Leading Figures in History

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

62247 persons found

Otto Schily

b. 1932

Federal Minister of the Interior of Germany from 1998 to 2005

Otto Schoetensack

b. 1850

German industrialist and professor of anthropology

Otto Skorzeny

b. 1908

Austrian Waffen-SS officer (1908–1975)

Otto Staudinger

b. 1830

German entomologist and a natural history dealer

Otto Steinböck

Austrian zoologist

Otto Stern

German–American physicist (1888–1969)

Otto Stuppacher

Austrian racing driver (1947–2001)

Otto the Great

Holy Roman Emperor from 962 to 973

Otto Tief

b. 1889

Estonian politician and lawyer (1889–1976)

Otto Toeplitz

b. 1881

German mathematician (1881–1940)

Otto V of Bavaria

Elector of Brandenburg from 1356 to 1373

Otto von Bismarck

Chancellor of Germany from 1871 to 1890

Otto von Bülow

b. 1911

German navy officer and world war II U-boat commander

Otto von Guericke

German scientist, inventor, and politician (1602-1686)

Otto Wagner

b. 1841

Austrian architect (1841–1918)

Otto Wahle

Austrian swimmer

Otto Warmbier

American imprisoned in North Korea (1994–2017)

Otto Weininger

Austrian philosopher (1880–1903)

Otto Wilhelm Masing

b. 1763

Estonian clergyman and linguist

Otto-William of Burgundy

Count of Burgundy (c. 958 – 1026)

Otto, Duke of Austria

b. 1301

Duke of Austria and Styria from 1330 to 1339

Otto, King of Bavaria

b. 1848

King of Bavaria from 1886 to 1913

Ottokar II of Bohemia

King of Bohemia from 1253 to 1278

Ottokar IV, Duke of Styria

Margrave (later Duke) of Styria from 1164 to 1192