Well I think with most people, if they never existed or were insignificant then the World will not change.
But let's say you killed Hitler or Karl Marx, or Osama Bin Ladin when they were still young.
First of all, if Hitler never existed, would the World be a better place? World war 2 might not have happened, but then again it could have happened under another leader.
If World war 2 did not happen, then many countries would still be colonies of France, U.K and other European powers.
World war 2 allowed advances in engineering, technology in general, and medicine.
Had Hitler never lived and the war never happened then the World would be very different. Maybe better, maybe worse.
The amazing thing though is that many great leaders are nobodies early on in life. Obviously some important people are born into rich or influencial families, go to top universities and then enter business and politics with a head start.
But some guys were insignificant early on in life, this includes people like Hitler, John Major (Previous British PM), the new pope......list goes on.
Therefore, if someone that is unimportant now did not make a choice then sure, it is possible that they will not become great. But statistically speaking, if none of us here make it big then history will not be significantly distorted.
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