Leading Figures in History

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

39106 persons found

Cormac Murphy-O'Connor

b. 1932

English Catholic prelate (1932–2017)

Corneille Guillaume Beverloo

b. 1922

Dutch artist

Corneille Heymans

Belgian physiologist and Nobel laureate (1892–1968)

Cornel Frăsineanu

b. 1976

Romanian footballer (born 1976)

Cornel West

b. 1953

American philosopher, political activist, and theologian (born 1953)

Cornelia Frances

English-Australian actress (1941–2018)

Cornelia Otis Skinner

b. 1901

American actress and author

Cornelia Sorabji

Indian barrister, writer, and social reformer (1866–1954)

Cornelia Ullrich

b. 1963

Cornelis de Witt

b. 1623

Dutch States Navy officer and statesman (1623–1672)

Cornelis Jacobus Langenhoven

South African poet who wrote Die Stem (1873–1932)

Cornelis Ketel

Dutch painter (1548–1616)

Cornelis Saftleven

Dutch painter (c. 1607–1681)

Cornelis Tromp

Dutch naval officer

Cornelis Vreeswijk

b. 1937

Dutch singer-songwriter and poet active in Sweden (1937–1987)

Cornelius Bennett

b. 1965

American football player (born 1965)

Cornelius Harnett

b. 1723

American Founding Father and politician

Cornelius Jansen

Dutch Bishop (1585-1638)

Cornelius Krieghoff

b. 1815

Dutch painter (1815–1872)

Cornelius Lanczos

Hungarian-American mathematician (1893–1974)

Cornelius Ryan

b. 1920

Irish journalist and author (1920–1974)

Cornelius Sim

Bruneian cardinal (1951–2021)

Cornelius Van Til

b. 1895

Dutch-American philosopher and theologian (1895–1987)

Cornelius Vanderbilt

b. 1794

American business tycoon (1794–1877)