Leading Figures in History

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

39104 persons found

Chiune Sugihara

Japanese diplomat and humanitarian (1900–1986)

Chiwetel Ejiofor

b. 1977

English actor (born 1977)

Chiyonofuji Mitsugu

b. 1955

Japanese sumo wrestler (1955–2016)

Chiyonokuni Toshiki

b. 1990

Japanese sumo wrestler

Chiyonoyama Masanobu

b. 1926

Japanese sumo wrestler

Chiyoshōma Fujio

b. 1991

Mongolian sumo wrestler

Chlodulf of Metz

Roman Catholic bishop

Chlodwig, Prince of Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst

Chancellor of the German Empire from 1894 to 1900

Chloe Bailey

b. 1998

American singer (born 1998)

Chloe Bennet

b. 1992

American actress, model and singer (born 1992)

Chloe Kim

b. 2000

American snowboarder (born 2000)

Chloé Lukasiak

b. 2001

American actress and dancer (born 2001)

Chloé Paquet

b. 1994

French tennis player (born 1994)

Chloé Sainte-Marie

b. 1962

Canadian actress and singer

Chloe Smith

b. 1982

British politician (born 1982)

Cho Jae-hyun

b. 1965

South Korean actor (born 1965)

Cho Ki-chon

North Korean poet (1913–1951)

Cho Kwangjo

b. 1482

Korean Neo-Confucian scholar (1482–1520)

Cho Sik

b. 1501

Korean philosopher (1501–1572)

Choi Hong-hi

South Korean general and martial artist (1918–2002)

Choi Hyun-suk

b. 1999

South Korean rapper (born 1999)

Choi Kyu-hah

b. 1919

President of South Korea from 1979 to 1980

Choi Yoon-chil

b. 1928

South Korean long-distance runner (1928–2020)

Choi Yu-jin (singer)

b. 1996

South Korean singer (born 1996)