Leading Figures in History

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

58072 persons found

Thomas Allen (baritone)

b. 1944

English operatic baritone (born 1944)

Thomas Anstey Guthrie

b. 1856

English author (1856–1934)

Thomas Armat

b. 1866

American mechanic and inventor (1866–1948)

Thomas Ashe

Irish revolutionary and politician (1885–1917)

Thomas Audley, 1st Baron Audley of Walden

English politician (1488–1544)

Thomas Aufield

English Roman Catholic priest and martyr

Thomas B. Costain

b. 1885

Canadian writer (1885–1965)

Thomas B. Thrige

b. 1866

Danish entrepreneur, industrialist and businessman

Thomas Babington Macaulay

b. 1800

British historian and politician (1800–1859)

Thomas Baker (antiquarian)

English antiquarian (1656–1740)

Thomas Bartholin

b. 1616

Danish physician, mathematician and theologian (1616–1680)

Thomas Bastard

Thomas Baumer

b. 1960

Swiss psychologist (born 1960)

Thomas Bavin

b. 1874

Australian politician

Thomas Beecham

b. 1879

British conductor and impresario (1879–1961)

Thomas Benson (American football)

b. 1961

American football player (born 1961)

Thomas Bent

Australian politician (1838–1909)

Thomas Berger

American writer (1924–2014)

Thomas Betterton

17th-century English actor

Thomas Blackwell (scholar)

b. 1701

Scottish academic (1701-1757)

Thomas Bladen Capel

b. 1776

Royal Navy officer (1776–1853)

Thomas Blanchard (inventor)

b. 1788

American inventor

Thomas Blondeau

b. 1978

Belgian writer, poet and journalist

Thomas Blood

Anglo-Irish army officer (1618–1680)