Leading Figures in History

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

58072 persons found

Uli Herzner

b. 1971

German fashion designer

Ulises Heureaux

President of the Dominican Republic (1845–1899)

Ulisse Aldrovandi

Italian naturalist (1522–1605)

Ulisse Dini

Italian mathematician and politician (1845–1918)

Ulla Jacobsson

b. 1929

Swedish actress (1929–1982)

Ulla Salzgeber

b. 1958

German equestrian

Ulla Schmidt

b. 1949

German politician (born 1949)

Ulla Tørnæs

b. 1962

Danish politician (born 1962)

Ülo Jõgi

Estonian freedom fighter and historian

Ülo Kaevats

b. 1947

Estonian statesman, academic, and philosopher

Ülo Õun

b. 1940

Estonian sculptor

Ülo Sooster

Estonian painter (1924–1970)

Ulric Cross

b. 1917

Trinidadian lawyer and diplomat (1917–2013)

Ulric II, Margrave of Carniola

Ulrich Beck

b. 1944

German sociologist (1944–2015)

Ulrich III of Carinthia

Ulrich III, Count of Württemberg

Count of Württemberg from 1325 to 1344

Ulrich Inderbinen

Swiss mountain climber and mountain guide (1900–2004)

Ulrich Maly

b. 1960

German politician (born 1960)

Ulrich of Augsburg

Bishop of Augsburg from 923 to 973

Ulrich Salchow

Swedish figure skater

Ulrich V, Count of Württemberg

Count of Württemberg (1413–1480)

Ulrich von Hutten

b. 1488

German scholar, poet and reformer (1488–1523)

Ulrich von Jungingen

26th Grand Master of the Teutonic Knights (1407–1410)