Leading Figures in History

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

58072 persons found

U Nu

b. 1907

1st Prime Minister of Burma

U Razak

Burmese politician

U Saw

Burmese politician

U. R. Ananthamurthy

Indian Kannada-language writer and critic (1932-2014)

Uaxaclajuun Ubʼaah Kʼawiil

Ajaw

Ubaldo Fillol

b. 1950

Argentine footballer

Ubayd Allah ibn Yahya ibn Khaqan

9th-century Abbasid vizier and court official

Uberto Pasolini

b. 1957

Italian film producer and director

Uchaʼan Kʼin Bʼalam

Ajaw

Uche Okechukwu

b. 1967

Nigerian footballer (born 1967)

Udai Singh II

b. 1522

Founder of Udaipur and Maharana of Mewar from 1540 to 1572

Uday Hussein

b. 1964

Iraqi politician and son of Saddam Hussein (1964–2003)

Uday Shankar

Indian dancer, choreographer, actor

Udham Singh

Indian revolutionary (1899–1940)

Udo Jürgens

b. 1934

Austrian singer and composer (1934–2014)

Udo Kier

b. 1944

German actor (1944–2025)

Udo Lindenberg

b. 1946

German musician and composer (born 1946)

Udo Schwarz

b. 1986

German rugby union player

Udonis Haslem

b. 1980

American basketball player (born 1980)

Udumalai Narayana Kavi

b. 1899

Indian poet (1899–1981)

Ueli Kestenholz

b. 1975

Swiss snowboarder (1975–2026)

Ueli Steck

b. 1976

Swiss mountaineer and rock climber (1976–2017)

Uesugi Kenshin

Japanese daimyo (1530–1578)

Uffe Ellemann-Jensen

Danish politician (1941–2022)