Leading Figures in History

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

62247 persons found

Karl Barth

b. 1886

Protestant theologian (1886–1968)

Karl Bartos

b. 1952

German musician and composer

Karl Benjamin

American painter (1925 - 2012)

Karl Bernhard Zoeppritz

German geophysicist and seismologist (1881–1908)

Karl Blossfeldt

b. 1865

German photographer and sculptor

Karl Böhm

Austrian conductor (1894–1981)

Karl Brandt

German physician and Nazi criminal (1904–1948)

Karl Bryullov

Russian painter (1799–1852)

Karl Bühler

b. 1879

German psychologist (1879–1963)

Karl Burman

b. 1882

Estonian architect and painter

Karl Chircop

Maltese politician and doctor

Karl Christian Friedrich Krause

b. 1781

German philosopher (1781–1832)

Karl Christian Ulmann

Baltic German theologian (1793–1871)

Karl Compton

b. 1887

American physicist and university president (1887–1954)

Karl Dönitz

b. 1891

German grand admiral (1891–1980)

Karl Dykhuis

b. 1972

Canadian ice hockey player (born 1972)

Karl Eduard Zachariae von Lingenthal

German jurist (1812–1894)

Karl Elmendorff

b. 1891

German conductor

Karl Emil Franzos

b. 1848

Austrian writer (1848–1904)

Karl Erjavec

b. 1960

Slovenian lawyer and politician

Karl Ernst

German SA leader (1904–1934)

Karl Faber

b. 1773

German historian and archivist (1773–1853)

Karl Freiherr von Müffling

b. 1775

German general and cartographer (1775–1851)

Karl Friedrich Bahrdt

Unorthodox German Protestant biblical scholar, theologian, and polemicist