Popular person all over the world?

Question

i'm doing a research for this...give me a person who is popular all over the world and has a historical background & contributed/invented something that made them all known...

kindly give me the websites...

thank you!

Answer 1

Somebody who is still alive?

How about Nelson Mandela?

Or the Dalai Lama? (maybe not popular in China lol)

Answer 2

God.  everyone knows this Supreme Being.  There might be these atheists but they still know this God.

Answer 3

Jesus Christ.  Almost everyone knows Him.