Leading Figures in History

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

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Charles Hendry

b. 1959

British Conservative Party politician (born 1959)

Charles Holden

English architect (1875–1960)

Charles Horace Mayo

American physician (1865–1939)

Charles Horman

b. 1942

American journalist and documentary filmmaker (1942–1973)

Charles Howard, 3rd Earl of Carlisle

British nobleman, peer and statesman (c. 1669 – 1738)

Charles Howell III

b. 1979

American professional golfer (born 1979)

Charles Hyder

American astrophysicist and dissident

Charles I Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua

b. 1580

Duke of Mantua and Montferrat

Charles I, Duke of Münsterberg-Oels

b. 1476

Bohemian aristocrat (1476–1536)

Charles II of England

b. 1630

King of England, Scotland, and Ireland from 1660 to 1685

Charles II of Naples

King of Naples from 1284 to 1309

Charles II, Archduke of Austria

b. 1540

Archduke of Inner Austria from 1564 to 1590

Charles II, Duke of Guelders

Dutch duke and count (1467–1538)

Charles II, Duke of Savoy

Duke of Savoy from 1490 to 1496

Charles II, Elector Palatine

Elector Palatine from 1680 to 1685

Charles III, Duke of Bourbon

French general and nobleman (1490–1527)

Charles III, Duke of Lorraine

Duke Lorraine and Bar from 1545 to 1608

Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor

b. 1316

Holy Roman Emperor from 1355 to 1378

Charles Ives

American modernist composer (1874–1954)

Charles IX of France

King of France from 1560 to 1574

Charles J. Guiteau

Assassin of James A. Garfield (1841–1882)

Charles J. Precourt

b. 1955

American astronaut (born 1955)

Charles Jordan (magician)

Charles Joseph Bonaparte

b. 1851

American lawyer and political activist (1851–1921)