Leading Figures in History

Discover the people who shaped our world — from rulers and scientists to artists and activists.

62247 persons found

Herb Simpson

b. 1920

American baseball player

Herbert A. Hauptman

American mathematician (1917–2011)

Herbert A. Simon

b. 1916

American academic and Nobel Laureate (1916–2001)

Herbert Agar

b. 1897

American journalist and historian (1897–1980)

Herbert Austin, 1st Baron Austin

b. 1866

English engineer and car manufacturer

Herbert B. Leonard

b. 1922

American film producer

Herbert Backe

b. 1896

German Nazi politician and SS functionary (1896–1947)

Herbert Biberman

American screenwriter and film director

Herbert Blau

American director and theoretician of performance (1926–2013)

Herbert Blomstedt

b. 1927

Swedish conductor (born 1927)

Herbert Booth

b. 1862

British Salvation Army officer (1862–1926)

Herbert Boyer

b. 1936

American researcher and businessman

Herbert C. Brown

b. 1912

American chemist (1912–2004)

Herbert Feigl

Austrian-American philosopher

Herbert Feis

b. 1893

American historian

Herbert Flam

b. 1927

American tennis player

Herbert Friedman

b. 1916

American astronomer (1916–2000)

Herbert Henry Ball

b. 1863

Canadian politician and journalist

Herbert Henry Dow

American chemical industrialist (1866–1930)

Herbert Hoover

b. 1874

President of the United States from 1929 to 1933

Herbert Howells

b. 1892

English composer, organist and teacher (1892–1983)

Herbert Jasper

b. 1906

Canadian psychologist and physiologist

Herbert Johanson

b. 1884

Estonian architect

Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener

British army officer and colonial administrator (1850–1916)