Leading Figures in History

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

39104 persons found

Chamique Holdsclaw

b. 1977

American basketball player (born 1977)

Champ Bailey

b. 1978

American football player (born 1978)

Champion Jack Dupree

b. 1910

American blues and boogie-woogie pianist and singer (1909/10–1992)

Chan Ho Park

b. 1973

South Korean baseball player (born 1973)

Chan Parker

b. 1925

Jazz enthusiast and common-law wife of saxophonist Charlie Parker (1925–1999)

Chance the Rapper

b. 1993

American rapper (born 1993)

Chandler Egan

b. 1884

American amateur golfer

Chandler Riggs

b. 1999

American actor (born 1999)

Chandler Smith

b. 2002

American racing driver (born 2002)

Chandler Williams

b. 1985

American gridiron football player (1985–2013)

Chandra Shekhar

b. 1927

Prime Minister of India from 1990 to 1991

Chandra Shekhar Azad

b. 1906

Indian revolutionary and freedom fighter (1906–1931)

Chandra Wilson

b. 1969

American actress and director (born 1969)

Chandrabose Suthaharan

Sri Lankan Tamil journalist

Chandrashekhar Agashe

Indian industrialist (1888–1956)

Chandrashekharendra Saraswati VIII

b. 1894

68th Peethadishwar of Kanchi Kamakoti Peetham

Chandrika Kumaratunga

b. 1945

President of Sri Lanka from 1994 to 2005

Chandu Borde

b. 1934

Indian cricketer (born 1934)

Chanel Mata'utia

b. 1992

Samoan/Australian rugby league footballer

Chaney Kley

b. 1972

American actor (1972–2007)

Chang and Eng Bunker

b. 1811

Thai-American conjoined twins (1811–1874)

Chang-Rae Lee

b. 1965

Korean-American novelist (born 1965)

Changbin

b. 1999

South Korean rapper (born 1999)

Channing Frye

b. 1983

American basketball player (born 1983)