Perhaps we need a criterion for inclusion to this project. I'm thinking of the Penguin Classics, or the Oxford World's Classics. Some of the authors might be considered philosophers or historians, which I don't object to include here (literature can be interpreted to mean any writing).
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Penguin_Classics
I could start from the top, but I'm not optimistic that most will be found on Geni.
It would be more difficult to have a strategy to remove existing profiles that are "not as worthy."