Leading Figures in History

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

62247 persons found

Lucretius

1st-century BC Roman poet and philosopher

Lucrezia Borgia

b. 1480

Italian noblewoman (1480–1519)

Lucrezia Bori

Spanish operatic singer

Lucrezia Crivelli

b. 1452

Lady-in-waiting; mistress of Ludovico Sforza

Lucrezia de' Medici (1470–1553)

b. 1470

Italian noblewoman

Lucrezia Stefanini

b. 1998

Italian tennis player (born 1998)

Lucrezia Tornabuoni

b. 1427

Wife of Piero di Cosimo de' Medici (1427–1482)

Lucy Akello

b. 1980

Ugandan social worker and politician (born 1980)

Lucy Beaumont (actress)

b. 1869

English actress (1869–1937)

Lucy Bronze

b. 1991

English footballer (born 1991)

Lucy Burns

b. 1879

American suffragist (1879–1966)

Lucy Dacus

b. 1995

American singer-songwriter (born 1995)

Lucy Fallon

b. 1995

British actress (born 1995)

Lucy Gallardo

Argentine-born Mexican actress and screenwriter

Lucy Goode Brooks

b. 1818

American slave and humanitarian (1818–1900)

Lucy Gordon (actress)

British actress and model (1980–2009)

Lucy Hale

b. 1989

American actress and singer (born 1989)

Lucy Hay, Countess of Carlisle

English courtier (1599–1660)

Lucy Hobbs Taylor

American dentist (1833–1910)

Lucy Jarvis (producer)

b. 1917

American television producer (1917–2020)

Lucy Maud Montgomery

Canadian novelist (1874–1942)

Lucy McBath

b. 1960

American politician (born 1960)

Lucy Morgan

b. 1940

American journalist (1940–2023)