Leading Figures in History

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

62245 persons found

Tunç Başaran

b. 1938

Turkish filmmaker and actor (1938–2019)

Tunch Ilkin

Turkish-American gridiron football player and sports broadcaster (1957–2021)

Tung Chee-hwa

b. 1937

Politician and businessman from Hong Kong

Tung-Yen Lin

b. 1912

Chinese-American structural engineer

Tunku Annuar

Tunku Bendahara of Kedah

Tunku Ismail Idris

b. 1984

Heir apparent to the Johor throne (born 1984)

Tunne Kelam

b. 1936

Estonian politician (born 1936)

Tuoba Huang

Crown Prince of Northern Wei

Tuomas Bryggari

Finnish politician (1881–1964)

Tuomas Gerdt

b. 1922

Finnish soldier (1922–2020)

Tuomas Kantelinen

b. 1969

Finnish composer

Túpac Amaru

Monarch of the Inca state in Peru

Túpac Amaru II

Leader of an uprising in Peru

Tupac Shakur

b. 1971

American rapper and actor (1971–1996)

Tupou VI

b. 1959

King of Tonga since 2012

Turan Dursun

Former mufti, critic of Islam

Turbo B

b. 1967

American rapper (born 1967)

Ture Malmgren

b. 1851

Swedish journalist and politician (1851–1922)

Turgot of Durham

Turgut Cansever

b. 1921

Turkish architect and city planner

Turgut Özakman

b. 1930

Turkish writer (1930–2013)

Turgut Özal

President of Turkey from 1989 to 1993

Turhan Bey

Austrian actor (1922–2012)

Turid Birkeland

b. 1962

Norwegian politician (1962–2015)