Leading Figures in History

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

58072 persons found

Thomas Harte (Irish republican)

Thomas Häßler

b. 1966

German footballer (born 1966)

Thomas Hawksley

b. 1807

English civil engineer (1807–1893)

Thomas Hazlehurst (chapel builder)

b. 1816

Thomas Hearne (antiquarian)

English antiquary and historian

Thomas Hearns

b. 1958

American boxer (born 1958)

Thomas Henry Burke (civil servant)

Irish civil servant (1829–1882)

Thomas Henry Huxley

b. 1825

English biologist (1825–1895)

Thomas Henry Tracy

b. 1848

Canadian architect (1848–1925)

Thomas Herbst (footballer)

b. 1962

German footballer and manager

Thomas Herrion

American football player (1981–2005)

Thomas Heyward Jr.

b. 1746

American Founding Father (1746–1809)

Thomas Hicks (tennis)

Australian tennis player

Thomas Hill (American painter)

American landscape painter

Thomas Holland, 2nd Earl of Kent

English nobleman (1350–1397)

Thomas Hollway

Australian politician (1906–1971)

Thomas Hooker

b. 1586

English religious and colonial leader (1586–1647)

Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet

American educator (1787–1851)

Thomas Howard, 14th Earl of Arundel

b. 1585

English magistrate, diplomat and courtier (1585–1646)

Thomas Howard, 1st Earl of Suffolk

English sailor, politician, and courtier (1561–1626)

Thomas Howard, 2nd Duke of Norfolk

English nobleman and statesman (1443–1524)

Thomas Howard, 3rd Duke of Norfolk

English politician and military officer (1473–1554)

Thomas Howard, 4th Duke of Norfolk

English politician and nobleman (1536 or 1538–1572)

Thomas Huckle Weller

b. 1915

American virologist