No. 1 - Leonardo da Vinci Maybe curiosity killed the cat, but for Leonardo da Vinci, curiosity didn't kill nothin'! It has often been said that Leo's insatiable curiosity was matched only by his resulting inventions. He's also known as one of the most widely diverse men in terms of talents, jumping from math and science to art and writing, botany to music. He was also an enormous influence on our No. 2 prodigy, Albert Einstein. There are very, VERY few people in the world who can reach success in one area of expertise (yes, sorry Beyoncé, Peyton Manning and Shaq, you've had your days in the sun!), but our man da Vinci achieved success of epic proportions in myriad arenas, blowing all of his list-mates completely out of the water (yes, even The Prodigy!). Of course, the final deciding factor as to whether or not da Vinci was list-worthy was having a confusing movie starring Tom Hanks constantly reference him and his works—that's when you know you've made it. Somewhere, Mona Lisa is half-smiling. |
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