Leading Figures in History

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

62245 persons found

Ulrich III, Count of Württemberg

Count of Württemberg from 1325 to 1344

Ulrich Inderbinen

Swiss mountain climber and mountain guide (1900–2004)

Ulrich Maly

b. 1960

German politician (born 1960)

Ulrich Ochsenbein

Swiss politician (1811–1890)

Ulrich of Augsburg

Bishop of Augsburg from 923 to 973

Ulrich Salchow

Swedish figure skater

Ulrich V, Count of Württemberg

Count of Württemberg (1413–1480)

Ulrich von Hutten

b. 1488

German scholar, poet and reformer (1488–1523)

Ulrich von Jungingen

26th Grand Master of the Teutonic Knights (1407–1410)

Ulrich Wegener

b. 1929

German police officer

Ulrick Chérubin

Canadian politician

Ulrika Eleonora of Denmark

Queen of Sweden from 1680 to 1693

Ulrika Jonsson

b. 1967

Swedish-British television presenter and model (born 1967)

Ulrike Maier

b. 1967

Austrian alpine skier (1967–1994)

Ulrike Meinhof

German left-wing militant, journalist and author (1934–1976)

Ulrike Tauber

b. 1958

East German swimmer

Ultimate Warrior

b. 1959

American professional wrestler and bodybuilder (1959–2014)

Ulubatlı Hasan

Turkish martyr (1428 – 1453)

Ulugh Beg

Timurid sultan, astronomer and mathematician (1394–1449)

Ulvi Cemal Erkin

Turkish composer (1906 - 1972)

Ulyana Barkova

Russian farm worker (1906–1991)

Ulysses Curtis

American football player (1926–2013)