Leading Figures in History

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

39103 persons found

Theodore I, Marquis of Montferrat

Greek ruler of Italian polity (c. 1290–1338)

Theodore II Laskaris

Emperor of Nicaea from 1254 to 1258

Theodore Maiman

American physicist (1927–2007)

Theodore McCarrick

b. 1930

American Catholic prelate (1930–2025)

Theodore of Sykeon

Anatolian saint (6/7th century)

Theodore Payne

b. 1872

Théodore Pilette

Belgian racing driver (1883–1921)

Theodore Robinson

b. 1852

American painter (1852–1896)

Theodore Roethke

b. 1908

American poet (1908–1963)

Theodore Roosevelt Jr.

American general and politician (1887–1944)

Theodore Schultz

b. 1902

American economist and Nobel Laureate (1902–1998)

Theodore Sizer (art historian)

American art historian (1892–1967)

Theodore Sturgeon

American speculative fiction writer (1918–1985)

Theodore von Kármán

Hungarian-American mathematician, aerospace engineer and physicist (1881–1963)

Theodore Whitmore

b. 1972

Jamaican footballer and manager (born 1972)

Theodoros Pangalos (politician)

b. 1938

Greek politician (1938–2023)

Theodoros Papaloukas

b. 1977

Greek basketball player

Theodosius II

Eastern Roman emperor from 402 to 450

Theodosius Romanus

57th Patriarch of Syriac Orthodox Church of Antioch

Theodotus of Amida

Syriac Orthodox monk and bishop

Theofanis Gekas

b. 1980

Greek footballer (born 1980)

Theoni V. Aldredge

b. 1922

American costume designer (1922–2011)

Theophanu

Holy Roman Empress from 973 to 983

Théophile Abega

b. 1954

Cameroonian footballer and politician (1954-2012)