Leading Figures in History

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

39103 persons found

Tina Strobos

b. 1920

Dutch resistance member (1920–2012)

Tina Turner

Singer-songwriter and actress (1939–2023)

Tinga Seisay

b. 1928

Sierra Leonean diplomat and pro-democracy activist

Tino Best

b. 1981

West Indian cricketer

Tinsley Ellis

b. 1957

American blues and rock musician (born 1957)

Tintoretto

Italian painter (1518–1594)

Tinus Linee

b. 1969

South African rugby union player

Tinus Osendarp

b. 1916

Dutch sprinter and WW2 collaborator (1916–2002)

Tiny Grimes

b. 1916

American jazz and R&B guitarist (1916–1989)

Tiny the Terrible

b. 1969

American professional wrestler

Tionne Watkins

b. 1970

American singer (born 1970)

Tipper Gore

b. 1948

Second Lady of the United States from 1993 to 2001

Tipu Sultan

Sultan of Mysore from 1782 to 1799

Tisa Farrow

b. 1951

American actress and model (1951–2024)

Titian

Italian painter (c. 1477/88/90–1576)

Tito Capobianco

b. 1931

Argentine American stage director and general manager

Tito Puente

b. 1923

American Latin jazz and mambo musician (1923–2000)

Tito Vilanova

Spanish football player and manager (1968–2014)

Titu Maiorescu

Romanian literary critic and politician (1840 - 1917)

Titus Bramble

b. 1981

English footballer

Titus O'Neil

b. 1977

American professional wrestler and former arena football player (born 1977)

Tiziano Terzani

Italian author and journalist

Tjalling Koopmans

b. 1910

American mathematician (1910–1985)

Tjaronn Chery

b. 1988

Surinamese footballer (born 1988)