Leading Figures in History

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

21509 persons found

Carlo Zimech

Maltese priest and painter (1696–1766)

Carloman I

b. 751

King of the Franks (r. 768–771) of the Carolingian dynasty

Carlos Alcaraz

b. 2003

Spanish tennis player (born 2003)

Carlos Beltrán

b. 1977

Puerto Rican baseball player (born 1977)

Carlos Bianchi

b. 1949

Argentine football player and manager

Carlos Bocanegra

b. 1979

American soccer player (born 1979)

Carlos Castaneda

American anthropologist (1925–1998)

Carlos Chávez

b. 1899

Mexican composer (1899–1978)

Carlos Delgado

b. 1972

Puerto Rican baseball player (born 1972)

Carlos Deltour

French rower (1864–1920)

Carlos Dengler

b. 1974

American actor and musician

Carlos Fuentes

Mexican writer (1928–2012)

Carlos Graça

Prime Minister of São Tomé and Príncipe from 1994 to 1995

Carlos Guzmán

b. 1994

Mexican footballer (born 1994)

Carlos Hathcock

b. 1942

United States Marine Corps sniper (1942–1999)

Carlos Hernández (catcher)

b. 1967

Venezuelan baseball player (born 1967)

Carlos Iaconelli

b. 1987

Brazilian racing driver (born 1987)

Carlos J. Gradin

b. 1913

Argentine archaeologist (1918–2002)

Carlos Lee

b. 1976

Panamanian baseball player (born 1976)

Carlos Manuel de Céspedes

b. 1819

Cuban revolutionary and plantation owner (1819–1874)

Carlos Menditeguy

Argentine racing driver (1914–1973)

Carlos Monsiváis

b. 1938

Mexican writer

Carlos Nieto (rugby union)

b. 1976

Rugby player

Carlos P. Garcia

President of the Philippines (1957–1961)