Leading Figures in History

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

39106 persons found

Pyotr Wrangel

Russian general (1878–1928)

Pyrrhus of Constantinople

Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople from 638 to 641 and in 654

Qahtaba ibn Shabib al-Ta'i

Abbasid general (died 749)

Qatr al-Nada

Wife of Abbasid caliph Al-Mu'tadid (died 900)

Qemal Stafa

Hero of Albania (1920–1942)

Qian Hongzun

Qian Hongzuo

King of Wuyue from 941 to 947

Qian Kuan

Father of warlord Qian Liu (c. 835-895)

Qian Liu

King of Wuyue from 907 to 932

Qiao Shi

Former Politburo Standing Committee member of the Chinese Communist Party

Qiao Xuan

Han dynasty official and general (110-184)

Qiu Chuji

Taoist master (1148–1227)

Qudrat Ullah Shahab

Pakistani writer and diplomat

Queen Aishwarya of Nepal

Queen of Nepal from 1972 to 2001

Queen Camilla

b. 1947

Queen of the United Kingdom since 2022

Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother

b. 1900

Queen of the United Kingdom from 1936 to 1952

Queen Heonjeong

Korean queen (fl. 10th century)

Queen Jeonghui

Queen of Joseon from 1455 to 1468

Queen Jeonghyeon

b. 1462

Queen of Joseon from 1480 to 1495

Queen Marau

b. 1860

Queen of Tahiti from 1877 to 1880

Queen Máxima of the Netherlands

b. 1971

Queen of the Netherlands since 2013

Queen Noor of Jordan

b. 1951

Queen of Jordan from 1978 to 1999

Queen Sonja of Norway

b. 1937

Queen of Norway since 1991

Queen Victoria

b. 1819

Queen of the United Kingdom from 1837 to 1901