Leading Figures in History

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

39104 persons found

Carl Crawford

b. 1981

American baseball player (born 1981)

Carl Czerny

Austrian composer, teacher and pianist (1791–1857)

Carl Davis (music producer)

American record producer and music executive (1934–2012)

Carl Diem

b. 1882

German sports administrator (1882–1962)

Carl E. Moses

American politician

Carl Edwards

b. 1979

American racing driver (born 1979)

Carl Epting Mundy Jr.

b. 1935

United States Marine Corps general

Carl Erskine

American baseball player (1926–2024)

Carl F. W. Borgward

German engineer and designer and the creator of the Borgward group, based in Bremen

Carl Fogarty

b. 1965

English motorcycle racer (born 1965)

Carl Fredrik Pechlin

Swedish politician (1720–1796)

Carl Friedrich Abel

German composer (1723–1787)

Carl Friedrich Gauss

b. 1777

German scholar (1777–1855)

Carl Friedrich Goerdeler

b. 1884

German politician (1884–1945)

Carl Friedrich Philipp von Martius

b. 1794

German botanist (1794–1868)

Carl Friedrich von Weizsäcker

German physicist (1912–2007)

Carl Gardner

b. 1928

American singer (1928–2011)

Carl Gegenbaur

b. 1826

German anatomist (1826–1903)

Carl Greenidge

b. 1978

English cricketer

Carl Gustaf Ekeberg

b. 1716

Swedish explorer (1716–1784)

Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim

b. 1867

Finnish military leader and statesman (1867–1951)

Carl Gustaf Wrangel

Field Marshal of Sweden (1613–1676)

Carl H. Hermann

b. 1898

German physicist (1898–1961)

Carl Hagelin

b. 1988

Swedish ice hockey player (born 1988)