Leading Figures in History

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

21510 persons found

Chinmayananda Saraswati

b. 1916

Indian Hindu spiritual leader

Chino Moreno

b. 1973

American singer (born 1973)

Chinx

American rapper (1983–2015)

Chip Ganassi

b. 1958

American racing team owner

Chipper Jones

b. 1972

American baseball player (born 1972)

Chips Moman

b. 1937

American songwriter (1937–2016)

Chittaranjan Das

Indian politician, poet, author and leader of the Bengali Swaraj Party (1870–1925)

Chiyonofuji Mitsugu

b. 1955

Japanese sumo wrestler (1955–2016)

Chiyonoyama Masanobu

b. 1926

Japanese sumo wrestler

Chlodulf of Metz

Roman Catholic bishop

Chloe Bennet

b. 1992

American actress, model and singer (born 1992)

Chloe Kim

b. 2000

American snowboarder (born 2000)

Chloé Lukasiak

b. 2001

American actress and dancer (born 2001)

Chloé Sainte-Marie

b. 1962

Canadian actress and singer

Chloe Smith

b. 1982

British politician (born 1982)

Cho Jae-hyun

b. 1965

South Korean actor (born 1965)

Choi Hong-hi

South Korean general and martial artist (1918–2002)

Choi Hyun-suk

b. 1999

South Korean rapper (born 1999)

Chŏng Mongju

Korean scholar-official (1337–1392)

Chongzhen Emperor

Emperor of China from 1627 to 1644

Chou Wen-chung

b. 1923

Chinese American composer (1923–2019)

Chow Yun-fat

b. 1955

Hong Kong actor (born 1955)

Chris Anderson (rugby)

b. 1952

Australian RL coach & former Australia international rugby league footballer

Chris Armstrong (footballer, born 1971)

b. 1971

English footballer (born 1971)