned from Listnook
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beatlesbible Apr 1, 2026 +20
He wasn't really banned, it was a Listnook glitch. > the account in question was temporarily restricted due to a routine security step that requires the account holder to reset their password (this can happen if it's been a while since a user last logged on, among other reasons). Because of a bug, the account was incorrectly shown as "banned" (even though it wasn't). We're working on fixing this bug so these issues don't happen in the future. https://www.listnook.com/r/PaulMcCartney/s/yfadUlGYv5
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FloorIcy2191 Apr 1, 2026 +2600
Im surprised no one has said Neil Armstrong or Buzz Aldrin. Yea Armstrong has been gone for sometime now but Buzz is still kicking around. As far as achievements go being the first people to step foot on another celestial body will make them remembered for the rest of human civilization.
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Phiryte Apr 1, 2026 +970
I don’t think you should be too surprised no one’s said Neil Armstrong, given that he doesn’t actually answer the question
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PM_ME_ANYTHING_DAMN Apr 1, 2026 +199
Since we’re broadening the scope of this question I’d say Jesus
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Available-Stage-1146 Apr 1, 2026 +98
I imagine the future will treat the whole Apollo 11 crew and mission like something out of Star Trek where they talk and reference Zefram Cochran constantly. The first crew to walk on the moon. That is something that time cannot take away. Will we eventually explore further? Im not the one to say. But that was an achievement that will and should stay sacred and be spoken about with austere sincerity in its impact on humanities reality.
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Annual-Exchange-4495 Apr 1, 2026 +16
I feel the same some achievements just permanently shift what humanity believes is possible. Walking on the moon wasn’t just a technical win, it changed how we see our place in the universe. Moments like that don’t fade, they become part of our collective story.
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sirdamsel Apr 1, 2026 +144
Neil Armstrong died in 2012
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KittenSommelier Apr 1, 2026 +52
Jesus f****** Christ 14 years?? Really??
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Shalmanese Apr 1, 2026 +53
Michael Collin’s ignored again :(
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burf12345 Apr 1, 2026 +59
Very ignored, you didn't even spell his name correctly.
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ZeztzZeztzZeztz Apr 1, 2026 +1960
I don't mean to brag, but it might be me.
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ED_jamesolmos Apr 1, 2026 +455
I will definitely remember you in 200 years.
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WhoAmI1138 Apr 1, 2026 +196
I, too, will remember this dead listnookor.
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smack4u Apr 1, 2026 +113
But what about that guys dead wife? Have we gotten!?!
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squirtloaf Apr 1, 2026 +129
/remindme 200 years
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chernadraw Apr 1, 2026 +62
RernindMe! 200 years
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Algae_Mission Apr 1, 2026 +3849
Barring major world leaders? I suspect George Lucas and Steven Spielberg will still be remembered for their work centuries from now. Star Wars, once it’s public domain, could become the US’s great mythological epic similar to Beowulf in England or The Iliad and The Odyssey in Greece.
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EnamelKant Apr 1, 2026 +735
Sing, O Goddess the wrath of Anakin and how it brought much woe upon the Old Republic. Many a brave Jedi Knight did it send hurrying down to death, and many a Rebel did it yield a prey to womp rats and mynocks.
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Aidian Apr 1, 2026 +208
I saw him then full well Killing younglings The saber their caesura A flashing Hrunting He, slaughtering Sith, sending souls to Hel.
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Ok_Temperature6503 Apr 1, 2026 +39
I bet 1970s English would have a similar effect to 2226 people. Gen OmegaZenith slang would deem this old school talk.
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MattyDub89 Apr 1, 2026 +526
And considering The Odyssey is still famous THOUSANDS of years later rather than just 200, a case could be made that people will still be into Star Wars when they have similar futuristic space exploration vehicles to what you see in Star Wars.
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Algae_Mission Apr 1, 2026 +369
I strongly suspect that Marvel and DC characters hundreds of years from now will likewise be remembered as part of American mythology, ala Heracles/Hercules and Perseus. At least the more popular ones, like Superman, Batman, Spider-Man, and the Avengers.
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Poiboy1313 Apr 1, 2026 +152
What do you mean mythological? I saw Wolverine last week at the AutoZone.
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Algae_Mission Apr 1, 2026 +82
You laugh, but apparently nearly every writer who has written for John Constantine(Alan Moore, etc) claims they’ve actually met Constantine. Probably a running joke, but it’s fun to myth build.
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m_faustus Apr 1, 2026 +14
If there is any comic book character you might meet it would be that sneaky m***********.
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YourDrinkingBuddy Apr 1, 2026 +28
Heroes get remembered, but legends never die.
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Initial_Arm8231 Apr 1, 2026 +87
My first thought was John Williams but Steven Spielberg for sure
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Algae_Mission Apr 1, 2026 +85
Williams will be like Verdi or Wagner 100 years from now, his work will be part of major orchestra’s selection.
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BrothelWaffles Apr 1, 2026 +97
Like Disney is ever gonna let Star Wars hit the public domain.
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Algae_Mission Apr 1, 2026 +132
I mean, the early versions of Mickey Mouse, Pluto, and Minnie have all entered the public domain along with the original Winnie the Pooh books.
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cybishop3 Apr 1, 2026 +73
People said that about Mickey Mouse for years. He's public domain now. I think Disney has decided to stop worrying about copyright, since trademark doesn't expire.
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Algae_Mission Apr 1, 2026 +74
That, and neither party seems keen on extending it again for one company. The big guns will be in the next ten years when the more updated Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck, Goofy, Superman, Batman, MGM’s Wizard of Oz, Snow White, Tom and Jerry, and the core Looney Tunes all start going into the Public Domain. That shit will be wild.
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Gavinus1000 Apr 1, 2026 +21
The Hobbit isn’t too far off either.
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Algae_Mission Apr 1, 2026 +17
No, but only as it was published in 1930s. The editions with the significant changes to Riddles in the Dark and other additions came later when Lord of the Rings was being published. The full Hobbit to Lord of the Rings saga won’t be public domain for another 25 years or so.
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Mr_Guavo Apr 1, 2026 +711
Keith Richards. Oh wait. I thought you were asking 'Who will still be alive in 200 years?'.
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WaffleHouseGladiator Apr 1, 2026 +154
He'll be giving a TED Talk entitled "History, As I See It" or something like that.
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sergiossa Apr 1, 2026 +693
GRRM, people will still be asking when he is finishing The Winds of Winter long after he is gone.
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hannahmarb23 Apr 1, 2026 +286
I heard someone theorize that it’s probably finished and in his will to release posthumously so he doesn’t have to hear people b**** and moan about it
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Effective_Film_3259 Apr 1, 2026 +130
considering what a famous procrastinator he's known to be, I doubt it.
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wasabiburning Apr 1, 2026 +31
Stephen King succumbed to fan pressure to finish The Dark Tower series, and it shows. ASOIAF fans need to be careful of what they wish for, a rushed finish is not a good thing.
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Effective_Film_3259 Apr 1, 2026 +18
Yeah, I also genuinely feel sorry for GRRM because it sounds like he completely stopped working on it for quite some time now, and it must feel like an IMPOSSIBLE task to get back into it and even get an overview again of all the different storythreads. If I were him I'd just let other people take care of it and like, edit and look over whatever they do honestly.
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Kalthiria_Shines Apr 1, 2026 +11
> ASOIAF fans need to be careful of what they wish for, a rushed finish is not a good thing. I mean, counterpoint: we already know how bad a rushed version will be after they made an 8 episode season out of it. There's no reason not to rush GRRM at this point because it's not like he can do a worse job than Game of Thrones did.
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Winjin Apr 1, 2026 +23
I've seen an interview attributed to him how his favorite author is a guy that had ton of money so he didn't have to release one book at a time: he spent decades writing and then just released the whole series at once And like... If I remember it correctly and he really said that, then it's a clear message that yes, he no longer wants to release one book at a time, especially after the series finale fiasco, so he's going to use all the money he has now to never bother until his death.. he no longer has to release every book as soon as it's written, he's free
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silverionmox Apr 1, 2026 +346
You can backtrack and ask which kind of persons that were alive in 1826 are still famous now. So the answer is: very few, and only the ones that are actively remembered because of education - pop culture changes too much and too fast to remain consistent over such a period.
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ledfrisby Apr 1, 2026 +351
Beethoven, Schubert, Nicolas I of Russia, John Quincy Adams, Madison, Monroe, John C. Calhoun, Andrew Jackson, Thomas Jefferson and John Adams died that year, Sojourner Truth, Michael Faraday (chemist, Faraday cage), Carl Friedrich Gauss ("Gaussian" mathematics are all over modern STEM papers), Darwin (just a student at the time), Mary Shelly, George Washington Carver, William Blake, the Brontë sisters (children at the time though), Simon Bolivar, Alexander Pushkin, Shaka Zulu, John James Audubon (Audubon society)
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Stormfly Apr 1, 2026 +73
> Beethoven He died in 1827? Damn. I'm amazed at that one. It's a good point for who was *famous* then and famous now, though. Many people only became famous after their death, unfortunately.
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MetalRetsam Apr 1, 2026 +38
Goethe, Queen Victoria, Talleyrand, Schubert, Lord Liverpool, Wellington, Aaron Burr, Hegel, Martin Van Buren, Washington Irving, Jeremy Bentham, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Alexander Pushkin, Walter Scott
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StuPick44 Apr 1, 2026 +359
Rick Astley - That meme ain’t going anywhere and will survive the heat death of the universe
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Beartato4772 Apr 1, 2026 +102
We're never going to give him up.
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shotsallover Apr 1, 2026 +880
Sadly, Trump. He’s done a good job of rewriting global politics. His name won’t be like Julius Caesar, but it could be like Nero. 
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Chilliwhack Apr 1, 2026 +404
He gives off more Caligula vibes IMO
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Maud_Ford Apr 1, 2026 +39
Caligula means ‘little boot’. Trump would be ‘little glove’.
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Summerie Apr 1, 2026 +47
This thread should be studied in 200 years. They will talk about what a weird little bubble Listnook exists in.
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nacy2727 Apr 1, 2026 +94
Unfortunately Donald Trump :(
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Fififafafo Apr 1, 2026 +640
nobody. Robots won't be interested in history
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Spinning_roundnround Apr 1, 2026 +113
They will, but "History" will be saved as a series of ones and zeros in .dll files.
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matlynar Apr 1, 2026 +67
Why .dll files? They are not made to store info.
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jopess Apr 1, 2026 +59
if you were a real robot you'd know smh
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feralpageturner Apr 1, 2026 +1881
Barack Obama, first black President.
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bobber18 Apr 1, 2026 +655
I love Obama but I made a joke based on the Conan’s O’Brian sketches “in the year 2000”, and later “in the year 3000”. The joke: In the year 3000 America elected its second black president.
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afunnywold Apr 1, 2026 +225
>in the year 3000 America I really don't think so
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3BlindMice1 Apr 1, 2026 +168
If the US still exists in the year 3000, I'll eat my own ass
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afunnywold Apr 1, 2026 +139
If we both still exist in the year 3000 I'll do it for you 🥰
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jeffsang Apr 1, 2026 +61
I suspect that’s a much bigger deal to us than it will be to people 200 years from now.
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LlaneroAzul Apr 1, 2026 +183
First black president in your country. Not very relevant anywhere else.
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reluctantmugglewrite Apr 1, 2026 +24
The US probably for the worse is a very important and influential country. Im not a fan of the Romans but we remember their leaders and some of their politics. I wouldnt be surprised if that was relevant to future historians and schools.
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-SesameSprinkles- Apr 1, 2026 +517
John Williams
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califachica Apr 1, 2026 +123
A few years ago, I took my boys to see John Williams celebrate his 90th birthday at the Hollywood Bowl. It was truly magical and it made me appreciate how being alive as he has created these works that will last into the future is such a privilege.
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OldManYellsAtSnow Apr 1, 2026 +501
Volodymyr Zelenskyy will have a place in Ukrainian history that very few politicians ever achieve. He will be like Churchill to Ukrainians.
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JohnWangDoe Apr 1, 2026 +91
His story adds to the lore and is very archetypal. Every Ukrainian child will know the story and be a model of what a citizen can strive to be. A comedian turned president of a nation during a time of desperation.
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othybear Apr 1, 2026 +178
Buzz Aldrin. Second man on the moon is certainly worthy of note in 200 years, the same way Lewis and Clark are still known today.
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ConsecratedSnowfield Apr 1, 2026 +157
Mr. Bean (Rowan Atkinson)
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WhatANoob2025 Apr 1, 2026 +12
Of all the ones I've seen mentioned here so far, this is the one I'm hoping for the most.
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Mammoth-Ad6145 Apr 1, 2026 +418
The obvious answer is major world leaders. That would include every US president as well as Putin and Xi Jinping. They’re going to be in history books regardless of whether they’re considered good or evil.
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Jumpy-Ad8737 Apr 1, 2026 +426
Most us president's historically are pretty unknown. They are documented of course. Not household names.
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rogercopernicus Apr 1, 2026 +213
If one thing my household knows, it is the name Rutherford Birchard Hayes
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zoosha2curtaincall Apr 1, 2026 +35
JUSTICE FOR TILDEN
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crazycatlady331 Apr 1, 2026 +64
The ones that are historically known have done something, good or bad, to live on in history. Sadly, the current one will be remembered by history.
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aglobalvillageidiot Apr 1, 2026 +78
How many world leaders from 1826 can you name?
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robertdeupree Apr 1, 2026 +149
Stephen King. Good or impactful authors are remembered for centuries.
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satsugene Apr 1, 2026 +244
Linus Torvalds, the creator/maintainer of Linux.  It might be unrecognizable in 20-30 years, but will be remembered in the history of Computer Science and open source/volunteer Project Management. It underlies the vast majority of the internet systems and significant numbers of phones and other consumer electronics (for better or worse). I’d also say Ken Thompson (still alive) and Dennis Ritchie (sadly passed) for similar reasons (UNIX and the C programming language) within the same circles.
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DizzyFly9339 Apr 1, 2026 +204
Bro most people right now don’t know who created Linux, I don’t think they’re gonna know in 200 years
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NotDuckie Apr 1, 2026 +21
maybe the year of the linux desktop will finally arrive in 200 years
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satsugene Apr 1, 2026 +88
True, but that isn’t always the factor. Most people had no idea who Van Gogh was in his lifetime, but a good number of people worldwide do today. Sometimes the significance of things isn’t known until the future generations seek to document the history of the things that did have enduring value.
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Horror-Student-5990 Apr 1, 2026 +18
The title is "Which person alive right now will still be famous in 200 years?" I don't think you realize how niche the linux community is - even people that use the servers daily maybe aren't informed on its original creator.
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FireLadcouk Apr 1, 2026 +12
Sir tim berners-lee. Hes a private guy. So noone talks about him much at the moment. But this is his generation! The invention of the internet is era defining
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SeaofSounds Apr 1, 2026 +25
Kermit the Frog!
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Jaydare Apr 1, 2026 +91
Given that we're discussing this here, on the Internet, I'm going with Sir Tim Berners-Lee. The Internet is quite possibly the most impactful innovation of the last half century, changing global society, culture, language, and politics in ways almost unimaginable a century ago, and it's impact will be felt for centuries more.
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hoggytime613 Apr 1, 2026 +45
I'm with you on this one. I also imagine that Mark Zuckerberg might get some notice in the distant future for being the first to take Tim Berners-Lee's vision to twist it and monetize it and enshittify it to create the most widespread polarization in human history.
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WhatANoob2025 Apr 1, 2026 +32
Mate, the vast majority of people TODAY already don't know who that was. He's not famous now and he won't be in 200 years.
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SEND_ME_YOUR_CAULK Apr 1, 2026 +156
Hear me out: Dolly Parton. Incredible human being, incredibly influential in the country music genre, and I would say a cultural icon.
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