Leading Figures in History

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

58072 persons found

Tom Cleverley

b. 1989

English association football player (born 1989)

Tom Cochrane

b. 1953

Canadian musician (born 1953)

Tom Cohen

b. 1953

American media and cultural theorist

Tom Cole (racing driver)

British-American racecar driver

Tom Colicchio

b. 1962

American celebrity chef (born 1962)

Tom Cora

b. 1953

American cellist and composer

Tom Cotton

b. 1977

American politician and veteran (born 1977)

Tom Coughlin

b. 1946

American football coach and executive (born 1946)

Tom Craddock

b. 1986

English footballer

Tom Crean (explorer)

b. 1877

Irish Antarctic explorer (1877–1938)

Tom Cribb

English bare-knuckle boxer (1781–1848)

Tom Cruise

b. 1962

American actor and film producer (born 1962)

Tom Cullen

b. 1985

British actor

Tom Daley

b. 1994

English diver (born 1994)

Tom Davies (footballer, born 1998)

b. 1998

English association football player

Tom Davis (comedian)

American screenwriter and comedian (1952-2012)

Tom Delaney (racing driver)

Tom Dolan (swimmer)

b. 1975

American swimmer (born 1975)

Tom Donahue (DJ)

b. 1928

American DJ

Tom Donnelly (rugby union)

b. 1981

New Zealand rugby union player and coach (born 1981)

Tom Dowd

b. 1925

American recording engineer and producer (1925–2002)

Tom Drake

b. 1918

American actor (1918–1982)

Tom Driberg

b. 1905

English journalist, politician and churchman (1905–1976)

Tom Dula

b. 1845

Confederate Army soldier (1844–1868)