Leading Figures in History

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

39106 persons found

Cora Sue Collins

b. 1927

American child actress (1927–2025)

Corazon Aquino

President of the Philippines from 1986 to 1992

Corbin Carroll

b. 2000

American baseball player (born 2000)

Cordae

b. 1997

American rapper (born 1997)

Cordell Hull

American politician and diplomat (1871–1955)

Cordwainer Smith

b. 1913

American science fiction writer (1913–1966)

Coretta Scott King

b. 1927

American civil rights leader (1927–2006)

Corey Allen

American director, writer and actor

Corey Dickerson

b. 1989

American baseball player (born 1989)

Corey Feldman

b. 1971

American actor and musician (born 1971)

Corey Hart (singer)

b. 1962

Canadian musician (born 1962)

Corey Koskie

b. 1973

Canadian baseball player (born 1973)

Corey Parker (rugby league)

b. 1982

Australian rugby league footballer (born 1982)

Corey Patterson

b. 1979

American baseball player (born 1979)

Corey Perry

b. 1985

Canadian ice hockey player (born 1985)

Corey Seager

b. 1994

American baseball player (born 1994)

Corey Sevier

b. 1984

Canadian actor

Cori Bush

b. 1976

American politician, nurse, and activist (born 1976)

Corin Redgrave

b. 1939

English actor (1939–2010)

Corín Tellado

b. 1927

Spanish writer (1927-2009)

Corinne Calvet

b. 1925

French actress (1925–2001)

Coriún Aharonián

b. 1940

Uruguayan composer and musicologist

Cormac Battle

b. 1972

Irish musician and radio presenter/producer

Cormac McCarthy

American writer (1933–2023)