Leading Figures in History

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

39107 persons found

Noriko Ohara

Japanese voice actress (1935–2024)

Noriyuki Iwadare

b. 1964

Japanese composer

Norm Chow

b. 1946

American football player and coach (born 1946)

Norm Coleman

b. 1949

American lobbyist, attorney, and politician (born 1949)

Norm Drucker

b. 1920

American professional basketball referee

Norm Green (runner)

American long-distance runner

Norm Hewitt

New Zealand rugby union player (1968–2024)

Norm Prescott

American producer (1927–2005)

Norm Sherry

b. 1931

American baseball player and manager (1931–2021)

Norm Siebern

b. 1933

American baseball player (1933–2015)

Norm Smith

Australian rules footballer (1915-1973)

Norm Van Brocklin

American football player, coach and executive (1926–1983)

Norma Aleandro

b. 1936

Argentine actress (b. 1936)

Norma Kamali

b. 1945

American fashion designer (born 1945)

Norma Shearer

Canadian-American actress (1902–1983)

Norma Talmadge

b. 1894

American actress (1894–1957)

Norman Alden

American actor (1924–2012)

Norman Baker

b. 1957

British politician

Norman Blackwell, Baron Blackwell

b. 1952

British businessman, public servant, politician, campaigner and policy advisor

Norman Corwin

b. 1910

American writer, screenwriter, and radio producer (1910–2011)

Norman Cousins

b. 1915

American political journalist, author, professor, and advocate

Norman Cowans

b. 1961

English cricketer

Norman Dello Joio

American composer (1913–2008)

Norman Dewis

b. 1920

British racing driver (1920–2019)