Leading Figures in History

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

39103 persons found

Thomas Sackville, 1st Earl of Dorset

English politician and poet (1536–1608)

Thomas Sanchez

Spanish theologian (1550–1610)

Thomas Sandby

English painter (1721-1798)

Thomas Silverstein

American murderer (1952–2019)

Thomas Simpson

British mathematician and inventor

Thomas Smith (diplomat)

English scholar and diplomat (1513–1577)

Thomas Sørensen

b. 1976

Danish footballer (born 1976)

Thomas Southerne

Irish dramatist (1660–1746)

Thomas Sprat

English churchman and writer (1635–1713)

Thomas Stanley, 1st Earl of Derby

English nobleman (1435–1504)

Thomas Steen

b. 1960

Swedish ice hockey player and coach

Thomas Strunz

b. 1968

German footballer (born 1968)

Thomas Sturge Moore

British poet, author and artist

Thomas Talbot (Upper Canada)

b. 1771

Canadian soldier and colonial administrator

Thomas Telford

b. 1757

Scottish civil engineer (1757–1834)

Thomas Tickell

English poet (1685–1740)

Thomas Tomkins

Welsh composer

Thomas Tresham (speaker)

English politician, soldier and administrator (died 1471)

Thomas Voeckler

b. 1979

French road racing cyclist

Thomas W. Knox

b. 1835

American writer and world traveler

Thomas Wake, 2nd Baron Wake of Liddell

14th-century English baron

Thomas Waldrom

b. 1983

England international rugby union player

Thomas Warton

18th-century English literary historian, critic, and poet

Thomas Wedgwood (photographer)

b. 1771

English photographer and inventor