Leading Figures in History

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

62247 persons found

Nigel Worthington

b. 1961

Northern Irish footballer and manager

Nigger (dog)

Dog owned by Guy Gibson

Night Train Lane

b. 1928

American football player (1928–2002)

Nigina Abduraimova

b. 1994

Uzbekistani tennis player (born 1994)

Nihal Sarin

b. 2004

Indian chess grandmaster (born 2004)

Nihat Erim

13th Prime Minister of the Republic of Turkey from 1971 to 1972

Nik Powell

b. 1950

British businessman (1950–2019)

Nik Stauskas

b. 1993

Canadian basketball player (born 1993)

Nik Turner

b. 1940

English musician (1940–2022)

Nika Futterman

b. 1969

American actress and singer (born 1969)

Nika Kiladze

Georgian footballer (1988–2014)

Nikephoros I

Byzantine emperor from 802 to 811

Nikephoros Palaiologos

Byzantine general

Nikephoros Phokas Barytrachelos

Byzantine aristocrat and magnate (965–1022)

Niki Bakoyianni

b. 1968

Greek high jumper (born 1968)

Niki de Saint Phalle

French plastician, painter and sculptor (1930–2002)

Niki Karimi

b. 1971

Iranian actress and filmmaker

Niki Lauda

Austrian racing driver (1949–2019)

Niki Sullivan

b. 1937

American guitarist (1937–2004)

Niki Terpstra

b. 1984

Racing cyclist

Niki Wories

b. 1996

Dutch figure skater (born 1996)

Niki Xanthou

b. 1973

Greek long jumper

Nikica Jelavić

b. 1985

Croatian footballer (born 1985)

Nikiforos Diamandouros

b. 1942

Greek academic (born 1942)