Leading Figures in History

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

62247 persons found

Kang Kyung-ok

b. 1965

South Korean manhwa artist

Kang Min-hyuk

b. 1991

South Korean musician (born 1991)

Kang Min-kyung

b. 1990

South Korean singer and actress (born 1990)

Kang Seok-woo

b. 1957

South Korean actor

Kang Si-ra

b. 1991

South Korean singer (born 1991)

Kangta

b. 1979

South Korean singer (born 1979)

Kannadasan

Tamil poet and lyricist (1927–1981)

Kano (British musician)

b. 1985

British rapper (born 1985)

Kanō Eitoku

Japanese painter (1543–1590)

Kano Fujihira

b. 2004

Japanese singer, dancer, model, and actress (born 2004)

Kanō Jigorō

Japanese judoka, educator and politician (1860–1938)

Kanō Motonobu

b. 1476

Japanese painter (1476–1559)

Kanshi Ram

Indian politician and social reformer (1934–2006)

Kanstantsin Lukashyk

b. 1975

Belarusian sports shooter (born 1975)

Kanstantsin Sivtsov

b. 1982

Belarusian road bicycle racer

Kantarō Suzuki

Prime Minister of Japan in 1945

Kanye West

b. 1977

American rapper and producer (born 1977)

Kaori Icho

b. 1984

Japanese freestyle wrestler

Kaori Natori

b. 1982

Musical artist

Kaoru Ishikawa

Japanese business theorist

Kaoru Mitoma

b. 1997

Japanese footballer (born 1997)

Kapelwa Sikota

b. 1928

Zambian nurse (1928–2006)

Kara David

b. 1973

Filipino journalist and television host (born 1973)

Kara Goucher

b. 1978

American long-distance runner