Leading Figures in History

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

62247 persons found

Otl Aicher

b. 1922

German graphic designer and typographer

Otmar Freiherr von Verschuer

b. 1896

German biologist, National Socialist, and geneticist (1896–1969)

Otmar Gutmann

Television producer, animator and director

Otmar Hasler

b. 1953

Prime Minister of Liechtenstein from 2001 to 2009

Ōtomo no Otomaro

Ōtomo no Tabito

Japanese poet

Ott Arder

Estonian writer

Ott Tänak

b. 1987

Estonian rally driver (born 1987)

Ottaviano Petrucci

Italian printer

Ottavio Bottecchia

Italian cyclist

Ottavio Missoni

Founder of Missoni

Ottavio Piccolomini

Italian nobleman, army general of Spain and the Holy Roman Empire (1599–1656)

Ottavio Quattrocchi

Italian businessman (1938–2013)

Ottmar Mergenthaler

German-American inventor (1854–1899)

Ottmar Walter

German footballer (1924–2013)

Otto Addo

b. 1975

Ghanaian football manager, scout and former player (born 1975)

Otto Bauer

Austrian socialist politician (1881–1938)

Otto Binder

b. 1911

American writer (1911–1974)

Ottó Bláthy

b. 1860

Hungarian electrical engineer (1860-1939)

Otto Blumenthal

b. 1876

German-Jewish mathematician (1876–1944)

Otto Bradfisch

b. 1903

German economist, jurist, and SS officier (1903–1994)

Otto Buchsbaum

Austrian-born Brazilian activist

Otto Carius

b. 1922

German tank commander

Otto Djaya

b. 1916

Indonesian painter (1916–2002)