Leading Figures in History

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

58072 persons found

Unryū Kyūkichi

Japanese sumo wrestler

Unto Mononen

b. 1930

Musical artist

Upendra (actor)

b. 1968

Indian actor and filmmaker (born 1968)

Upendrakishore Ray Chowdhury

b. 1863

Bengali writer and illustrator

Upton Sinclair

b. 1878

American writer (1878–1968)

Ura Kazuki

b. 1992

Japanese sumo wrestler (born 1992)

Urania Marquard Olsen

Danish-Norwegian actress and theatre director (1856–1932)

Urbain Grandier

French Catholic priest convicted of witchcraft and burned at the stake in 1634

Urbain Le Verrier

French astronomer and mathematician (1811–1877)

Urban Meyer

b. 1964

American football coach (born 1964)

Urby Emanuelson

b. 1986

Dutch footballer (born 1986)

Urho Kekkonen

President of Finland from 1956 to 1982

Uri Avnery

Israeli politician, journalist and author (1923–2018)

Uri Zvi Greenberg

Israeli poet and politician (1896–1981)

Uriah Rennie

British football referee (1959–2025)

Urian Oakes

English-born American minister and educator

Urie Bronfenbrenner

American psychologist

Uriel Jones

b. 1934

American drummer (1934–2009)

Urmas Alender

Estonian singer and musician (1953–1994)

Urmas Hepner

b. 1964

Estonian footballer

Urmas Ott

b. 1955

Estonian journalist

Urmas Reinsalu

b. 1975

Estonian politician (born 1975)

Urmas Rooba

b. 1978

Estonian footballer (born 1978)

Urmas Tartes

b. 1963

Estonian biologist and photographer