Leading Figures in History

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

39104 persons found

Christoph Daum

German football manager (1953–2024)

Christoph Demantius

German composer

Christoph Ludwig Agricola

German landscape painter (1667–1719)

Christoph Preuß

b. 1981

German footballer

Christoph Scheiner

Jesuit priest, physicist and astronomer (1573–1650)

Christoph Willibald Gluck

b. 1714

Opera composer (1714–1787)

Christophe Dominici

b. 1972

French rugby union player (1972–2020)

Christophe Lemaitre

b. 1990

French sprinter (born 1990)

Christophe Ruer

b. 1965

French modern pentathlete

Christopher Allport

b. 1947

American actor (1947–2008)

Christopher Andrew (historian)

b. 1941

British historian (born 1941)

Christopher Anstey

English poet

Christopher Ball (linguist)

b. 1935

British academic

Christopher Barzak

b. 1975

American author

Christopher Bear

b. 1982

American drummer

Christopher Bland

b. 1938

British businessman (1938–2017)

Christopher Booth

b. 1924

English physician

Christopher Challis

British cinematographer (1919–2012)

Christopher Chessun

b. 1956

British Anglican bishop and Lord Spiritual (born 1956)

Christopher Chope

b. 1947

British politician (born 1947)

Christopher Cockerell

English engineer, inventor of the Hovercraft

Christopher Columbus

Italian navigator and explorer (1451–1506)

Christopher Cross

b. 1951

American singer-songwriter (born 1951)

Christopher Dean

b. 1958

English ice dancer (born 1958)