Leading Figures in History

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

62247 persons found

Nimalan Soundaranayagam

b. 1950

Sri Lankan Tamil politician

Nina Bari

Russian mathematician

Nina Bawden

English novelist and children's writer (1925–2012)

Nina Björk

b. 1967

Swedish writer

Nina Bocharova

b. 1924

Soviet-Ukrainian gymnast (1924–2020)

Nina Dübbers

b. 1980

German tennis player

Nina Foch

b. 1924

Dutch-born American actress (1924–2008)

Nina Gordon

b. 1967

American singer and guitarist

Nina Hossain

b. 1975

English journalist and presenter

Nina Negri

Argentine-French painter and engraver

Nina Nesbitt

b. 1994

Scottish singer-songwriter (born 1994)

Nina Otkalenko

Soviet distance runner

Nina Persson

b. 1974

Swedish singer (born 1974)

Nina Ponomaryova

b. 1929

Soviet discus thrower (1929–2016)

Nina Simone

American singer-songwriter (1933–2003)

Nina Stojanović

b. 1996

Serbian professional tennis player (born 1996)

Ninet Tayeb

b. 1983

Israeli singer

Ninette de Valois

b. 1898

Irish-born British dancer (1898–2001)

Ningning

b. 2002

Chinese singer (born 2002)

Nini Theilade

b. 1915

Danish ballet dancer (1915–2018)

Ninian Comper

b. 1864

British architect (1864–1960)

Ninian Sanderson

British racing driver (1925–1985)

Ninian Stephen

b. 1923

Australian jurist and former Governor-General (1923–2017)

Ninja (gamer)

b. 1991

American streamer and YouTuber (born 1991)