Leading Figures in History

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

21510 persons found

Cyprien Tanguay

French Canadian priest and historian (1819-1902)

Cyriel Verschaeve

b. 1874

Flemish nationalist priest and writer who collaborated with the Nazis

Cyril Fletcher

b. 1913

English comedian (1913–2005)

Cyril N. Hinshelwood

b. 1897

British Nobel laureate and chemist (1897-1967)

Cyril Smith

b. 1928

British politician (1928–2010)

Cyril Washbrook

English cricketer

Cyril Wecht

American forensic pathologist (1931–2024)

Cyrus McCormick

American inventor and businessman (1809–1884)

Cyrus S. Eaton

Canadian-American banker, businessman and philanthropist (1883–1979)

Czesław Miłosz

b. 1911

Polish-American poet and Nobel laureate (1911–2004)

D. F. Malan

b. 1874

Prime Minister of South Africa from 1948 to 1954

D. J. King

b. 1984

Ice hockey player

D. Ramanaidu

b. 1936

Indian film producer (1936–2015)

D. V. Paluskar

b. 1921

Indian vocalist (1921–1955)

D. Wayne Lukas

American horse trainer (1935–2025)

D'arcy Wretzky

b. 1968

American bassist (born 1968)

D'banj

b. 1980

Nigerian singer, rapper and television personality (born 1980)

D'Urville Martin

American actor and director (1939–1984)

Dabbs Greer

American actor (1917–2007)

Dabney Coleman

American actor (1932–2024)

Dadabhai Naoroji

Indian politician, scholar and writer (1825–1917)

Dadasaheb Phalke

b. 1870

Indian film producer, director and screenwriter (1870–1944)

Dae-ho Lee

b. 1982

South Korean baseball player (born 1982)

Daequan Cook

b. 1987

American basketball player (born 1987)