Leading Figures in History

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

62247 persons found

Katrina Hart

b. 1990

British paralympic sprinter (born 1990)

Katrina Kaif

b. 1983

British actress (born 1983)

Katrina Scott

b. 2004

American tennis player (born 2004)

Katsuhiro Harada

b. 1970

Japanese video game director and producer (born 1970)

Katsuhisa Hattori

b. 1936

Japanese composer (1936–2020)

Katsuko Saruhashi

Japanese geochemist (1920–2007)

Katsura Tarō

Japanese general and politician (1848–1913)

Katsuya Nomura

b. 1935

Japanese baseball player and manager (1935–2020)

Katt Williams

b. 1971

American comedian and actor (born 1971)

Katy Clark

b. 1967

Scottish politician and life peer (born 1967)

Katy de la Cruz

Filipina singer (1907–2004)

Katy Jurado

Mexican actress (1924–2002)

Katy Kurtzman

b. 1965

American actress

Katy Perry

b. 1984

American singer (born 1984)

Käty van der Mije-Nicolau

Dutch-Romanian chess player

Katya Zamolodchikova

b. 1982

American drag queen (born 1982)

Kaur Kender

b. 1971

Estonian author and entrepreneur (born 1971)

Kavita Mahajan

Indian writer

Kawhi Leonard

b. 1991

American basketball player (born 1991)

Kay Andrews, Baroness Andrews

b. 1943

British Labour politician and life peer (born 1943)

Kay Bailey Hutchison

b. 1943

American politician and diplomat

Kay Francis

American actress (1905–1968)

Kay Hagan

b. 1953

American lawyer, banking executive, and politician (1953–2019)

Kay Kendall

b. 1927

English actress and singer (1927–1959)