Leading Figures in History

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

39103 persons found

Tchan Fou-li

b. 1916

Te Atairangikaahu

b. 1931

Māori Queen from 1966 to 2006

Technoblade

b. 1999

American internet personality (1999–2022)

Ted à Beckett

Australian cricketer

Ted Allen

b. 1965

American television personality (born 1965)

Ted Baehr

b. 1946

American Christian film critic

Ted Baillieu

b. 1953

Premier of Victoria from 2010 to 2013

Ted Bates (footballer)

b. 1918

English footballer (1918–2003)

Ted Birnie

b. 1878

English footballer (1878–1935)

Ted Cassidy

b. 1932

American actor (1932–1979)

Ted Dexter

b. 1935

English cricketer (1935–2021)

Ted Donaldson

b. 1933

American child actor (1933–2023)

Ted Drake

English footballer (1912–1995)

Ted Field

b. 1953

American media mogul (born 1953)

Ted Gärdestad

Swedish musician

Ted Geoghegan

b. 1979

American director

Ted Grant

Founder-leader of Militant then Socialist Appeal

Ted Greene

American jazz guitarist, columnist, and educator (1946–2005)

Ted Hicks

Australian public servant and diplomat

Ted Hinton (footballer)

b. 1922

Northern Ireland footballer

Ted Hood

American yachtsman (1927–2013)

Ted Hughes

b. 1930

English poet and children's writer (1930–1998)

Ted Kaczynski

b. 1942

American domestic terrorist (1942–2023)

Ted Kennedy

American lawyer and politician (1932–2009)