Leading Figures in History

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

58072 persons found

Urs Felber

Urs Wild

b. 1936

Swiss chemist (1936–2022)

Ursula Franklin

b. 1921

Canadian academic and activist (1921–2016)

Ursula Frayne

b. 1816

Irish nun (1816–1885)

Ursula K. Le Guin

b. 1929

American author (1929–2018)

Ursula Ledóchowska

b. 1865

Polish Roman Catholic nun and saint (1865–1939)

Ursula Plassnik

b. 1956

Austrian diplomat and politician

Ursula von der Leyen

b. 1958

President of the European Commission since 2019

Usain Bolt

b. 1986

Jamaican sprinter (born 1986)

Usama ibn Munqidh

b. 1095

Banu Munqidh poet and historian

Usha Prashar, Baroness Prashar

b. 1948

British politician

Usher (musician)

b. 1978

American singer (born 1978)

Usman Afzaal

b. 1977

English cricketer (born 1977)

Uta Frith

b. 1941

German developmental psychologist (born 1941)

Uta Hagen

b. 1919

American actress and teacher (1919–2004)

Uta Pippig

b. 1965

German long-distance runner

Uta Rohländer

b. 1969

German sprinter

Utah Phillips

b. 1935

American labor organizer, folk singer, and poet (1935–2008)

Utamish

Officer in the Abbasid Military

Uthman

3rd Rashidun caliph from 644 to 656

Utpal Dutt

Indian actor, director, playwright (1929–1993)

Uttam Kumar

b. 1926

Indian actor, director and producer (1926–1980)

Uwe Barth

b. 1964

German politician and member of the FDP (born 1964)

Uwe Bein

b. 1960

German footballer