Leading Figures in History

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

62247 persons found

Iris Apatow

b. 2002

American actress (born 2002)

Iris Apfel

b. 1921

American interior designer and fashion icon (1921–2024)

Iris Chang

American writer and activist (1968–2004)

Iris Marion Young

American philosopher (1949–2006)

Iris Murdoch

b. 1919

Irish-born British writer and philosopher (1919–1999)

Iris Robinson

b. 1949

British politician (born 1949)

Irish Meusel

b. 1893

American baseball player (1893-1963)

Irma Grese

b. 1923

German war criminal and Holocaust perpetrator (1923–1945)

Irmelin Sandman Lilius

b. 1936

Swedish-speaking Finnish writer (born 1936)

Irmgard Flügge-Lotz

German-American mathematician and aerospace engineer

Irmgard of Chiemsee

Beatified German nun (c.831-866)

Irmin Schmidt

b. 1937

German keyboardist and composer (born 1937)

Irna Phillips

b. 1901

American screenwriter and actress (1901–1973)

Iron & Wine

b. 1974

American musician (born 1974)

Irrfan Khan

Indian actor (1967–2020)

Irv Gotti

b. 1970

American record producer (1970–2025)

Irv Kupcinet

b. 1912

American columnist, broadcaster (1912–2003)

Irv Robbins

American businessman (1917 – 2008)

Irven DeVore

American anthropologist and evolutionary biologist

Irvin D. Yalom

b. 1931

American existential psychiatrist (born 1931)

Irvin Kershner

b. 1923

American film director (1923–2010)

Irvine Welsh

b. 1958

Scottish novelist (born 1958)

Irving Adler

b. 1913

American political activist

Irving Babbitt

American journalist