Leading Figures in History

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

39103 persons found

Tom Burgmeier

b. 1943

American baseball player (born 1943)

Tom Cartwright

b. 1935

English cricketer (1935–2007)

Tom Chambers (basketball)

b. 1959

American former NBA player (born 1959)

Tom Clarke (Irish republican)

Irish republican (1858–1916)

Tom Cleverley

b. 1989

English association football player (born 1989)

Tom Cochrane

b. 1953

Canadian musician (born 1953)

Tom Cohen

b. 1953

American media and cultural theorist

Tom Cole (racing driver)

British-American racecar driver

Tom Colicchio

b. 1962

American celebrity chef (born 1962)

Tom Cotton

b. 1977

American politician and veteran (born 1977)

Tom Crean (explorer)

b. 1877

Irish Antarctic explorer (1877–1938)

Tom Cribb

English bare-knuckle boxer (1781–1848)

Tom Cruise

b. 1962

American actor and film producer (born 1962)

Tom Cullen

b. 1985

British actor

Tom Daley

b. 1994

English diver (born 1994)

Tom Davies (footballer, born 1998)

b. 1998

English association football player

Tom Davis (comedian)

American screenwriter and comedian (1952-2012)

Tom Donahue (DJ)

b. 1928

American DJ

Tom Drake

b. 1918

American actor (1918–1982)

Tom Driberg

b. 1905

English journalist, politician and churchman (1905–1976)

Tom Dula

b. 1845

Confederate Army soldier (1844–1868)

Tom Evans (musician)

b. 1947

English musician (1947–1983)

Tom Ewell

b. 1909

American actor (1909–1994)

Tom Feelings

American artist and author (1933–2003)