Leading Figures in History

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

58072 persons found

Thomas Chatterton

English medieval-style poet (1752–1770)

Thomas Chittenden

Vermont politician (1730–1797)

Thomas Cichon

b. 1976

German footballer

Thomas Clap

b. 1703

American academic and Congregational minister (1703–1767)

Thomas Clark (Long Beach)

b. 1926

American politician (1926–2020)

Thomas Clarkson

English abolitionist (1760–1846)

Thomas Clayton

American politician (1777–1854)

Thomas Clifford, 1st Baron Clifford of Chudleigh

b. 1630

English statesman

Thomas Clifford, 8th Baron Clifford

15th-century English noble

Thomas Cochran (judge)

Thomas Cook

English businessman (1808–1892)

Thomas Cooke (bishop)

Thomas Cooper (bishop)

British bishop (c.1517–1594)

Thomas Corneille

b. 1625

French lexicographer and dramatist (1625-1709)

Thomas Cranmer

b. 1489

Archbishop of Canterbury from 1533 to 1555

Thomas Crapper

b. 1836

British businessman, plumber (died 1910)

Thomas Cromwell

English statesman (1485–1540)

Thomas Cronan

b. 1885

American triple jumper

Thomas Crooks

Attempted assassin of Donald Trump (2003–2024)

Thomas Custer

American soldier and Medal of Honor recipient

Thomas Davis (Young Irelander)

Irish writer and activist

Thomas de Cantilupe

13th-century Bishop of Hereford and saint

Thomas de Littleton

English judge (c. 1407–1481)

Thomas de Mowbray, 4th Earl of Norfolk

English nobleman (1385–1405)