Leading Figures in History

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

62247 persons found

Nicholas II

b. 1868

Emperor of Russia from 1894 to 1917

Nicholas Kaldor

b. 1908

Hungarian-British economist

Nicholas Lanier

b. 1588

English musician, scenographer and painter

Nicholas Liverpool

President of Dominica

Nicholas Lloyd

b. 1942

British newspaper editor and broadcaster (born 1942)

Nicholas Longespee

13th-century Bishop of Salisbury

Nicholas Magallanes

Mexican-American ballet dancer

Nicholas Mavroules

b. 1929

American politician

Nicholas Maw

British composer (1935–2009)

Nicholas Maxwell

b. 1937

British philosopher (1937–2025)

Nicholas Metropolis

b. 1915

Greek-American physicist and mathematician (1915–1999)

Nicholas Monsarrat

English writer (1910–1979)

Nicholas of Cusa

German cardinal and philosopher (1401–1464)

Nicholas of Tolentino

Italian saint and mystic (1245–1305)

Nicholas Oresko

American soldier awarded Medal of Honor

Nicholas Parsons

b. 1923

English actor, straight man and presenter (1923–2020)

Nicholas Pieck

b. 1534

16th-century Dutch Friar Minor and martyr declared a saint by the Catholic Church

Nicholas Pinnock

b. 1973

English actor

Nicholas Ray

American film director (1911–1979)

Nicholas Ridley (martyr)

Bishop of London; Anglican saint

Nicholas Robertson (ice hockey)

b. 2001

American ice hockey player (born 2001)

Nicholas Roerich

b. 1874

Russian painter, writer, archaeologist and philosopher (1874–1947)

Nicholas Russell, 6th Earl Russell

b. 1968

British earl and politician (1968–2014)

Nicholas Saunderson

English mathematician and scientist (1682–1739)