Leading Figures in History

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

58072 persons found

Umberto Guidoni

b. 1954

Italian astronaut and politician (born 1954)

Umberto I of Italy

King of Italy from 1878 to 1900

Umberto II of Italy

b. 1904

King of Italy in 1946

Umberto Lenzi

Italian director and writer (1931–2017)

Umegatani Tōtarō I

Japanese sumo wrestler

Umegatani Tōtarō II

Japanese sumo wrestler

Ümit Besen

b. 1956

Turkish musical artist (born 1956)

Ümit Davala

b. 1973

Turkish footballer and coach

Ümit Karan

b. 1976

Turkish footballer and manager

Ümit Özat

b. 1976

Turkish footballer and manager

Una Healy

b. 1981

Irish singer (born 1981)

Una O'Connor (actress)

b. 1880

Irish-American actress (1880–1959)

Una Raymond-Hoey

b. 1996

Irish cricketer (born 1996)

Una Stubbs

b. 1937

British actress, television personality, and dancer (1937–2021)

Unai Simón

b. 1997

Spanish footballer (born 1997)

Uncle Charlie Osborne

American musician

Uncle Dave Macon

b. 1870

American musician (1870–1952)

Uncle Kracker

b. 1974

American musician (born 1974)

Unita Blackwell

American civil rights activist (1933–2019)

United Airlines Flight 232

1989 aviation accident in Iowa

Unity Dow

b. 1959

Motswana politician, writer, and human rights activist (born 1959)

Unni (bishop)

German archbishop

Uno Laht

b. 1924

Estonian writer and poet

Uno Lamm

b. 1904

Swedish electrical engineer and inventor