Leading Figures in History

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

62247 persons found

Irwin Shaw

American writer (1913–1984)

Irwin Winkler

b. 1931

American film producer and director (born 1931)

Iry LeJeune

American musician

Iryna Farion

Ukrainian linguist and politician (1964–2024)

Iryna Khalip

b. 1967

Belarusian journalist

Iryna Vilde

b. 1907

Ukrainian writer (1907–1982)

Iryna Zhylenko

b. 1941

Ukrainian poet

Isa bin Salman Al Khalifa

b. 1931

Hakim/Emir of Bahrain from 1961 to 1999

Isa Guha

b. 1985

English cricketer

Isaac Albéniz

Spanish composer (1860–1909)

Isaac Babalola Akinyele

b. 1882

Ruler of Ibadan, Nigeria (1882–1964)

Isaac Babel

b. 1894

Russian writer and journalist (1894–1940)

Isaac Barrow

English Christian theologian, and mathematician

Isaac Bashevis Singer

Jewish American author (1903–1991)

Isaac Beeckman

Dutch philosopher and scientist (1588–1637)

Isaac Bonewits

American Neopagan leader and writer (1949–2012)

Isaac Bonga

b. 1999

German basketball player (born 1999)

Isaac Brock

b. 1769

British Army officer and colonial administrator (1769–1812)

Isaac Brock (musician)

b. 1975

American musician

Isaac Casaubon

European classical scholar and philologist (1559–1614)

Isaac Cofie

b. 1991

Ghanaian professional footballer

Isaac de Beausobre

French churchman

Isaac de Benserade

Isaac Deutscher

Polish-British historian and Marxist (1907–1967)