Leading Figures in History

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

39107 persons found

Noah Reid

b. 1987

Canadian-American actor, musician, and voice actor (born 1987)

Noah Syndergaard

b. 1992

American baseball player (born 1992)

Noah Vonleh

b. 1995

American basketball player (born 1995)

Noah Webster

American lexicographer and author (1758–1843)

Noah Welch

b. 1982

American ice hockey player (born 1982)

Noah Wyle

b. 1971

American actor (born 1971)

Nobby Stiles

b. 1942

English footballer (1942–2020)

Nobby Wirkowski

b. 1926

American gridiron football player and coach (1926–2014)

Noble Sissle

b. 1889

American jazz musician, bandleader and playwright (1889–1975)

Nobuharu Asahara

b. 1972

Japanese athlete (born 1972)

Nobuhiro Watsuki

b. 1970

Japanese manga artist (born 1970)

Nobuteru Taniguchi

b. 1971

Japanese racing driver and drifter

Nobuyoshi Araki

b. 1940

Japanese photographer and artist (born 1940)

Noddy Holder

b. 1946

English musician (born 1946)

Noel Brotherston

Northern Irish footballer

Noel Fielding

b. 1973

British actor and comedian (born 1973)

Noël François de Wailly

b. 1724

French grammarian and lexicographer (1724–1801)

Noel Gallagher

b. 1967

English musician (born 1967)

Noël Lee

American classical composer

Noel Mugavin

b. 1956

Australian rules footballer

Noel Redding

English musician (1945–2003)

Noël Treanor

Irish Roman Catholic prelate (1950–2024)

Noel Wien

b. 1899

American pioneer aviator (1899–1977)

Noella Leduc

Baseball player