Leading Figures in History

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

58072 persons found

Tom McKeown (poet)

b. 1937

American poet and educator (born 1937)

Tom Meents

b. 1967

American monster truck driver

Tom Mees

b. 1949

American sportscaster

Tom Merritt

b. 1970

American journalist

Tom Meschery

b. 1938

American basketball player-coach (born 1938)

Tom Misteli

b. 1966

Tom Mix

American film actor (1880–1940)

Tom Moody

b. 1965

Australian cricketer

Tom Morello

b. 1964

American guitarist and singer-songwriter

Tom Morris (journalist)

b. 1990

Australian sports journalist

Tom Mulcair

b. 1954

Canadian politician and former leader of the Opposition (born 1954)

Tom Murton

American activist

Tom Niedenfuer

b. 1959

American baseball player (born 1959)

Tom Nieto

b. 1960

American baseball player (1960–2026)

Tom Norman

b. 1860

19th and 20th-century English businessman and showman (1860 – 1930)

Tom O'Connor (comedian)

British entertainer (1939–2021)

Tom O'Rourke (boxing manager)

b. 1856

American boxer

Tom of Finland

b. 1920

Finnish artist (1920–1991)

Tom Oliver

b. 1938

British-born Australian television, film and theatre actor (born 1938)

Tom Onslow-Cole

b. 1987

British racing driver (born 1987)

Tom Opacic

b. 1994

Australian rugby league footballer

Tom Pappas

b. 1976

American track & field decathlete (born 1976)

Tom Patey

Scottish mountain climber (1932–1970)

Tom Pendry

b. 1934

British politician (1934–2023)