Leading Figures in History

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

62247 persons found

Oliver Ellsworth

b. 1745

Chief Justice of the United States from 1796 to 1800

Oliver Evans

b. 1755

American inventor

Oliver Gillie

British journalist and scientist (1937–2021)

Oliver Goldsmith

b. 1728

Anglo-Irish writer (1728–1774)

Oliver Hardy

American actor (1892–1957)

Oliver Hazard Perry

b. 1785

United States Navy officer (1785–1819)

Oliver Heaviside

b. 1850

British mathematician and electrical engineer (1850–1925)

Oliver Hudson

b. 1976

American actor

Oliver Jackson-Cohen

b. 1986

English actor (born 1986)

Oliver Kahn

b. 1969

German footballer (born 1969)

Oliver Kirk

b. 1884

American boxer (1884–1960)

Oliver La Farge

American novelist and anthropologist (1901–1963)

Oliver Lake

b. 1942

American jazz musician, composer, poet, and artist (born 1942)

Oliver Law

American labor organizer (1900–1937)

Oliver Leese

b. 1894

British Army general (1894–1978)

Oliver Letwin

b. 1956

British Independent politician

Oliver Lodge

b. 1851

English physicist and electrical engineer (1851–1940)

Oliver Loving

Cattle rancher and pioneer of the cattle drive (1812–1867)

Oliver Mowat

Canadian lawyer and Father of Confederation (1820–1903)

Oliver Napier

b. 1935

British politician

Oliver Nelson

b. 1932

American composer and bandleader (1932–1975)

Oliver Neuville

b. 1973

German footballer (born 1973)

Oliver North

b. 1943

American military figure (born 1943)

Oliver Peake

b. 2006

Australian cricketer (born 2006)