Leading Figures in History

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

58072 persons found

Theodore Roosevelt

b. 1858

President of the United States from 1901 to 1909

Theodore Roosevelt Jr.

American general and politician (1887–1944)

Theodore Schultz

b. 1902

American economist and Nobel Laureate (1902–1998)

Theodore Shapiro

b. 1971

American composer

Theodore Sizer (art historian)

American art historian (1892–1967)

Theodore Sturgeon

American speculative fiction writer (1918–1985)

Theodore Thomas (conductor)

b. 1835

German-American violinist, conductor and orchestrator (1835–1905)

Théodore Tuffier

French surgeon

Theodore von Kármán

Hungarian-American mathematician, aerospace engineer and physicist (1881–1963)

Theodore Whitmore

b. 1972

Jamaican footballer and manager (born 1972)

Theodoric the Great

King of Italy from 493 to 526

Theodoros Pangalos (politician)

b. 1938

Greek politician (1938–2023)

Theodoros Papaloukas

b. 1977

Greek basketball player

Theodoros Roussopoulos

b. 1963

Greek politician (born 1963)

Theodoros Vryzakis

b. 1814

Greek painter (1819–1878)

Theodoros Zagorakis

b. 1971

Greek politician and former footballer

Theodosius II

Eastern Roman emperor from 402 to 450

Theodosius Romanus

57th Patriarch of Syriac Orthodox Church of Antioch

Theodotus of Amida

Syriac Orthodox monk and bishop

Theofanis Gekas

b. 1980

Greek footballer (born 1980)

Theoni V. Aldredge

b. 1922

American costume designer (1922–2011)

Theophanu

Holy Roman Empress from 973 to 983

Théophile Abega

b. 1954

Cameroonian footballer and politician (1954-2012)

Théophile Gautier

b. 1811

French poet, dramatist and novelist (1811–1872)