Leading Figures in History

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

39104 persons found

Charles Johnson (catcher)

b. 1971

American baseball player (born 1971)

Charles Jordan (magician)

Charles Joseph Bonaparte

b. 1851

American lawyer and political activist (1851–1921)

Charles Kamathi

b. 1978

Kenyan long-distance runner (born 1978)

Charles Kay Ogden

b. 1889

British linguist, philosopher and writer (1889-1957)

Charles Keating (actor)

English actor (1941–2014)

Charles Kennedy

British politician (1959–2015)

Charles Kimbrough

b. 1936

American actor (1936–2023)

Charles Kingsley

b. 1819

English clergyman, historian and novelist (1819–1875)

Charles Kingston

Australian politician (1850–1908)

Charles Kittel

b. 1916

American physicist (1916–2019)

Charles Krauthammer

American psychiatrist and journalist (1950–2018)

Charles Kuralt

American journalist (1934–1997)

Charles Lane (actor, born 1905)

American actor (1905–2007)

Charles Laughton

b. 1899

British actor (1899–1962)

Charles Lecocq

b. 1832

French composer (1832–1918)

Charles Lennox Richardson

b. 1834

British merchant (1834–1862) killed in the Namamugi Incident

Charles Lilley

Australian politician

Charles Lindbergh

American aviator (1902–1974)

Charles Lisanby

American production designer

Charles Louis Alphonse Laveran

French physician (1845–1922)

Charles Lucas

English army officer

Charles Lyon Chandler

American diplomat and historian

Charles Lyttelton, 10th Viscount Cobham

b. 1909

English aristocrat; 9th Governor-General of New Zealand (1909–1977)