Notable Thinkers and Polymaths
Users nominate historical and contemporary figures such as Linus Torvalds, Elon Musk, Paul Graham, and scientists like Einstein as examples of influential thinkers, polymaths, or high-achievers fitting a list or criterion from the parent post.
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umm, linus torvalds, richard stallman, elon musk to name a few
Please name some individuals that come to mind.
Off the top of my head, Aaron Schwartz, Dennis Ritchie, and Steve Jobs also merited it.
Edsger Dijkstra, Cal Newport, and Charlie Munger.
This is a great list.The two I already had in mind were Bret Victor and Vitalik Buterin.
One of those people in your list is one of the most important thinkers of our time, the others are...not.
Newton, Nietzsche, Beethoven, Tesla, etc
You could add Torvalds to that list.
Those people are all amazing. I also recommend Stafford Beer.
I would add Malcolm Gladwell to this list