Leading Figures in History

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

62247 persons found

Ioannis Charalambopoulos

Greek Army officer and politician

Ioannis Frangoudis

Greek sport shooter

Ioannis Gagaloudis

b. 1978

Greek basketball player

Ioannis Kapodistrias

Greek statesman and diplomat (1776–1831)

Ioannis Psycharis

b. 1854

Russian-born French philologist

Ioannis Rallis

Prime Minister of Greece (1878–1946)

Ioannis Varvitsiotis

b. 1933

Greek politician (born 1933)

Ion Agârbiceanu

b. 1882

Romanian writer and priest (1882–1963)

Ion Antonescu

Dictator of Romania from 1940 to 1944

Ion C. Brătianu

Romanian politician (1821–1891)

Ion Dragoumis

Greek diplomat and philosopher (1878–1920)

Ion Irimescu

Romanian sculptor (1903–2005)

Ion Jalea

b. 1887

Romanian sculptor and medallist (1887-1983)

Ion Mihai Pacepa

b. 1928

Romanian general (1928–2021)

Ion N. Petrovici

b. 1929

German neurologist (1929–2021)

Ion Țiriac

b. 1939

Romanian tennis player (born 1939)

Iona Brown

British violinist and conductor (1941–2004)

Ione Skye

b. 1970

British-American actress (born 1970)

Ioryi Mucitano

Aromanian revolutionary in Ottoman Macedonia (1882–1911)

Iosia Soliola

b. 1986

NZ & Samoa international rugby league footballer

Iosif Shklovsky

b. 1916

Soviet astronomer (1916–1985)

Iosif Vorovich

b. 1920

Russian mathematician (1920–2001)

Ioveta

Latin princess and abbess of Bethany (c. 1120 – 1178)

Ip Man

b. 1893

Chinese martial artist (1893–1972)