Leading Figures in History

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

21510 persons found

Chet Baker

American jazz trumpeter and vocalist (1929–1988)

Chet Faker

b. 1988

Australian electronic musician (born 1988)

Chet Holmgren

b. 2002

American basketball player (born 2002)

Chet Walker

American basketball player (1940–2024)

Cheung Ka Long

b. 1997

Hong Kong professional fencer (born 1997)

Chevalier de Saint-Georges

French musician (1745–1799)

Chevalière d'Éon

French diplomat, spy and soldier

Chhabi Biswas

Indian actor (1900–1962)

Chhatrasal

b. 1649

Maharaja of Bundelkhand from 1675 to 1731

Chiaki Mukai

b. 1952

Japanese physician and JAXA astronaut (born 1952)

Chiang Chien-ming

b. 1985

Taiwanese baseball player

Chiang Ching-kuo

b. 1910

President of the Republic of China from 1978 to 1988

Chick Corea

b. 1941

American musician and composer (1941–2021)

Chick Webb

American jazz and swing drummer and bandleader (1905–1939)

Chico Buarque

b. 1944

Brazilian singer-songwriter (born 1944)

Chico Carrasquel

Venezuelan baseball player, coach, scout, and manager (1926–2005)

Chico DeBarge

b. 1966

American musician (born 1966)

Chico Xavier

Spiritualist and philanthropist from Brazil (1910–2002)

Chief Bender

b. 1884

Native American baseball player (1884–1954)

Chief Seattle

Suquamish and Duwamish chief (1790–1866)

Chien-Shiung Wu

b. 1912

Chinese-American physicist (1912–1997)

Chin-Hui Tsao

b. 1981

Taiwanese baseball player (born 1981)

Chinedu Obasi

b. 1986

Nigerian footballer (born 1986)

Chinghiz Aitmatov

Soviet and Kyrgyz author (1928-2008)