Leading Figures in History

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

62247 persons found

Kenenisa Bekele

b. 1982

Ethiopian long-distance runner (born 1982)

Kengo Kora

b. 1987

Japanese actor

Kenichi Fukui

b. 1918

Japanese chemist (1918–1998)

Kenichi Horie

b. 1938

Japanese sailor

Kenichi Suzumura

b. 1974

Japanese voice actor and singer (born 1974)

Kenji Fan

b. 2002

Hong Kong actor, model and singer (born 2002)

Kenji Ito

b. 1968

Japanese music composer (born 1968)

Kenji Miyamoto (politician)

Japanese communist politician (1908–2007)

Kenji Miyazawa

b. 1896

Japanese writer (1896–1933)

Kenji Mizoguchi

b. 1898

Japanese filmmaker (1898–1956)

Kenji Nagai

Japanese journalist (1957–2007)

Kenji Nomura

b. 1970

Japanese voice actor (born 1970)

Kenji Osawa

b. 1976

Japanese martial artist

Kenji Wu

b. 1978

Musical artist

Kenjiro Takayanagi

Japanese pioneer in the development of television (1899–1990)

Kenkichi Iwasawa

Japanese mathematician

Kenley Jansen

b. 1987

Curaçaoan baseball player (born 1987)

Kennedy (commentator)

b. 1972

American political commentator

Kennedy McMann

b. 1996

American actress

Kennet Andersson

b. 1967

Swedish footballer

Kenneth and Mamie Clark

African-American married psychologist duo

Kenneth Anderson (British Army officer)

British Army general (1891–1959)

Kenneth Arrow

b. 1921

American economist (1921–2017)

Kenneth Bailey (lawyer)

Australian public servant, lawyer and diplomat