Leading Figures in History

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

39103 persons found

Thomas Playford II

Australian politician (1837–1915)

Thomas Playford IV

20th-century Australian politician and fruit grower (1896–1981)

Thomas Pogge

b. 1953

German philosopher (born 1953)

Thomas Price (South Australian politician)

Australian politician

Thomas Pynchon

b. 1937

American novelist (born 1937)

Thomas Quinn Curtiss

b. 1915

American historian

Thomas R. Gray

American attorney and author (1800–1845)

Thomas R. Marshall

Vice President of the United States from 1913 to 1921

Thomas R. St. George

American novelist

Thomas Radclyffe, 3rd Earl of Sussex

Lord Deputy of Ireland

Thomas Randolph (poet)

b. 1605

English poet and dramatist (1605–1635)

Thomas Randolph, 1st Earl of Moray

Scottish soldier and nobleman

Thomas Randolph, 2nd Earl of Moray

Scottish military commander (died 1332)

Thomas Reid

b. 1710

Scottish philosopher (1710–1796)

Thomas Richardson (judge)

b. 1569

English politician and judge (1569–1635)

Thomas Rickman

b. 1776

English architect (1776–1841)

Thomas Robert Bugeaud

French soldier and colonial governor (1784–1849)

Thomas Romney Robinson

b. 1792

Irish astronomer (1792–1882)

Thomas Ros, 4th Baron Ros

English nobleman (1335–1384)

Thomas Ros, 8th Baron Ros

English noble (1406–1430)

Thomas Ros, 9th Baron Ros

15th-century English nobleman

Thomas Rotherham

Archbishop of York from 1480 to 1500

Thomas Rowlandson

b. 1756

English artist and caricaturist (1757–1827)

Thomas S. Monson

b. 1927

President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (1927–2018)