Leading Figures in History

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

39103 persons found

Tomoya Satozaki

b. 1976

Japanese baseball player

Tomoyuki Tanaka

b. 1910

Japanese film producer (1910–1997)

Tomy Winata

b. 1958

Indonesian businessman

Tôn Đức Thắng

b. 1888

Vietnamese politician (1888–1980)

Ton Scherpenzeel

b. 1952

Musical artist

Ton Schulten

b. 1938

Dutch painter (1938–2025)

Tôn Thất Thuyết

b. 1839

Vietnamese revolutionary (1839–1913)

Tone Peruško

Croatian educator, social worker and writer

Toni Duggan

b. 1991

English footballer (born 1991)

Toni Livers

b. 1983

Swiss cross-country skier

Toni Morrison

American novelist and editor (1931–2019)

Toni Shaw

b. 2003

British Paralympic swimmer

Toni Stone

b. 1921

Female Negro League baseball player (1921–1996)

Toni Tennille

b. 1940

American singer (b. 1940)

Toni Vilander

b. 1980

Finnish racing driver

Tonia Marketaki

b. 1942

Greek film director

Tonie Campbell

b. 1960

American hurdler (born 1960)

Tonino Delli Colli

Italian cinematographer

Tõnis Kint

b. 1896

Estonian politician

Tõnis Lukas

b. 1962

Estonian politician (born 1962)

Tonisha Rock-Yaw

b. 1993

Barbadian netball player

Tonita Peña

b. 1893

Native American painter and muralist

Tonke Dragt

Dutch children's writer and illustrator (1930–2024)

Tõnno Lepmets

Estonian basketball player