Leading Figures in History

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

58072 persons found

Thomas Hughes

b. 1822

English author and politician (1822–1896)

Thomas Hunt Morgan

b. 1866

American biologist (1866–1945)

Thomas Hutchinson (governor)

American colonial official (1711–1780)

Thomas J. Bata

Canadian businessman (1914–2008)

Thomas J. Donohue

American business executive (1938–2024)

Thomas J. Higgins

b. 1831

Thomas J. Moyer

b. 1939

American judge

Thomas J. Watson

American businessman (1874–1956)

Thomas Jahn

b. 1965

German film and television director (born 1965)

Thomas Jefferson

Founding Father, U.S. president from 1801 to 1809

Thomas Jefferson (musician)

b. 1920

American jazz musician

Thomas John Barnardo

b. 1845

Philanthropist, founder and director of homes for poor children

Thomas Jones (American football)

b. 1978

American football player and actor (born 1978)

Thomas Joseph Byrnes

Australian politician

Thomas Kean

b. 1935

Governor of New Jersey from 1982 to 1990

Thomas Keating

American Cistercian monk and teacher of centering prayer

Thomas Keneally

b. 1935

Australian novelist (born 1935)

Thomas Kennedy (RAF officer)

b. 1928

Royal Air Force Air Chief Marshal (1928-2013)

Thomas Kidd (illustrator)

b. 1955

American illustrator (born 1955)

Thomas King (died 1725)

English Member of Parliament

Thomas Kingo

Danish bishop, poet, hymn-writer (1634–1703)

Thomas Klestil

President of Austria from 1992 to 2004

Thomas Kortegaard

b. 1984

Danish footballer (born 1984)

Thomas Kraft

b. 1988

German footballer