Leading Figures in History

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

62247 persons found

Karl Leichter

b. 1902

Estonian musicologist (1902–1987)

Karl Leonhard Reinhold

b. 1757

Austrian philosopher (1757–1823)

Karl Liebknecht

b. 1871

German socialist politician (1871–1919)

Karl Ludwig von Pöllnitz

German soldier, adventurer and writer (1692–1775)

Karl Malden

American actor (1912–2009)

Karl Malin

b. 1965

Austrian politician and engineer (born 1965)

Karl Malone

b. 1963

American basketball player (born 1963)

Karl Mantzius

Danish actor (1860–1921)

Karl Marx

b. 1818

German philosopher and socialist (1818–1883)

Karl Marx (composer)

German composer and music teacher

Karl Mauch

b. 1837

German explorer (1837–1875)

Karl Meiler

b. 1949

West German tennis player

Karl Menger

Austrian–American mathematician

Karl Menninger

American psychiatrist

Karl Miller

b. 1931

Scottish literary editor, critic and writer (1931–2014)

Karl Mueller

b. 1962

American musician

Karl Münchinger

b. 1915

German conductor

Karl Olivecrona

b. 1897

Swedish lawyer and legal philosopher

Karl Oppitzhauser

b. 1941

Austrian racing driver (born 1941)

Karl Pärsimägi

Estonian painter

Karl Pearson

English eugenicist and polymath (1857–1936)

Karl Petter Løken

b. 1966

Norwegian footballer and businessman (born 1966)

Karl Philipp, Prince of Schwarzenberg

b. 1771

Austrian nobleman and field marshal

Karl Pilkington

b. 1972

English comedian and television personality (born 1972)