20 Horrible Things Done By Influential People

Absolute power corrupts absolutely. Welcome to WatchMojo, and today we’ll be discussing individuals noted for their contributions to history, who also either espoused horrible beliefs or committed horrible actions. Our countdown of horrible things done by influential people includes Steve Jobs, Martin Luther King Jr., Mother Teresa, Winston Churchill, and more! Did any of these revelations surprise you? Let us know in the comments!

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[angemaidment]

This is why I can’t understand people idolising celebrities. No one is perfect, and you’ll be disappointed.

[ZhangtheGreat]

When I trained to teach history, the person who trained me stressed the importance of treating historical figures, no matter their reputation, as nothing more than human beings. They're not heroes above criticism, nor are they villains who are objects to be slain.

[kimberlydudman]

Helen Keller was very clear that she wishes that they hadn't done what they did and that they would have just let her die because her life was so hard even after she learned to communicate. Her support was because she was in fact suicidal but could not actually harm herself. She didn't want to truly be alive because she wasn't truly living because she was so severely disabled. She was not talking about people who were just deaf or just blind or have just one foot that has something wrong with it. She also wasn't talking about people who can fully recover. She was talking about those who are truly suffering and since she herself was truly suffering, she would know better than us who are not suffering. She advocated for Mercy.

[lloydedwards]

This is the precise reason why we shouldn’t name streets, schools, hospitals, ect after human beings. Every single one of us is fallible.

[PrincessDie]

Any man who denies the mother of their child money when they need it and you have it is a disgrace

[georgianagheorghe]

Steve Jobs wasn't kind to his employees either. He forced them to talk about work and nothing else even during breaks and lunchtime.

[amoswilliams]

That's why you don't idolize no human being.

[hannabertrand]

I'm surprised Walt Disney didn't make the list.

[RayMcElroy]

"Great and good are seldom the same man"

- Winston S. Churchill

[Blind_Blind_Blind]

I’m a history major. I did a research paper about Alexander Graham Bell, who also believed in eugenics. He was friends with Helen Keller, and advocated for all Deaf people to not learn ASL, and not marry a fellow Deaf person.

The kicker? AGB was married to a Deaf woman and his mother was Deaf as well.

[antwonsmith]

That's why I don't look up to these celebrities and influencers sometimes you got to be your own hero.

[Kimberlyi]

I just realized that I have never seen Dr Seuss before and had been picturing a who like person whenever he was mentioned 😅

[lurx]

I would have been more shocked by the discovery that there was something redemptive about J. Edgar Hoover's life.

[TheGamerFriends]

Nobody’s perfect, except Keanu Reeves 😂

[Bringthewinter]

The word “complicated” should never replace the word “evil.”

[corinnecepeda]

PT Barnum used to keep all of his show animals in a big warehouse, each animal in a cage. The warehouse caught fire one year, and all animals perished, likely burned alive 😢😢😢

[davemathews]

Sometimes Mojo pisses me off, but I've got to admit that it's pretty fearless in criticizing the rich and powerful.

[michaelward]

J. Edgar Hoover could have his own video about all the bad and shady things he did and was behind, although it would be about 3 hours long!!

[janetroche]

Mother Theresa also talked poor mothers out of using birth control - those who couldn't afford large families.

[KevyNova]

Have people forgotten how incredibly influential and popular Bill Cosby was before we found out what a horrible person he is?