Leading Figures in History

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

62245 persons found

Udonis Haslem

b. 1980

American basketball player (born 1980)

Udumalai Narayana Kavi

b. 1899

Indian poet (1899–1981)

Ueli Kestenholz

b. 1975

Swiss snowboarder (1975–2026)

Ueli Steck

b. 1976

Swiss mountaineer and rock climber (1976–2017)

Uesugi Kenshin

Japanese daimyo (1530–1578)

Uffe Ellemann-Jensen

Danish politician (1941–2022)

Uffe Haagerup

Danish mathematician (1949–2015)

Uģis Prauliņš

b. 1957

Latvian composer

Ugo Agostoni

b. 1893

Italian cyclist (1893–1941)

Ugo Cerletti

Italian neurologist

Ugo Ehiogu

English football player and coach (1972–2017)

Ugo Foscolo

Italian writer, revolutionary and poet (1778–1827)

Ugo Pasquale Mifsud

b. 1889

Maltese politician (1889–1942)

Ugo Sivocci

Italian racing driver (1885–1923)

Ugo Tognazzi

Italian actor (1922–1990)

Uguccione della Faggiuola

13/14th-century Italian mercenary and magistrate

Uğur Erdener

b. 1950

Uğur Tütüneker

b. 1963

Turkish footballer and manager

Uhm Jung-hwa

b. 1971

South Korean singer and actress (born 1969)

Uhtred of Galloway

Scottish ruler (1120–1174)

Uhuru Kenyatta

b. 1961

President of Kenya from 2013 to 2022

Uijong of Goryeo

b. 1127

King of Goryeo from 1146 to 1170

Uko Fockena

Uku Masing

b. 1909

Estonian philosopher (1909–1985)