The most famous persons in the historical development of USA

by: Erzhanova Kamila

– whilst he did not invent the first automobile, he

did manufacture the first affordable automobile. He became one of the richest and well known people of the world. He ultimately revolutionised transportation and American industry.

Henry Ford (1863-1947)

strong influence on 20th Century fiction. In 1954 he won

the Nobel Prize in literature and to this day many of his works are known as American classics. Hemingway had four wives in his lifetime and tragically committed suicide in 1961.

Ernest Hemingway (1899-1961)

in sports history. He is not only praised for his

skills in the ring but for the values he expresses out of it: religious freedom and racial justice. Born Cassius Clay he changed his name to Muhammad Ali at the age of 22 when he converted to the Nation of Islam after he won World Heavy-Weight Champion in 1964. He later went on to become the first and only three-time lineal World Heavyweight Champion.

Muhammad Ali (1942)

the world’s largest personal-computer software company, Microsoft. A Company he

co-founded with Paul Allen. According to the Bloomberg Billionaires List, Gates is the world’s richest person this year – a title he also held in 2007. Time magazine named Gates one of the 100 people who most influenced the 20th century.

Bill Gates (1955)