Leading Figures in History

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

62247 persons found

Leopold Engleitner

Austrian Holocaust survivor

Leopold Figl

Chancellor of Austria From 1945 to 1953

Leopold Fitzinger

Austrian zoologist (1802–1884)

Leopold Gmelin

b. 1788

German chemist (1788–1853)

Leopold Hofmann

b. 1738

Austrian composer

Leopold I, Duke of Austria

b. 1290

Duke of Austria and Styria from 1308 to 1326

Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor

Holy Roman Emperor from 1658 to 1705

Leopold I, Margrave of Austria

Margrave of Austria from 976 to 994

Leopold II of Tuscany

b. 1797

Grand Duke of Tuscany from 1824 to 1859

Leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor

b. 1747

Holy Roman Emperor from 1790 to 1792

Leopold II, Margrave of Austria

Margrave of Austria from 1075 to 1095

Leopold III of Belgium

King of the Belgians from 1934 to 1951

Leopold III, Duke of Austria

Duke of Austria from 1365 to 1386

Leopold III, Margrave of Austria

Margrave of Austria from 1095 to 1136

Leopold IV, Duke of Austria

Austrian Habsburg ruler (1371–1411)

Leopold Joseph von Daun

b. 1705

Austrian army officer (1705–1766)

Leopold Löwenheim

German mathematician

Leopold McClintock

b. 1819

Irish Royal Navy Admiral and explorer (1819–1907)

Leopold Mozart

German musician (1719–1787), W. A. Mozart's father

Leopold Nowak

Austrian musicologist (1904–1991)

Leopold Ružička

b. 1887

Croatian-Swiss chemist (1887–1976)

Léopold Sédar Senghor

b. 1906

First president of Senegal, poet, and cultural theorist (1906–2001)

Léopold Simoneau

Canadian opera singer

Leopold Staff

Polish poet (1878–1957)