Leading Figures in History

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

62247 persons found

Ödön Pártos

Hungarian-Israeli violist and composer

Ödön von Horváth

Austro-Hungarian playwright and novelist (1901–1938)

Odvar Nordli

b. 1927

Prime Minister of Norway from 1976 to 1981

Odysseas Androutsos

Greek military leader (c. 1788 – 1825)

Odysseas Elytis

b. 1911

Greek poet and art critic

Odysseas Vlachodimos

b. 1994

Greek footballer (born 1994)

Offa of Mercia

King of Mercia from 757 to 796

OG Anunoby

b. 1997

British basketball player (born 1997)

Ogata Kōrin

Japanese visual artist (1658–1716)

Ogden L. Mills

b. 1884

American politician (1884–1937)

Ogden Nash

American poet (1902–1971)

Ogden Reid

b. 1925

American politician (1925–2019)

Ögedei Khan

b. 1186

Khan of the Mongol Empire from 1229 to 1241

Ogie Alcasid

b. 1967

Filipino actor, comedian and singer-songwriter (born 1967)

Ogier Ghiselin de Busbecq

Flemish scholar and diplomat (1522–1592)

Oguchi Onyewu

b. 1982

American soccer player (born 1982)

Oğuz Abadan

b. 1950

Turkish musician (born 1950)

Oğuz Atay

b. 1934

Turkish novelist (1934–1977)

Ogyen Trinley Dorje

b. 1985

Tibetan Lama

Oh Beom-seok

b. 1984

South Korean footballer (born 1984)

Oh Hye-ri

b. 1988

South Korean taekwondo athlete (born 1988)

Oil Can Boyd

b. 1959

American baseball player (born 1959)

Ojārs Vācietis

b. 1933

Latvian writer and poet

Okada Izō

Japanese samurai (1838–1865)