Leading Figures in History

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

58072 persons found

Ulrich Wegener

b. 1929

German police officer

Ulrick Chérubin

Canadian politician

Ulrika Eleonora of Denmark

Queen of Sweden from 1680 to 1693

Ulrika Jonsson

b. 1967

Swedish-British television presenter and model (born 1967)

Ulrike Maier

b. 1967

Austrian alpine skier (1967–1994)

Ulrike Meinhof

German left-wing militant, journalist and author (1934–1976)

Ulrike Tauber

b. 1958

East German swimmer

Ultimate Warrior

b. 1959

American professional wrestler and bodybuilder (1959–2014)

Ulubatlı Hasan

Turkish martyr (1428 – 1453)

Ulugh Beg

Timurid sultan, astronomer and mathematician (1394–1449)

Ulvi Cemal Erkin

Turkish composer (1906 - 1972)

Ulyana Barkova

Russian farm worker (1906–1991)

Ulysses Argetsinger

Ulysses Curtis

American football player (1926–2013)

Ulysses S. Grant

b. 1822

Civil War general, U.S. president from 1869 to 1877

Ulysses S. Grant III

b. 1881

American army officer and grandson of President Ulysses S. Grant (1881–1968)

Uma Bharti

b. 1959

15th Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh

Uma Thurman

b. 1970

American actress (born 1970)

Umar al-Aqta

Arab Emir of Malatya from the 830s to 863

Umaru Musa Yar'Adua

President of Nigeria from 2007 to 2010

Umashankar Joshi

b. 1911

Indian poet, scholar and writer (1911–1988)

Umberto Boccioni

b. 1882

Italian painter and sculptor (1882–1916)

Umberto Bossi

b. 1941

Italian politician (1941–2026)

Umberto Giordano

b. 1867

Italian opera composer