Leading Figures in History

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

62247 persons found

Ossip Gabrilowitsch

Russian-American pianist and conductor (1878–1936)

Ostasio I da Polenta

Lord of Ravenna from 1322 until 1346

Östen Mäkitalo

Swedish electrical engineer (1938–2011)

Osvaldo Alonso

b. 1985

Cuban footballer (born 1985)

Osvaldo Ardiles

b. 1952

Argentine association football player and manager

Osvaldo Castro

b. 1948

Chilean footballer (born 1947)

Oswald Avery

b. 1877

Canadian-American physician

Oswald Boelcke

b. 1891

German World War I flying ace (1891–1916)

Oswald Chambers

b. 1874

Scottish baptist and evangelist

Oswald Myconius

Swiss theologian (1488–1552)

Oswald of Northumbria

King of Northumbria from 634 to 641/42; Christian saint

Oswald Spengler

German philosopher (1880–1936)

Oswald Teichmüller

b. 1913

German mathematician (1913–1943)

Oswald Veblen

b. 1880

American mathematician (1880–1960)

Oswald von Wolkenstein

German poet, composer and diplomat

Oswaldo Cruz

b. 1872

Brazilian physician and bacteriologist (1872–1917)

Oswaldo Ibarra

b. 1969

Ecuadorian footballer (born 1969)

Oswaldo Negri Jr.

b. 1964

Brazilian racing driver from São Paulo (born 1964)

Oswaldo Sánchez

b. 1973

Mexican footballer and sports commentator (born 1973)

Oswaldo Vigas

Venezuelan painter and muralist (1923–2014)

Oswine of Deira

English monarch and Christian saint (died 651)

Oswulf of Northumbria

8th-century Northumbrian monarch

Otakar Motejl

Czech lawyer and politician (1932–2010)

Ōtani Yoshitsugu

Japanese samurai (1558-1600)