WHO IS THE BEST SALESMAN IN THE HISTORY OF THE WORLD?

The question, 'Who is the most influential person in the history of the world?' has been answered in the 1978 book which goes by a similar title written by Michael H Hart. The findings in the book are based on extensive research which simultaneously answered another closely related question, 'Who is the best salesman in the history of the world?'. The two questions vouch for each other because an influencer is a person who successfully sells his idea, theory, product or service to one, many or to a large percentage of the masses for profit or other intangible, and often, soul-searching reasons (an inspirer, on the other hand, is a 'positive influencer'). No brownies or free vacations for guessing the winner, but the frontrunner who influenced his way up to the summit rightly deserves the slot by all means for spreading (selling) the 'Word of God' across the two most populous continents in the world. The prize is, clearly, not a symbol of 'how many he influenced' but it's a reward to the aspect 'how deeply he influenced how many'. The winner is Prophet Mohammed.

- Sunil D'pudi