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I would argue that the very question posed here is somewhat redundant. I say this because it assumes (rightly, I think) that the reader will know who Mark David Chapman is without being told; given that, which implies that his name is known globally, we can assume that the man had some global influence.
One can argue that nobody really changes the world in a literal sense, but I think that's sort of daft. It's almost reductio ad absurdum; clearly Mark David Chapman did not move mountains or carve rivers. What he did was kill a man who was internationally recognized for both his music and his philosophy. That we as an international community can sit and debate whether or not this had global social implications is answer in and of itself.
On the other hand, I reckon one probably shouldn't take movie taglines too seriously, since they're hyperbolic almost by definition. The tagline 'he shot a man in glasses and a bunch of people cried' would be a more accurate description of events, but isn't nearly as catchy.
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I wake up in the morning more tired than before I slept
I get through cryin' and I'm sadder than before I wept
I get through thinkin' now, and the thoughts have left my head
I get through speakin' and I can't remember, not a word that I said
- Ben Harper, Show Me A Little Shame
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