Leading Figures in History

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

62247 persons found

O. J. Mayo

b. 1987

American basketball player (born 1987)

O. J. Simpson

b. 1947

American football player and actor (1947–2024)

Oakes Fegley

b. 2004

American actor

Oba Chandler

American mass murderer and suspected serial rapist (1946–2011)

Obafemi Awolowo

Nigerian politician (1909–1987)

Obafemi Martins

b. 1984

Nigerian footballer (born 1984)

Obaidullah Aleem

Pakistani poet (1939–1998)

Obdulio Ávila Mayo

b. 1974

Mexican politician

Obdulio Varela

Uruguayan footballer (1917–1996)

Obi Ndefo

American actor (1972–2024)

Obie Trice

b. 1977

American rapper (born 1977)

Océane Dodin

b. 1996

French tennis player (born 1996)

Octave Crémazie

b. 1827

Octave Hamelin

b. 1856

French philosopher

Octave Lapize

French cyclist

Octave Uzanne

French writer, publisher, and journalist (1851-1931)

Octavia E. Butler

b. 1947

American science fiction writer (1947–2006)

Octavia Spencer

b. 1970

American actress (born 1970)

Octavian Goga

Romanian politician and poet (1881–1938)

Octavian Paler

Romanian writer and politician (1926–2007)

Octavio Brunetti

Argentine pianist

Octavio Getino

b. 1935

Argentine film director and writer (1935–2012)

Octavio Paz

Mexican writer, poet and diplomat (1914–1998)

Oda Nobunaga

Japanese samurai and warlord (1534–1582)