Leading Figures in History

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

39104 persons found

Cassandra Clare

b. 1973

American author (born 1973)

Cassie Bernall

Columbine High School massacre victim (1981–1999)

Cassie Ventura

b. 1986

American singer (born 1986)

Cassius Marcellus Clay

American politician from Kentucky (1810–1903)

Cassius Stanley

b. 1999

American basketball player (born 1999)

Cat Bauer

b. 1955

American dramatist

Cat Osterman

b. 1983

American softball player (born 1983)

Cat Stevens

b. 1948

British musician (born 1948)

Cata Díaz

b. 1979

Argentine footballer and manager

Cate Blanchett

b. 1969

Australian actor (born 1969)

Cate Campbell

b. 1992

Australian competitive swimmer (born 1992)

Cate Haste

English author (1945–2021)

Caterina Bueno

Italian singer and folk music historian

Cathal Brugha

Irish revolutionary and republican politician (1874–1922)

Catharina Halkes

Dutch theologian and feminist (1920-2011)

Catherine Bauer Wurster

b. 1905

American public housing advocate and educator

Catherine Bell

b. 1968

British actress (born 1968)

Catherine Bréchignac

b. 1946

French physicist

Catherine Breillat

b. 1948

French filmmaker (born 1948)

Catherine Connolly

b. 1957

President of Ireland since 2025

Catherine Cookson

British novelist (1906–1998)

Catherine Cornaro

Queen of Cyprus from 1474 to 1489

Catherine Corsini

b. 1956

French actress

Catherine Cox (netball)

b. 1976

Australia netball international