Leading Figures in History

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

62247 persons found

Ottorino Respighi

Italian composer and musicologist (1879–1936)

Ōuchi Yoshitaka

16th-century daimyo in Japan

Ŏudong

Korean noblewoman (1442–1480)

Oumar Kondé

b. 1979

Swiss footballer (born 1979)

Ours-Pierre-Armand Petit-Dufrénoy

b. 1792

French geologist (1792–1857)

Ousmane Barry

b. 1991

Guinean footballer (born 1991)

Ousmane Dembélé

b. 1997

French footballer (born 1997)

Oussama Assaidi

b. 1988

Moroccan footballer (born 1988)

Ouyang Xiu

Chinese poet, historian and statesman (1007–1072)

Ovadia Yosef

b. 1920

Talmudic scholar, posek and Sephardi Chief Rabbi of Israel from 1973 to 1983

Ove Andersson

Swedish rally driver (1938–2008)

Ove Arup

b. 1895

Founder of Arup (1895–1988)

Ove Fundin

b. 1933

Swedish motorcycle speedway rider

Ovie Mughelli

b. 1980

American football player (born 1980)

Owain Doull

b. 1993

British road cyclist

Owais Shah

b. 1978

English cricketer (born 1978)

Owen Arthur

b. 1949

Prime Minister of Barbados from 1994 to 2008

Owen Bradley

b. 1915

American record producer (1915–1998)

Owen Chadwick

b. 1916

British historian and academic (1916–2015)

Owen Chamberlain

b. 1920

American physicist (1920–2006)

Owen Davidson

b. 1943

Australian tennis player (1943–2023)

Owen Hart

b. 1965

Canadian-American professional wrestler (1965–1999)

Owen Lattimore

American Orientalist and writer (1900–1989)

Owen Luder

b. 1928

British architect (1928–2021)