Opinion: the most fascinating American man of the 20th Century

[ChiroDoc]

I can think of a few tied for 2nd place, but in my view Howard Hughes (1905-1976) was the most fascinating man in 20th Century America.

No one caused more interest from the public or the press than did Hughes. Probably the wealthiest man of his day, he was king in the fields of movie production (RKO), real estate, aeronautics, and medical endowment.

But it was his extreme eccentricity that captivated the public.

Who is your choice?

 

[Nathan]

Albert Einstein.

 

[Paco Dennis]

Yogi Berra "It's like deja vu all over again."

 

[dusty]

My old friend, Jim Gonzales, of Virginia and DC, who took his food truck to DC every week and gave away food, coffee, hot choclate, and my hand knitted hats to the homeless. He was a wonderful man!

 

[Bretrick]

Probably not a popular choice but I so admire Noam Chomsky

 

[outlander]

Wow! I thought it was me

 

[ChiroDoc]

"Most fascinating" can be in a good or a bad way.
There are JFK, Winston Churchill, Hitler, even John Gotti.
No other opinions?

 

[Paco Dennis]

Surly some of these people. Photo from the website for famous people.

 

[Naturally]

Superman ... no, wait ... Jed Clampett

 

[OneEyedDiva]

I'm sure I'll think of other contenders but Paul Robeson is the first person who came to mind. His voice was magnificent. This from Wikipedia:
"Paul Leroy Robeson (/ˈroʊbsən/ ROHB-sən;[3][4] April 9, 1898 – January 23, 1976) was an American bass-baritone concert artist, actor, professional football player, and activist who became famous both for his cultural accomplishments and for his political stances."

 

[Trade]

Probably not a popular choice but I so admire Noam Chomsky

 

[Trade]

Leonard Nimoy.

 

[HazyDavey]

Will Rogers

 

[Nathan]

Yogi Berra "It's like deja vu all over again."

That was Yogi Berra that said that?

 

[Paco Dennis]

That was Yogi Berra that said that?

Yep.

 

[RadishRose]

"The Most Interesting Man in the World"

​

 

[-Oy-]

Alan Turing

 

[Been There]

J. Robert Oppenheimer

 

[Babs2u]

After watching part of a documentary on Robert Redford I would tack him on to the list.

 

[oldman]

Neil Armstrong & Buzz Aldrin

 

[IrishEyes]

I used to have many that list went down over the last 8 years.

 

[ChiroDoc]

"Most fascinating" can be in a good or a bad way.
There are JFK, Winston Churchill, Hitler, even John Gotti.
No other opinions?

Oops! I spaced my own topic qualification. Obviously Churchill and Hitler were not American...

 

[MarkinPhx]

I have given this a lot of thought since you posted this and I am going to choose Dwight Eisenhower. Not only for his work as the Supreme Commander of the Allied Forces in Europe but also for his time as President. I was not around during those times but the more I learned about him as I got older, the more I admired the way he handled being in the leadership role.