Leading Figures in History

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

39104 persons found

Charles Edward, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha

b. 1912

Nazi politician (1884–1954)

Charles Emmanuel I

Duke of Savoy from 1580 to 1630

Charles Emmanuel II

Duke of Savoy from 1638 to 1675

Charles Emmanuel III

b. 1701

King of Sardinia from 1730 to 1773

Charles Evans Hughes

Chief Justice of the United States from 1930 to 1941

Charles Exeter Devereux Crombie

b. 1880

British cartoonist and artist (1885–1967)

Charles F. Brannock

b. 1903

American inventor

Charles F. Kettering

b. 1876

American inventor, engineer and businessman (1876–1958)

Charles Fabry

b. 1867

French physicist (1867–1945)

Charles Fambrough

b. 1950

American jazz bassist, composer and producer

Charles Farrar Browne

b. 1834

American writer

Charles Farrell

American actor (1900–1990)

Charles Ferdinand Ramuz

Swiss writer (1878–1947)

Charles Fitzpatrick

20th-century Chief Justice of Canada and Lieutenant Governor of Quebec

Charles FitzRoy, 2nd Duke of Grafton

British peer and politician

Charles Fleischer

b. 1950

American actor (born 1950)

Charles Foley (inventor)

American inventor

Charles Fort

American writer (1874–1932)

Charles Francis Jenkins

b. 1867

American cinema pioneer

Charles François de Broglie, Marquis of Ruffec

French Royal Army officer and diplomat (1719–1781)

Charles Frédéric Gerhardt

b. 1816

French chemist

Charles Frederick, Grand Duke of Baden

Grand Duke of Baden

Charles Fryatt

British mariner (1872–1916)

Charles G. Dawes

Vice President of the United States from 1925 to 1929