Leading Figures in History

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

58072 persons found

Uwe Bialon

b. 1963

German footballer and manager

Uwe Boll

b. 1965

German filmmaker (born 1965)

Uwe Foullong

b. 1957

German politician (born 1957)

Uwe Kliemann

b. 1949

German footballer and coach

Uwe Krupp

b. 1965

German ice hockey player (born 1965)

Uwe Nettelbeck

b. 1940

German record producer, journalist and film critic (1940–2007)

Uwe Rapolder

b. 1958

German footballer

Uzay Heparı

Musical artist

Üzeyir Garih

Jewish Turkish engineer, businessman, writer and investor (1929-2001)

Uzeyir Hajibeyov

b. 1885

Azerbaijani composer and musicologist (1885–1948)

Uzi Hitman

b. 1952

Israeli singer-songwriter (1952–2004)

Uziah Thompson

Jamaican musician (1936–2014)

Uziel Gal

Israeli firearm designer (1923–2002)

V. B. Chandrasekhar

b. 1961

Indian cricketer (1961–2019)

V. C. Andrews

b. 1923

American novelist (1923–1986)

V. Dharmalingam

20th-century Sri Lankan Tamil politician

V. K. Krishna Menon

b. 1896

Former Indian Defence Minister

V. K. R. V. Rao

b. 1908

Indian Economist and Founder of D-School, University of Delhi

V. M. Panchalingam

V. O. Chidambaram Pillai

b. 1872

Indian freedom fighter (1872–1919)

V. P. Singh

b. 1931

Prime Minister of India from 1989 to 1990

V. S. Naipaul

Trinidadian writer (1932–2018)

V. S. Ramadevi

Indian politician

V. Shantaram

Indian film director, producer, screenwriter, and actor (1901–1990)