Leading Figures in History

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

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Charles XV

b. 1826

King of Sweden and Norway from 1859 to 1872

Charles Zwolsman Jr.

b. 1979

Dutch racing driver

Charles-Amédée Kohler

b. 1790

Swiss chocolate maker and inventor (1790–1874)

Charles-Augustin de Coulomb

b. 1736

French physicist (1736–1806)

Charles-Denis Bourbaki

b. 1816

French soldier and officer (1816–1897)

Charles-Édouard Guillaume

Swiss physicist (1861–1938)

Charles-François Lebrun

French nobleman, lawyer and statesman (1739–1824)

Charles-François-Frédéric, marquis de Montholon-Sémonville

Charles-Léon Hammes

b. 1898

Charles-Pierre Augereau

French military officer (1757–1816)

Charles, Cardinal de Bourbon (born 1523)

French cardinal

Charles, Duke of Vendôme

b. 1489

16th-century French prince and governor

Charles, Prince of Viana

b. 1421

Claimed king of Navarre from 1441 to 1461

Charli D'Amelio

b. 2004

American social media personality (born 2004)

Charlie Chaplin

b. 1889

English comic actor and filmmaker (1889–1977)

Charlie Clouser

b. 1963

American musician

Charlie Dees

b. 1935

American baseball player (born 1935)

Charlie Dominici

b. 1951

American singer (1951–2023)

Charlie Gehringer

b. 1903

American baseball player (1903–1993)

Charlie Gubb

b. 1990

New Zealand rugby league footballer

Charlie Hall (actor, born 1997)

b. 1997

American actor

Charlie Harper (singer)

b. 1944

British singer (born 1944)

Charlie Macartney

b. 1886

Australian cricketer

Charlie Sifford

b. 1922

American professional golfer (1922–2015)