Leading Figures in History

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

58072 persons found

Thomas Kretschmann

b. 1962

German actor (born 1962)

Thomas Kuhn

American philosopher (1922–1996)

Thomas Kyd

16th-century English dramatist

Thomas L. Clingman

b. 1812

American politician and officer (1812 – 1897)

Thomas L. Friedman

b. 1953

American journalist and author (born 1953)

Thomas la Warr, 5th Baron De La Warr

English nobleman

Thomas Lake

English politician

Thomas Lennon

b. 1970

American comedian, actor, and screenwriter (born 1970)

Thomas Leuluai

b. 1985

New Zealand international rugby league footballer

Thomas Lewis (Virginia politician)

b. 1718

American politician

Thomas Ligotti

b. 1953

American horror author

Thomas Linacre

English humanist scholar and physician (c.1460–1524)

Thomas Linley the younger

English composer and violinist (1756–1778)

Thomas Love Peacock

b. 1785

English novelist and poet (1785-1866)

Thomas Lovell Beddoes

b. 1803

English poet, dramatist and physician (1803–1849)

Thomas Lowndes (astronomer)

Thomas Lucy

b. 1532

Politician and magistrate in 16th-century England

Thomas Lupo the elder

b. 1571

English composer and viol player (1571–1627)

Thomas Lynch Jr.

b. 1749

Founding Father, signed U.S. Declaration of Independence (1749–1779)

Thomas M. Disch

American sci-fi writer and poet (1940–2008)

Thomas M. Franck

Thomas MacDonagh

Irish revolutionary (1878–1916)

Thomas Macnamara Russell

Royal Navy Vice-Admiral (died 1824)

Thomas Mann

b. 1875

German novelist (1875–1955)