Leading Figures in History

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

62247 persons found

Irving Baxter

American athlete (1876–1957)

Irving Berlin

b. 1888

American songwriter (1888–1989)

Irving Caesar

b. 1895

American composer and lyricist (1895–1996)

Irving Cummings

b. 1888

American actor (1888–1959)

Irving Fein

b. 1911

American film producer

Irving Fisher

American economist (1867–1947)

Irving Howe

American writer, literary critic, socialist activist (1920–1993)

Irving Johnson

b. 1905

American sailor (1905–1991)

Irving Langmuir

American chemist and physicist (1881–1957)

Irving Millman

b. 1923

Irving Penn

b. 1917

American photographer (1917-2009)

Irving R. Levine

b. 1922

American journalist (1922–2009)

Irving Stone

b. 1903

American writer (1903–1989)

Irving Thalberg

b. 1899

American film producer (1899–1936)

Irving Wallace

American writer (1916–1990)

Irwin Allen

b. 1916

American filmmaker (1916–1991)

Irwin Barker

Canadian comedian

Irwin Corey

b. 1914

American comedian and actor (1914–2017)

Irwin Cotler

b. 1940

Canadian politician (born 1940)

Irwin Goodman

b. 1943

Finnish musical artist (1943–1991)

Irwin Hasen

b. 1918

American cartoonist (1918–2015)

Irwin Kostal

b. 1911

American musical arranger of films

Irwin M. Jacobs

b. 1933

American businessman, founder of Qualcomm (born 1933)

Irwin Rose

American biologist