The Official GOAT List: Ranking the Greatest Inventors of All Time
GoatWars fans rank Leonardo da Vinci the greatest of all time among Inventors, with a 73.9% Goatscore.
Chasing the crown: #2 Albert Einstein (62.5%), #3 Thomas Edison (61.1%).
Some inventions improve life.
Others rewrite the entire future.
This GoatWars league brings together the innovators who electrified cities, cracked the secrets of physics, launched the digital age, and connected billions of people across the internet.
But invention has never been simple.
Some of these figures were visionary geniuses. Others were ruthless competitors. Some built machines that reshaped civilization. Others discovered the laws that made those machines possible.
So who really deserves the title of greatest inventor of all time?
The misunderstood electrical pioneer?
The entrepreneur who put computers in every pocket?
The scientist who rewrote physics itself?
Every vote builds your personal GOAT List while shaping the global ranking of history’s most influential innovators.
Now the arguments begin.
All Time ranks by all-time win rate across every head-to-head battle. Latest ranks by latest fan sentiment, updated as new battles are voted on.
GOAT List FAQs
Who is the greatest of all time among Inventors?
GoatWars fans rank Leonardo da Vinci the greatest of all time among Inventors, with a 73.9% Goatscore.
How is the GOAT List calculated?
The GOAT List ranks every contender in Inventors by Goatscore: the percentage of head-to-head GoatWars battles they have won, as voted by fans.
How many votes is this ranking based on?
This GOAT List is based on 1,332 fan votes in head-to-head battles, as of October 4, 2026.
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