Leading Figures in History

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

39104 persons found

Carl Stokes

b. 1927

American politician

Carl Stotz

Founder of Little League Baseball (1910–1992)

Carl Theodor Schulz

Norwegian gardener

Carl Valentine

b. 1958

Soccer player (born 1958)

Carl Van Doren

American critic and biographer (1885–1950)

Carl Van Vechten

b. 1880

American writer and photographer (1880–1964)

Carl Veart

b. 1970

Australian soccer player

Carl Vilhelm Hartman

Swedish botanist and anthropologist (1862–1941)

Carl Vinson

American politician (1883–1981)

Carl von Linde

b. 1842

German engineer and scientist

Carl von Ossietzky

German journalist and pacifist (1889–1938)

Carl von Rokitansky

Austrian pathologist and philosopher (1804–1878)

Carl Wayne

b. 1943

English singer and actor (1943–2004)

Carl Wernicke

b. 1848

German physician and neuropathologist (1848–1905)

Carl Wilhelm Scheele

Swedish German chemist who discovered oxygen (1742–1786)

Carl Woese

b. 1928

American microbiologist (1928–2012)

Carl XVI Gustaf

b. 1946

King of Sweden since 1973

Carl Yastrzemski

b. 1939

American baseball player (born 1939)

Carla Gugino

b. 1971

American actress (born 1971)

Carla Lane

English television writer (1928–2016)

Carla Mazzuca Poggiolini

b. 1943

Italian journalist and politician

Carla Olson

b. 1952

American singer (born 1952)

Carle Vernet

b. 1758

French painter (1758–1836)

Carleton Carpenter

b. 1926

American actor (1926–2022)