Leading Figures in History

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

39103 persons found

Thomas Grey (conspirator)

English nobleman and conspirator in the Southampton Plot (1415)

Thomas Grey, 2nd Marquess of Dorset

b. 1477

English peer, courtier, soldier and landowner (1477–1530)

Thomas Haden Church

b. 1960

American actor (born 1960)

Thomas Hardy

b. 1840

English novelist and poet (1840–1928)

Thomas Harriot

English astronomer, mathematician, ethnographer and translator

Thomas Häßler

b. 1966

German footballer (born 1966)

Thomas Hawksley

b. 1807

English civil engineer (1807–1893)

Thomas Hazlehurst (chapel builder)

b. 1816

Thomas Hearne (antiquarian)

English antiquary and historian

Thomas Henry Burke (civil servant)

Irish civil servant (1829–1882)

Thomas Henry Huxley

b. 1825

English biologist (1825–1895)

Thomas Henry Tracy

b. 1848

Canadian architect (1848–1925)

Thomas Herrion

American football player (1981–2005)

Thomas Heyward Jr.

b. 1746

American Founding Father (1746–1809)

Thomas Hicks (tennis)

Australian tennis player

Thomas Hill (American painter)

American landscape painter

Thomas Holland, 2nd Earl of Kent

English nobleman (1350–1397)

Thomas Hollway

Australian politician (1906–1971)

Thomas Hooker

b. 1586

English religious and colonial leader (1586–1647)

Thomas Howard, 14th Earl of Arundel

b. 1585

English magistrate, diplomat and courtier (1585–1646)

Thomas Howard, 1st Earl of Suffolk

English sailor, politician, and courtier (1561–1626)

Thomas Howard, 2nd Duke of Norfolk

English nobleman and statesman (1443–1524)

Thomas Howard, 3rd Duke of Norfolk

English politician and military officer (1473–1554)

Thomas Howard, 4th Duke of Norfolk

English politician and nobleman (1536 or 1538–1572)