Leading Figures in History

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

39107 persons found

Nozomi Tsuji

b. 1987

Japanese singer and actress (born 1987)

Nuala O'Faolain

Irish journalist and writer (1940–2008)

Nuccio Bertone

b. 1914

Italian automobile designer (1914–1997)

Nuh II

Amir of the Samanids from 976 to 997

Nuno Álvares Pereira

b. 1360

Portuguese general (1360–1431)

Nuno Gomes

b. 1976

Portuguese footballer (born 1976)

Nuno Mendes (footballer, born 2002)

b. 2002

Portuguese footballer (born 2002)

Nuno Santos (footballer, born 1978)

b. 1978

Portuguese footballer

Nuno Santos (footballer, born 1980)

b. 1980

Portuguese footballer

Nuon Chea

b. 1926

Cambodian politician and war criminal (1926–2019)

Nur al-Din Zengi

Emir of Aleppo (1146–1174) and Damascus (1154–1174)

Nur Jahan

b. 1577

Padshah Begum of the Mughal Empire

Nur Muhammad Taraki

b. 1917

Afghan politician (1917–1979)

Nuria Llagostera Vives

b. 1980

Spanish tennis player (born 1980)

Nuria Párrizas Díaz

b. 1991

Spanish tennis player (born 1991)

Nursultan Nazarbayev

b. 1940

President of Kazakhstan from 1991 to 2019

Nurul Haque Miah

b. 1944

Professor at Dhaka College (1944–2021)

Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan

Pakistani singer-songwriter (1948–1997)

Nuwan Kulasekara

b. 1982

Sri Lankan cricketer (born 1982)

Nüzhet Gökdoğan

Turkish astronomer and mathematician (1910–2003)

Nwankwo Kanu

b. 1976

Nigerian footballer (born 1976)

Nyjer Morgan

b. 1980

American baseball player (born 1980)

O. C. Smith

b. 1932

American singer (1932–2001)

O. Henry

American writer (1862–1910)