Leading Figures in History

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

39104 persons found

Cara Dillon

b. 1975

Irish folk singer (born 1975)

Cara Williams

b. 1925

American actress (1925–2021)

Caravaggio

Italian painter (1571–1610)

Cardinal Mazarin

b. 1602

Italian clergyman and politician (1602–1661)

Carequinha

b. 1915

Brazilian clown and actor (1915–2006)

Carey Hart

b. 1975

American freestyle motocross, motorcycle and off-road truck racer

Carey Mulligan

b. 1985

English actress (born 1985)

Carey Price

b. 1987

Canadian ice hockey player (born 1987)

Carin Bakkum

b. 1962

Dutch tennis player

Carin Mannheimer

Swedish author, dramatist and director (1934–2014)

Caris LeVert

b. 1994

American basketball player (born 1994)

Carl Albert

b. 1908

American lawyer and politician (1908–2000)

Carl Amery

German writer and environmental activist

Carl Arnold Kortum

b. 1745

German physician and writer (1745–1824)

Carl Banks

b. 1962

American football player (born 1962)

Carl Barks

American cartoonist (1901–2000)

Carl Bildt

b. 1949

Swedish politician and diplomat (born 1949)

Carl Bloch

b. 1834

Danish painter (1834–1890)

Carl Bosch

German chemist and engineer (1874–1940)

Carl Brewer (ice hockey)

Canadian ice hockey player (1938–2001)

Carl Burgos

b. 1916

American cartoonist

Carl Carl

Polish actor and theatre director

Carl Clauberg

German gynaecologist and Auschwitz experimenter

Carl Cox

b. 1962

British DJ (born 1962)