Leading Figures in History

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

39103 persons found

Tom Saffell

b. 1921

American baseball player (1921–2012)

Tom Simpson

British cyclist (1937–1967)

Tom Skerritt

b. 1933

American actor (born 1933)

Tom Snyder

b. 1936

American television and radio personality (1936–2007)

Tom Springfield

b. 1934

English musician, songwriter and record producer (1934–2022)

Tom Stoppard

b. 1937

British playwright (1937–2025)

Tom T. Hall

b. 1936

American country musician (1936–2021)

Tom Taylor, Baron Taylor of Blackburn

b. 1929

Businessman and politician

Tom Terrell (journalist)

b. 1950

American music journalist (1950–2007)

Tom Thomson

Canadian painter (1877–1917)

Tom Tykwer

b. 1965

German film director

Tom Udall

b. 1948

American politician and diplomat (born 1948)

Tom Uren

b. 1921

Australian politician (1921–2015)

Tom Veryzer

American baseball player (1953–2014)

Tom Walkinshaw

b. 1946

British racing driver (1946–2010)

Tom Welling

b. 1977

American actor, podcaster, director, and model (born 1977)

Tom Wicker

b. 1926

American journalist and novelist (1926–2011)

Tom Wills

Australian sportsman (1835–1880)

Tom Wolfe

American author and journalist (1930–2018)

Tom Woods

b. 1972

American academic (born 1972)

Tomás Balduino

Brazilian Roman Catholic Bishop (1922–2014)

Tomás Borge

Nicaraguan revolutionary and politician

Tomás Burgos

Chilean philanthropist

Tomás Eloy Martínez

b. 1934

Argentine journalist and writer (1934 – 2010)