Leading Figures in History

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

39104 persons found

Charles Howell III

b. 1979

American professional golfer (born 1979)

Charles Hyder

American astrophysicist and dissident

Charles I Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua

b. 1580

Duke of Mantua and Montferrat

Charles I of Austria

b. 1887

Emperor of Austria from 1916 to 1918

Charles I of Hungary

King of Hungary and Croatia from 1308 to 1342

Charles I, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel

b. 1713

Prince of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel

Charles I, Duke of Münsterberg-Oels

b. 1476

Bohemian aristocrat (1476–1536)

Charles II of Alençon

Count of Alençon and Perche

Charles II of England

b. 1630

King of England, Scotland, and Ireland from 1660 to 1685

Charles II of Naples

King of Naples from 1284 to 1309

Charles II, Archduke of Austria

b. 1540

Archduke of Inner Austria from 1564 to 1590

Charles II, Duke of Guelders

Dutch duke and count (1467–1538)

Charles II, Duke of Savoy

Duke of Savoy from 1490 to 1496

Charles II, Elector Palatine

Elector Palatine from 1680 to 1685

Charles II, Margrave of Baden-Durlach

b. 1529

Margrave (1529–1577)

Charles III, Count of Alençon

French archbishop and noble (1337–1375)

Charles III, Duke of Bourbon

French general and nobleman (1490–1527)

Charles III, Duke of Lorraine

Duke Lorraine and Bar from 1545 to 1608

Charles Ingram

b. 1963

English fraudster (born 1963)

Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor

b. 1316

Holy Roman Emperor from 1355 to 1378

Charles Ives

American modernist composer (1874–1954)

Charles IX of France

King of France from 1560 to 1574

Charles J. Guiteau

Assassin of James A. Garfield (1841–1882)

Charles J. Precourt

b. 1955

American astronaut (born 1955)