Leading Figures in History

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

58072 persons found

Thomas Fincke

Danish mathematician and physicist (1561–1656)

Thomas Fitzalan, 5th Earl of Arundel

b. 1381

English noble who took part in the deposition of Richard II

Thomas Flamank

Cornish lawyer and rebel

Thomas Flegler

b. 1999

Australia international rugby league footballer

Thomas Fleming (judge)

English politician and lawyer

Thomas Francis Meagher

Irish nationalist and American Union army officer (1823–1867)

Thomas Fuller

English churchman and historian (1608–1661)

Thomas Gabriel Fischer

b. 1963

Swiss musician

Thomas Gainsborough

b. 1727

English painter (1727–1788)

Thomas Gambino

Italian-American mobster (1929–2023)

Thomas George Bonney

b. 1833

English geologist

Thomas Gibson

b. 1962

American actor and director (born 1962)

Thomas Gold

b. 1920

Austrian astrophysicist (1920–2004)

Thomas Gomez

American actor (1905–1971)

Thomas Graham Brown

Scottish mountaineer and physiologist (1882–1965)

Thomas Gray

English poet and classical scholar (1716–1771)

Thomas Green Clemson

b. 1807

American politician and statesman (1807–1888)

Thomas Grey (conspirator)

English nobleman and conspirator in the Southampton Plot (1415)

Thomas Grey, 1st Marquess of Dorset

English nobleman and courtier (1455–1501)

Thomas Grey, 2nd Marquess of Dorset

b. 1477

English peer, courtier, soldier and landowner (1477–1530)

Thomas Haden Church

b. 1960

American actor (born 1960)

Thomas Hansen (musician)

Norwegian alternative country musician

Thomas Hardy

b. 1840

English novelist and poet (1840–1928)

Thomas Harriot

English astronomer, mathematician, ethnographer and translator