Leading Figures in History

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

39104 persons found

Charlie Hall (actor, born 1997)

b. 1997

American actor

Charlie Harper (singer)

b. 1944

British singer (born 1944)

Charlie Hides

b. 1964

British-American drag queen, impersonator, actor, and comedian

Charlie Higson

b. 1958

British actor, comedian and author

Charlie Hodge (ice hockey)

b. 1933

Canadian ice hockey player

Charlie Louvin

b. 1927

American country music singer and songwriter

Charlie Macartney

b. 1886

Australian cricketer

Charlie Murphy (actor)

b. 1959

American comedian and actor (1959–2017)

Charlie O'Donnell

b. 1932

American journalist and television announcer (1932–2010)

Charlie Parker

b. 1920

American jazz saxophonist (1920–1955)

Charlie Parker (cricketer)

English cricketer

Charlie Peacock

b. 1956

American singer, songwriter, pianist, and author (born 1956)

Charlie Pickering

b. 1977

Australian comedian and presenter

Charlie Rich

American country singer (1932–1995)

Charlie Robinson (actor)

American actor (1945–2021)

Charlie Rose (politician)

b. 1939

American politician (1939–2012)

Charlie Sanders

American football player (1946–2015)

Charlie Sexton

b. 1968

American guitarist (born 1968)

Charlie Shavers

b. 1920

American jazz trumpeter (1920–1971)

Charlie Sifford

b. 1922

American professional golfer (1922–2015)

Charlie Soong

Chinese businessman (1861–1918)

Charlie Spedding

b. 1952

English former long-distance runner

Charlie Sutton

Australian rules footballer, born 1924

Charlie Tahan

b. 1998

American actor (born 1998)