Leading Figures in History

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

39104 persons found

Christian Bolaños

b. 1984

Costa Rican footballer (born 1984)

Christian Bourquin

French politician

Christian Califano

b. 1972

France international rugby union player

Christian Camargo

b. 1971

American actor

Christian Chávez

b. 1983

Mexican singer and actor

Christian de Castries

French general (1902–1991)

Christian de Duve

Belgian biochemist and cytologist (1917–2013)

Christian Dotremont

Belgian artist

Christian Egenolff

b. 1502

German printer (1505–1555)

Christian Ferras

b. 1933

French violinist (1933–1982)

Christian Fürchtegott Gellert

b. 1715

German poet

Christian Gentner

b. 1985

German footballer

Christian I of Denmark

Scandinavian monarch under the Kalmar Union (1426–1481)

Christian II of Denmark

b. 1481

King of Denmark and Norway from 1513 to 1523

Christian III of Denmark

b. 1503

King of Denmark from 1534 to 1559

Christian Kane

b. 1974

American actor and musician

Christian Karl Reinhard of Leiningen-Dagsburg-Falkenburg

b. 1695

German nobleman (1695–1766)

Christian Kramp

b. 1760

French mathematician

Christian Lacroix

b. 1951

French fashion designer (born 1951)

Christian Laettner

b. 1969

American basketball player (born 1969)

Christian Lara (footballer)

b. 1980

Ecuadorian footballer (born 1980)

Christian LeBlanc

b. 1958

American actor (born 1958)

Christian Leopold von Buch

b. 1774

German geologist (1774–1853)

Christian Lobeck

b. 1781

German classical scholar