Leading Figures in History

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

39104 persons found

Claude Provost

Canadian ice hockey player (1933-1984)

Claude Rains

British and American actor (1889–1967)

Claude Rajotte

b. 1955

Canadian broadcaster (born 1955)

Claude Sautet

French film director and screenwriter

Claude Seignolle

b. 1917

French author (1917–2018)

Claude Shannon

b. 1916

American mathematician (1916–2001)

Claude Simon

French novelist (1913–2005)

Claude V. Ricketts

United States Navy admiral

Claude Vignon

b. 1593

French painter (1593–1670)

Claude Wagner

Canadian politician and judge (1925–1979)

Claude Zidi

b. 1934

French film director and screenwriter

Claude-Jean Allouez

b. 1622

French Jesuit missionary and explorer

Claude-Joseph Vernet

b. 1714

French painter (1714–1789)

Claude-Louis Navier

French engineer and physicist (1785–1836)

Claudell Washington

American baseball player (1954–2020)

Claudette Colbert

French-American actress (1903–1996)

Claudia Christian

b. 1965

American actress (born 1965)

Claudia de' Medici

b. 1604

Archduchess consort of Further Austria

Claudia J. Kennedy

b. 1947

First female three-star general in the US Army

Claudia Karvan

b. 1972

Australian actress (born 1972)

Claudia Leitte

b. 1980

Brazilian singer (born 1980)

Claudia Salman

b. 1986

German heptathlete (born 1986)

Claudia Schiffer

b. 1970

German model (born 1970)

Claudia Sheinbaum

b. 1962

President of Mexico since 2024