Leading Figures in History

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

58072 persons found

Tom Wolfe

American author and journalist (1930–2018)

Tom Woods

b. 1972

American academic (born 1972)

Tom Wopat

b. 1951

American actor and singer

Toma Ikuta

b. 1984

Japanese actor (born 1984)

Toma Zdravković

Serbian singer (1938–1991)

Tomás Balduino

Brazilian Roman Catholic Bishop (1922–2014)

Tomáš Berdych

b. 1985

Czech tennis player (born 1985)

Tomás Borge

Nicaraguan revolutionary and politician

Tomás Burgos

Chilean philanthropist

Tomás de Iriarte

b. 1750

18th-century Spanish writer and fabulist

Tomás de Torquemada

Grand Inquisitor of Spain (1420–1498)

Tomás Eloy Martínez

b. 1934

Argentine journalist and writer (1934 – 2010)

Tomáš Enge

b. 1976

Czech racing driver (born 1976)

Tomas Evjen

Norwegian film creator (1972–2012)

Tomáš Fleischmann

b. 1984

Czech ice hockey player (born 1984)

Tomás Garrido Canabal

b. 1891

Mexican politician

Tomáš Halík

b. 1948

Czech Catholic priest, philosopher, and theologian (born 1948)

Tomáš Janovic

b. 1937

Slovak writer (1937–2023)

Tomáš Kalas

b. 1993

Czech footballer (born 1993)

Tomás Luis de Victoria

Spanish composer (c. 1548 – 1611)

Tomás Marco

b. 1942

Spanish composer (born 1942)

Tomáš Masaryk

Founding father of Czechoslovakia (1850–1937)

Tomáš Nosek

b. 1992

Czech ice hockey player (born 1992)

Tomáš Rosický

b. 1980

Czech footballer (born 1980)