Leading Figures in History

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

62245 persons found

Ukyo Katayama

b. 1963

Japanese racing driver (born 1963)

Uładzimir Katkoŭski

Belarusian blogger (1976–2007)

Uładzimir Žyłka

b. 1900

Belarusian poet

Ulf Andersson

b. 1951

Swedish chess grandmaster (born 1951)

Ulf Larsson

Swedish actor, comedian, writer and director

Ulf Merbold

b. 1941

German astronaut and physicist (born 1941)

Ulf Pilgaard

b. 1940

Danish actor (1940–2024)

Ulf Wakenius

b. 1958

Swedish jazz guitarist

Uli Herzner

b. 1971

German fashion designer

Ulises Heureaux

President of the Dominican Republic (1845–1899)

Ulisse Aldrovandi

Italian naturalist (1522–1605)

Ulisse Dini

Italian mathematician and politician (1845–1918)

Ulla Jacobsson

b. 1929

Swedish actress (1929–1982)

Ulla Salzgeber

b. 1958

German equestrian

Ulla Schmidt

b. 1949

German politician (born 1949)

Ulla Tørnæs

b. 1962

Danish politician (born 1962)

Ülo Jõgi

Estonian freedom fighter and historian

Ülo Kaevats

b. 1947

Estonian statesman, academic, and philosopher

Ülo Õun

b. 1940

Estonian sculptor

Ülo Sooster

Estonian painter (1924–1970)

Ulric Cross

b. 1917

Trinidadian lawyer and diplomat (1917–2013)

Ulric II, Margrave of Carniola

Ulrich Beck

b. 1944

German sociologist (1944–2015)

Ulrich II of Celje

15th-century Slovenian nobleman and feudal lord