Influential Americans

I am a subscriber to The Atlantic Monthly, and I have to say it is a great magazine, with well written articles on foreign policy and interesting historical pieces as well. This month they published the 100 most influential Americans, they were chosen by a panel of ten historians and professors including David Kennedy and Doris Kearns Goodwin. The top ten were 1.Lincoln
2.Washington
3.Jefferson
4.FDR
5.Hamilton
6. Ben Franklin
7.John Marshal
8.MLK
9.Edison
10.Woodrow Wilson
I have to disagree with that list. C'mon no Madison the architect of the Constitution or Jackson? Edison, Hamilton and John Marshal aren't in the top ten. The list also has no JFK, but it includes Brigham Young and Joseph Smith? Two guys who started a religion that 2% of the population adheres to make the list but not the President who led us through the Cuban Missle Crisis? They also list Reagan at 17th ahead of Harry Truman, which I disagree with, Reagan belongs in the top 20 but not ahead of Truman. Anyhow these lists are always fun to read and you really can't argue with the top 4, Lincoln, Washington , Jefferson, and FDR, pretty solid there. Great food for thought.