Leading Figures in History

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

62247 persons found

Isyana Sarasvati

b. 1993

Indonesian singer-songwriter (born 1993)

Itagaki Taisuke

b. 1837

Japanese politician (1837–1919)

Italia Ricci

b. 1986

Canadian-American actress (born 1986)

Italo Balbo

b. 1896

Italian Marshal of the Air Force and minister (1896–1940)

Italo Calvino

Italian author (1923–1985)

Italo Mus

Italian painter

Italo Santelli

b. 1866

Italian fencer

Italo Svevo

Italian and Austro-Hungarian businessman, playwright, and writer (1861–1928)

Itamar Einhorn

b. 1997

Israeli cyclist (born 1997)

Itamar Franco

b. 1930

President of Brazil from 1992 to 1995

Itamar Singer

Romanian-born Israeli historian (1946–2012)

Itō Hirobumi

b. 1841

Japanese statesman (1841–1909)

Itō Jinsai

b. 1627

Itubwa Amram

Nauruan politician

Itzam Kʼan Ahk I

b. 626

Ajaw of Piedras Negras from 639 to 686

Itzamnaaj Kʼawiil

Mayan king of Dos Pilas (673–726)

Itzhak Bentov

Israeli-American engineer, inventor (1923–1979)

Itzhak Perlman

b. 1945

Israeli-American violinist (born 1945)

IU (entertainer)

b. 1993

South Korean singer and actress (born 1993)

Iurii Cheban

b. 1986

Ukrainian sprint canoeist

Iva Davies

b. 1955

Australian electronic musician and rock singer

Iva Toguri D'Aquino

b. 1916

Japanese-American propagandist (1916–2006)

Iva Withers

b. 1917

American actress and singer

Ivan Aivazovsky

b. 1817

Russian-Armenian marine painter (1817–1900)