Leading Figures in History

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

62247 persons found

Nikolaos Stratos

Greek politician (1872–1922)

Nikolaos Triantafyllakos

b. 1855

Prime minister of Greece (1855–1939)

Nikolas Asimos

b. 1949

Greek composer and singer

Nikolas Cruz

b. 1998

American mass murderer (born 1998)

Nikolaus Joseph von Jacquin

Chemist, physician and botanist from the Netherlands

Nikolaus Lenau

Austrian poet (1802–1850)

Nikolaus Nilles

b. 1828

Author of the Kalendarium; a medieval manuscripts manual

Nikolaus Pevsner

German-British historian (1902–1983)

Nikolaus Poda von Neuhaus

b. 1723

Austrian entomologist

Nikolaus von Schönberg

b. 1472

German Catholic prelate (1472–1537)

Nikolay Basov

Soviet physicist (1922–2001)

Nikolay Benardos

Russian inventor (1842–1905)

Nikolay Bobrikov

Governor-General of Finland from 1898 to 1904

Nikolay Bodurov

b. 1986

Bulgarian footballer

Nikolay Bogolyubov

b. 1909

Soviet mathematician and theoretical physicist (1909–1992)

Nikolay Cherkasov

b. 1903

Soviet and Russian actor (1903–1966)

Nikolay Chernyshevsky

Russian writer and philosopher (1828–1889)

Nikolay Davydenko

b. 1981

Russian tennis player

Nikolay Guryanov

Nikolay Kamensky

Russian military commander (1776–1811)

Nikolay Karamzin

Russian writer, historian, poet and critic (1766–1826)

Nikolay Khrenkov

Russian bobsledder (1984–2014)

Nikolay Kiselyov (athlete)

b. 1939

Soviet skier

Nikolay Krestinsky

b. 1883

Soviet revolutionary, politician, and diplomat (1883–1938)