Leading Figures in History

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

39104 persons found

Cemal Tollu

b. 1899

Turkish painter (1899–1968)

Cemil Gürgen Erlertürk

Turkish footballer and sailplane pilot

Cenk Akyol

b. 1987

Turkish basketball player (born 1987)

Central Cee

b. 1998

British rapper (born 1998)

Ces Drilon

b. 1961

Filipino television journalist

César Azpilicueta

b. 1989

Spanish footballer (born 1989)

Cesar Chavez

American civil rights activist (1927–1993)

César Delgado

b. 1981

Argentine footballer (born 1981)

César Fernández Ardavín

b. 1923

Spanish film director (1923–2012)

César Lattes

b. 1924

Brazilian physicist (1924–2005)

César Luis Menotti

Argentine footballer and manager (1938–2024)

Cesar Millan

b. 1969

Mexican dog trainer and TV personality

César Pinares

b. 1991

Chilean footballer (born 1991)

César Portillo de la Luz

Musical artist

César Rodríguez (footballer, born 1920)

b. 1920

Spanish footballer and manager

César Tovar

b. 1940

Venezuelan baseball player (1940–1994)

César Villaluz

b. 1988

Mexican footballer (born 1988)

César-François Cassini de Thury

b. 1714

French cartographer and astronomer (1714–1784)

Cesare Cremonini (philosopher)

Italian academic and philosopher (1550–1631)

Cesare Pavese

Italian writer, literary critic, and translator (1908–1950)

Cesare Prandelli

b. 1957

Italian association football player and manager (born 1957)

Cesária Évora

b. 1941

Cape Verdean singer-songwriter (1941–2011)

Cesc Fàbregas

b. 1987

Spanish footballer (born 1987)

Cevdet Sunay

President of Turkey from 1966 to 1973