Who will be remembered 1000 years from now

Cortina_MK_IV · 14-11-2016 05:32PM

William Shakespeare.

Maximus Alexander · 14-11-2016 05:33PM

Einstein, Armstrong and Hitler would be the only ones from that last century that I'd feel fairly certain about.

If SpaceX ends up putting people on Mars, then Elon Musk and whoever steps off the ship first probably, but that's a pretty long shot at this point.

From the art side of things, I haven't a clue. Have we had a Shakespeare or Mozart equivalent in any of the 'new' media? I don't think so.

BrokenArrows · 14-11-2016 05:33PM

Jayop wrote: »

Aye, Armstrong and Hitler are the only two from the 20th century that are sure to be remembered in 1000 years time.

Chances are they there will be another war between now and 3016 where the 70 million who died in WW2 will look like a minor scuffle.

We will probably be populating other planets by then and an interstellar war will occur when the death toll will reach the billions.

Maximus Alexander · 14-11-2016 05:37PM

BrokenArrows wrote: »

Chances are they there will be another war between now and 3016 where the 70 million who died in WW2 will look like a minor scuffle.

We will probably be populating other planets by then and an interstellar war will occur when the death toll will reach the billions.

Nevertheless, we still remember Genghis Khan despite the two World Wars having happened.

Dubh Geannain · 14-11-2016 05:38PM

The new world lightweight of the championship

Jayop · 14-11-2016 05:42PM

Skylinehead wrote: »

Yuri Gagarin too, first in space is as significant as first on the Moon.

Wright brothers maybe, and Einstein.

Yeah good shouts, especially Einstein. Even though despite having read about his work on numerous occasions I still don't have a balls notion what he was talking about it's clearly been hugely significant.

Grayson · 14-11-2016 05:43PM

Unless they start a big war current politicians won't be remembered in 1000 years. It's possible none of our countries will exist then.

It may be possible that if climate change works out really bad then the most powerful deniers will be remembered as the causes.

Peter Higgs (as in the Higgs boson) will be remembered. As will any other scientists that make big discoveries.

BrokenArrows · 14-11-2016 05:44PM

Maximus Alexander wrote: »

Nevertheless, we still remember Genghis Khan despite the two World Wars having happened.

Ya but Khan killed about the same amount of people as in WW2 and it was 10% of the world population at the same. So it is still seen as insane.

RoyalMarine · 14-11-2016 05:53PM

Adolf Hitler and Stephen Hawking.

SafeSurfer · 14-11-2016 06:42PM

Grayson wrote: »

Unless they start a big war current politicians won't be remembered in 1000 years. It's possible none of our countries will exist then.

It may be possible that if climate change works out really bad then the most powerful deniers will be remembered as the causes.

Peter Higgs (as in the Higgs boson) will be remembered. As will any other scientists that make big discoveries.

The majority of scientists who have made major discoveries are completely unknown today and will be but footnotes in academic texts in a thousand years time. Ask the average person on the street to name 3 Nobel prize winning scientists and few would get past Einstein.

Jayop · 14-11-2016 06:45PM

SafeSurfer wrote: »

The majority of scientists who have made major discoveries are completely unknown today and will be but footnotes in academic texts in a thousand years time. Ask the average person on the street to name 3 Nobel prize winning scientists and few would get past Einstein.

I'm sure most people could name loads of important scientists.

Einstein
Darwin
Hawking
Curie
newton
Bell
Tesla
Eddison
Hubble

SafeSurfer · 14-11-2016 06:47PM

Jayop wrote: »

SafeSurfer wrote: »

The majority of scientists who have made major discoveries are completely unknown today and will be but footnotes in academic texts in a thousand years time. Ask the average person on the street to name 3 Nobel prize winning scientists and few would get past Einstein.

I'm sure most people could name loads of important scientists.

Einstein
Darwin
Hawking
Curie
newton
Bell
Tesla
Eddison
Hubble

I don't share your optimism. Ask a friend to name 3 Nobel prize winning scientists and see how many they can name.

ScumLord · 14-11-2016 06:49PM

Hitlers the only person I can think off that has a level of infamy and infrastructure left behind to become enshrined in history. Parts of the atlantic wall will probably be around for centuries as a reminder.

I'd say even the likes of Ali might slip into obscurity for all but sporting historians.

Armstrong also has infrastructure like the launching pads to keep his name alive long into the future.

Winterlong · 14-11-2016 06:49PM

If you have a look at famous people from the 11th century there are not many of them that most irish people would recognise.
A few popes and english kings. William the conqueror is the most notable.
Brian Boru.
Edward the confessor
Macbeth.

So I reckon in 1000 years time Hitler and Queen Elizabeth will be the most remembered.

ScumLord · 14-11-2016 07:17PM

Winterlong wrote: »

So I reckon in 1000 years time Hitler and Queen Elizabeth will be the most remembered.

Watching that netflix drama the crown about the early years of Queen Elizabeth really highlighted how unique a monarch she is. Seeing her welcomed to the role by Winston Churchill was a pretty epic moment, it really was the start of a new era. But she hasn't really done much to be remembered, it's a feature of the role of monarch these days, she basically had to give up her identity and take on the identity of the monarch. Her role has been very passive (as it should be) and she was there for some historic moments but, other than being there for a decline I don't really see what she did that will go down in history.

py2006 · 14-11-2016 07:21PM

Richard Dawkins
Christopher Hitchens
Stephen Hawking
Stephen Fry
Stephen King

14-11-2016 07:21PM

It's worth considering how quickly figures fade into obscurity once a generation or two has passed. How many people for instance could tell you what Richard Cobden was famous and lauded in his day for? (Agitating for repeal of the Corn Laws, leading to cheaper bread in Britain.) In the mid-late 1800s people looked back at the days of their Great War (Napoleonic/Peninsular wars) and would have been familiar with the details of it in a way which few people nowadays are. Nowadays most people could name Napoleon, The Duke of Wellington and maybe Admiral Nelson in relation to that time but would not have a great knowledge of the wars or what anybody did, despite the fact that the people who lived a while afterwards considered that time to be a period of immense historical importance. So it is hard/impossible to predict just how future generations will view world war 2/hitler although it does seem realistic that he will be one person who will remain remembered in 1000 years.

AndyBoBandy · 14-11-2016 07:27PM

Ryan Tubridy
Eamonn Dunphy
The younger of the O'Donoghue brothers
Sharon Ní Bfeolain
Harry Redknapp
Terry Christian
Yasser Arafat
Abs from 5ive

feargale · 14-11-2016 07:39PM

Tsipras wrote: »

Muhammad Ali

Oh FFS. How many athletes can you name from the 19th century, the 18th century, or any previous century?

pedigree 6 · 14-11-2016 07:40PM

Hitler
Stalin
Putin
Khan
Einstein
Trump

People prefer and remember single names better.
Say any of the above and people might not know what their first names were but they will have a general idea who that person was and what they did.

Winterlong · 14-11-2016 07:41PM

ScumLord wrote: »

Watching that netflix drama the crown about the early years of Queen Elizabeth really highlighted how unique a monarch she is. Seeing her welcomed to the role by Winston Churchill was a pretty epic moment, it really was the start of a new era. But she hasn't really done much to be remembered, it's a feature of the role of monarch these days, she basically had to give up her identity and take on the identity of the monarch. Her role has been very passive (as it should be) and she was there for some historic moments but, other than being there for a decline I don't really see what she did that will go down in history.

Damn you and your convincing arguments. You are right.

Grayson · 14-11-2016 07:42PM

I got the impression from the OP that this was about ppl who are alive now. I can't see how Hitler or Einstein is our time.

Jayop · 14-11-2016 07:44PM

feargale wrote: »

Oh FFS. How many athletes can you name from the 19th century, the 18th century, or any previous century?

Yer man that ran the marathon??

mzungu · 14-11-2016 07:45PM

All the winners of X-Factor and Voice of Ireland :pac:

Grayson · 14-11-2016 07:46PM

Deleted User wrote: »

It's worth considering how quickly figures fade into obscurity once a generation or two has passed. How many people for instance could tell you what Richard Cobden was famous and lauded in his day for? (Agitating for repeal of the Corn Laws, leading to cheaper bread in Britain.) In the mid-late 1800s people looked back at the days of their Great War (Napoleonic/Peninsular wars) and would have been familiar with the details of it in a way which few people nowadays are. Nowadays most people could name Napoleon, The Duke of Wellington and maybe Admiral Nelson in relation to that time but would not have a great knowledge of the wars or what anybody did, despite the fact that the people who lived a while afterwards considered that time to be a period of immense historical importance. So it is hard/impossible to predict just how future generations will view world war 2/hitler although it does seem realistic that he will be one person who will remain remembered in 1000 years.

And most of the people who could name them are people from countries involved in the wars. Well, Napoleon might have a wider scope.

This year we lost people like Bowie but it's unlikely that he'll be remembered in 1000 years. Cohen might still be studied in literature courses.

Grayson · 14-11-2016 07:47PM

Skylinehead wrote: »

Yuri Gagarin too, first in space is as significant as first on the Moon.

Wright brothers maybe, and Einstein.

If Gagarin is there maybe Valentina Tereshkova and even Laika?

Car99 · 14-11-2016 07:49PM

Simon cowel

LordSutch · 14-11-2016 07:51PM

Famous people from this century who will be remembered 1000 years from now, off the top of my head in (& no particular order) ...

Donald Trump, Nigel Farage, Paul McCartney, Neil Armstrong, QEII, Bolt, Muhammad Ali ...

Ficheall · 14-11-2016 08:02PM

Riddle101 wrote: »

When we look back on history we still remember historical figures who died hundreds, if not thousands of years ago. We still remember leaders like Alexander The Great, Julius Caesar, Attila The Hun, Genghis Khan. We remember philosophers like Plato and Aristotle. Artists like Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo, and musicians like Beethoven and Motzart. There are plenty of other historical figures I could name...

Please go ahead. Preferably from at least a thousand years ago, in keeping with the spirit of the thread. (So da Vinci, Michelangelo, Beethoven and Mozart, and I guess not even Genghis would cut it.)

KingBrian2 · 14-11-2016 08:15PM

Who will be remembered 1000 years from now? Hmmmmm. Have to say Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, Michael Collins first men on the moon. Yuri Gagarin first man in space.

Who will be remembered 1000 years from now

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