Leading Figures in History

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

39106 persons found

Curt Blefary

b. 1943

American baseball player (1943–2001)

Curt Gowdy

b. 1919

American sportscaster (1919–2006)

Curt Sachs

b. 1881

German-Ashkenazi Jewish musicologist (1881–1959)

Curt Siodmak

b. 1902

German-American novelist (1902–2000)

Curt Smith

b. 1961

English singer, songwriter, musician, and record producer (born 1961)

Curt Swan

American comics artist (1920–1996)

Curtis Harrington

American film director (1926–2007)

Curtis Jones (pianist)

b. 1906

American blues pianist

Curtis Martin

b. 1973

American football player (born 1973)

Curtis Mayfield

b. 1942

American singer-songwriter (1942–1999)

Curtis Pitts

American aircraft designer and builder (1915–2005)

Curtis Rouse

American football player (1960–2013)

Curtis Woodhouse

b. 1980

English footballer and boxer (born 1980)

Curtius baronets

b. 1599

Extinct baronetcy in the Baronetage of England

Cushman K. Davis

b. 1838

American politician (1838–1900)

Custódio Castro

b. 1983

Portuguese footballer

Cy Coleman

b. 1929

American composer, songwriter, and jazz pianist (1929–2004)

Cy Feuer

American musician

Cy Morgan

American baseball player (1878–1962)

Cy Twombly

b. 1928

American painter, sculptor and photographer (1928–2011)

Cybele Andrianou

Greek actress (1888–1978)

Cyclone Taylor

Canadian ice hockey player and civil servant (1884–1979)

Cyd Charisse

American dancer and actress (1922–2008)

Cyndi Lauper

b. 1953

American singer-songwriter and actress (born 1953)