Leading Figures in History

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

58072 persons found

Tendai Mtawarira

b. 1985

Zimbabwean-born rugby union player

Tengku Sulaiman Shah

b. 1950

Malaysian royal (born 1950)

Tenley Albright

b. 1935

American figure skater (born 1935)

Tennessee Ernie Ford

American singer and TV personality (1919–1991)

Tenzin Delek Rinpoche

Tenzing Norgay

Nepalese-Indian mountaineer (1914–1986)

Teo Gheorghiu

b. 1992

Swiss-Canadian pianist and actor (born 1992)

Teoctist Arăpașu

Patriarch of Romania from 1986 to 2007

Teodor Ussisoo

Estonian interior architect

Teodoro Fernández

b. 1913

Peruvian footballer (1913–1996)

Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo

b. 1942

Dictator of Equatorial Guinea since 1979

Teófilo Gutiérrez

b. 1985

Colombian footballer (born 1985)

Teófilo Stevenson

Cuban amateur boxer (1952–2012)

Teofisto Guingona Jr.

b. 1928

Vice President of the Philippines from 2001 to 2004

Teoscar Hernández

b. 1992

Dominican baseball player (born 1992)

Tepai Moeroa

b. 1995

Cook Islands international rugby league & union footballer

Tera de Marez Oyens

b. 1932

Dutch composer

Terance Mann

b. 1996

American basketball player (born 1996)

Terence Bayler

New Zealand actor (1930–2016)

Terence Conran

b. 1931

British restaurateur and designer (1931–2020)

Terence Cooke

Catholic cardinal (1921–1983)

Terence Davies

English filmmaker (1945–2023)

Terence Donovan (actor)

b. 1942

Australian actor (1935–2026)

Terence Donovan (photographer)

b. 1936

English photographer (1936–1996)