Leading Figures in History

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

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Charles Kamathi

b. 1978

Kenyan long-distance runner (born 1978)

Charles Kay Ogden

b. 1889

British linguist, philosopher and writer (1889-1957)

Charles Kennedy

British politician (1959–2015)

Charles Kimbrough

b. 1936

American actor (1936–2023)

Charles Kingsley

b. 1819

English clergyman, historian and novelist (1819–1875)

Charles Kingston

Australian politician (1850–1908)

Charles Krauthammer

American psychiatrist and journalist (1950–2018)

Charles Lecocq

b. 1832

French composer (1832–1918)

Charles Lennox Richardson

b. 1834

British merchant (1834–1862) killed in the Namamugi Incident

Charles Louis Alphonse Laveran

French physician (1845–1922)

Charles Lyon Chandler

American diplomat and historian

Charles MacArthur

American writer

Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord

French secularized clergyman, statesman, and diplomat (1754–1838)

Charles Messier

b. 1730

18th- and 19th-century French astronomer

Charles Michael, Duke of Mecklenburg

b. 1863

Duke of Mecklenburg

Charles Middleton, 1st Baron Barham

Royal Navy officer and politician (1726–1813)

Charles Miller (musician)

b. 1939

American musician (1939–1980)

Charles Mingus

b. 1922

American jazz musician (1922–1979)

Charles Momsen

b. 1896

US Navy admiral, submarine rescue (1896–1967)

Charles Montagu, 1st Earl of Halifax

b. 1661

British politician and poet (1661–1715)

Charles N. Sims

b. 1835

American academic administrator (1835–1908)

Charles Nagy

b. 1967

American baseball player (born 1967)

Charles Nelson Reilly

American comedian and actor (1931–2007)

Charles Nodier

b. 1780

French author (1780–1844)