Leading Figures in History

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

62247 persons found

Kaka Kalelkar

Indian independence activist and social reformer (1885–1981)

Kakha Bendukidze

b. 1956

Georgian statesman, businessman and philanthropist (1956–2014)

Kakkanadan

Indian Malayalam-language writer (1935–2011)

Kakuei Tanaka

b. 1918

Prime Minister of Japan from 1972 to 1974

Kakuryū Rikisaburō

b. 1985

Japanese sumo wrestler

Kal Daniels

b. 1963

American baseball player (born 1963)

Kal Penn

b. 1977

American actor and civil servant (born 1977)

Kalaparusha Maurice McIntyre

American free jazz saxophonist

Kale Clague

b. 1998

Canadian ice hockey player (born 1998)

Kalen DeBoer

b. 1974

American football player and coach (born 1974)

Kalervo Palsa

Finnish artist (1947–1987)

Kalevi Keihänen

b. 1924

Finnish businessman (1924-1995)

Kalevi Kotkas

b. 1913

Estonian-born Finnish track and field athlete

Kali Uchis

b. 1994

American singer-songwriter (born 1994)

Kalidou Koulibaly

b. 1991

Senegalese footballer (born 1991)

Kalin Lucas

b. 1989

American basketball player (born 1989)

Kalisto (wrestler)

b. 1986

Mexican-American wrestler (born 1986)

Kalju Lepik

Estonian poet (1920–1999)

Kalju Pitksaar

b. 1931

Estonian chess player

Kalle Hakala

Finnish politician (1880–1947)

Kalle Kriit

b. 1983

Estonian cyclist

Kalle Päätalo

b. 1919

Finnish novelist

Kalle Rovanperä

b. 2000

Finnish rally driver (born 2000)

Kallen Pokkudan

Indian author and activist