Leading Figures in History

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

21510 persons found

Coşkun Özarı

Turkish footballer and coach

Cosmo Duff-Gordon

Scottish landowner and sportsman (1862–1931)

Costanzo Porta

Italian composer

Costas Ferris

b. 1935

Greek film director

Costas Simitis

b. 1936

Prime Minister of Greece from 1996 to 2004

Cot Deal

American baseball player (1923–2013)

Count Basie

American jazz musician and composer (1904–1984)

Count Christian of Rosenborg

Danish royal (1942–2013)

Count Johann Hartwig Ernst von Bernstorff

b. 1712

German-Danish statesman (1712–1772)

Countee Cullen

b. 1903

American author (1903–1946)

Countess Charlotte Flandrina of Nassau

French abbess

Courteney Cox

b. 1964

American actress and producer (born 1964)

Coy Craft

b. 1997

Former FC Dallas and USMNT player

Craig Anderson (ice hockey)

b. 1981

American ice hockey player (born 1981)

Craig Buntin

b. 1980

Canadian pair skater

Craig David

b. 1981

British singer (born 1981)

Craig Federighi

b. 1969

American software engineer

Craig Ferguson

b. 1962

Scottish-American comedian and television host (born 1962)

Craig Fitzgibbon

b. 1977

Australian rugby league footballer and coach

Craig Gruber

b. 1951

American bassist (1951–2015)

Craig Hancock

b. 1969

Australian rugby league footballer

Craig Heyward

American football player (1966–2006)

Craig Hodges

b. 1960

American basketball player-coach (born 1960)

Craig Johnston

b. 1960

Australian soccer player