Leading Figures in History

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

39104 persons found

Charles MacArthur

American writer

Charles Macintosh

British chemist (1766–1843)

Charles Martel of Anjou

Titular King of Hungary and Croatia

Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord

French secularized clergyman, statesman, and diplomat (1754–1838)

Charles Merritt

Canadian politician

Charles Messier

b. 1730

18th- and 19th-century French astronomer

Charles Mesure

b. 1970

Australian actor

Charles Michael, Duke of Mecklenburg

b. 1863

Duke of Mecklenburg

Charles Middleton, 1st Baron Barham

Royal Navy officer and politician (1726–1813)

Charles Miller (musician)

b. 1939

American musician (1939–1980)

Charles Mingus

b. 1922

American jazz musician (1922–1979)

Charles Momsen

b. 1896

US Navy admiral, submarine rescue (1896–1967)

Charles Montagu, 1st Earl of Halifax

b. 1661

British politician and poet (1661–1715)

Charles N. Sims

b. 1835

American academic administrator (1835–1908)

Charles Nagy

b. 1967

American baseball player (born 1967)

Charles Nelson Reilly

American comedian and actor (1931–2007)

Charles Neville, 6th Earl of Westmorland

b. 1542

English nobleman and peer (1542–1601)

Charles Nodier

b. 1780

French author (1780–1844)

Charles of Artois, Count of Eu

Count of Eu

Charles of Taranto

Eldest son of Philip I, Prince of Taranto

Charles Pasqua

French politician (1927–2015)

Charles Percier

b. 1764

French architect (1764–1838)

Charles Perrault

French author (1628–1703)

Charles Plumier

b. 1646

French botanist (1646–1704)