Leading Figures in History

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

39106 persons found

Cornelius Warmerdam

b. 1915

American pole vaulter (1915–2001)

Cornell Borchers

German actress (1925–2014)

Corrado Gini

b. 1884

Italian statistician (1884–1965)

Corrado Grabbi

b. 1975

Italian footballer (born 1975)

Correlli Barnett

b. 1927

British military historian (1927–2022)

Corrosion of Conformity

b. 1965

American heavy metal band

Cortez Kennedy

b. 1968

American football player (1968–2017)

Cory Booker

b. 1969

American politician (born 1969)

Cory Doctorow

b. 1971

Canadian-British writer (born 1971)

Cory Gardner

b. 1974

American politician and attorney (born 1974)

Cory Joseph

b. 1991

Canadian basketball player (born 1991)

Cory Monteith

b. 1982

Canadian actor (1982–2013)

Cory Sullivan

b. 1979

American baseball player (born 1979)

Cosimo de' Medici

Ruler of Florence from 1434 to 1464

Cosimo I de' Medici

Duke of Florence later Grand Duke of Tuscany (1537–1574)

Cosimo II de' Medici

b. 1590

Grand Duke of Tuscany from 1609 to 1621

Cosimo III de' Medici

b. 1642

Grand Duke of Tuscany from 1670 to 1723

Coşkun Özarı

Turkish footballer and coach

Cosmin Bărcăuan

b. 1978

Romanian footballer and manager

Cosmo Duff-Gordon

Scottish landowner and sportsman (1862–1931)

Costanzo Porta

Italian composer

Costas Ferris

b. 1935

Greek film director

Costas Georgiou

Cypriot-born British mercenary (1951–1976)

Costas Simitis

b. 1936

Prime Minister of Greece from 1996 to 2004