Leading Figures in History

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

39103 persons found

Tammy Wynette

b. 1942

American country singer (1942–1998)

Tamurbek Dawletschin

b. 1904

Soviet writer (1904–1983)

Tan Cheng Bock

b. 1940

Singaporean politician

Tản Đà

b. 1889

Vietnamese poet

Tan Dun

b. 1957

Chinese-American composer and conductor (born 1957)

Tan Zhongyi

b. 1991

Chinese chess grandmaster (born 1991)

Tana Umaga

b. 1973

New Zealand international rugby union & league player (born 1973)

Tancrède Labbé

b. 1887

Canadian politician and businessman (1887-1956)

Tancredo Neves

Prime minister of Brazil from 1961 to 1962

Tanel Tammet

b. 1965

Estonian computer scientist

Tang Chang

Thai artist and poet (1934–1990)

Tang Daoxi

Tanguturi Prakasam

b. 1872

Chief Minister of Andhra State from 1953 to 1954

Tania Cagnotto

b. 1985

Italian diver (born 1985)

Tanita Tikaram

b. 1969

British singer-songwriter (born 1969)

Tanith Belbin White

b. 1984

Canadian-American ice dancer (born 1984)

Tanith Lee

British science fiction and fantasy writer (1947 – 2015)

Tanja Szewczenko

b. 1977

German figure skater and actor (born 1977)

Tanka Prasad Acharya

19th Prime minister of Nepal

Tankei

Japanese sculptor

Tanner Foust

b. 1973

American racecar driver, stunt driver and television host

Tanni Grey-Thompson

b. 1969

Welsh wheelchair racer and parliamentarian (born 1969)

Tansu Çiller

b. 1946

Prime Minister of Turkey from 1993 to 1996

Tanya Savicheva

Russian diarist and victim of the Siege of Leningrad