For “The Anatomy of Influence,” a forthcoming feature in our December issue, we asked ten prominent historians—Joyce Appleby, H. W. Brands, Robert Dallek, Ellen Fitzpatrick, Doris Kearns Goodwin, John Steele Gordon, David M. Kennedy, Walter McDougall, Mark Noll, and Gordon Wood—to each pick and rank the 100 most influential Americans throughout history. We then tabulated their lists to come up with an Atlantic top 100, which will be published in the December issue.
We invite readers to submit their guesses as to who ended up as the top ten names on our combined list. Participants who correctly guess all ten will receive a selection of books by the panel of historians. Entries must be received by Thursday, November 2.