Leading Figures in History

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

39103 persons found

Tonny Kessler

b. 1889

Dutch footballer (1889–1960)

Tontowi Ahmad

b. 1987

Indonesian badminton player (born 1987)

Tõnu Kaljuste

b. 1953

Estonian conductor (born 1953)

Tõnu Sepp

b. 1946

Estonian musicologist

Tony Allen (musician)

Nigerian musician (1940–2020)

Tony Amonte

b. 1970

American ice hockey player (born 1970)

Tony Baldry

b. 1950

British Conservative politician (born 1950)

Tony Bennett

American singer (1926–2023)

Tony Benshoof

b. 1975

American luger (born 1975)

Tony Blair

b. 1953

Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1997 to 2007

Tony Boselli

b. 1972

American football player and executive (born 1972)

Tony Bullimore

British businessman and yachtsman (1939–2018)

Tony Capaldi

b. 1981

Former Northern Ireland international footballer

Tony Christie

b. 1943

English musician and singer (born 1943)

Tony Christopher, Baron Christopher

b. 1925

British businessman, trade unionist, tax official and life peer

Tony Cliff

b. 1917

Jewish-British socialist activist (1917–2000)

Tony Cottee

b. 1965

English footballer (b. 1965)

Tony Curtis

b. 1925

American actor (1925–2010)

Tony D'Arcy

Irish republican activist (died 1940)

Tony Danza

b. 1951

American boxer and actor (born 1951)

Tony Dow

American actor (1945–2022)

Tony Esposito

b. 1943

Canadian-American ice hockey player (1943–2021)

Tony Estanguet

b. 1978

French canoeist (born 1978)

Tony Fernandes

b. 1964

Malaysian entrepreneur (born 1964)