Leading Figures in History

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

58072 persons found

Theodore Bikel

b. 1924

Austrian-American actor and folk musician (1924–2015)

Théodore Botrel

b. 1868

French singer-songwriter, poet and playwright

Théodore de Mayerne

b. 1573

Genevan-born physician (1573–1655)

Theodore Dreiser

b. 1871

American novelist and journalist (1871–1945)

Théodore Dubois

French composer and organist (1837–1924)

Théodore Géricault

b. 1791

French painter (1791–1824)

Theodore H. White

b. 1915

American historian and author (1915–1986)

Theodore Haak

b. 1605

German scholar

Theodore Hesburgh

b. 1917

American Catholic priest and 15th president of Notre Dame

Theodore Hook

English writer

Theodore I, Marquis of Montferrat

Greek ruler of Italian polity (c. 1290–1338)

Theodore II Laskaris

Emperor of Nicaea from 1254 to 1258

Theodore Long

b. 1947

American wrestling manager and former referee

Theodore Maiman

American physicist (1927–2007)

Theodore Marier

b. 1912

American classical composer

Theodore McCarrick

b. 1930

American Catholic prelate (1930–2025)

Théodore Monbeig

b. 1875

French Catholic missionary and botanist

Theodore of Sykeon

Anatolian saint (6/7th century)

Theodore of Tarsus

Archbishop of Canterbury from 668 to 690, Christian saint

Theodore Olson

b. 1940

American lawyer (1940–2024)

Theodore Payne

b. 1872

Théodore Pilette

Belgian racing driver (1883–1921)

Theodore Robinson

b. 1852

American painter (1852–1896)

Theodore Roethke

b. 1908

American poet (1908–1963)