Leading Figures in History

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

62247 persons found

Ilya Ivanov

b. 1870

Russian-Soviet biologist (1870–1932)

Ilya Kormiltsev

b. 1959

Russian writer (1959–2007)

Ilya Markov

b. 1972

Russian race walker

Ilya Prigogine

Belgian physical chemist (1917–2003)

Ilya Repin

b. 1844

Ukrainian-born Russian painter (1844–1930)

Ilya Segalovich

Russian businessman (1964–2013)

Ilya Tsymbalar

b. 1969

Ukrainian-Russian footballer (1969–2013)

Ilyas Ansah

b. 2004

German footballer (born 2004)

Im Sang-soo

b. 1962

South Korean film director (born 1962)

Ima Bohush

b. 1990

Belarusian tennis player (born 1990)

Ima Hogg

b. 1882

American patron of the arts (1882–1975)

Imad al-Din Zengi

Atabeg of Mosul, Aleppo, Hama and Edessa, Mesopotamia

Imagawa Yoshimoto

Japanese samurai and daimyo (1519–1560)

Iman (model)

b. 1955

Somali-born American model and actress (born 1955)

Iman Shumpert

b. 1990

American basketball player and actor (born 1990)

Imants Kalniņš

b. 1941

Latvian composer

Ime Udoka

b. 1977

Nigerian-American basketball player and coach (born 1977)

Imelda Marcos

b. 1929

First Lady of the Philippines from 1965 to 1986

Imelda May

b. 1974

Irish singer and musician (born 1974)

Imero Fiorentino

b. 1928

American lighting designer (1928–2013)

Imi Lichtenfeld

b. 1910

Hungarian-born Israeli martial artist

Immanuel C. Y. Hsu

Chinese-American Sinologist and historian (1923-2005)

Immanuel Hermann Fichte

b. 1796

German philosopher (1796–1879)

Immanuel Kant

b. 1724

German philosopher (1724–1804)