Leading Figures in History

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

62247 persons found

Ksenia Milicevic

b. 1942

French painter, architect and town planner

Ksenia Pervak

b. 1991

Russian tennis player (born 1991)

Ksenia Semyonova

b. 1992

Russian artistic gymnast

Ksenija Balta

b. 1986

Estonian athletics competitor

Kseniya Alexandrova

b. 1994

Russian model, television host and beauty pageant titleholder (1994–2025)

KSI

b. 1993

English boxer, influencer, and musician (born 1993)

KT Tunstall

b. 1975

Scottish singer-songwriter (born 1975)

Ku Ok-hee

South Korean golfer

Kuber Nath Rai

Indian writer and scholar (1933–1996)

Kublai Khan

b. 1215

Emperor of Yuan China from 1271 to 1294

Kujō Yoritsugu

Military ruler of Japan from 1244 to 1252

Kujō Yoritsune

Military ruler of Japan from 1226 to 1244

Kūkai

Japanese Buddhist monk and Founder of the Shingon tradition

Kulbir Bhaura

b. 1955

British field hockey player (born 1955)

Kullervo Manner

b. 1880

Finnish politician (1880–1939)

Külüg Khan

b. 1281

Emperor of Yuan dynasty from 1307 to 1311

Kumail Nanjiani

b. 1978

Pakistani and American comedian and actor (born 1978)

Kumar Dharmasena

b. 1971

Sri Lankan cricket umpire (born 1971)

Kumar Sangakkara

b. 1977

Sri Lankan cricket commentator and former cricketer (born 1977)

Kumi Tanioka

b. 1974

Japanese composer and pianist (born 1974)

Kumiko Watanabe

b. 1965

Japanese voice actress (born 1965)

Kunal Kapoor (actor, born 1977)

b. 1977

Indian actor (born 1977)

Kunal Nayyar

b. 1981

British actor (born 1981)

Kune Biezeveld

Dutch theologian