Leading Figures in History

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

58072 persons found

Thomas Stanley, 1st Earl of Derby

English nobleman (1435–1504)

Thomas Steen

b. 1960

Swedish ice hockey player and coach

Thomas Strudwick

b. 2001

British motorcycle racer

Thomas Strunz

b. 1968

German footballer (born 1968)

Thomas Sturge Moore

British poet, author and artist

Thomas Sydenham

b. 1624

English physician (1624–1689)

Thomas Szasz

Hungarian-American psychiatrist and activist (1920–2012)

Thomas Talbot (Massachusetts politician)

b. 1818

American politician and textile businessman

Thomas Talbot (Upper Canada)

b. 1771

Canadian soldier and colonial administrator

Thomas Telford

b. 1757

Scottish civil engineer (1757–1834)

Thomas Tenison

b. 1636

Archbishop of Canterbury (1636–1715)

Thomas Tickell

English poet (1685–1740)

Thomas Tomkins

Welsh composer

Thomas Tresham (speaker)

English politician, soldier and administrator (died 1471)

Thomas Ulsrud

b. 1971

Norwegian curler and Olympic medalist (1971–2022)

Thomas Voeckler

b. 1979

French road racing cyclist

Thomas W. Cahill

American soccer administrator and coach

Thomas W. Knox

b. 1835

American writer and world traveler

Thomas W. Lamont

b. 1870

American banker (1870–1948)

Thomas Waddell

Australian politician (1854–1940)

Thomas Wake, 2nd Baron Wake of Liddell

14th-century English baron

Thomas Waldrom

b. 1983

England international rugby union player

Thomas Warton

18th-century English literary historian, critic, and poet

Thomas Wedgwood (photographer)

b. 1771

English photographer and inventor