Leading Figures in History

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

39107 persons found

Nigel Short

b. 1965

English chess grandmaster (born 1965)

Nigel Terry

b. 1945

English actor (1945–2015)

Nigel Williams (conservator)

b. 1944

British conservator and expert on the restoration of ceramics and glass (1944–1992)

Nigger (dog)

Dog owned by Guy Gibson

Night Train Lane

b. 1928

American football player (1928–2002)

Nigina Abduraimova

b. 1994

Uzbekistani tennis player (born 1994)

Nihal Sarin

b. 2004

Indian chess grandmaster (born 2004)

Nihat Erim

13th Prime Minister of the Republic of Turkey from 1971 to 1972

Nik Turner

b. 1940

English musician (1940–2022)

Nikephoros I

Byzantine emperor from 802 to 811

Nikephoros Phokas Barytrachelos

Byzantine aristocrat and magnate (965–1022)

Niki Bakoyianni

b. 1968

Greek high jumper (born 1968)

Niki de Saint Phalle

French plastician, painter and sculptor

Niki Lauda

Austrian racing driver (1949–2019)

Niki Sullivan

b. 1937

American guitarist (1937–2004)

Niki Terpstra

b. 1984

Racing cyclist

Niki Wories

b. 1996

Dutch figure skater (born 1996)

Nikica Jelavić

b. 1985

Croatian footballer (born 1985)

Nikiforos Diamandouros

b. 1942

Greek academic (born 1942)

Nikiforos Lytras

Greek painter (1832–1904)

Nikita Filatov

b. 1990

Russian ice hockey player (born 1990)

Nikita Kucherov

b. 1993

Russian ice hockey player (born 1993)

Nikita Pustosvyat

Russian priest (died 1683)

Nikita Rukavytsya

b. 1987

Australian soccer player