Leading Figures in History

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

62243 persons found

Pope Gregory IX

Head of the Catholic Church from 1227 to 1241

Pope Gregory VII

Head of the Catholic Church from 1073 to 1085

Pope Gregory XII

Head of the Catholic Church from 1406 to 1415

Pope Gregory XIV

Head of the Catholic Church from 1590 to 1591

Pope Gregory XV

Head of the Catholic Church from 1621 to 1623

Pope Gregory XVI

Head of the Catholic Church from 1831 to 1846

Pope Honorius I

Head of the Catholic Church from 625 to 638

Pope Hormisdas

Head of the Catholic Church from 514 to 523

Pope Innocent II

Head of the Catholic Church from 1130 to 1143

Pope Innocent III

Head of the Catholic Church from 1198 to 1216

Pope Innocent IX

b. 1519

Head of the Catholic Church in 1591

Pope Innocent V

Head of the Catholic Church in 1276

Pope Innocent VI

Head of the Catholic Church from 1352 to 1362

Pope Innocent VII

Head of the Catholic Church from 1404 to 1406

Pope Innocent VIII

Head of the Catholic Church from 1484 to 1492

Pope Innocent X

b. 1574

Head of the Catholic Church from 1644 to 1655

Pope Innocent XI

b. 1611

17th-century head of the Catholic Church

Pope Innocent XII

Head of the Catholic Church from 1691 to 1700

Pope John I

Head of the Catholic Church from 523 to 526

Pope John II

Head of the Catholic Church from 533 to 535

Pope John III

Head of the Catholic Church from 561 to 574

Pope John IV

Head of the Catholic Church from 640 to 642

Pope John Paul I

Head of the Catholic Church in 1978

Pope John Paul II

b. 1920

Head of the Catholic Church from 1978 to 2005