Leading Figures in History

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

39104 persons found

Carloman (mayor of the palace)

8th-century Frankish ruler

Carloman I

b. 751

King of the Franks (r. 768–771) of the Carolingian dynasty

Carlos Alazraqui

b. 1962

American actor (born 1962)

Carlos Alberto Torres

b. 1944

Brazilian footballer and manager (1944–2016)

Carlos Alcaraz

b. 2003

Spanish tennis player (born 2003)

Carlos Arroyo

b. 1979

Puerto Rican basketball player (born 1979)

Carlos Beltrán

b. 1977

Puerto Rican baseball player (born 1977)

Carlos Bianchi

b. 1949

Argentine football player and manager

Carlos Bocanegra

b. 1979

American soccer player (born 1979)

Carlos Brilhante Ustra

b. 1932

Brazilian colonel and chief of torture during the military dictatorship

Carlos Castaneda

American anthropologist (1925–1998)

Carlos Castillo Armas

President of Guatemala from 1954 to 1957

Carlos Caszely

b. 1950

Chilean footballer (born 1950)

Carlos Cavazo

b. 1957

American guitarist (born 1957)

Carlos Chagas

b. 1879

Brazilian doctor and scientist (1879–1934)

Carlos Chávez

b. 1899

Mexican composer (1899–1978)

Carlos Colón

b. 1948

Puerto Rican professional wrestler and promoter (born 1948)

Carlos Cruz-Diez

b. 1923

Venezuelan artist (1923–2019)

Carlos Cuéllar

b. 1981

Spanish footballer (born 1981)

Carlos de Oliveira

Portuguese poet and novelist (1921 - 1981)

Carlos Delfino

b. 1982

Argentine basketball player (born 1982)

Carlos Delgado

b. 1972

Puerto Rican baseball player (born 1972)

Carlos Deltour

French rower (1864–1920)

Carlos Dengler

b. 1974

American actor and musician