Leading Figures in History

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

62247 persons found

Ole Danbolt Mjøs

Norwegian physician and politician

Ole Evinrude

b. 1877

American inventor

Ole K. Sara

b. 1936

Norwegian politician

Ole Rømer

Danish astronomer (1644–1710)

Ole Worm

b. 1588

Danish scientist (1588–1654)

Ole-Johan Dahl

b. 1931

Norwegian computer scientist

Oleg Blokhin

b. 1952

Ukrainian footballer and manager

Oleg Gordievsky

b. 1938

KGB colonel and double agent (1938–2025)

Oleg Lobov

b. 1937

Russian politician

Oleg Makarov (cosmonaut)

Soviet engineer and cosmonaut (1933–2003)

Oleg Medvedev

b. 1985

Russian luger (born 1985)

Oleg Menshikov

b. 1960

Russian actor, theater director and singer (born 1960)

Oleg Penkovsky

b. 1919

British spy in the USSR (1919–1963)

Oleg Salenko

b. 1969

Ukrainian-Russian footballer

Oleg Serebrian

b. 1969

Moldovan diplomat and politician (born 1969)

Oleg Tverdovsky

b. 1976

Russian ice hockey player (born 1976)

Oleh Babaiev

Ukrainian politician and businessman (1965–2014)

Oleh Luzhnyi

b. 1968

Ukrainian retired footballer (born 1968)

Oleksandr Isakov

b. 1989

Ukrainian swimmer

Oleksandr Korpan

b. 1994

Ukrainian military pilot (1994–2022)

Oleksandr Pomazun

b. 1971

Russian-Ukrainian footballer

Oleksiy Kasyanov

b. 1985

Ukrainian decathlete

Olena Zhupiyeva-Vyazova

b. 1960

Ukrainian track and field athlete

Olene Walker

b. 1930

American politician (1930–2015)