Leading Figures in History

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

62243 persons found

Pyrrhus of Epirus

b. 319 BC

King of Epirus from 297 to 272 BC

Pyrros Dimas

b. 1971

Greek politician and former weightlifter

Qahtaba ibn Shabib al-Ta'i

Abbasid general (died 749)

Qalawun

Mamluk Sultan of Egypt and Syria (r. 1279–1290)

Qassem Al-Nasser

Qatr al-Nada

Wife of Abbasid caliph Al-Mu'tadid (died 900)

Qemal Stafa

Hero of Albania (1920–1942)

Qi Jiguang

b. 1528

Chinese general and writer (1528–1588)

Qian Chu

King of Wuyue from 948 to 978

Qian Hongzun

Qian Hongzuo

King of Wuyue from 941 to 947

Qian Kuan

Father of warlord Qian Liu (c. 835-895)

Qian Liu

King of Wuyue from 907 to 932

Qian Weijun

b. 955

Chinese king of Wuyue (955–981)

Qian Xuesen

Chinese rocket scientist (1911–2009)

Qianlong Emperor

b. 1711

Emperor of China from 1735 to 1796

Qiao Shi

Former Politburo Standing Committee member of the Chinese Communist Party

Qiao Xuan

Han dynasty official and general (110-184)

Qin Shi Huang

Emperor of China from 221 to 210 BC

Qirwash ibn al-Muqallad

Emir of Mosul

Qiu Chuji

Taoist master (1148–1227)

Quadeca

b. 2000

American rapper, producer, and YouTuber (born 2000)

Quang Trung

2nd emperor of the Tây Sơn dynasty of Vietnam (r. 1788–92)

Quanitra Hollingsworth

b. 1988

American-Turkish basketball player (born 1988)