Leading Figures in History

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

62247 persons found

Kurt Westergaard

b. 1935

Danish cartoonist (1935–2021)

Kurt Wüthrich

b. 1938

Swiss chemist

Kurtis Blow

b. 1959

American rapper (born 1959)

Kurtwood Smith

b. 1943

American actor (born 1943)

Kurumi Enomoto

b. 1981

Japanese singer-songwriter (born 1981)

Kushida (wrestler)

b. 1983

Japanese professional wrestler (born 1983)

Kusumoto Ine

b. 1827

Japanese physician (1827-1903)

Kutsuki Mototsuna

Japanese samurai commander

Kuvempu

Indian poet (1904–1994)

Květa Legátová

b. 1919

Kwa Geok Choo

Singaporean lawyer (1920–2010)

Kwak Jae-yong

b. 1959

South Korean film director (born 1959)

Kwame Nkrumah

Ghanaian politician (1909–1972)

Kwame Steede

b. 1980

Bermudian footballer and coach

Kweisi Mfume

b. 1948

American politician (born 1948)

Kwon Alexander

b. 1994

American football player (born 1994)

Kwon Eun-bi

b. 1995

South Korean singer (born 1995)

Kwon Ki-ok

First female Korean aviator (1901–1988)

Kwon Mina

b. 1993

South Korean singer and actress (born 1993)

Kwon Ri-se

South Korean-Japanese singer (1991–2014)

Kwon So-hyun

b. 1994

South Korean actress (born 1994)

Ky Rodwell

b. 1999

Australian rugby league footballer

Kyansittha

b. 1030

Emperor of the Pagan dynasty of Myanmar

Kyaw Min Yu

Burmese political prisoner (1969–2022)