Leading Figures in History

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

39104 persons found

Carl Mydans

b. 1907

American photographer

Carl Nägeli

Swiss botanist (1817–1891)

Carl Nielsen

b. 1865

Danish composer (1865–1931)

Carl Orff

b. 1895

German composer (1895–1982)

Carl Panzram

b. 1892

American serial killer (1891–1930)

Carl Peter Thunberg

Swedish naturalist (1743–1828)

Carl Rackemann

b. 1960

Australian cricketer (born 1960)

Carl Radle

American bassist (1942–1980)

Carl Reinecke

b. 1824

German composer, conductor and pianist (1824–1910)

Carl Reiner

American actor (1922–2020)

Carl Richard Nyberg

b. 1858

Swedish inventor and industrialist

Carl Ritter

b. 1779

German geographer (1779–1859)

Carl Robert Jakobson

b. 1841

Estonian writer and politician (1841–1882)

Carl Rungius

b. 1869

German-American wildlife painter (1869–1959)

Carl Sandburg

American writer and editor (1878–1967)

Carl Sanders

b. 1925

American lawyer and politician (1925–2014)

Carl Schmidt (chemist)

b. 1822

Baltic German chemist (1822–1894)

Carl Schmitt

b. 1888

German jurist and political theorist (1888–1985)

Carl Schuhmann

b. 1869

German athlete (1869–1946)

Carl Schuricht

b. 1880

German conductor (1880–1967)

Carl Schurz

US Secretary of the Interior, Senator, German revolutionary (1829–1906)

Carl Spaatz

b. 1891

United States Air Force general (1891–1974)

Carl Spitteler

b. 1845

Swiss writer (1845–1924)

Carl Stamitz

b. 1745

German composer (1745–1801)