Leading Figures in History

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

62247 persons found

Judit Polgár

b. 1976

Hungarian chess grandmaster (born 1976)

Judith Auer

b. 1905

Swiss resistance fighter (1905–1944)

Judith Barsi

American child actress (1978–1988)

Judith Bingham

b. 1952

Musical artist

Judith Chalmers

b. 1935

British television presenter (1935–2026)

Judith Crist

American film critic and professor

Judith Durham

b. 1943

Australian singer, songwriter and musician (1943–2022)

Judith Hann

b. 1942

English broadcaster

Judith Hoag

b. 1963

American actress (born 1963)

Judith Holofernes

b. 1976

German singer, guitarist, songwriter and author

Judith Ivey

b. 1951

American actress and theatre director (born 1951)

Judith Jamison

b. 1943

American dancer and choreographer (1943–2024)

Judith Jasmin

b. 1916

Canadian journalist

Judith Jones

American book editor (1924–2017)

Judith Kerr

British writer and illustrator (1923–2019)

Judith Leyster

b. 1609

Dutch painter (1609–1660)

Judith M. Brown

b. 1944

British historian

Judith Malina

b. 1926

American actress, writer and director (1926–2015)

Judith Merril

American novelist

Judith of Bavaria (died 843)

Carolingian empress from 819 to 840

Judith Rees

b. 1944

British academic, educator

Judith Roitman

b. 1945

American mathematician

Judith Rossner

American novelist

Judith Sargent Murray

b. 1751

American poet (1751–1820)