Leading Figures in History

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

39104 persons found

Clara Immerwahr

German chemist (1870–1915)

Clara Schønfeld

b. 1856

Danish actress (1856–1938)

Clara Schumann

German pianist and composer (1819–1896)

Clara Solovera

b. 1909

Chilean folk musician and composer

Clara Zetkin

b. 1857

German politician (1857–1933)

Clare Francis

b. 1946

British sailor and novelist (born 1946)

Clare of Assisi

b. 1194

Foundress of the Franciscan Second Order and saint

Clare of Montefalco

Italian Roman Catholic saint

Clare Sheridan

English sculptor, journalist and writer

Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown

b. 1924

American singer and multi-instrumentalist (1924–2005)

Clarence Campbell

Canadian ice hockey executive and referee

Clarence Clemons

American saxophonist (1942–2011)

Clarence Darrow

b. 1857

American defense attorney and leading member of ACLU (1857–1938)

Clarence DeMar

b. 1888

American marathon runner (1888–1958)

Clarence Dutton

b. 1841

American geologist (1841–1912)

Clarence Hudson White

American photographer

Clarence J. Brown

b. 1893

American politician (1893–1965)

Clarence Thomas

b. 1948

US Supreme Court justice since 1991

Clarence Williams III

American actor (1939–2021)

Clarence Wiseman

Canadian general (1907–1985)

Clarice Taylor

American actress (1917–2011)

Clarissa Dickson Wright

b. 1947

English television cook (1947–2014)

Clarissa Eden

b. 1920

English memoirist (1920–2021)

Clark Gesner

Musical artist